I´m civilian, and I only can imagine being a soldier is something special. You need to be willing to suffer in one million ways. My respect!! And alone the fact you did this video outside, while it´s raining, you should get 1000 likes extra. Period. Thanks for sharing your content! Greetings from Germany
I usually carry my foot powder in a 1 gallon zip lock, dip my foot in in the bag, then to the sock. That way you don't leave a trace that you were there for someone to find. great vid
The Brecons will teach you about "wet management". Being disciplined and pro active are a help. I'm a fan of "heavy" Goretex when it's driving sleet and rain. How you manage your sweat from working is the other half of the equation. "Breathable" fabrics work in the dry and very cold, not warm and wet. Zip up, cinch up, and don't take your gloves off; well, stop faffing with your kit or the wet will get in. All boots have a hole in. Big subject. An insulation mat is worth its weight in gold.
Field craft and a physics lesson too! Blowing in the dry bag = Bernoulli’s principle 😉 I use a technique with a goretex shell jacket which I find useful when in cold, wet and windy environments if I have to add/remove a layer underneath quickly. Basically I unzip the jacket but leave the bottom third/quarter zipped up, then pull the lapel to the side and off the shoulder so you can pull your arm out, repeat on the other side. You should end up with your jacket hanging down below your waist and your torso uncovered. Quickly add or remove the layer as required then put your arms back in the sleeves, shrug the jacket back on reversing the process so your jacket is back on then just zip it up. This may sound weird but once you’re used to it it’s quite quick. The added advantage is that in high winds your jacket doesn’t blow away when you put it down to put on an extra layer (ask me how I know), it keeps it off the wet dirty ground, if you have gloves or cold hands there is no messing around with doing zips up afterwards. Not sure how useful this would be in a military scenario with webbing etc but when I was doing my Mountain Leader qual (UK civy ML not by any means like RM ML) it allowed me to quickly sort myself out re temp regulation and moisture control with minimum of faffing about. It might be useful to someone?
Fantastic video on a very unglamorous, unexciting yet CRUCIAL topic. Always tempting to power through without rain gear and get the job done despite the weather. But then the rest of your week is f'ked because your skin starts peeling or you get sick.
Speaking as ex infantry you are always cold and wet or hot and wet or just wet and wet. Whether it is sweat or rain or a lake or river or the sea or a creek or condensation you are never actually dry. If you wear a “water proof” jacket you sweat once you move so you get wet. If you wear a poncho or similar rain cape you have to yank it off the moment you get in contact so you get wet. If you lie down on the grass or brush when you are in contact you get wet. If you wear Goretex lined boots your feet sweat and your socks get wet. If you wear leather boots eventually water seeps in as leather is porous and has stitching and your socks get wet. If you are on a long march and carrying 25kgs plus you get wet from sweat even on a summer day. If you wake up in the morning on any place on earth apart from the desert you get wet.
Thank you for the Video! You are right, sometimes you have to accept, that you will be wet. Especially when marching this is not an issue. But in Rest time it is important to get dry again. Thank you for the video!
Awesome channel, found it 2 days ago and already saw all the videos. Some notes. Not soldier here, but wildlife filmmaker, but kind of hardcore 😀, love harsh weather, cold, rain, snow, wind (almost no people outside), often spand hours and days exposed to wind, rain, static. In the past I dived deep in the boots / clothing cathegory. Talking about boots, there are a lot of types of leather, even full grain, superior is probably GalloJuchten, 3,2 - 3,5 mm, impregnated with fish oils, super waterproof and durable (boots that will last lifetime are for example Steinkogler Brunnkogel), awesome brand is Lundhags, shell boots like Forest II, also super waterproof and made to be worn with two pair of socks, when water inside, just change socks and dry with towel and you are ready to go, there is nothing there to soak water. With SnoSeal be carefull, it is based on beeswax, super waterproof but eventually would destroy the leather, natural oils based are better, will go deep in the leather. Exactly what you are saying, always try to keep feet dry, usually using 100% cotton shemag instead of towel for this. One time I get boots full of water after day of hiking and left them like that for like 2-3 hours and continued walking... ever saw trench foot ? You dont want to experience this. Talking about clothing, from my experience, goretex sucks, dont like membrane clothing. What works really nice is Paramo (Nikwax Analogy), hours of downpour and still dry. In the end, you will get wet, static of active, if it is raining, 100 % air humidity, membrane will not work, in this kind of conditions, moisture is no longe able to turn into vapour so you will either by wet from inside or from outside, key is wearing stuff that is hydrophobic and will dry fast, kind of mimicking animal fur, either woll based (hydrophobic thanks to the lanolin) clothing or treated with Nikwax and stuff like that. And keep spare dry clothing (and socks !!!) to change.
