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Lilly eats bugs and bread that's been cooking in the sand with a smile on her face swearing that it tastes good!! So MRE's would be like eating at a 5-star restaurant!
one thought , duct tape around the top. I've buried caches and it's a MUST. I've had boxes that lose their seals. Mark the GPS Location in a notebook. (Apple Store get Commander Compass) if the satellite network disappears for some reason, get a topo of the Quad for the area, make sure to mark land marks on the map.keep the maps some place safe.
Great idea Lilly. I did the same thing using a 5 gallon gear oil bucket I got from work. They are very good because the lid will seal water proof when you snap it down. I just had to clean out the oil residue. They are roomy, very tough and waterproof. People can get them from farm implement repair shops or big truck repair shops.
Those canned food will freeze in the winter and burst open. Plus you need an area that wont be susceptible ground frost heaves in the winter because that frozen water in the ground can break your plastic container.
Thanks Lilly. Another helpful, educational video! My only thought would be to seal the cache in a trash bag for extra protection from the soil and moisture. As another person commented below, perhaps bury it a bit deeper to avoid freezing and having the canned goods potentially explode. It might also prevent animals (Dax?) from digging it up. Based on the condition of your hands, wipes would be a good idea too!
Great idea, I would have put some silicon rubber lube on the seal and put a shingle on the top to stop heavy water migration. Still an excellent idea! Looking forward to the expansion part II! Keep up the good work Lilly!
Hi Lily I think having a survival cache is such a brilliant and practical idea.I also think that if around your home you have the space,stashing a few survival caches here and there is also a terrific idea.I am thinking that I shall start by hiding a few caches on my house block just for the experience and then moving on to some public land nearby to stash extra survival gear and food. Thankyou cheers from Daveo
I've always had an Idea to build a cache that would be much larger than yours but similar. A very heavy tarp, sleep system, felling axe, large saw, knife, fire kit, wool clothes, cook kit, water filter and some ammo. I often see those rooftop cargo carriers at thrift stores which would make a strong container.
Would it make sense to include moisture absorbing packets in the box itself? Or perhaps ones to inhibit the growth of bacteria to keep any perishables from being destroyed?
The water is expiring, time to dig it up and see how it has "survived". am really curious about the canned food and the container itself, the clasps and if rodent proof. Keep up the good work!
a tip maybe to keep everything moist free is adding some coal or catnip bags or these moisture absorbing bags that you can either buy or get for free from things your purchase. Being underground it could develop some moisture from the weather. This is a tip i learned from people who have underground shelters to keep their ammo's and food moist free. LG aus Deutschland
Très bonne idée, mais il faut choisir des repères qui ne bougent pas. Le feu, les tsunamis, changent l'environnement et donc les repères qui servent à retrouver les boites.. Encore un belle vidéo, bravo Lilly. Very good idea, but you must choose the marks that do not move. The fire, tsunamis, change the environment and therefore the marks which are used to find the boxes.. A beautiful video, bravo Lilly.
This is a pretty good cache concealment job. The stacking of the branches directly above the cache kind of gives it away, and anyone trained in site exploitation would find it. In order to find your deliberate cache in the future, you can mark the area with subtle markings leading up to the cache point at least ten meters away.
+Bob Jones Actually, it's a good place to tuck in plastic bags. They come in very handy. Roll up into a couple of slender shapes that will slide out easily.
How about filling the empty canteen with some dried food like rice or dried beans or a quick energy snack like nuts and m&ms? An empty canteen is a lot of unused space. Add a couple of zip lock bags and you can transfer the dried food from the canteen to the bags so that you can fill the canteen with water.
Great video! the only thing that I might do a little different is actually place the first aid container in a trash bag for a little added protection and also place a Mora or some other durable and reasonable sized cutting tool. Thanks for the videos! love every one of them.
Very good... However, I'd add a simple water filter, if you could stuff it in... and two wash cloths in place of the tissues.. Tampons can also be used for trapping, hunting, and fixing bullet wounds.. Excellent video as always Lilly!
I'd get rid of the coffee, chai latte, and cream for the coffee and put one or two more water pouches in there instead. Might replace one of the big cans of food with 3 sardines or similar. And that water canteen could hold a few loose items as well. Those little pouches that absorb moisture would be helpful as well.
Good idea. Several of those scattered in a large area should work out. Do not depend on just one. Maybe even take your moped out to bury the.goids further for other suitable bug out camps. I noticed you have tea. There is an inexpensive survival kit in a small sealed can for about $13.00. In it was several tea bags. Many people made jest of the tea. What they did not know was that tea (especially black tea) is good for putting on cuts and bruises. The used wet tea bags helps sooth the pain.
