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I appreciate the continuing emphasis on the important "C's". These are perishable skills unless one uses them constantly. Unfortunately you're correct about the West Coast, particularly California. Knives are no longer viewed as tools, but weapons, probably a reaction from 9/11.
Love the video sir. ( Bravo Zulu ) I have a few questions that I hope you don’t mind answering . (1) The mini fire steel is a great idea and I went to your Amazon store front and looked under combustion for the mini fire steel and didn’t see it. Could you PLEASE tell us how to get one or two (or more) and did it come with the green keeper on the end. (2) you stated in a past video that you are thinking about starting a school on the West (Left) coast. I live in Vancouver Washington and If you do start a school I would like to be a student.
I have watched hours of videos on prepping and outdoor survival and these videos are by far the most concised, straightforward and particle. Thanks for all your hard work making them. You are definitely a natural born teacher. No BS, just facts
Sir, I have to say that your description of the machines taking over and we have to darken the skies made me pass 12 yr old scotch thru my nose. Well done, sir.
I really like this. One addition I made to my similar kit is I keep it in a dry bag. Dry bags are great for keeping water out, and the part people forget is they also keep water in! Keeping my kit in a 10 litre dry bag also gives me a huge amount of water storage in a pinch adding almost no weight or bulk. Also if you roll them up empty trapping air in it it makes a decent pillow, or flotation aid!
Watched this video dozens of times. Tailored my kit around this and its never failed me! Added a ground pad, some food, a beanie, and leather gloves. Got stranded in a severe storm in the PNW, while camping in a remote area. This kit saved me. Thank you Corporal!
Shawn only been watching your videos a couple of months ive got to say here in England you have a good quantity of people like myself who really enjoy your films.the effort you put in is excellent .when you corporals corner has ever been mentioned to me when we've been to shows and so on.your subscribers over here always have the same comments about you which have always been positive you are an excellent communicator and your explanations are brilliant thank you so much for all your hard work .from the UK a massive thank you cheers mate des
These videos have been very helpful to me and I'm really enjoying them. I've been out of the military for 25 years and have forgotten pretty much everything. I appreciate your common sense and knowledge. Thank you. Quick story....Left the house last night without my EDC. Just going to the store with a friend. Figured I wouldn't need it for such a quick trip. We're in the burbs, so it's populated, but long stretches of dark road..no sidewalks. Fine in a car, but you may as well be out in the middle of nowhere if you're trying to walk. Well, lady ran a stop sign and we collided. No injuries, but my friend's car was undrivable. Also On Star didn't ask if we were OK like you see in the commercials. My EDC is currently configured for a cold weather urban/city environment. You know what would have come in handy? My disposable ponchos because it was about 34 degrees and pouring rain and neither me nor my buddy were dressed for it. My chem lights to help alert and direct traffic around the accident, and to help illuminate the damage as I was taking pictures. Flashlight for the same because we were in a very low light environment. My second phone which has a better low light camera. Portable backup battery ( neigher of our phones were fully charged) Rite in the rain notebook. Leather work gloves...my "fashionable" gloves were worthless out in the cold rain. My thick cold weather wool hat. Again, fashionable cap was worthless. My handheld CB radio because calls with the tow truck driver kept cutting out and he went to the wrong location, when he got there I saw that he had a CB in the truck. We could have gotten on the same channel and I could have directed him right to our location. Luckily there were no injuries, but if there had been I would have had a first aid kit. Cordage, Gorilla tape, All In One Tool, and heavy duty zip ties may have helped secure the bumper so that we could get the car (our shelter and transportation) home. Tarp would have been helpful while doing the above. I also wasn't wearing the appropriate coat for being out in that temperature for more than 10 seconds because I figured it would be a quick trip in a warm car, so within 2 minutes we were both cold and wet. It is amazing how fast you can be in trouble if you aren't wearing or don't have the right gear. Literally minutes. Had we been away from the city (or on a different road in the area) we would have been in real trouble. We were not prepared. My buddy didn't even have a basic emergency kit in his car. Even in the city no one stopped to see if we were OK or needed help, and to be honest in the city..no one is going to. You could be around 1 million people and they will all pass you by, scared to risk their own well being or resources to help you. What if we didn't have cash on us? What if we couldn't get in touch with someone to come and get us? What if we had to walk back to the house? It was only 2 miles, but in the cold rain in crap clothes it would have been miserable and we would have gotten sick. And walking down dark roads with no illumination would have been very dangerous. The only thing I did right was my boots. Learned a lesson last night. It's called an "every day" carry for a reason and it doesn't have to just be for the apocalypse. 2 miles from the house and we were completely unprepared to lose the safety and comfort of the car. On a side note, this also came to mind last night.... One thing I notice about pretty much all of the EDC, BOB, and other SHTF prep videos is that no one talks about having some kind of communication device. If SHTF does happen, you WILL need some way to get information and possibly communicate with others and possibly officials. If you find out that survival on your own isn't working out and need to get to some kind of FEMA, Civil, or local shelter, you will need to be able to find out where that is. If you get injured and need rescue (assuming there are still rescue operations happening) you will need a way to call for it. If you're in position to help others get help, can't do that without some kind of radio and knowing how to use it. I couldn't imagine not having some kind of radio. I wish more "preppers" considered this important.