Great video. For hands if you are out in the cold/wet gloves will be needed or you will not only be uncomfortable it could be dangerous as you lose dexterity (rain when it is hovering around freezing is the worst). Invest in a wet weather glove that fits inside your rain jacket sleeve (gauntlet styles just funnel water to your fingers). If you get an insulated glove make sure the liner either comes out or you can turn it inside out to dry as they will get wet. If you can't get something like Sealskinz (at the time I couldn't as it wasn't issue), found what worked fairly well was having leather gloves treated with sno-seal or something similar and then two pair of wool liners you could swap out and dry as needed. Basicall treated your hands like the feet. Heard of others who wear neoprene gloves meant for paddlers, again not sure how well it worked as we were not allowed to use them.
Wet & cold also lowers your awareness & increases fatigue levels just as heat does. It also lowers your immunity. I can think of few things any more miserable than having to sit motionless for extended periods in cold, snotty weather.
this is directly applicable to my life. The last 5 days in the bush has been nothing but rain and slippery blowdown. Don't try to chop devils club when it's wet, it just springs back at you lol
Very good video man! What comes to ammunition: IF you really, i mean REALLY need some batch of ammunition to stay dry, you can seal them with nail polish. Just a thin coat where the bullet meets the case and also around the primer. Some of the surplus ammunition has similar kind of sealant.
Thanks man, solid video, so if dealing with frequent knee high stream crossings with water going over and in the boots i suppose you got to leave the goretex socks on until its time to change socks. One more thing, i see you rocking that virtus 40L and german mat, how about removing the internal spine and stowing the mat internaly as a backer in the main compartment, i've tried this and seems to be alright and seems to allow more space.
Cheers, if you know you’re going to be getting wet often then I’d just wait until I know there’s no chance of water getting over my goretex socks. I’ll have to try that with the pack, I use the matt so often mounting it outside has always been a must for me personally. Glad to have you here, cheers
Thanks for all those tips!! They're really good! I'd like to know what backpack are you using, I'm looking for upgrading mine and I want some good suggestions about what to pick. Thanks a lot and keep it up with the good content.
Did you run the PCS Softie smock at any point in the British army? I'm sorting out a practical loadout for longer hikes (3-5 days) and am looking into both rugged, compact and cheap gear. Personally love using an Osprey webbing belt with the PLCE yoke along with a bunch of GP pouches and a GSR haversack at the back for a cheap alternative to the DZ rig and JayJays gear, have you ever looked into stuff like that?
Nothing more bugs me than sandwich bags getting pulled out of kit. Personal preference, obviously, but all that money on kit and have sandwich bags for waterproofing may aswel buy drybags in different sizes. Great videos on the channel just that pet peeve for me.
Keep at it man we can tell how much love you have for this stuff and it shows
Appreciate it mate, really enjoying it also so glad you are as well 💯
I´m civilian, and I only can imagine being a soldier is something special. You need to be willing to suffer in one million ways. My respect!! And alone the fact you did this video outside, while it´s raining, you should get 1000 likes extra. Period.
Thanks for sharing your content! Greetings from Germany
I usually carry my foot powder in a 1 gallon zip lock, dip my foot in in the bag, then to the sock. That way you don't leave a trace that you were there for someone to find. great vid
The Brecons will teach you about "wet management". Being disciplined and pro active are a help. I'm a fan of "heavy" Goretex when it's driving sleet and rain. How you manage your sweat from working is the other half of the equation. "Breathable" fabrics work in the dry and very cold, not warm and wet. Zip up, cinch up, and don't take your gloves off; well, stop faffing with your kit or the wet will get in. All boots have a hole in. Big subject. An insulation mat is worth its weight in gold.
