The whole kit came in just under $400. I wouldn’t call it inexpensive by any means. It could be that this store was in California, might have something to do with the price being more than I expected.
The Gray Bearded Green Beret great post as always! I noticed you uploaded a video last night titled Bag Discussion and Layered Survival System, but it seems to have disappeared. Any chance you’ll be able to repost it?
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Its California you know it 2019 an the cheep gas is almost $4 if you call that cheep. Mom came from Oklahoma a few years back and saw how much things in walmart cost an said holly shit. Yep welcom to the expensive and overtaxed stae of California moms .
Although, I would NOT go with the Mini now that the Micro is available. It's roughly the same size, has a much better flow rate and is only a few dollars more than the Mini. BUT ... I have not yet seen them at WalMart. In fact, I've only seen one "in the wild" (i.e. - any of my usual outdoor sports stores).
@@michaelhursey9 I was at a local outdoor store the other day and they were selling the micro for $25. I'd definitely go with it over the Mini. The flow rate is just too frustrating with that one when you're looking to stock up a few litres for the day. It seems to take an eternity. The flow for the Micro is pretty close to that of the classic Sawyer Squeeze.
@@inthisdayandage2793 I don't think you're going to find a filter that removes those things. I just also chemically treat my water after filtering by popping a treatment pill or two in there.
Hey brother from across the pond. I love the fact that your boots are fully undone (no doubt you put knots at the end). This is something that I do most days and draw them up when I need to add speed :)
As a new hiker it is hard to justify spending the big bucks. Everyone has to start somewhere. The gear that gets you out there is the right gear and you upgrade from there. At least that's what I'm doing. It works for me.
True. I just got into it heavier the last couple of years. There ARE a few better options if you don't have to shop at WalMart, though. You'll probably not want a sleeping bag chewing up that much pack room, for instance, and it probably weighs about 3.5 to 4 pounds. There's a good option that packs down small (and weighs 14-18 ounces, depending on the size) that will be great for temps down into the 40s (depending on how warm you sleep) for $80. But if you're just camping in the summer, just get the $20 camping quilt Walmart now has. It packs down to around the same size and I'd guess that would be fine if lows don't dip below the 50s.
Just be carefull not to waste on the cheap stuff that will last a few trips or less, or the plain useless shit they sell nowadays. Offcourse everybody does it and you’ll laugh about it later, but it’s better not to buy stuff you might need if you see it cheap but wait untill you are ready to buy the quality. A lot of things can be used for multiple purposes and not relying on a dedicated tool only increases your skill with the other tool. And that is priceless.
I just bought a backpack for $25 and in all honesty watching various backpacking stuff has me second guessing it. Might try to go for something better soon.
@@NateFromYellowfin I like my external frame backpack, but after getting a real nice 950fillp. down quilt, I switched to an old cheap bookbag lying around, cause it's light & inconspicuous.
How did I miss this one? As a married man with children, on a budget, a lot of my kit comes from Walmart, not all, but a lot of small stuff. Glad we use the same choices.
I've actually done something similar, only with more of a backpacking approach where I would never have all the redundancies or some of the bushcraft stuff. You can make out pretty good for under $250.
A suggestion for dealing with wound covering instead of gauze and tape, get a supply of women's sanitary minipads, and a couple rolls of stretch tape. The pads are sterile and easily unwrapped from their individual wrapper, they also have some light adhesive on the outside that helps to secure them to the stretch bandage and they don't stick to the wound. The stretch bandage helps to provide pressure to control bleeding. We used these to quickly treat my brother in law for transport to the ER when he cut his leg with a chainsaw, the ER staff were impressed with how effective our treatment was.
Thats good to hear that you were able to take care of your brother in law by improvised means. Sometimes that is what you are down to and you have to use what you have. Having said that, you would have been able to do that same thing with the gauze if you had it. I always recommend people purchase and store actual medical supplies to use and improvise when they have to rather than improvising on purpose. I wouldn't personally recommend purchasing and storing feminine hygiene products for wound care instead of purchasing actual medical supplies meant for wound care. Good comment, thanks for opening up this conversation.
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Love the humor, especially about the compass guarantee! I'm not a big fan of Ozark Trail stuff, but with the limited experience I've had with Outdoor Products, I find they hold up pretty well. Good luck! Thanks for doing these videos and sharing your expertise! Brian
Great information. If you need a cheep pot to boil water in at Walmart, go to the kitchen section and get a bacon grease pot. It has a removable strainer as well.
The Stanley kit for $15 that comes with the plastic cups you toss away is a good cook kit option as well. But if you DON'T have to shop at Walmart - and you're willing to wait a few weeks for delivery - you can get a 750ml Tomshoo titanium cookpot with lid and measurement markings from AliExpress for $20.
I live in the Adirondacks and I also use a Sawyer Mini filtration system. My wife and I did some winter camping in the Long Lake region and being the ever resourceful woman that she is suggested I make a lanyard for the Sawyer and wear it around my neck inside of my coat to keep it from freezing and it worked but I recommend blowing out as much water as you can after you use it before putting it back in your coat, don't ask how I know this, lol. Good luck on your outings looking forward to seeing how this gear preformed for you.
Now that the Micro is available, you'll likely want to switch to that. It's the same size with a much better flow. For my Mini, though, I went to the hardware store and bought a few rubber caps they put over the ends of screws. I place one of those over the non-capped end of the Mini. That keeps my Mini from dripping all over everything once I'm done using it and blowing water out.
a trick i kept from when i was working retail, remove the cardboard tube from the middle of a roll of gorilla tape or duck tape and fold it flat and it takes up roughly 1/4 the space the full roll would take and you get the benefit of a full roll, i also do this for gaffers tape (when i dont wrap the tape around an expired credit card or an old buisness card) awesome info and pretty interesting to see what can be gotten from the local wal-mart for this sort of activity
Great job showing that you can build a kit from a small budget, but this also shows that a kit can be significantly streamlined with quality, and purpose-built gear. Can't wait to see/hear the followup.