@Harold Hecuba. you are so correct in your experience, I went through a blizzard in Dec '95 - Jan-'96 in Virginia, I got to my destination, but the whole state was shut down, I am driving and there are cars along the side of the road and 18 wheelers jack-knifed on the road. No restaurants open went into a Food Lion grocery store, and it was bone dry empty, only one cashier, I asked her why are you open if there is nothing on the shelves? her reply was "I am here in case a delivery truck comes in" I was in military so I had my gear and food, but think of all the folks that get caught with their pants down. I also am looking for a radio communication device, even thinking about a HAM license haven't found anything that's reasonably priced or without lousy reviews. Maybe Corporal can recommend a good shortwave radio.
Man, you are awesome! I’ve been researching prepping for the past few years. Covid-19 definitely moved up my plan, but I’ve learned more in just a handful of your videos than the rest put together. I love how you explain “why” for everything and definitely close up of different knots. So very detailed! Thank you!
Start doing it with a girlfriend, or wife. She doesn't want to be thirsty, cold, and can put up with a little hungry and cold. Then add a 3 year old, and a backpack to carry him. Add running through the bush with your wife, girlfriend, and child, and trying to water them, shelter them, and comfort their fear. Different game. You have to educate wife/girlfriend early. Your son begins carrying a sheath knife early, and he's killed, skinned his first deer at age 12.
Great explanation. I make it a point to carry the 10c's everyday. It's a small amount of gear with a potential HUGE payout. Thank you sir for sharing your experience!
I found your channel searching for land nav videos and haven’t looked back since. You’ve taught me so much over the past few months that I can never repay. Thanks for all you do, Shawn! 💪🏼🥓
Where I'm at, I have to add some items I consider survival essentials due to the altitude/cold/potential for sudden storms. Primary among these is a heavy duty XL space blanket a/o bivy bag to help retain body warmth. Another issue I've had is that butane lighters can be less than reliable at high altitude (I live at 8900 feet and it goes up from there). In addition to a Bic, I carry a peanut lighter on my keychain and a Zippo with a piece of bicycle inner tube around it. That limits evaporation of the fluid. I also have a Zippo reservoir that holds enough fluid to refill that lighter at least twice. I keep a spare flint in the bottom of the lighter case. I've found thru experimenting that the Zippo works with everything from its intended fuel to lamp oil, gasoline, charcoal lighter fluid, kerosene, and even HEET (methyl alcohol). Obviously, any of these can also act as an accelerant if needed. I also carry a pump style water filter (based on one of your videos, I've added a nylon stocking to use as a pre-filter), and a Trangia alcohol stove in my overnight kit. It's pre-filled and I keep a 4oz bottle of alcohol fuel with it. Staying hydrated is kind of critical at altitude so I carry a 1qt canteen as well as a military Camelback.
I really enjoy your style of video production; small sections of info, concisely and contextually presented, with well-chosen visuals (great use of close-ups!) that show the "how and why" and keep the viewer's focus. Very well done!
As a kid I grew up in Vietnam era Australia in high school at the time and spent a lot of time bivouacking in the outback with my fellow cadets (army sponsored training for high school age boys and compulsory at the time). I kept up with camping as an adult (and as a Coastie in some really kewl places), but more sporadically as post service career became more important. Then kids and camping again, a 19' Airstream, then a son in the Marine Corps (E5/0311) and now finally more time to camp. The airstream is gone and I am more interested in my outback roots....a pancho strung between two gum trees, but without the deadly snakes. So, lately I have been watching a lot of Bushcraft videos and happy to have found Corporal's Corner. His presentation is from the heart. He knows his subject matter and is ready to share it from on honest and genuine place. Looking forward to making my way thru his library and to fall and winter in Florida when camping doesn't "suck". Thanks Corporal...Carry on!
Very logical and practical as always. I have said before that one can carry enough small items in a waist pouch, fanny pack or even a purse to survive a night in the woods which you prove with a small kit like yours.
One of the best videos you have done yet, great job. The mini fire steel in the knife is pure gold, great idea. I need to go watch your navigation videos, that's next up on my practice list. Keep the videos coming, will be watching.
Me and I 4 years old daughter go out in the back yard and the woods and try to do the bush crafting but I am not very good but we try and I love it that she enjoys it with me even though I am hurt from my injuries from the military. My legs and arthritis in my shoulders lower back and knees, she still loves it because of the videos I watch of you. Again I wish there was a pathfinder school here in Connecticut
At 6:34 great reference to "The Matrix." I love these videos! Just made an EDC case from a cough drops tin. It was a good lesson in necessity. I included wooden strike-anywhere matches.