I'd add something additional for water purification. Life straw, etc. and a mid sized fixed blade knife. A friend of mine and I were discussing caches a while back and he was all for putting a complete resupply (of whatever you'd normally carry in your B.O.B.) in one place. I told him that while that may be convenient, I don't think it's a good idea. Mainly because if someone finds it, you've lost everything. Far better (in my opinion at least) to have several smaller caches such as the one you showed here spread across a wider area.
Lilly, I laugh so enjoyably at your dog! He is somewhat of a ham in a subtle way, but doesn't hog the camera, sharing it with you after he has scoped out the mole and mice populations at your set up sites. How clever of him to flaunt his muscles for the camera in the background of your location. I learn a lot from your presentations and demonstrations. Have you seen any refugees yet?
Lilly just a side note, I am familiar with the case you are using. It is fairly sturdy, but the plastic is reactive with liquid mosquito repellant it can make the cases plastic deform/melt it it comes in contact for a long period of time.
I'm sure we all have good ideas of what to put in that box but there is only so much room in that box. Eventually she would need excavation equipment to bury a 20 foot c-van.
I used to do a lot of geocaching. Those are rarely, if ever, buried. I have half a notion to hide a cache in a place similar to where I've found geocaches, and save myself the mess and hassle of digging. I think I'll just get me a tupperware box and fill it with some canned food, water, a little ammo, a small knife, a lighter, and some garbage bags. I'll wrap the tupperware in several garbage bags and hide it near here in a covered area just for fun, and see if it's still there in a year or so. Thanks for the fun and useful idea.
Not sure if its been mentioned. But stick OXO cubes (always come in handy) and salt/pepper sachets inside the water container for space saving, including your water and water purify tablets too. Maybe few of your other items will fit in there too to save room in the whole box for other important items like perhaps an extra can of food. Also wrap the water container in elastic bands and a strip of duct tape. (They too come in very handy in survival situations)
about the canned food. the pop top lids will split open if the container freezes. The water is in a pouch that should survive a hard freeze. Burying it a few feet deep will take advantage of ground heat and piling a thick layer of debris over the top will also insulate it. A layer of debris with the addition of a thick snow bank is also helpful. Diggin up frozen ground is also a challenge in cold climates. Lining your bury hole with sand is one way of yanking it out of frozen ground. Cover the cache with a stone
I keep my survival cache in my basement, the frost starts in Nov and ends in April. Great idea for southern climates but for us northerners its only good half of the year.
Not bad and I have just a few items that I think you'd enjoy. First utilize the space in your canteen if you're going to keep it in there. Dried beans is a good one or coffee beans or even sugar but that's for you to decide. Also I'd put a deck or two of playing cards along with a pack of dice. The entertainment value is huge to keep you sane and something to take your mind off the disaster around you or if there's kids. Can always fill up the empty space with little toy trinkets along that line(for kids or just fun for bored adults even) like bouncy balls, balloons, puzzle book etc. Plus they have tons of other uses as well. Lastly maybe consider a basic thing of medicine like Tylenol, ibuprofen, allergy meds, antacid, pepto/imodium, vitamins. Also maybe some airplane bottles of vodka. This can be used to sterilize wounds or tools for treating wounds. Also might help sedate an injured person in the event of having to perform a painful procedure. Not to mention if you get 100 proof vodka it can assist in fire making. Cheers :)
Also consider the winter. How deep is the frost line and can anything in the cache be damaged by freezing? Thing like canned foods could freeze and burst.
Are you planning to follow up in a few months time to dig it up and check on it? Will be interesting to see how well it holds to. I've seen a few others that have put in moisture absorbers into theirs as well, have you looked at them?
Robert McKenzie I guess it would be best to unbox it before it expires; just in case the whole system collapses and Lilly & Dax need to survive on soup cans.
+agun17 You know that it's a best before date and not an expiry date, right? Canned food can last a lot longer than the printed date. It will stay good, but will lose nutrition after awhile.
Hope you'll never have to use it Lilly and yes, mark it to recognize it during all season is one of the key points, thanks for sharing, all the best, Taro
Great video. Love how Dax walked into everything. Should have shown yourself drinking a coffee when Dax was digging lol.Also I would love it if you did a trash bag shelter, I haven't really seen one.
You might have wanted to have considered putting all those things inside into something like a ziploc type bag to help waterproof things even further. Then maybe even wrapping the box up in a trash bag or wrapping it like a present in plastic to provide an extra layer of protection. What happens if the seal leaks? 2 is 1, 1 is none.