Field craft and a physics lesson too! Blowing in the dry bag = Bernoulli’s principle 😉
I use a technique with a goretex shell jacket which I find useful when in cold, wet and windy environments if I have to add/remove a layer underneath quickly. Basically I unzip the jacket but leave the bottom third/quarter zipped up, then pull the lapel to the side and off the shoulder so you can pull your arm out, repeat on the other side. You should end up with your jacket hanging down below your waist and your torso uncovered. Quickly add or remove the layer as required then put your arms back in the sleeves, shrug the jacket back on reversing the process so your jacket is back on then just zip it up. This may sound weird but once you’re used to it it’s quite quick. The added advantage is that in high winds your jacket doesn’t blow away when you put it down to put on an extra layer (ask me how I know), it keeps it off the wet dirty ground, if you have gloves or cold hands there is no messing around with doing zips up afterwards. Not sure how useful this would be in a military scenario with webbing etc but when I was doing my Mountain Leader qual (UK civy ML not by any means like RM ML) it allowed me to quickly sort myself out re temp regulation and moisture control with minimum of faffing about. It might be useful to someone?
The Brit's know how to deal with the cold and wet. Never been tougher for me then anytime in Brecon or Gairloch Head.
Grew up hiking the Brecon beacons, beautiful and deceivingly unpredictable
Born and brought up in the Yorkshire Pennines and then decades spent hiking, hunting and camping in the New Zealand bush. Wet,Wet,Wet!
Fantastic video on a very unglamorous, unexciting yet CRUCIAL topic. Always tempting to power through without rain gear and get the job done despite the weather. But then the rest of your week is f'ked because your skin starts peeling or you get sick.
Absolutely
Speaking as ex infantry you are always cold and wet or hot and wet or just wet and wet. Whether it is sweat or rain or a lake or river or the sea or a creek or condensation you are never actually dry.
If you wear a “water proof” jacket you sweat once you move so you get wet.
If you wear a poncho or similar rain cape you have to yank it off the moment you get in contact so you get wet.
If you lie down on the grass or brush when you are in contact you get wet.
If you wear Goretex lined boots your feet sweat and your socks get wet. If you wear leather boots eventually water seeps in as leather is porous and has stitching and your socks get wet.
If you are on a long march and carrying 25kgs plus you get wet from sweat even on a summer day.
If you wake up in the morning on any place on earth apart from the desert you get wet.
Thank you for the Video! You are right, sometimes you have to accept, that you will be wet. Especially when marching this is not an issue. But in Rest time it is important to get dry again. Thank you for the video!
Awesome channel, found it 2 days ago and already saw all the videos. Some notes. Not soldier here, but wildlife filmmaker, but kind of hardcore 😀, love harsh weather, cold, rain, snow, wind (almost no people outside), often spand hours and days exposed to wind, rain, static. In the past I dived deep in the boots / clothing cathegory. Talking about boots, there are a lot of types of leather, even full grain, superior is probably GalloJuchten, 3,2 - 3,5 mm, impregnated with fish oils, super waterproof and durable (boots that will last lifetime are for example Steinkogler Brunnkogel), awesome brand is Lundhags, shell boots like Forest II, also super waterproof and made to be worn with two pair of socks, when water inside, just change socks and dry with towel and you are ready to go, there is nothing there to soak water. With SnoSeal be carefull, it is based on beeswax, super waterproof but eventually would destroy the leather, natural oils based are better, will go deep in the leather. Exactly what you are saying, always try to keep feet dry, usually using 100% cotton shemag instead of towel for this. One time I get boots full of water after day of hiking and left them like that for like 2-3 hours and continued walking... ever saw trench foot ? You dont want to experience this. Talking about clothing, from my experience, goretex sucks, dont like membrane clothing. What works really nice is Paramo (Nikwax Analogy), hours of downpour and still dry. In the end, you will get wet, static of active, if it is raining, 100 % air humidity, membrane will not work, in this kind of conditions, moisture is no longe able to turn into vapour so you will either by wet from inside or from outside, key is wearing stuff that is hydrophobic and will dry fast, kind of mimicking animal fur, either woll based (hydrophobic thanks to the lanolin) clothing or treated with Nikwax and stuff like that. And keep spare dry clothing (and socks !!!) to change.