Thank you for your advice for the pocket knife and other items that you carry with you. I had gotten the Victorinox one handed sentinel a few weeks back and it works like a charm. Love it. Also got the Nalgene 38 oz. water bottle. Great when you are in need to have water on the job, at home or on the run. I am slowly working on my EDC/Get Home bag. Keep up the great work Corporal.
Great refresher on the ten Cs. Timely too, I’m spending a bit of time with my two boys (home for Christmas break) in the woods to go over the heated poncho shelter as an overnight option if they get caught by nightfall while backcountry skiing.
My kit is very similar. Great minds... I have a Stanley and a nesting cup. Ferro rod, a victorinox german army knife, a light my fire spork, 2 bic lighters, a super compact foldable mini stove. Headlamp, and a few other little things. I will be investing in a poncho, liner and a tarp Really soon.
My best friend is a marine. He talks just like you and is the first person I ever saw to use a truckers knot. Found you by accident on YT. Thanks for posting your vids. They are great. Now onto your amazon shop!
Cool upgrade! From my perspective the Signal Panel is real new item in the kit. I just ordered it in Hidden Woodsmen. I've built my own kit on your tips.Thanks Shawn! Kind regards from Poland
Love the one handed trekker. Have the trekker in each of our emergency jackets that stay next to our go bags. We each have a jacket with hood, and in the pockets are trekker, firesteel (550 corded to the trekker), bandanna, cash, microstream flashlight, 1 extra lithium battery, lighter, cordage, duct tape, water purification tabs, and some various other items....all in an aloksak.
great video getting bushcraft 101 for Christmas. using a notebook with waypoints is a great idea, i usually wander off the path and try and remember what i found if anything but thinking about it a simple D&D style map with a ledger makes perfect sense. if it is it found it does not just point to any obvious cache points i have or resources i have found but it is easy for me to use a year later if needed. you and dave canterbury keep up the great work, we in the uk do appreciate it.
The 10 C's is an awesome system! I never leave home without at least the 5 C's and most often the 10 C's. I've been experimenting with pre-making wooden tent stakes for my kit that are light and can be used as tent stakes or in the rare occasion be used as dry kindling in the wet. If they break or get lost it's no big deal for me.
Great vid,,,, I have the same knife, I love it. I made a couple mods to it: #1 - I squared off the spine of the bottle opener, so I can use it to spark a firesteel (I know the saw works fine, but it doesn't lock and I've had it close back on me when striking). #2 - I ground the spine of the blade down a bit at the tip to make it just slightly sharper (sharp enough to use to ream out a divot or broad hole in a stick or board -- the awl works great but it's more like a drill bit when sometimes you want a broader divot); and #3 - I added a pocket clip (just stole one off a cheap throw-away pocket knife I bought years ago and never use.
With so many mechanical pencils around nowadays I think it's important to note that you are using a 1.1 millimeter pencil (large diameter lead). A smaller diameter may just poke thru a map or piece of paper like say a .03 millimeter diameter pencil especially if it's raining and the paper gets damp or wet a .03 pencil is almost guaranteed to rip the paper. Good choice 1.1 millimeter pencil!
Haha! Til the machines take over and we have to darken the sky. Love the Animatrix reference! Thanks for another solid content video with real value. You earn my subscription every time!
Thanks for doing what you do man. You are teaching this former aviation Squid how to put together a well informed, modular pack to keep in my vehicle for camping or every day. Starting with a medium Molle pack, an EDC kit like this and a smaller pack for trekking away from base camp. To be honest, it will usually just be at a base camp with friends, but it's nice to have everything set up to move away from base with the gear needed for a given situation. Semper Fi from a former Squid. PS - Still wish I could find that base camp in the Yurt video, assuming Prescott area, perhaps the Bradshaw mountain range...
"Good to go" as always. I've gotten those same tent stakes from Walmart, but somehow they ended up on a shelf in the basement instead of with my kit. Think I'll go rectify that right now. Enjoy your vids, keep 'em coming, and Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or whatever applies.
Nice explanation of why you carry each item. I bought 2 cotton pillowcases at a charity shop and they became 2 bandannas and a useful lightweight carrying tool. All the best from England across the pond.
Thanks for another awesome video, loved your land navigation series's I learned much, I also want to say take care an be safe, God bless you and your family always. Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year. 🇺🇸👼🏻
Been carrying the UST stormproof lighter for quite a while and live it. It uses regular butane and never had a problem lighting when wet. It uses a jet flame rather than the standard bic flame. It was $30 but when the shtf and you absolutely need fire immediately and your hands aren’t working well in cold weather this and fat wood in my trouser pockets have never ever failed for instant fire. I️ also carry on the same paracord lanyard a swedish army fire steel. Both are in my pocket along with a hardened striker with the fatwood. I️ also carry a small altoid tin with pathfinder sure fire sticks in my pocket too. Can never have too many ways of starting fire.
Binging on your vids this weekend. I also pull the ferrocerium away from the striker rather than pushing the striker towards the tinder... I see so many doing the opposite at the cost of accuracy and less spark going on your intended ignition point. Another great vid. Thank You for sharing your knowledge.