Thanks for the tip on freezing temps water filters. Have to replace my sawyers now. Never thought about them freezing and they live in my get home bag in the car. The polar vortex got them.
I think these videos of the inexpensive survival loadouts are so important because it should be encouraging for beginners who can’t afford to get all the good stuff at once. Great shtuff, dude.
I loved the comment on the compass warranty. I have never been able to find a quality first aid kit (that wasn't extremely expensive) so I have always put together my own for the field. Looking forward to knowing how everything preformed.
Solid video. Appreciate another Army Vet sharing knowledge and trying to help others. Thank you for all of your work, service, and YT channel. Look forward, each time, to your videos.
I would love an update video to this "Local Walmart Kit", in light of high inflationary environment and post-pandemic supply chain trauma! What a great loadout video.
As Im new to your channel and to the prep/survival type community, I really appreciate how you describe things. Its great to know what you went looking for and what you were able to find, quality of what you found, etc. Many thanks.
I appreciate you doing these videos. After a "brief" r&r time after active duty I'm finally getting my balls back and going to the shooting range again and going back out to the woods for land navigation. Granted, I wouldn't trust in anything your carrying in that packing list other than the map. Your a braver man than me. Maybe I'm a geardo. I don't like to have much, but I like to know I can count on it if I take care of it. Then again, you've got a decade of experience on me, and quadruple that in training.
Hello my outdoors friend. Thank you for sharing your fine video. Looks like you have all the essentials for a trek in the outdoors. You take care out there, be safe and have fun. 🤗
I'm an experienced camper, not a hiker. It made me feel good that a "Pro" also make kits to go into a larger carry bag / backpack. That makes me feel that I've grown in my preparations. I put my kits into different colored Walmart $5 backpacks, so I can easily / quickly grab the kit I need from my BIG pack pack. I have a fire bag, cooking bag, first aid bag, tool bag, etc. I need to start carrying gorilla tape, I didn't know it was flammable. Thank you for posting.
Good information, I’m retired A.F. no such agency affiliate. S.E.R.E. trained, was a lifelong Boy Scout. Still work with older boys (scouts) in a unofficial capacity. Taking them on weekend “survival” outings. Normally in the vast national forest north of Houston. Have those whose families have “means” and those who do not. I have duplicates and some triplicates in my gear boxes. This video will be helpful for those lacking resources. I often encourage the art of being resourceful. Thanks for the video.
Welcome to the grey beard group from a VietNam era veteran - you humor is great - you drop the punch line & move on down the road - fantastic - Happy to see another veteran find another career outside the military but still associated - You pass on great advice and I will forward it to others (Preppers mostly) - Be safe & enjoy. BTW - As I watched your pressentation I gathered that you know, you need to look in other areas of WallyWorld - for example, I can only find 550 in 50' lengths and did not see the tablet sterilize pills. Best to you
ive seen alot of these walmart videos for entertainment but your explanation of why you picked each piece of kit and its importance is AWESOME. Looking forward to the testing of this kit. Do you like the MSS sleep system? thanks for the great instruction.
Good stuff brother! This is a great concept, sure to help beginners. The Stanley set will work out I'm sure but for a long time I used modified dog bowls, lol! Stainless, food grade and cheap. Drilled a couple of holes in the rim, a wire bail and it worked. I realize you're going for straight out store bought, just throwing that out there. My Walmart carries self adhesive "sports tape " in wider widths, but you're correct, their first aid section sucks. The Ontario is made just 7 miles from me. Probably 1095, maybe 1075. It will work, I've used that saw back for tinder prep a time or two!
Great topic. Alice pack, molle sleep system, and a good fix blade, mora companion. The rest I can improvise. Keep up the good work, Wal-Mart thanks you. Sales in outdoor and sports just went up.
Outstanding can't wait to learn the results. Hopefully you saved the receipt. Usually 9 out of 10 items from Fal-Apart break taking it out of the package. 😁
Look at "anti bleeding granules" for the first aid kit. They really do stop bleeding and they come in small sachets like sugar/whitener. The syringe full of granules is to stop a gunshot wound from bleeding.
The UST ferro rod works rather well. I've used one for about 6 months then upgraded to a 1/2 " x 6 " ferro rod. The UST whistle is pretty loud. The fiskars saw works well. I've used mine for almost a year and have had no issues although I got it at cabelas and not walmart. The 550 cord from walmart is 7 strand. Also, be gentle with that compass. I had one that the compass fell out of the housing after about half a dozen turns, said "f" it and bought a suunto mc2
Josh I was a field service tech/Engineer for years. When I had to fly to a site I always shipped my tools and test equipment via UPS. It was cheaper than the outrageous baggage feed. It is also better than dragging your gear in to the ticket counter. You can arrange pickup at you are staying for the return trip
Have had that same knife that I was issued in the mid eighties. Use it quite regularly ever since, first in the army, hunting, first response. It has never failed with the exception of the stone breaking in half. Since I was using it on operations, I subdued the handle and sheath with Kiwi black leather dye. Been performing good leather care on it and it’s still like new. That particular knife was not intended to have a narrow grind as that could possibly cause a chip or break out on the edge when self extricating from an aircraft (as explained to me in S.E.R.E). They do need sharpened frequently. If I’m not mistaken, Ontario Knife was either one of the primary source contractors or was an alternate fulfillment source. On a second note. I read an earlier comment about sanitary napkins as an alternative for abdominal pads. I work in the medical supply industry and they are the same makeup. In some cases they are the exact same product just packaged and labeled differently, at least they are with the major medical supply companies I’ve worked with. Third... two Walmart’s less than 10 miles apart in relatively similar sized communitiesare worlds different. The one five minutes closer has one isle of camping, hunting, ammo (no guns) and survival items. The other has an isle for each and guns! Great stuff! Enjoy the vids and info looking forward to more!!