Gute Idee. Man sollte sich die Stelle aber wirklich verdammt genau merken. Bei uns in der Familie gibt es die "Legende", dass sie 45, als die Amerikaner anrückten, Uropas altes Mauser G98 vom Dachboden geholt und im Wald vergraben haben...und da liegt es bis heute. Muß doch mal unter die Metallsucher gehen. :D
One great area to do this is a remote area with easy access. An area only you know but you can't forget. No need for a GPS either. Where might that be? Off from railroad tracks. If you have trains around you area leading to remote places - use this as your bug-out route. Roads and trails will most definitely be crowded or monitored. Meanwhile no one will be traveling the rails. Perhaps make a motorcycle that can be mounted on a platform which could ride on the rails.
A couple of tips, you can often make a less expensive container with PVC pipe and fittings, the larger size of course. Also I like o put a couple of old nails or broken metal in the dirt over the cache. If someone is searching the woods with a metal detector they miight find your cache but they will find the metal first and might not dig further down. You can also use a metal detector, or a cellphone app that does the same thing, to find your cache yourself. You can even make a metal detector out of a cheap am radio and calculator, instructions how are easily available online.
Have about 2 dozen of the same military surplus first aid boxes that I store different things in. You might check into dehydrated paper towels which are about the diameter of a nickel and about 4-5 nickels high. A couple drops of water and you have a biodegradable towel 8 1/2 inches x 9 inches which you can use to clean up with or wipe your behind which beats bulky toilet paper. Matches are nice, but maybe not only water proof them, but add a small ferro rod.
Hi Lilly: I must complement you on your videos. You have the instincts of a good TV director: finding shots and points of view to illustrate your message. Your editing is excellent, as well. And, it's always nice to see Dax in your videos.
I would suggest multiple garbage bags since they don't take up much space. A back-up pair of glasses (even from an older prescription) might be handy as well.
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Great idea. I know some hunters who do the same. I didn't notice any cutting tool, maybe a cheep Leatherman. One thing I have seen is a cache in trees, just in case of flood or snow. Keep up the great work. I send your videos to many of my friends.
Somebody else, and there may be more, brought up the point about freezing, especially with the cans. Cans usually contain water (even spam). So unless you bury your cache below the frost line (maybe about 3 feet) you will have a mess! I was thinking about the vids Lily made about dehydrating vegies and meats - that would work.
Nice setup, I might suggest something different to use for a storage box, those fasteners to close and locked close will rust. Might suggest a Pvc pipe
I would say get rid of the caned food go for freeze dried pouch food you can fit more in and it will always stay good to eat, get a small life straw water purifier and a 7.5 minute quadrangle map of the immediate area where the box is stashed put another cache box at the edge of that map with the adjoining map in it and so on till you build a block that is 5 maps 5 caches have one with a small pack and some things the others do not have.
Something else most people do not think about is caching items for their animals.. i noticed your dog follows you into the woods in most of your videos..you may want to find a pet friendly first aid kit to add items if he unfortunately gets injured,maybe even a small toy or treat to comfort him because if you should ever have to use your bugout camp he will feel your tension as well
I would like to make a couple of suggestions. The only plastic item you can bury and it survive is PVC plastic. I have buried several items like what you did. They end up breaking down pretty quick. Believe it or not the metal ammo boxes will stay good in the ground for 10 years plus. They have a special undercoating that really stops the water. Second thing, don't bury something for Dax to find....if he can find it so can some animal, wild or domestic...just some thoughts. Been doing the cache thing for 25+ years. Ammo cans and PVC pipe are all I use nowadays. I love your vids!
Good idea if you're always being thrown out of the house by your parents. Include a 1 man nylon tent. The soil cover should only be a few inches deep in case you have dig up during a frozen winter.
Nice idea now we all now where your stash is lol I had a very similar box I used to stash stuff outside and mine leaked over time so now I double box my stuff and the inner box is in a strong plastic bag vacuum sealed bag works much better for me. I think what caused it to leak was the ground moves ever so slightly soil settles wet ground dries and dry gets wet this shrinks and expands I think it had an effect that over time made the lid loose or distorted the box. It did take many years to get wet though. I still have a stash its been out over 10 years and still ok double boxed
Not a bad idea. Tampons are good for bullet wounds if you don't have Quick Clot. I would do an MRE, IFAK, fishing hooks/line, P-cord, spare compact pistol and extra mags, etc-etc. To each is their own on this cache...and for the location. Good video.
When the ground is frozen, would building a fire over the spot be the only hope for possibly getting to the cache? Would a bead of silicone around the lid work better than duct tape as another viewer had suggested? My prep definitely includes gloves. I admire that you can do all this prep without gloves.
The video is awesome. Not so sure I would have shown where I put my stuff at, but I never really was into burying things until I saw this video. My plan is to get a cabin somewhere isolated, and along the routes bury weapons and food caches just in case if mine are damaged, lost, stolen, etc etc.
Great tips lilly,I think you have some very good items in that kit,will add to mine.What do you think about adding a cheap mora and then wrap all in a big zip baggie for Xtra protection.My kit is for " I have nothing left".