I conceal a Microtech Ultra OTF in my front pocket, and have never been questioned. I like it because the lever allows me to use it anywhere, even with gloves on.
I love watching your videos as they are so educational and I have learned so much from your's and others videos here on RUclips. I want to wish you, and your family a Very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.
Has anyone else got the extra ferro stick in their swiss army knife (the type that replaces the toothpick)?? It's tiny, but adds another value to an already valuable tool, as well as an emergency backup for making a spark, and they do work.
I like this video and there are no electronics at all just the old ways of doing outdoors things. The way we used to do it. With out cell phones and smart phones. I
This is great list, and the main componants of any good bug out bag/ hiking set up. But I always thought EDC leaned more towards what you have on your person at all time, ie. what fits in your pockets or person. Such as wallet, watch, multi-tool, knife etc etc. Other than that, a very good well thought out list of items, some of which I took note of brands, excellent
Great video/content, thank you sir. BTW i was really pleased when you talk about (4:20) Bic lighter. Here up north we know the armpit trick, witch make them really reliable, especially when you have a couple of them on you.
I can see if you are in the woods all the time, you need to have all of this for your EDC, but for someone in a small town or city that would be stuff for your bug out bag or get home bag. You need more practical things for every day use. Like a multi tool, I use mine almost every day for many a things, a good flash light, you never know when you will need one, I use mine several times per week, water bottle of course, and a few other things. Great video, very important to own that gear and have it ready for an emergency, great information on the uses and why you have it with you. Love your videos keep them coming.
Corp keep doing what you are doing. I have never camped out or backpacked. I am 67 pushing 68 and am in decent shape. Some of the things you show I can do but a lot I cant. Once I get the money I intend to take your Bushcraft and Survival courses.
Great video as always. Like the tent stake theory......not that I would know anything about that.....but it works :) Thanks......Charles Happy new year to you.
Another good purpose of the signal cloth used as a waypoint when you leave the trail. If you were to get injured or have a medical emergency, it gives the rescue teams, a strong indication of where you left the trail and the area to concentrate their search. It tells them That you got that far before leaving the trail. Too many injured hikers and backpackers aren’t found soon enough because the search teams don’t know where to focus the search.😢😢
I just bought that saw using your Amazon link. It is way more impressive than I expected! I also ordered the 240mm version. I can’t wait for it to show up!
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I appreciate the continuing emphasis on the important "C's". These are perishable skills unless one uses them constantly. Unfortunately you're correct about the West Coast, particularly California. Knives are no longer viewed as tools, but weapons, probably a reaction from 9/11.
Love the video sir. ( Bravo Zulu ) I have a few questions that I hope you don’t mind answering . (1) The mini fire steel is a great idea and I went to your Amazon store front and looked under combustion for the mini fire steel and didn’t see it. Could you PLEASE tell us how to get one or two (or more) and did it come with the green keeper on the end. (2) you stated in a past video that you are thinking about starting a school on the West (Left) coast. I live in Vancouver Washington and If you do start a school I would like to be a student.
its called the firefly and its on there under combustion. Westcoast classes are in the works. Thanks for watching
What do you carry your items in? Did I miss that? Thanks for video, helpful info!
Corporals Corner Got it. Thanks.
I have watched hours of videos on prepping and outdoor survival and these videos are by far the most concised, straightforward and particle. Thanks for all your hard work making them. You are definitely a natural born teacher. No BS, just facts
I agree. Most videos just funnel money to Amazon affiliate purchases. This is actually about what's useful
Sir, I have to say that your description of the machines taking over and we have to darken the skies made me pass 12 yr old scotch thru my nose. Well done, sir.
don't waste the scotch and thanks for watching
Douglas Reeves Yes, but think of the positive antibiotic effects of such accidental occurrence.
Was that to start fires? Couldn't resist...sitting here taking notes... :)
If you happened to be smoking at the same time, you could have been breathing fire out of your nostrils like Puff the Magic fkg Dragon! ;) lol
We need a corporal's corner "good to go" tshirt lol
Outstanding.
and a bacon chief shirt
If it ain't rainin, we ain't trainin'
And how about one that says “Outstanding... in the woods!”
My EDC is a good knife and a G26
I really like this. One addition I made to my similar kit is I keep it in a dry bag. Dry bags are great for keeping water out, and the part people forget is they also keep water in! Keeping my kit in a 10 litre dry bag also gives me a huge amount of water storage in a pinch adding almost no weight or bulk. Also if you roll them up empty trapping air in it it makes a decent pillow, or flotation aid!
I love dry bags ! ! !
Watched this video dozens of times. Tailored my kit around this and its never failed me! Added a ground pad, some food, a beanie, and leather gloves. Got stranded in a severe storm in the PNW, while camping in a remote area. This kit saved me. Thank you Corporal!
Shawn only been watching your videos a couple of months ive got to say here in England you have a good quantity of people like myself who really enjoy your films.the effort you put in is excellent .when you corporals corner has ever been mentioned to me when we've been to shows and so on.your subscribers over here always have the same comments about you which have always been positive you are an excellent communicator and your explanations are brilliant thank you so much for all your hard work .from the UK a massive thank you cheers mate des
These videos have been very helpful to me and I'm really enjoying them. I've been out of the military for 25 years and have forgotten pretty much everything. I appreciate your common sense and knowledge. Thank you.