This is a great video! We won't always be near our home and with the top gear we own. Also some people can't afford the top gear. Knowledge and training is the great equalizer.
...great discussion of equipment source and possibilities. I particularly agree with your statement that "better than nothing" sets the bar too low. Great info for anyone new to fieldcrafting and survival...
Definitely a fun video, I lost it at the compass and whistle warranty commentary. We need a video on GBGB's badass plaid/flannel shirt collection. Heh.
I really enjoy the kit videos you make. Hope you make more of these videos in the future, they're an excellent reference for friends and family to watch when they're making their kits. I always learn something new in your videos as well. Keep up the great work and thanks.
I try to do one per month or so trying to have one for all budgets and personal tastes. It really comes down to being able to field test several options for folks that may be putting together their own kits.
@@GrayBeardedGreenBeret I have a survival playlist that I have set to download for offline viewing. It has a lot of really good videos Ive come across over the years. Many of them are from your channel. That playlist goes to family and friends when they ask me how to build a kit or what kit they should build. I send them the playlist and always tell them to listen to how Gray Beard makes his kits. Small kits within the main kit. Fire, H2O, Sleep, Tool/Repair, Food/Fish/Trap, Med etc kits built separate and all go into main bag. Compartmentalization of the gear is important.
I love the reference to the flammability of Gorilla tape. I found out the wrong way just how flammable it is. Did a quick boot repair on a hunt and while kicking the unburned logs back into the file I accidentally caught my taped up boot on fire. Great stuff Josh, love the channel.
I use some of that stuff. The head lamp is great in that I have used them for years and even have relied on it to get me out in a survival situation. Great video! Thanks for sharing your experience Sir!
Great idea about the exercise mat. I hadn’t considered that before. I need to start thinking outside the box more often. Unfortunately not all Walmarts are created equal. Some stores have better stuff than others. Some are better at maintaining stock than others. Fortunately there is always Amazon when Walmart falls short which is often these days. Great video! Can’t wait to see the gear you purchased in use.
I am lucky enough to have at least 6 Walmarts within about a 30 minute drive. So if I have to, I got options. It also learned not to rely on their app concerning availability. It often says they have items in stock but really aren’t.
One note on the mat. It looks like the same mat I got for exercise from Walmart, complete with thath slide-on carrying strap. It's a good bit heavier than the cheapie blue mat usually found in the camping area, and (at the WMs I've been to) about twice the cost. It depends on what your trade-offs are regarding maybe a little more comfort and taking on more weight.
I love Ozark Trail products! They are inexpensive, and get the job done. They don't need to be high grade items. We're camping gentlemen. We're not skipping into flower fields. 😅
Thank you for another great video! I always look forward to seeing what topic you'll be presenting. All of your points were well received, Bravo, Well Done, Carry On.
Thank you for the winter warning for the Sawyer..I never thought about it freezing..I think now I’ll just wear it around my neck...I actually used to have a Fiskars folding saw...didn’t last longer than a month with light usage..I love your videos!!
I used this one to harvest some willow and was a bit less than impressed. I tried to keep it in perspective since I’m used to my Silky Saws, but it was pretty rough and felt cheap
“The compass has a two year warranty so if you get lost and they find your body within two years, you can get your money back.” I’m not sure if your intent was to be funny but that was good. I think it flew over everyone else. Love your videos. Thank you for your service 👊
When I look at gear I'm reminded of Mrs. Gatewood, who hiked the AT in 1955 with a raincoat, an army blanket, and a shower curtain. She was 67 years old. I think of her list and think that I'd add a pot and a water kit. I thought she used a metal pail to carry things. If so that would work as a water kit in a pinch.
Thanks for the video. Shows that a huge investment is not required to get out and have some fun on the weekend. When my kids were young I took them camping several times every summer. All our gear came from Canadian Tire (equivalent to Wal-Mart). Did not take much money to enjoy the outdoors.
40mph to 60mph winds on a mountain top. bics were blowing out. UCO stormproof matches came in clutch to warm up midday on an all week packtrip. Glad a mainstreamer uses them too.
the Stanley bottle with a green lid is single walled. I've using it for several years and it's like $12 from Walmart. Maybe not the one you were at though.
I know this video is old but next time head to Redding California and go to sportsman's warehouse. Better selection and not much more expensive. Also you should head into the Caribou wilderness near Mount Lassen. It is where I like to do my overnights.
Good job with the gear selection. Somethings at walmart are tough to compromise on. For serious first aid from walmart I get a box of 4 inch gauze pads and pull 20 of them out of the pack, 2 gauze rolls. A roll of cling tape, and a piece of a straw with about 15 inches of waterproof medical tape on it. All of that fits into a quart size ziplock with a pack of cellox type of clotting agent. Makes for a great little trauma kit. Keep one in all of my bags, and the glovebox of our cars.
I also think in terms of larger than band aid injuries, at Walmart I found a clotting product by the guy who makes pillows, you've seen his commercials, 3 pak for 5 bucks, been fortunate, haven't had to use yet !!!
Just so were clear, never use a pad unless you have nothing else. They are not steril, and who knows what they may leave in the wound. Tampons are also a bad idea, they leave particals behind that can, and will cause infection.
@@therealbigfoot3076 found it with first aid items, you'll recognize the guy "my pillow", didn't pick up because not ready to hit the pavement yet, nevermind the trail, but small package, light, thought efficient for real e-treatment away from sigificant help !
I can sometimes find decent quality stuff, and they carry brand name things like Sawyer water filters, but some of it is just heavy and bulky junk too. Invest in the essentials where it makes sense to.
Hey....Thanks so much for another great vid. As always...awesome nuggets of info along with a couple funny lines (just a couple :-). Thanks again for all you do. Tons of sites out there trying the same thing...however, they just don't cut it like you do. Nicely done.