Nice video, something to think about. When putting pouches of water in your cache, keep in mind if the area will freeze and how deep you need to dig to bury your cache to prevent the pouches from freezing. Keep up the good work. Look up the frost line in your area.
Suggestion for your cache: a spare set of glasses. I'd be out of luck without glasses, and it looks like your prescription is stronger than mine. You might have some stashed elsewhere of course!
great idea lilly awsome. am planing on doing some of those myself in different locations on my property. buckets that are 3 to 5 gallon with sealable lids too, but you will need to take your shovel for that one, it could hold your bigger items.
BTW, emergency water packets are still good past their expiration date. If you're really not sure, you can always boil it, but it'll still contain less parasites and contaminants than water from a river or spring.
Hi Lilly just found you ,another great video/ info but may I make a few suggestions/ additions if you don't mind, first along with your map you should take a walk by of your cache every 6 months or so as the bush changes with time and forestry workers,2nd there should be 2 waters in there as you may be very thirsty when you get there and need the first one right away saving the 2nd for getting you to the next cache,next you should have anti diarrhea pills and gravol as you will need them,along with hemorrhoid cream,(ever try wiping with leaves, moss or grass for a few days?especially with the runs )a few sleeping pills probably wouldn't hurt either, next a few water purification tabs or a few ounces of bleach(2 drops per quart) None of this takes up much room and will greatly help until you get set up better in the bush. also each cache should have different items that you are going to need (ie) rain gear in one, maybe hammock and tarp in another, tent somewhere else but always have your basic essentials in everyone, food ,water,fire starter ect and socks are very important if you need to travel any amount,maybe have some with half and half clothes especially now with vac sealing bags Now I am not downing your vid ok as I said great video am just offering some advice that would help out in the bush as the more comfortable you are the easier it will be to survive. look forward to watching the rest of your vids thx
A smart idea. When the SHTF there will be a whole lot of people who will head out to the woods and it is quite possible indeed that your nice base camp will be taken over, sad to say.
Good video. Those pull top cans pop the top when they freeze sometimes. Something to think about. I have good luck with tuna being ok after freezing but the insides turn to mush.
Some people are concerned about metal detectors revealing a cache. You can use 6" wide PVC pipe to avoid a container having any metal latches, although it means having to dig more deeply. You glue a cap on one end, and a threaded screw plate adapter on the other end for easy access. A good way to avoid a metal detector and make locating easy is to plant a shrubbery or other bushy plant on top of the cache burial spot. Make sure to use one common to the area, so it doesn't look peculiar. Also, be sure to write down the GPS coordinates and keep in a safe place.
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Survival Lilly where you can get that type of food and all the supplies you have there????
Artoriouz1291 at the store!
Lilly do you like the MRE food?
extra protection.... put the items inside the poncho and then inside the garbage bag before puting in box.
Lilly eats bugs and bread that's been cooking in the sand with a smile on her face swearing that it tastes good!! So MRE's would be like eating at a 5-star restaurant!
Another tip for finding your cache, take a picture (or 3 from different angles), print them off, and keep them in your bug out bag.
+Wide Vision Metal Fab Great Idea!
or keep the pics on your camera in your phone...
@TheRaellz Agreed. Clueless.
Rocks at the bases of trees.
Good idea.
At 6:05 Dax is all like: "Look mommy I helped!" x)
Definitely a great idea! I like the box you have.
+TankTracksBushcraft Oh behave!!!
+Dave Clarke Thanks guys for helping me with my diet. Nothing works like a loss of appetite.
Dave Clarke Well that sounds like a rough summer. I'll bet there's a story there. Maybe better store an extra barrel of food. LOL.
+MCQBushcraft love your vids also, kinda cool you watch others also.
one thought , duct tape around the top. I've buried caches and it's a MUST. I've had boxes that lose their seals.
Mark the GPS Location in a notebook. (Apple Store get Commander Compass)
if the satellite network disappears for some reason, get a topo of the Quad for the area, make sure to mark land marks on the map.keep the maps some place safe.
+WIlly MacTavish good tip, thanks!!
+Survival Lilly Food storage vacuum bags and a portable vacuum pump.
or duct tape in the kit to
+Shane Richardson Mylar and 02 absorbers are a much better option. Vacuum sealed bags lose their seal after a few years.
Every prepper or survivalist needs a cache. Remenber "Two is one , one is none". Great video Lilly.
Awesome. I have a few planted
+BlackScoutSurvival I know, I love your videos :)
+Survival Lilly thank you
Great idea Lilly. I did the same thing using a 5 gallon gear oil bucket I got from work. They are very good because the lid will seal water proof when you snap it down. I just had to clean out the oil residue. They are roomy, very tough and waterproof. People can get them from farm implement repair shops or big truck repair shops.