Quick story....Left the house last night without my EDC. Just going to the store with a friend. Figured I wouldn't need it for such a quick trip. We're in the burbs, so it's populated, but long stretches of dark road..no sidewalks. Fine in a car, but you may as well be out in the middle of nowhere if you're trying to walk.
Well, lady ran a stop sign and we collided. No injuries, but my friend's car was undrivable. Also On Star didn't ask if we were OK like you see in the commercials.
My EDC is currently configured for a cold weather urban/city environment.
You know what would have come in handy?
My disposable ponchos because it was about 34 degrees and pouring rain and neither me nor my buddy were dressed for it.
My chem lights to help alert and direct traffic around the accident, and to help illuminate the damage as I was taking pictures.
Flashlight for the same because we were in a very low light environment.
My second phone which has a better low light camera.
Portable backup battery ( neigher of our phones were fully charged)
Rite in the rain notebook.
Leather work gloves...my "fashionable" gloves were worthless out in the cold rain.
My thick cold weather wool hat. Again, fashionable cap was worthless.
My handheld CB radio because calls with the tow truck driver kept cutting out and he went to the wrong location, when he got there I saw that he had a CB in the truck. We could have gotten on the same channel and I could have directed him right to our location.
Luckily there were no injuries, but if there had been I would have had a first aid kit.
Cordage, Gorilla tape, All In One Tool, and heavy duty zip ties may have helped secure the bumper so that we could get the car (our shelter and transportation) home.
Tarp would have been helpful while doing the above.
I also wasn't wearing the appropriate coat for being out in that temperature for more than 10 seconds because I figured it would be a quick trip in a warm car, so within 2 minutes we were both cold and wet. It is amazing how fast you can be in trouble if you aren't wearing or don't have the right gear. Literally minutes. Had we been away from the city (or on a different road in the area) we would have been in real trouble. We were not prepared. My buddy didn't even have a basic emergency kit in his car.
Even in the city no one stopped to see if we were OK or needed help, and to be honest in the city..no one is going to. You could be around 1 million people and they will all pass you by, scared to risk their own well being or resources to help you.
What if we didn't have cash on us?
What if we couldn't get in touch with someone to come and get us?
What if we had to walk back to the house? It was only 2 miles, but in the cold rain in crap clothes it would have been miserable and we would have gotten sick. And walking down dark roads with no illumination would have been very dangerous.
The only thing I did right was my boots.
Learned a lesson last night. It's called an "every day" carry for a reason and it doesn't have to just be for the apocalypse. 2 miles from the house and we were completely unprepared to lose the safety and comfort of the car.
On a side note, this also came to mind last night....
One thing I notice about pretty much all of the EDC, BOB, and other SHTF prep videos is that no one talks about having some kind of communication device. If SHTF does happen, you WILL need some way to get information and possibly communicate with others and possibly officials. If you find out that survival on your own isn't working out and need to get to some kind of FEMA, Civil, or local shelter, you will need to be able to find out where that is. If you get injured and need rescue (assuming there are still rescue operations happening) you will need a way to call for it. If you're in position to help others get help, can't do that without some kind of radio and knowing how to use it.
I couldn't imagine not having some kind of radio. I wish more "preppers" considered this important.
Man thank you so much for sharing this
This is the best testimonial. The machines don't have to rise for your emergency to begin. Thank you.
@Harold Hecuba. you are so correct in your experience, I went through a blizzard in Dec '95 - Jan-'96 in Virginia, I got to my destination, but the whole state was shut down, I am driving and there are cars along the side of the road and 18 wheelers jack-knifed on the road. No restaurants open went into a Food Lion grocery store, and it was bone dry empty, only one cashier, I asked her why are you open if there is nothing on the shelves? her reply was "I am here in case a delivery truck comes in" I was in military so I had my gear and food, but think of all the folks that get caught with their pants down. I also am looking for a radio communication device, even thinking about a HAM license haven't found anything that's reasonably priced or without lousy reviews. Maybe Corporal can recommend a good shortwave radio.
Don't forget the kitchen sink too. Very important.
Man, you are awesome! I’ve been researching prepping for the past few years. Covid-19 definitely moved up my plan, but I’ve learned more in just a handful of your videos than the rest put together. I love how you explain “why” for everything and definitely close up of different knots. So very detailed!
Thank you!
Left coast! that was genius ! Love the channel man, I learn so much... Thank you so much!
Start doing it with a girlfriend, or wife. She doesn't want to be thirsty, cold, and can put up with a little hungry and cold. Then add a 3 year old, and a backpack to carry him. Add running through the bush with your wife, girlfriend, and child, and trying to water them, shelter them, and comfort their fear.
Different game. You have to educate wife/girlfriend early. Your son begins carrying a sheath knife early, and he's killed, skinned his first deer at age 12.