I'm a section and day hiker, so my needs are a bit different from TGBGB. On the subject of the Sawyer Mini, I always keep one on me. When it's below freezing, I routinely wear a vest over a long-sleeve shirt with a jacket over both. I keep my Sawyer Mini in an inside vest pocket so that it can't freeze. I've never had an issue. If you do carry plastic bottles with the Sawyer (I do.) then I would personally recommend Smart Water bottles over nalgene type bottles. They thread right onto the Sawyer. Carry two and you can use one as a "clean" bottle and the other as a "dirty" bottle. I'm really looking forward to seeing how the gear performs!
Also the 750ml sport cap mouthpiece is a tight fit to the outlet port and a full clean bottle is an awesome backflush so you dont have to cart tje syringe
Josh, just wanted to add that dental floss is a great sewing thread for out in the field, its cheap water proof, and can be used as cordage or fishing line as well, its my go to for fixing holes in my clothes around the house as well, hope that helps
thanks for the precise detail on the Mini Sawyer, looking forward to the video on how all this gear worked out, my experience with "Chinese" manufactured gear has not been stellar, but I lean toward the Ultra Light backpacking crowd and don't like to pay more for a titanium spork than your whole Walmart gear kit... good site, glad I found this... Thanks GBGB lead the way.
You’re experimenting has matched mine for many things. This kit is no exception. I have to put this on the back burner a bit because so much of it was inadequate. I have to film why and how I fixed or attempted to fix all the problems I had just from getting it ready for the field. Some was good but some key items were crap
One thing I would recommend for your first aid kit is a couple of feminine napkins, they are sterile and very good for stopping bleeding and protecting small wounds
False. They don’t stop bleeding, they absorb it. I would never carry or recommend carrying an improvised means for potentially life-saving first aid when you can carry actual items meant for the purpose. Tampons and maxi pads are for feminine hygiene, nothing more.
First-aid suggestion (outside of Walmart): A roll of good electrical tape (not Harbor Freight-quality). 3-M or Scotch brands - Get it at an electrical supply house. $4 - $5 dollars a roll. STAYS PUT. Be careful not to wrap it too tight. We use this on job-site cuts w/ paper towels (clean the cut out under flowing water 1st). Great for stopping bleeding on finger/ forearm cuts. Wrap it, tape it and keep on going. ~30 foot roll.
The Stanley Adventure Pot is seriously good kit for $15. I've had mine for years now. No longer goes hiking with me, but has a permanent spot for my KLR camping setup.
I had the Ozark Trail kit, but just haven't had to boil that much water at any given time so I actually put it in a bag to donate the other day. I then got the $15 Stanley kit with the green resin cups that will never be used. But once I saw I could get a 750 ml titanium pot with lid and measurement markings from AliExpress for $20, that was it although I do still have the Stanley kit.
Joshua, thanks for sharing, nice to see what can be had on the fly . It all seems adequate. Not trying to be funny, but , would women's sanitary napkins work for emergency compression dressings for a makeshift FAK ?
The whole kit came in just under $400. I wouldn’t call it inexpensive by any means. It could be that this store was in California, might have something to do with the price being more than I expected.
The Gray Bearded Green Beret great post as always! I noticed you uploaded a video last night titled Bag Discussion and Layered Survival System, but it seems to have disappeared. Any chance you’ll be able to repost it?
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The Gray Bearded Green Beret. how well did the knife perform?
Its California you know it 2019 an the cheep gas is almost $4 if you call that cheep. Mom came from Oklahoma a few years back and saw how much things in walmart cost an said holly shit. Yep welcom to the expensive and overtaxed stae of California moms .
That nugget on freezing of the Sawyer is worth the price of admission alone. Love it.
Although, I would NOT go with the Mini now that the Micro is available. It's roughly the same size, has a much better flow rate and is only a few dollars more than the Mini. BUT ... I have not yet seen them at WalMart. In fact, I've only seen one "in the wild" (i.e. - any of my usual outdoor sports stores).
A.J. Hart wal mart now has the mini for $19.99 here in Oklahoma
@@michaelhursey9 I was at a local outdoor store the other day and they were selling the micro for $25. I'd definitely go with it over the Mini. The flow rate is just too frustrating with that one when you're looking to stock up a few litres for the day. It seems to take an eternity. The flow for the Micro is pretty close to that of the classic Sawyer Squeeze.
that filter doesn't take out everything. chemicals and viruses is a big issue for me.
@@inthisdayandage2793 I don't think you're going to find a filter that removes those things. I just also chemically treat my water after filtering by popping a treatment pill or two in there.
Perfect video for the layman weekend camper, who isn't looking for $50 compass, $40 boil water container, etc. Well done!
He makes a video of a list and it turns out as a perfect little education full of information, wisdom, skill and humour. Nicely done!
Thanks, H Otter! Glad you enjoyed watching it.
Hey brother from across the pond. I love the fact that your boots are fully undone (no doubt you put knots at the end). This is something that I do most days and draw them up when I need to add speed :)
As a new hiker it is hard to justify spending the big bucks. Everyone has to start somewhere. The gear that gets you out there is the right gear and you upgrade from there. At least that's what I'm doing. It works for me.
True. I just got into it heavier the last couple of years. There ARE a few better options if you don't have to shop at WalMart, though. You'll probably not want a sleeping bag chewing up that much pack room, for instance, and it probably weighs about 3.5 to 4 pounds. There's a good option that packs down small (and weighs 14-18 ounces, depending on the size) that will be great for temps down into the 40s (depending on how warm you sleep) for $80. But if you're just camping in the summer, just get the $20 camping quilt Walmart now has. It packs down to around the same size and I'd guess that would be fine if lows don't dip below the 50s.