Those canned food will freeze in the winter and burst open. Plus you need an area that wont be susceptible ground frost heaves in the winter because that frozen water in the ground can break your plastic container.
Not if you bury it deep enough and insulate your container...
Thanks Lilly. Another helpful, educational video! My only thought would be to seal the cache in a trash bag for extra protection from the soil and moisture. As another person commented below, perhaps bury it a bit deeper to avoid freezing and having the canned goods potentially explode. It might also prevent animals (Dax?) from digging it up. Based on the condition of your hands, wipes would be a good idea too!
Might be a good idea to add some silica gel packets too, to absorb any moisture that gets in.
Great idea, I would have put some silicon rubber lube on the seal and put a shingle on the top to stop heavy water migration. Still an excellent idea! Looking forward to the expansion part II! Keep up the good work Lilly!
Hi Lily
I think having a survival cache is such a brilliant and practical idea.I also think that if around your home you have the space,stashing a few survival caches here and there is also a terrific idea.I am thinking that I shall start by hiding a few caches on my house block just for the experience and then moving on to some public land nearby to stash extra survival gear and food.
Thankyou cheers from Daveo
I am out this weekend on a wild camping trip might make one my self. ..
I've always had an Idea to build a cache that would be much larger than yours but similar. A very heavy tarp, sleep system, felling axe, large saw, knife, fire kit, wool clothes, cook kit, water filter and some ammo. I often see those rooftop cargo carriers at thrift stores which would make a strong container.
Would it make sense to include moisture absorbing packets in the box itself? Or perhaps ones to inhibit the growth of bacteria to keep any perishables from being destroyed?
The water is expiring, time to dig it up and see how it has "survived". am really curious about the canned food and the container itself, the clasps and if rodent proof. Keep up the good work!
a tip maybe to keep everything moist free is adding some coal or catnip bags or these moisture absorbing bags that you can either buy or get for free from things your purchase. Being underground it could develop some moisture from the weather. This is a tip i learned from people who have underground shelters to keep their ammo's and food moist free. LG aus Deutschland
Just wanted to say i've been watching you for a while and I want to say your English has improved greatly over the time span. Cudos
Très bonne idée, mais il faut choisir des repères qui ne bougent pas. Le feu, les tsunamis, changent l'environnement et donc les repères qui servent à retrouver les boites.. Encore un belle vidéo, bravo Lilly.
Very good idea, but you must choose the marks that do not move. The fire, tsunamis, change the environment and therefore the marks which are used to find the boxes.. A beautiful video, bravo Lilly.
This is a pretty good cache concealment job. The stacking of the branches directly above the cache kind of gives it away, and anyone trained in site exploitation would find it. In order to find your deliberate cache in the future, you can mark the area with subtle markings leading up to the cache point at least ten meters away.
Lilly you could have filled the empty canteen to fill up with extra stuff. A spare knife wouldn't hurt.
+plasticspine Only in Russia.
+Bob Jones Actually, it's a good place to tuck in plastic bags. They come in very handy. Roll up into a couple of slender shapes that will slide out easily.
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This is an excellent idea Lilly! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
How about filling the empty canteen with some dried food like rice or dried beans or a quick energy snack like nuts and m&ms? An empty canteen is a lot of unused space. Add a couple of zip lock bags and you can transfer the dried food from the canteen to the bags so that you can fill the canteen with water.
A lot of good stuff in such a small space! That is a great peace of mind to have. Thanks for sharing.
Great video! the only thing that I might do a little different is actually place the first aid container in a trash bag for a little added protection and also place a Mora or some other durable and reasonable sized cutting tool. Thanks for the videos! love every one of them.
Very good... However, I'd add a simple water filter, if you could stuff it in... and two wash cloths in place of the tissues.. Tampons can also be used for trapping, hunting, and fixing bullet wounds.. Excellent video as always Lilly!
I'd get rid of the coffee, chai latte, and cream for the coffee and put one or two more water pouches in there instead. Might replace one of the big cans of food with 3 sardines or similar. And that water canteen could hold a few loose items as well. Those little pouches that absorb moisture would be helpful as well.
I would love to see a mock buyout where you have to find and use that cache for an overnight. Great Vid!
+Jeffery Cox -
Mock Bugout
It also might not hurt to walk back and forth to the spot where your cache is a few times because you memorize things like that through repetition.
I swear by this idea Lilly, better to have access to them than not...a real life saving tip. Thanks for sharing
I like the idea but what about the people that do metal detecting? ???
Good idea. Several of those scattered in a large area should work out. Do not depend on just one. Maybe even take your moped out to bury the.goids further for other suitable bug out camps. I noticed you have tea. There is an inexpensive survival kit in a small sealed can for about $13.00. In it was several tea bags. Many people made jest of the tea. What they did not know was that tea (especially black tea) is good for putting on cuts and bruises. The used wet tea bags helps sooth the pain.