Great explanation. I make it a point to carry the 10c's everyday. It's a small amount of gear with a potential HUGE payout. Thank you sir for sharing your experience!
I found your channel searching for land nav videos and haven’t looked back since. You’ve taught me so much over the past few months that I can never repay. Thanks for all you do, Shawn! 💪🏼🥓
Where I'm at, I have to add some items I consider survival essentials due to the altitude/cold/potential for sudden storms. Primary among these is a heavy duty XL space blanket a/o bivy bag to help retain body warmth. Another issue I've had is that butane lighters can be less than reliable at high altitude (I live at 8900 feet and it goes up from there). In addition to a Bic, I carry a peanut lighter on my keychain and a Zippo with a piece of bicycle inner tube around it. That limits evaporation of the fluid. I also have a Zippo reservoir that holds enough fluid to refill that lighter at least twice. I keep a spare flint in the bottom of the lighter case. I've found thru experimenting that the Zippo works with everything from its intended fuel to lamp oil, gasoline, charcoal lighter fluid, kerosene, and even HEET (methyl alcohol). Obviously, any of these can also act as an accelerant if needed. I also carry a pump style water filter (based on one of your videos, I've added a nylon stocking to use as a pre-filter), and a Trangia alcohol stove in my overnight kit. It's pre-filled and I keep a 4oz bottle of alcohol fuel with it. Staying hydrated is kind of critical at altitude so I carry a 1qt canteen as well as a military Camelback.
I really enjoy your style of video production; small sections of info, concisely and contextually presented, with well-chosen visuals (great use of close-ups!) that show the "how and why" and keep the viewer's focus. Very well done!
I take you more seriously than most of the people on this topic. Great things you do here. Thanks.
Love this channel. It is all knowledge clearly presented. Thank you.
Outstanding job, much appreciated. One of the few presentations on core kit I'd be happy sharing with non bushcrafters.
This has been my favorite of the four videos of yours that I have watched. Thank you for a great video!
This is the best survival/bushcraft channel on RUclips thanks Corporal
If only RUclips Felt this way instead of promoting mindless Bullshitters. Thanks for watching
Crown Royal Bag. Love it.
As a kid I grew up in Vietnam era Australia in high school at the time and spent a lot of time bivouacking in the outback with my fellow cadets (army sponsored training for high school age boys and compulsory at the time). I kept up with camping as an adult (and as a Coastie in some really kewl places), but more sporadically as post service career became more important. Then kids and camping again, a 19' Airstream, then a son in the Marine Corps (E5/0311) and now finally more time to camp. The airstream is gone and I am more interested in my outback roots....a pancho strung between two gum trees, but without the deadly snakes. So, lately I have been watching a lot of Bushcraft videos and happy to have found Corporal's Corner. His presentation is from the heart. He knows his subject matter and is ready to share it from on honest and genuine place. Looking forward to making my way thru his library and to fall and winter in Florida when camping doesn't "suck". Thanks Corporal...Carry on!
Nice kit. I like the Silky saw. Gotta get one pf them 👍. Lol the cow falling in the water....
No nonsense, no BS, informative all the way. You’re the best!
It’s so cool that you share knowledge from the military thank you
Your vids are a much watch. Experienced or noob always learning something. Thx for all the effort. Cheers from the Canadian Rockies
Very logical and practical as always. I have said before that one can carry enough small items in a waist pouch, fanny pack or even a purse to survive a night in the woods which you prove with a small kit like yours.
One of the best videos you have done yet, great job. The mini fire steel in the knife is pure gold, great idea. I need to go watch your navigation videos, that's next up on my practice list. Keep the videos coming, will be watching.
Concise and to the point. Well done yet again.
Watched again. You are getting me out more and helping me solve problems way beyond bushcraft stuff. Connecting synapses. Still can't play violin...
Me and I 4 years old daughter go out in the back yard and the woods and try to do the bush crafting but I am not very good but we try and I love it that she enjoys it with me even though I am hurt from my injuries from the military. My legs and arthritis in my shoulders lower back and knees, she still loves it because of the videos I watch of you. Again I wish there was a pathfinder school here in Connecticut
Again, practical advice, for a corporal you are vastly underateed!!!
At 6:34 great reference to "The Matrix."
I love these videos! Just made an EDC case from a cough drops tin. It was a good lesson in necessity. I included wooden strike-anywhere matches.
Thank you for creating such informative, high-quality content. Keep fighting the good fight brother!
I like the straightforwardness and simplicity of your videos
Thank you for your advice for the pocket knife and other items that you carry with you. I had gotten the Victorinox one handed sentinel a few weeks back and it works like a charm. Love it. Also got the Nalgene 38 oz. water bottle. Great when you are in need to have water on the job, at home or on the run. I am slowly working on my EDC/Get Home bag. Keep up the great work Corporal.
Great refresher on the ten Cs. Timely too, I’m spending a bit of time with my two boys (home for Christmas break) in the woods to go over the heated poncho shelter as an overnight option if they get caught by nightfall while backcountry skiing.