Just be carefull not to waste on the cheap stuff that will last a few trips or less, or the plain useless shit they sell nowadays. Offcourse everybody does it and you’ll laugh about it later, but it’s better not to buy stuff you might need if you see it cheap but wait untill you are ready to buy the quality. A lot of things can be used for multiple purposes and not relying on a dedicated tool only increases your skill with the other tool. And that is priceless.
Great philosophy. Do the things before you invest in the things. Necessity will tell you what to invest the big bucks in.
I just bought a backpack for $25 and in all honesty watching various backpacking stuff has me second guessing it. Might try to go for something better soon.
@@NateFromYellowfin I like my external frame backpack, but after getting a real nice 950fillp. down quilt, I switched to an old cheap bookbag lying around, cause it's light & inconspicuous.
It should be interesting for the follow-up on how this gear has held up to the rigors of what you'll put it through.
I'm not even sure that pack will hold all of that, or if it will be able to carry the weight assuming it DOES all fit in there.
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How did I miss this one? As a married man with children, on a budget, a lot of my kit comes from Walmart, not all, but a lot of small stuff. Glad we use the same choices.
Love the side bar comments on the warranty. Too funny. Looking forward to the after action report.
That’s probably the best Wally World kit I’ve seen. That UST strike force rod is pretty good for how short it is.
I've actually done something similar, only with more of a backpacking approach where I would never have all the redundancies or some of the bushcraft stuff. You can make out pretty good for under $250.
A suggestion for dealing with wound covering instead of gauze and tape, get a supply of women's sanitary minipads, and a couple rolls of stretch tape. The pads are sterile and easily unwrapped from their individual wrapper, they also have some light adhesive on the outside that helps to secure them to the stretch bandage and they don't stick to the wound. The stretch bandage helps to provide pressure to control bleeding. We used these to quickly treat my brother in law for transport to the ER when he cut his leg with a chainsaw, the ER staff were impressed with how effective our treatment was.
Thats good to hear that you were able to take care of your brother in law by improvised means. Sometimes that is what you are down to and you have to use what you have. Having said that, you would have been able to do that same thing with the gauze if you had it. I always recommend people purchase and store actual medical supplies to use and improvise when they have to rather than improvising on purpose. I wouldn't personally recommend purchasing and storing feminine hygiene products for wound care instead of purchasing actual medical supplies meant for wound care. Good comment, thanks for opening up this conversation.
I am An Airforce Brat And The Knife And Saw Sure Have Changed from What I Remember Over The Years I Used To Shine All My Dads Equipment Wjen He Came Home On Leave Before He ahad To Leave Again. You did a Amazing Job On Camping Equipment Thank You❤
Love the humor, especially about the compass guarantee! I'm not a big fan of Ozark Trail stuff, but with the limited experience I've had with Outdoor Products, I find they hold up pretty well. Good luck! Thanks for doing these videos and sharing your expertise! Brian
Great information. If you need a cheep pot to boil water in at Walmart, go to the kitchen section and get a bacon grease pot. It has a removable strainer as well.
I used the strainer with a coffee filter to filter my water first before boiling. I also use the metal utensil holder for a perfect portable stove.
The Stanley kit for $15 that comes with the plastic cups you toss away is a good cook kit option as well. But if you DON'T have to shop at Walmart - and you're willing to wait a few weeks for delivery - you can get a 750ml Tomshoo titanium cookpot with lid and measurement markings from AliExpress for $20.
I live in the Adirondacks and I also use a Sawyer Mini filtration system. My wife and I did some winter camping in the Long Lake region and being the ever resourceful woman that she is suggested I make a lanyard for the Sawyer and wear it around my neck inside of my coat to keep it from freezing and it worked but I recommend blowing out as much water as you can after you use it before putting it back in your coat, don't ask how I know this, lol. Good luck on your outings looking forward to seeing how this gear preformed for you.
Now that the Micro is available, you'll likely want to switch to that. It's the same size with a much better flow. For my Mini, though, I went to the hardware store and bought a few rubber caps they put over the ends of screws. I place one of those over the non-capped end of the Mini. That keeps my Mini from dripping all over everything once I'm done using it and blowing water out.
Peter McPherson excellent carry filter around neck I usually just put in my cargo pants pocket great tip
I used to drive through long lake every week
a trick i kept from when i was working retail, remove the cardboard tube from the middle of a roll of gorilla tape or duck tape and fold it flat and it takes up roughly 1/4 the space the full roll would take and you get the benefit of a full roll, i also do this for gaffers tape (when i dont wrap the tape around an expired credit card or an old buisness card) awesome info and pretty interesting to see what can be gotten from the local wal-mart for this sort of activity
The humour in this video is gold. Absolutely brilliant.
Great job showing that you can build a kit from a small budget, but this also shows that a kit can be significantly streamlined with quality, and purpose-built gear. Can't wait to see/hear the followup.
Thanks for the tip on freezing temps water filters. Have to replace my sawyers now. Never thought about them freezing and they live in my get home bag in the car. The polar vortex got them.
I think these videos of the inexpensive survival loadouts are so important because it should be encouraging for beginners who can’t afford to get all the good stuff at once. Great shtuff, dude.
I loved the comment on the compass warranty. I have never been able to find a quality first aid kit (that wasn't extremely expensive) so I have always put together my own for the field. Looking forward to knowing how everything preformed.
it was hilarious ! lol
Solid video. Appreciate another Army Vet sharing knowledge and trying to help others. Thank you for all of your work, service, and YT channel. Look forward, each time, to your videos.
Thanks brother! I appreciate that
I would love an update video to this "Local Walmart Kit", in light of high inflationary environment and post-pandemic supply chain trauma! What a great loadout video.
As Im new to your channel and to the prep/survival type community, I really appreciate how you describe things. Its great to know what you went looking for and what you were able to find, quality of what you found, etc. Many thanks.