I'd add something additional for water purification. Life straw, etc. and a mid sized fixed blade knife.
A friend of mine and I were discussing caches a while back and he was all for putting a complete resupply (of whatever you'd normally carry in your B.O.B.) in one place.
I told him that while that may be convenient, I don't think it's a good idea. Mainly because if someone finds it, you've lost everything. Far better (in my opinion at least) to have several smaller caches such as the one you showed here spread across a wider area.
Lilly, I laugh so enjoyably at your dog! He is somewhat of a ham in a subtle way, but doesn't hog the camera, sharing it with you after he has scoped out the mole and mice populations at your set up sites. How clever of him to flaunt his muscles for the camera in the background of your location. I learn a lot from your presentations and demonstrations. Have you seen any refugees yet?
@SurvivalLilly Frage: was für ein Kompass ist das den du da im Cache hast 3:41 und wo kann man den bekommen. Suche solch einen Kompass schon länger.
Lilly just a side note, I am familiar with the case you are using. It is fairly sturdy, but the plastic is reactive with liquid mosquito repellant it can make the cases plastic deform/melt it it comes in contact for a long period of time.
I would put an emergency blanket or bivy in there as well. can be used as a way to stay warm and dry as well as a shelter.
I'm sure we all have good ideas of what to put in that box but there is only so much room in that box. Eventually she would need excavation equipment to bury a 20 foot c-van.
hello little tip, add to your survival kit fishing hook and line
I have always enjoyed your videos and watching your dog enjoy himself while you work.
I am always blown away at the "dislikes"!! What the hell is there to dislike????????? Lilly is always fun to watch~!!!!
I used to do a lot of geocaching. Those are rarely, if ever, buried. I have half a notion to hide a cache in a place similar to where I've found geocaches, and save myself the mess and hassle of digging. I think I'll just get me a tupperware box and fill it with some canned food, water, a little ammo, a small knife, a lighter, and some garbage bags. I'll wrap the tupperware in several garbage bags and hide it near here in a covered area just for fun, and see if it's still there in a year or so. Thanks for the fun and useful idea.
Not sure if its been mentioned. But stick OXO cubes (always come in handy) and salt/pepper sachets inside the water container for space saving, including your water and water purify tablets too. Maybe few of your other items will fit in there too to save room in the whole box for other important items like perhaps an extra can of food. Also wrap the water container in elastic bands and a strip of duct tape. (They too come in very handy in survival situations)
about the canned food. the pop top lids will split open if the container freezes. The water is in a pouch that should survive a hard freeze. Burying it a few feet deep will take advantage of ground heat and piling a thick layer of debris over the top will also insulate it. A layer of debris with the addition of a thick snow bank is also helpful. Diggin up frozen ground is also a challenge in cold climates. Lining your bury hole with sand is one way of yanking it out of frozen ground. Cover the cache with a stone
I keep my survival cache in my basement, the frost starts in Nov and ends in April. Great idea for southern climates but for us northerners its only good half of the year.
Nicely hidden - a casual or hurried passer-by likely would never notice what's been done there. Thanks for the tips and suggestions.
A good idea. You should place all your loose items in ziplok storage bags to protect it from condensation of gasket failure.
Mine would be all coffee and Twinkies!
glockensig Arizona from Zombieland will go to the ends of the earth to find your cache.
Not bad and I have just a few items that I think you'd enjoy. First utilize the space in your canteen if you're going to keep it in there. Dried beans is a good one or coffee beans or even sugar but that's for you to decide. Also I'd put a deck or two of playing cards along with a pack of dice. The entertainment value is huge to keep you sane and something to take your mind off the disaster around you or if there's kids. Can always fill up the empty space with little toy trinkets along that line(for kids or just fun for bored adults even) like bouncy balls, balloons, puzzle book etc. Plus they have tons of other uses as well. Lastly maybe consider a basic thing of medicine like Tylenol, ibuprofen, allergy meds, antacid, pepto/imodium, vitamins. Also maybe some airplane bottles of vodka. This can be used to sterilize wounds or tools for treating wounds. Also might help sedate an injured person in the event of having to perform a painful procedure. Not to mention if you get 100 proof vodka it can assist in fire making. Cheers :)
Amazing just how much you could fit into that little box!
My new favorite channel ! Keep up the cool videos Lilly !
Also consider the winter. How deep is the frost line and can anything in the cache be damaged by freezing? Thing like canned foods could freeze and burst.
Excellent job returning the litter to mask your cache nice.
Are you planning to follow up in a few months time to dig it up and check on it? Will be interesting to see how well it holds to. I've seen a few others that have put in moisture absorbers into theirs as well, have you looked at them?