My kit is very similar. Great minds... I have a Stanley and a nesting cup. Ferro rod, a victorinox german army knife, a light my fire spork, 2 bic lighters, a super compact foldable mini stove. Headlamp, and a few other little things. I will be investing in a poncho, liner and a tarp Really soon.
My best friend is a marine. He talks just like you and is the first person I ever saw to use a truckers knot. Found you by accident on YT. Thanks for posting your vids. They are great. Now onto your amazon shop!
Thank you so much. This is great info. I like the idea of being able to bring the essentials with me while riding my bike. This is doable.
man, what a rabbit hole channel! I didn't have time for this! haha...thanks ...God bless...doug
Cool upgrade! From my perspective the Signal Panel is real new item in the kit. I just ordered it in Hidden Woodsmen. I've built my own kit on your tips.Thanks Shawn! Kind regards from Poland
Love the one handed trekker. Have the trekker in each of our emergency jackets that stay next to our go bags. We each have a jacket with hood, and in the pockets are trekker, firesteel (550 corded to the trekker), bandanna, cash, microstream flashlight, 1 extra lithium battery, lighter, cordage, duct tape, water purification tabs, and some various other items....all in an aloksak.
Great look at your EDC. I have borrowed so many ideas from watching your videos. Thank you for all the insight.
great video getting bushcraft 101 for Christmas. using a notebook with waypoints is a great idea,
i usually wander off the path and try and remember what i found if anything but thinking about it a simple D&D style map with a ledger makes perfect sense. if it is it found it does not just point to any obvious cache points i have or resources i have found but it is easy for me to use a year later if needed.
you and dave canterbury keep up the great work, we in the uk do appreciate it.
Always learning from you Cpl. Kelly,,, ALWAYS!
Even on the 3rd, 4th or 5th watch of the same vid.
Thank you!
Awesome brother! Navigation is something I definitely need to brush up on and thats putting it lightly.
Thank you
The 10 C's is an awesome system! I never leave home without at least the 5 C's and most often the 10 C's. I've been experimenting with pre-making wooden tent stakes for my kit that are light and can be used as tent stakes or in the rare occasion be used as dry kindling in the wet. If they break or get lost it's no big deal for me.
Great vid,,,, I have the same knife, I love it. I made a couple mods to it: #1 - I squared off the spine of the bottle opener, so I can use it to spark a firesteel (I know the saw works fine, but it doesn't lock and I've had it close back on me when striking). #2 - I ground the spine of the blade down a bit at the tip to make it just slightly sharper (sharp enough to use to ream out a divot or broad hole in a stick or board -- the awl works great but it's more like a drill bit when sometimes you want a broader divot); and #3 - I added a pocket clip (just stole one off a cheap throw-away pocket knife I bought years ago and never use.
Bushcrafters helping to keeping Bic in business since 1973 lol
..is the best 🙂
Cigarette sales down 47%... BIC lighter sales up 68%!!! Hooda thunk it?? lol
Try the better Clipper lighter
As a weed smoker i go through dozens a month
@@dethslaker1990 👍
Excellent as ever thankyou. Again your knowledge gives me a little more confidence whilst out there.
Your videos are very instructive! Thank you very much for sharing your experience and skills with us!!! With gratitude from Russia!
With so many mechanical pencils around nowadays I think it's important to note that you are using a 1.1 millimeter pencil (large diameter lead). A smaller diameter may just poke thru a map or piece of paper like say a .03 millimeter diameter pencil especially if it's raining and the paper gets damp or wet a .03 pencil is almost guaranteed to rip the paper. Good choice 1.1 millimeter pencil!
Thank you for your service to this great country.
Nice EDC. Knowledge is power. Cheers
as always - great content. Thank you very much for your work
Always good to review, older i get the more i need it, hope to be teaching my grandson what i learn.
Fantastic, I really enjoy this type of gear breakdown. I'm also VERY big on the Poncho and liner combo, amazingly useful.
Great information without the fluff and additional noise. I learned plenty. Thank you.
WOW.. You sure have some awesome tool's..Thank you for sharing..
One of THE BEST videos yet.
All these old videos are popping up and I'm loving it 😂😂😂 love the old days
Haha! Til the machines take over and we have to darken the sky. Love the Animatrix reference! Thanks for another solid content video with real value. You earn my subscription every time!
another superb, incredibly informative video, Corporal! thank you! PS; the mini firesteel is clever accessory, as a last resort.
Great info thanks for the heads up on the write in the rain product never knew that existed! Thanks for sharing..
Thanks for doing what you do man. You are teaching this former aviation Squid how to put together a well informed, modular pack to keep in my vehicle for camping or every day. Starting with a medium Molle pack, an EDC kit like this and a smaller pack for trekking away from base camp. To be honest, it will usually just be at a base camp with friends, but it's nice to have everything set up to move away from base with the gear needed for a given situation. Semper Fi from a former Squid. PS - Still wish I could find that base camp in the Yurt video, assuming Prescott area, perhaps the Bradshaw mountain range...