I appreciate you doing these videos. After a "brief" r&r time after active duty I'm finally getting my balls back and going to the shooting range again and going back out to the woods for land navigation. Granted, I wouldn't trust in anything your carrying in that packing list other than the map. Your a braver man than me. Maybe I'm a geardo. I don't like to have much, but I like to know I can count on it if I take care of it. Then again, you've got a decade of experience on me, and quadruple that in training.
Nothing wrong with that. I have no intention of trading out any of my typical gear for any of this, more just a test to see what is adequate or not
Hello my outdoors friend. Thank you for sharing your fine video. Looks like you have all the essentials for a trek in the outdoors. You take care out there, be safe and have fun. 🤗
I'm an experienced camper, not a hiker. It made me feel good that a "Pro" also make kits to go into a larger carry bag / backpack. That makes me feel that I've grown in my preparations. I put my kits into different colored Walmart $5 backpacks, so I can easily / quickly grab the kit I need from my BIG pack pack. I have a fire bag, cooking bag, first aid bag, tool bag, etc. I need to start carrying gorilla tape, I didn't know it was flammable. Thank you for posting.
Good information, I’m retired A.F. no such agency affiliate. S.E.R.E. trained, was a lifelong Boy Scout. Still work with older boys (scouts) in a unofficial capacity. Taking them on weekend “survival” outings. Normally in the vast national forest north of Houston. Have those whose families have “means” and those who do not. I have duplicates and some triplicates in my gear boxes. This video will be helpful for those lacking resources. I often encourage the art of being resourceful. Thanks for the video.
Not a bad setup. Everything that u would need not want. Keeping it simple and to the point. 👍
"froze somewhere...like Otsie..." I love it!
Glad someone caught it!
This is my go to 'recommend video' to anyone looking to get started backpacking now.
Welcome to the grey beard group from a VietNam era veteran - you humor is great - you drop the punch line & move on down the road - fantastic - Happy to see another veteran find another career outside the military but still associated - You pass on great advice and I will forward it to others (Preppers mostly) - Be safe & enjoy.
BTW - As I watched your pressentation I gathered that you know, you need to look in other areas of WallyWorld - for example, I can only find 550 in 50' lengths and did not see the tablet sterilize pills.
Best to you
The dry humor when you explained the two year warrantee for the compass secured the thumbs up for me.
Glad to see others who appreciate dry humor!
ive seen alot of these walmart videos for entertainment but your explanation of why you picked each piece of kit and its importance is AWESOME. Looking forward to the testing of this kit. Do you like the MSS sleep system? thanks for the great instruction.
I do like it, it’s just a bit heavier than the SnugPak version of it I use most.
Thank you so much for the walmart gear review, it is nice to know some options....and the sawyer freezing bit is invaluble
Great video for anyone starting a budget bug-out bag or an inexpensive survival bag. Thanks for sharing!
Good stuff brother! This is a great concept, sure to help beginners. The Stanley set will work out I'm sure but for a long time I used modified dog bowls, lol! Stainless, food grade and cheap. Drilled a couple of holes in the rim, a wire bail and it worked. I realize you're going for straight out store bought, just throwing that out there. My Walmart carries self adhesive "sports tape " in wider widths, but you're correct, their first aid section sucks. The Ontario is made just 7 miles from me. Probably 1095, maybe 1075. It will work, I've used that saw back for tinder prep a time or two!
An item here and a item there and I’ve built several kits for myself and family. Evolving and improving along the way.
In the pet area they have some large blue wraps used on horses. I have a couple of those in my hunting kit
Great topic. Alice pack, molle sleep system, and a good fix blade, mora companion. The rest I can improvise. Keep up the good work, Wal-Mart thanks you. Sales in outdoor and sports just went up.
Thank you, I've had to resort to the walmart selection a few times. Always a pleasure. Take care, God bless.
Outstanding can't wait to learn the results. Hopefully you saved the receipt. Usually 9 out of 10 items from Fal-Apart break taking it out of the package. 😁
I've gotten a number of things from Walmart and for the most part it worked really. Nice video.
Thanks for another great video and thanks for pinning the cost! That was gonna be a question. Thanks again.
can't wait to see you use your new kit in the field....!!
Look at "anti bleeding granules" for the first aid kit. They really do stop bleeding and they come in small sachets like sugar/whitener. The syringe full of granules is to stop a gunshot wound from bleeding.
looking forward to seeing you use some of this gear in the woods.
The UST ferro rod works rather well. I've used one for about 6 months then upgraded to a 1/2 " x 6 " ferro rod. The UST whistle is pretty loud. The fiskars saw works well. I've used mine for almost a year and have had no issues although I got it at cabelas and not walmart. The 550 cord from walmart is 7 strand. Also, be gentle with that compass. I had one that the compass fell out of the housing after about half a dozen turns, said "f" it and bought a suunto mc2
Josh I was a field service tech/Engineer for years. When I had to fly to a site I always shipped my tools and test equipment via UPS. It was cheaper than the outrageous baggage feed. It is also better than dragging your gear in to the ticket counter. You can arrange pickup at you are staying for the return trip
Have had that same knife that I was issued in the mid eighties. Use it quite regularly ever since, first in the army, hunting, first response. It has never failed with the exception of the stone breaking in half. Since I was using it on operations, I subdued the handle and sheath with Kiwi black leather dye. Been performing good leather care on it and it’s still like new. That particular knife was not intended to have a narrow grind as that could possibly cause a chip or break out on the edge when self extricating from an aircraft (as explained to me in S.E.R.E). They do need sharpened frequently. If I’m not mistaken, Ontario Knife was either one of the primary source contractors or was an alternate fulfillment source.
On a second note. I read an earlier comment about sanitary napkins as an alternative for abdominal pads. I work in the medical supply industry and they are the same makeup. In some cases they are the exact same product just packaged and labeled differently, at least they are with the major medical supply companies I’ve worked with.