Great video with a ton of relevant information for hiking and camping. Really enjoying your videos. Great job!
@@James-v5z7u cheers mate
Great video mate, a few good points that I never thought of myself witch is useful as I'm teaching younger cadets at battle camp next month
Cheers mate, mean a lot that you’re passing it on, I started in the cadets and my instructors had a massive impact on the direction of my life
Great video.
For hands if you are out in the cold/wet gloves will be needed or you will not only be uncomfortable it could be dangerous as you lose dexterity (rain when it is hovering around freezing is the worst).
Invest in a wet weather glove that fits inside your rain jacket sleeve (gauntlet styles just funnel water to your fingers).
If you get an insulated glove make sure the liner either comes out or you can turn it inside out to dry as they will get wet.
If you can't get something like Sealskinz (at the time I couldn't as it wasn't issue), found what worked fairly well was having leather gloves treated with sno-seal or something similar and then two pair of wool liners you could swap out and dry as needed.
Basicall treated your hands like the feet.
Heard of others who wear neoprene gloves meant for paddlers, again not sure how well it worked as we were not allowed to use them.
This guy delivers everything thanks brotha
Thank you for the support 💯
Greetings from Hellas/Greece!
Super clear and helpful mate 👍
Cheers mate, glad to have you here
Wet & cold also lowers your awareness & increases fatigue levels just as heat does.
It also lowers your immunity.
I can think of few things any more miserable than having to sit motionless for extended periods in cold, snotty weather.
gaiters could be good complement to poncho; very good video, thanks
Outstanding info.
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Thank you for this content. 🙏🏽
this is directly applicable to my life. The last 5 days in the bush has been nothing but rain and slippery blowdown. Don't try to chop devils club when it's wet, it just springs back at you lol
Stay safe out there brother
I wish you and your channel success.
Very good video man! What comes to ammunition: IF you really, i mean REALLY need some batch of ammunition to stay dry, you can seal them with nail polish. Just a thin coat where the bullet meets the case and also around the primer. Some of the surplus ammunition has similar kind of sealant.
What modifications do you make to your PLCE kit? Maybe a future video idea….
Thank you!
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Marpat, dpm and mtp lol love it
Careful. A berm is a french IED.
Everybodys a badass until theyre cold and wet. Makes you realize what they meant when they say "if it aint raining you aint training"
Thanks man, solid video, so if dealing with frequent knee high stream crossings with water going over and in the boots i suppose you got to leave the goretex socks on until its time to change socks. One more thing, i see you rocking that virtus 40L and german mat, how about removing the internal spine and stowing the mat internaly as a backer in the main compartment, i've tried this and seems to be alright and seems to allow more space.
Cheers, if you know you’re going to be getting wet often then I’d just wait until I know there’s no chance of water getting over my goretex socks. I’ll have to try that with the pack, I use the matt so often mounting it outside has always been a must for me personally. Glad to have you here, cheers
Thanks for all those tips!! They're really good! I'd like to know what backpack are you using, I'm looking for upgrading mine and I want some good suggestions about what to pick.
Thanks a lot and keep it up with the good content.
Crossfire makes great kit
And their packs are awesome and modular. this one is British Virtus 40L
Did you run the PCS Softie smock at any point in the British army? I'm sorting out a practical loadout for longer hikes (3-5 days) and am looking into both rugged, compact and cheap gear. Personally love using an Osprey webbing belt with the PLCE yoke along with a bunch of GP pouches and a GSR haversack at the back for a cheap alternative to the DZ rig and JayJays gear, have you ever looked into stuff like that?
@@surftor_ CZ rig is phenomenal
Nothing more bugs me than sandwich bags getting pulled out of kit.
Personal preference, obviously, but all that money on kit and have sandwich bags for waterproofing may aswel buy drybags in different sizes.
Great videos on the channel just that pet peeve for me.
If it ain't raining we ain't training...
Lol
Communist Commando eats cold weather for Breakfast Ha Ha Ha!
Being communist, I'm surprised you have anything to eat...
Outstanding video! Lots of great information and a perfect environment for the video subject. 🫡