+Robert McKenzie The canned food expires next year so that would be an opportunity.
agun17 True, but as these are untested boxed by Lilly it would be better to dig it up a bit sooner to check there are no issues.
Robert McKenzie
I guess it would be best to unbox it before it expires; just in case the whole system collapses and Lilly & Dax need to survive on soup cans.
+agun17 You know that it's a best before date and not an expiry date, right? Canned food can last a lot longer than the printed date. It will stay good, but will lose nutrition after awhile.
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Better safe than sorry.
DING-DONG DING-DONG. DINNER'S SERVED! (that's one dank reference for you).
Hope you'll never have to use it Lilly and yes, mark it to recognize it during all season is one of the key points, thanks for sharing, all the best, Taro
Great video. Love how Dax walked into everything. Should have shown yourself drinking a coffee when Dax was digging lol.Also I would love it if you did a trash bag shelter, I haven't really seen one.
You might have wanted to have considered putting all those things inside into something like a ziploc type bag to help waterproof things even further. Then maybe even wrapping the box up in a trash bag or wrapping it like a present in plastic to provide an extra layer of protection. What happens if the seal leaks? 2 is 1, 1 is none.
Also adding lots of moisture adsorption packets would be a good idea and an old fashion can opener in case the ring pull breaks off.
I thought the same thing. Even just to keep everything clean from the dirt.
She have a can opener with her Swiss army knife
Gute Idee. Man sollte sich die Stelle aber wirklich verdammt genau merken.
Bei uns in der Familie gibt es die "Legende", dass sie 45, als die Amerikaner anrückten, Uropas altes Mauser G98 vom Dachboden geholt und im Wald vergraben haben...und da liegt es bis heute.
Muß doch mal unter die Metallsucher gehen. :D
One great area to do this is a remote area with easy access. An area only you know but you can't forget. No need for a GPS either. Where might that be? Off from railroad tracks. If you have trains around you area leading to remote places - use this as your bug-out route. Roads and trails will most definitely be crowded or monitored. Meanwhile no one will be traveling the rails. Perhaps make a motorcycle that can be mounted on a platform which could ride on the rails.
A couple of tips, you can often make a less expensive container with PVC pipe and fittings, the larger size of course. Also I like o put a couple of old nails or broken metal in the dirt over the cache. If someone is searching the woods with a metal detector they miight find your cache but they will find the metal first and might not dig further down. You can also use a metal detector, or a cellphone app that does the same thing, to find your cache yourself. You can even make a metal detector out of a cheap am radio and calculator, instructions how are easily available online.
Have about 2 dozen of the same military surplus first aid boxes that I store different things in. You might check into dehydrated paper towels which are about the diameter of a nickel and about 4-5 nickels high. A couple drops of water and you have a biodegradable towel 8 1/2 inches x 9 inches which you can use to clean up with or wipe your behind which beats bulky toilet paper. Matches are nice, but maybe not only water proof them, but add a small ferro rod.
excellent cache ad container . thanks for the tip about leaves i never would of thought of it ....
Hi Lilly:
I must complement you on your videos. You have the instincts of a good TV director: finding shots and points of view to illustrate your message. Your editing is excellent, as well. And, it's always nice to see Dax in your videos.
bellissima quella cassa, complimenti per l'oggetto e grazie per avermelo fatto conoscere
I would suggest multiple garbage bags since they don't take up much space. A back-up pair of glasses (even from an older prescription) might be handy as well.
Rodents (especially rats) can chew through even the thickest plastic. Might I suggest you add some desiccate packs to keep ANY moisture out.
Tip For Survival:
Go to your local Dollar Tree, (if you have one), and go to the party section. I found a pack of 60 birthday candles for only $1! They are perfect for making fire in a Survival or SHTF situation.
God Bless!
Great idea. I know some hunters who do the same. I didn't notice any cutting tool, maybe a cheep Leatherman. One thing I have seen is a cache in trees, just in case of flood or snow. Keep up the great work. I send your videos to many of my friends.
Just gave you a shout out on my Off The Grid Living Facebook page thanks for the awesome videos to share with my followers. Keep up the amazing work.
GREAT VIDEO !!! LILLY YOU ARE WISE BEYOND YOUR AGE ! YOU ARE BY FAR THE BEST ON YOU TUBE !!!
Somebody else, and there may be more, brought up the point about freezing, especially with the cans. Cans usually contain water (even spam). So unless you bury your cache below the frost line (maybe about 3 feet) you will have a mess! I was thinking about the vids Lily made about dehydrating vegies and meats - that would work.