Third... two Walmart’s less than 10 miles apart in relatively similar sized communitiesare worlds different. The one five minutes closer has one isle of camping, hunting, ammo (no guns) and survival items. The other has an isle for each and guns!
Great stuff! Enjoy the vids and info looking forward to more!!
Lol love the 2 year warranty! Always a pleasure watching your videos sir!
This is a great video! We won't always be near our home and with the top gear we own. Also some people can't afford the top gear. Knowledge and training is the great equalizer.
...great discussion of equipment source and possibilities. I particularly agree with your statement that "better than nothing" sets the bar too low. Great info for anyone new to fieldcrafting and survival...
Definitely a fun video, I lost it at the compass and whistle warranty commentary. We need a video on GBGB's badass plaid/flannel shirt collection. Heh.
This one is from Tractor Supply Co.
I didn't expect to find a Walmart Ozark trail test but glad I found this
I really enjoy the kit videos you make. Hope you make more of these videos in the future, they're an excellent reference for friends and family to watch when they're making their kits. I always learn something new in your videos as well. Keep up the great work and thanks.
I try to do one per month or so trying to have one for all budgets and personal tastes. It really comes down to being able to field test several options for folks that may be putting together their own kits.
@@GrayBeardedGreenBeret I have a survival playlist that I have set to download for offline viewing. It has a lot of really good videos Ive come across over the years. Many of them are from your channel. That playlist goes to family and friends when they ask me how to build a kit or what kit they should build. I send them the playlist and always tell them to listen to how Gray Beard makes his kits. Small kits within the main kit. Fire, H2O, Sleep, Tool/Repair, Food/Fish/Trap, Med etc kits built separate and all go into main bag. Compartmentalization of the gear is important.
Your video's are awesome. I can't go backpacking or camping anymore but still enjoy the videos.
Love the dry humor.
I love the reference to the flammability of Gorilla tape. I found out the wrong way just how flammable it is. Did a quick boot repair on a hunt and while kicking the unburned logs back into the file I accidentally caught my taped up boot on fire. Great stuff Josh, love the channel.
Thanks Alan! I specifically choose that tape for emergency tinder in a pinch.
Oh wow that was a close call I bet
I use some of that stuff. The head lamp is great in that I have used them for years and even have relied on it to get me out in a survival situation. Great video! Thanks for sharing your experience Sir!
Walmart lawn light hack. 8 weeks of light from a D cell battery. SIMS DEAD CELL CANDLE > google it. Cheap and easy. 😂
Great idea about the exercise mat. I hadn’t considered that before. I need to start thinking outside the box more often. Unfortunately not all Walmarts are created equal. Some stores have better stuff than others. Some are better at maintaining stock than others. Fortunately there is always Amazon when Walmart falls short which is often these days. Great video! Can’t wait to see the gear you purchased in use.
That’s for sure, I am reading a lot of better choices at other folks local stores.
I am lucky enough to have at least 6 Walmarts within about a 30 minute drive. So if I have to, I got options. It also learned not to rely on their app concerning availability. It often says they have items in stock but really aren’t.
One note on the mat. It looks like the same mat I got for exercise from Walmart, complete with thath slide-on carrying strap. It's a good bit heavier than the cheapie blue mat usually found in the camping area, and (at the WMs I've been to) about twice the cost. It depends on what your trade-offs are regarding maybe a little more comfort and taking on more weight.
Great video, hope you're enjoying our beautiful Northern California!
I do love the geography of this place.
I love Ozark Trail products! They are inexpensive, and get the job done. They don't need to be high grade items. We're camping gentlemen. We're not skipping into flower fields. 😅
Thank you for another great video! I always look forward to seeing what topic you'll be presenting. All of your points were well received, Bravo, Well Done, Carry On.
Never knew that about the filter, thanks for the info
Solid job Looking fwd! Great idea for series I have had give class like this to parents when taking kids to bwca
Thank you for the winter warning for the Sawyer..I never thought about it freezing..I think now I’ll just wear it around my neck...I actually used to have a Fiskars folding saw...didn’t last longer than a month with light usage..I love your videos!!
I used this one to harvest some willow and was a bit less than impressed. I tried to keep it in perspective since I’m used to my Silky Saws, but it was pretty rough and felt cheap
Thank you for not infesting your video with ads. Other outdoors men RUclipsrs put like 8 ads in a 15 min video 🤬
This an excellently explained vid. Not quality gear by no means. But you’d survive. Wouldn’t be living but you’d survive.
My god, your dry humor is DRY! Love it!
Many don’t catch it, it some do!
YES!!!!! Someone besides me who knows what the metal file on a US Airforce Survival knife is for!!!
Haha! It is a lesser known thing, so i thought I would do my part to stop the myth.
Great video Josh, for walmart it is what it is. looking forward to the "After" video to see how long this stuff holds up.
“The compass has a two year warranty so if you get lost and they find your body within two years, you can get your money back.” I’m not sure if your intent was to be funny but that was good. I think it flew over everyone else. Love your videos. Thank you for your service 👊
Absolutely meant to be deadpan humor. A lot of that in this video actually
Outstanding video, and I especially like your comments on the compass.
When I look at gear I'm reminded of Mrs. Gatewood, who hiked the AT in 1955 with a raincoat, an army blanket, and a shower curtain. She was 67 years old. I think of her list and think that I'd add a pot and a water kit. I thought she used a metal pail to carry things. If so that would work as a water kit in a pinch.
Thanks for the video. Shows that a huge investment is not required to get out and have some fun on the weekend. When my kids were young I took them camping several times every summer. All our gear came from Canadian Tire (equivalent to Wal-Mart). Did not take much money to enjoy the outdoors.
Only thing I would add is a headlamp, small Berkely flashlight, and a lifestraw water bottle.
Thank you for being you my friend 🌀💖
Still loving every single video of yours that I watch. Outstanding content. Keep it up!!