Great EDC kit - thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! 👍
"Good to go" as always. I've gotten those same tent stakes from Walmart, but somehow they ended up on a shelf in the basement instead of with my kit. Think I'll go rectify that right now. Enjoy your vids, keep 'em coming, and Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or whatever applies.
Nice explanation of why you carry each item. I bought 2 cotton pillowcases at a charity shop and they became 2 bandannas and a useful lightweight carrying tool. All the best from England across the pond.
Thank you for the knowledge and thank you for your service.
You are so useful, thank you for a the info you hand out, your a champ.
Thanks for another awesome video, loved your land navigation series's I learned much, I also want to say take care an be safe, God bless you and your family always. Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year. 🇺🇸👼🏻
Been carrying the UST stormproof lighter for quite a while and live it. It uses regular butane and never had a problem lighting when wet. It uses a jet flame rather than the standard bic flame. It was $30 but when the shtf and you absolutely need fire immediately and your hands aren’t working well in cold weather this and fat wood in my trouser pockets have never ever failed for instant fire.
I️ also carry on the same paracord lanyard a swedish army fire steel. Both are in my pocket along with a hardened striker with the fatwood. I️ also carry a small altoid tin with pathfinder sure fire sticks in my pocket too.
Can never have too many ways of starting fire.
Binging on your vids this weekend. I also pull the ferrocerium away from the striker rather than pushing the striker towards the tinder... I see so many doing the opposite at the cost of accuracy and less spark going on your intended ignition point. Another great vid. Thank You for sharing your knowledge.
I conceal a Microtech Ultra OTF in my front pocket, and have never been questioned. I like it because the lever allows me to use it anywhere, even with gloves on.
Thank you, & thank you for your service.
Have a wonderful Christmas among the closest ones! Wesołych Świąt! Maciek.
I love watching your videos as they are so educational and I have learned so much from your's and others videos here on RUclips. I want to wish you, and your family a Very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.
Has anyone else got the extra ferro stick in their swiss army knife (the type that replaces the toothpick)??
It's tiny, but adds another value to an already valuable tool, as well as an emergency backup for making a spark, and they do work.
This video just popped up . Heck yes I watched it. Enjoyed it. Thanks
I like this video and there are no electronics at all just the old ways of doing outdoors things. The way we used to do it. With out cell phones and smart phones. I
Excellent work, as usual. Hope 2019 brings more of that CPL Kelly's Knowledge down our way!!! here in "Free America" Oso (The Bear) ED
Thank you 🙏. Your videos and instructions are great and easy to understand!😃👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great video! You never missed a beat when that Cow took a swim. Growing up on Dairies, that is a sound I have heard a few time.
Another great video, full of great information along with alot of common sense!!
This is great list, and the main componants of any good bug out bag/ hiking set up. But I always thought EDC leaned more towards what you have on your person at all time, ie. what fits in your pockets or person. Such as wallet, watch, multi-tool, knife etc etc.
Other than that, a very good well thought out list of items, some of which I took note of brands, excellent
Great information. Good basic kit for anything, then add accordingly for your days adventure.
Great video/content, thank you sir.
BTW i was really pleased when you talk about (4:20) Bic lighter.
Here up north we know the armpit trick, witch make them really reliable, especially
when you have a couple of them on you.
I like your video's,you describe everything in detail,thank you and have Happy Holiday's.
I can see if you are in the woods all the time, you need to have all of this for your EDC, but for someone in a small town or city that would be stuff for your bug out bag or get home bag. You need more practical things for every day use. Like a multi tool, I use mine almost every day for many a things, a good flash light, you never know when you will need one, I use mine several times per week, water bottle of course, and a few other things. Great video, very important to own that gear and have it ready for an emergency, great information on the uses and why you have it with you.
Love your videos keep them coming.
Corp keep doing what you are doing. I have never camped out or backpacked. I am 67 pushing 68 and am in decent shape. Some of the things you show I can do but a lot I cant. Once I get the money I intend to take your Bushcraft and Survival courses.
Great video as always. Like the tent stake theory......not that I would know anything about that.....but it works :)
Thanks......Charles
Happy new year to you.
Enjoyed the video! Very good tips and tools....no nonsense...thanks sir. The Amazon page is very cool! I like the spark fire starter.
Very well done. That looks like a great selection.
Great kit! Every piece a well thought out useful item.
Another good purpose of the signal cloth used as a waypoint when you leave the trail. If you were to get injured or have a medical emergency, it gives the rescue teams, a strong indication of where you left the trail and the area to concentrate their search. It tells them That you got that far before leaving the trail. Too many injured hikers and backpackers aren’t found soon enough because the search teams don’t know where to focus the search.😢😢
This is great, this will help me update my edc. Thanks for sharing. Big help. Be safe
I just bought that saw using your Amazon link. It is way more impressive than I expected! I also ordered the 240mm version. I can’t wait for it to show up!
Outstanding as usual and I learnt a lot thankyou 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you for great video. I didnt know about the swiss army firestarter...thats really a good idea.