40mph to 60mph winds on a mountain top. bics were blowing out. UCO stormproof matches came in clutch to warm up midday on an all week packtrip. Glad a mainstreamer uses them too.
Another area in Walmart to find magnifying glass would be in office supplies. They have a 5x small square magnifier where the cover slides up over it.
the Stanley bottle with a green lid is single walled. I've using it for several years and it's like $12 from Walmart. Maybe not the one you were at though.
I know this video is old but next time head to Redding California and go to sportsman's warehouse. Better selection and not much more expensive. Also you should head into the Caribou wilderness near Mount Lassen. It is where I like to do my overnights.
Points north to your warranty. Nice.
Good job with the gear selection. Somethings at walmart are tough to compromise on. For serious first aid from walmart I get a box of 4 inch gauze pads and pull 20 of them out of the pack, 2 gauze rolls. A roll of cling tape, and a piece of a straw with about 15 inches of waterproof medical tape on it. All of that fits into a quart size ziplock with a pack of cellox type of clotting agent. Makes for a great little trauma kit. Keep one in all of my bags, and the glovebox of our cars.
I also think in terms of larger than band aid injuries, at Walmart I found a clotting product by the guy who makes pillows, you've seen his commercials, 3 pak for 5 bucks, been fortunate, haven't had to use yet !!!
Or gauze pads best to used Kotex supermax sounds funny but they work
Just so were clear, never use a pad unless you have nothing else. They are not steril, and who knows what they may leave in the wound. Tampons are also a bad idea, they leave particals behind that can, and will cause infection.
@@dukemaggiola6036 what's it called and what department?
@@therealbigfoot3076 found it with first aid items, you'll recognize the guy "my pillow", didn't pick up because not ready to hit the pavement yet, nevermind the trail, but small package, light, thought efficient for real e-treatment away from sigificant help !
Enjoyed the video. I am looking forward to seeing the results as you use this gear in the field.
I can sometimes find decent quality stuff, and they carry brand name things like Sawyer water filters, but some of it is just heavy and bulky junk too. Invest in the essentials where it makes sense to.
Hey....Thanks so much for another great vid. As always...awesome nuggets of info along with a couple funny lines (just a couple :-). Thanks again for all you do. Tons of sites out there trying the same thing...however, they just don't cut it like you do. Nicely done.
Will all of that fit in your backpack? I bought the 65l backpack and even it seems small. Nice video. Thanks!
Not very well. The mat is rolled and lashed underneath.
I'm a section and day hiker, so my needs are a bit different from TGBGB. On the subject of the Sawyer Mini, I always keep one on me. When it's below freezing, I routinely wear a vest over a long-sleeve shirt with a jacket over both. I keep my Sawyer Mini in an inside vest pocket so that it can't freeze. I've never had an issue.
If you do carry plastic bottles with the Sawyer (I do.) then I would personally recommend Smart Water bottles over nalgene type bottles. They thread right onto the Sawyer. Carry two and you can use one as a "clean" bottle and the other as a "dirty" bottle.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how the gear performs!
Also the 750ml sport cap mouthpiece is a tight fit to the outlet port and a full clean bottle is an awesome backflush so you dont have to cart tje syringe
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Exactly. And you can dump that bag Sawyer gives you, too.
Josh, just wanted to add that dental floss is a great sewing thread for out in the field, its cheap water proof, and can be used as cordage or fishing line as well, its my go to for fixing holes in my clothes around the house as well, hope that helps
For the dental floss as thread, you can get upholstry needles to use with it. Diff thicknesses and curved ones too.
Thanks for more solid education. Well done.
thanks for the precise detail on the Mini Sawyer, looking forward to the video on how all this gear worked out, my experience with "Chinese" manufactured gear has not been stellar, but I lean toward the Ultra Light backpacking crowd and don't like to pay more for a titanium spork than your whole Walmart gear kit... good site, glad I found this... Thanks GBGB lead the way.
You’re experimenting has matched mine for many things. This kit is no exception. I have to put this on the back burner a bit because so much of it was inadequate. I have to film why and how I fixed or attempted to fix all the problems I had just from getting it ready for the field. Some was good but some key items were crap
One thing I would recommend for your first aid kit is a couple of feminine napkins, they are sterile and very good for stopping bleeding and protecting small wounds
False. They don’t stop bleeding, they absorb it. I would never carry or recommend carrying an improvised means for potentially life-saving first aid when you can carry actual items meant for the purpose. Tampons and maxi pads are for feminine hygiene, nothing more.
Very good, I agree with the rest to find out how it all works out.
First-aid suggestion (outside of Walmart): A roll of good electrical tape (not Harbor Freight-quality). 3-M or Scotch brands - Get it at an electrical supply house. $4 - $5 dollars a roll. STAYS PUT. Be careful not to wrap it too tight. We use this on job-site cuts w/ paper towels (clean the cut out under flowing water 1st). Great for stopping bleeding on finger/ forearm cuts. Wrap it, tape it and keep on going. ~30 foot roll.
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I love the warranty on that compass!!
There is a cheaper option for stainless pots at Walmart. Ozark Trail makes a stainless two piece set or the Stanley Adventure Pot for $15.
The Stanley Adventure Pot is seriously good kit for $15. I've had mine for years now. No longer goes hiking with me, but has a permanent spot for my KLR camping setup.
I had the Ozark Trail kit, but just haven't had to boil that much water at any given time so I actually put it in a bag to donate the other day. I then got the $15 Stanley kit with the green resin cups that will never be used. But once I saw I could get a 750 ml titanium pot with lid and measurement markings from AliExpress for $20, that was it although I do still have the Stanley kit.
Joshua, thanks for sharing, nice to see what can be had on the fly . It all seems adequate. Not trying to be funny, but , would women's sanitary napkins work for emergency compression dressings for a makeshift FAK ?
Very good, I'm pretty sure, you're going to make it all work out. And THAT'S WHY I FOLLOW YOUR VIDEOS!!!