Nice setup, I might suggest something different to use for a storage box, those fasteners to close and locked close will rust. Might suggest a Pvc pipe
I would say get rid of the caned food go for freeze dried pouch food you can fit more in and it will always stay good to eat, get a small life straw water purifier and a 7.5 minute quadrangle map of the immediate area where the box is stashed put another cache box at the edge of that map with the adjoining map in it and so on till you build a block that is 5 maps 5 caches have one with a small pack and some things the others do not have.
Lilly is so smart. Thank you for another great vid.
Something else most people do not think about is caching items for their animals.. i noticed your dog follows you into the woods in most of your videos..you may want to find a pet friendly first aid kit to add items if he unfortunately gets injured,maybe even a small toy or treat to comfort him because if you should ever have to use your bugout camp he will feel your tension as well
I would like to make a couple of suggestions. The only plastic item you can bury and it survive is PVC plastic. I have buried several items like what you did. They end up breaking down pretty quick. Believe it or not the metal ammo boxes will stay good in the ground for 10 years plus. They have a special undercoating that really stops the water. Second thing, don't bury something for Dax to find....if he can find it so can some animal, wild or domestic...just some thoughts. Been doing the cache thing for 25+ years. Ammo cans and PVC pipe are all I use nowadays. I love your vids!
I love it when your dog digs with you!
Good idea if you're always being thrown out of the house by your parents. Include a 1 man nylon tent. The soil cover should only be a few inches deep in case you have dig up during a frozen winter.
Great and quiet organized kit... Gracias... I'll appreciate the share information...
Nice idea now we all now where your stash is lol
I had a very similar box I used to stash stuff outside and mine leaked over time so now I double box my stuff and the inner box is in a strong plastic bag vacuum sealed bag works much better for me. I think what caused it to leak was the ground moves ever so slightly soil settles wet ground dries and dry gets wet this shrinks and expands I think it had an effect that over time made the lid loose or distorted the box. It did take many years to get wet though. I still have a stash its been out over 10 years and still ok double boxed
Not a bad idea. Tampons are good for bullet wounds if you don't have Quick Clot. I would do an MRE, IFAK, fishing hooks/line, P-cord, spare compact pistol and extra mags, etc-etc. To each is their own on this cache...and for the location. Good video.
When the ground is frozen, would building a fire over the spot be the only hope for possibly getting to the cache? Would a bead of silicone around the lid work better than duct tape as another viewer had suggested? My prep definitely includes gloves. I admire that you can do all this prep without gloves.
Time to refresh that drinking water - it is about to "spoil" now:)
The video is awesome. Not so sure I would have shown where I put my stuff at, but I never really was into burying things until I saw this video. My plan is to get a cabin somewhere isolated, and along the routes bury weapons and food caches just in case if mine are damaged, lost, stolen, etc etc.
Great tips lilly,I think you have some very good items in that kit,will add to mine.What do you think about adding a cheap mora and then wrap all in a big zip baggie for Xtra protection.My kit is for " I have nothing left".
Nice video, something to think about. When putting pouches of water in your cache, keep in mind if the area will freeze and how deep you need to dig to bury your cache to prevent the pouches from freezing. Keep up the good work. Look up the frost line in your area.
Surviver Lily you are great teacher and thank you for your amazing work on RUclips and those videos are fabulous and brilliant
Lilly can you do a update video how your cashe has held up
Suggestion for your cache: a spare set of glasses. I'd be out of luck without glasses, and it looks like your prescription is stronger than mine. You might have some stashed elsewhere of course!
great idea lilly awsome. am planing on doing some of those myself in different locations on my property. buckets that are 3 to 5 gallon with sealable lids too, but you will need to take your shovel for that one, it could hold your bigger items.
Sealed twist off PVC pipe would work well
BTW, emergency water packets are still good past their expiration date. If you're really not sure, you can always boil it, but it'll still contain less parasites and contaminants than water from a river or spring.
The more videos I watch from you, the more I fall in love with...Dax. He so steals the show, great dog, really! :D
3:30 Thats actually just water/soda bottle before it gets blown to its full size in factory. We went to Sinalco factory with school.
Hi Lilly just found you ,another great video/ info but may I make a few suggestions/ additions if you don't mind, first along with your map you should take a walk by of your cache every 6 months or so as the bush changes with time and forestry workers,2nd there should be 2 waters in there as you may be very thirsty when you get there and need the first one right away saving the 2nd for getting you to the next cache,next you should have anti diarrhea pills and gravol as you will need them,along with hemorrhoid cream,(ever try wiping with leaves, moss or grass for a few days?especially with the runs )a few sleeping pills probably wouldn't hurt either, next a few water purification tabs or a few ounces of bleach(2 drops per quart) None of this takes up much room and will greatly help until you get set up better in the bush. also each cache should have different items that you are going to need (ie) rain gear in one, maybe hammock and tarp in another, tent somewhere else but always have your basic essentials in everyone, food ,water,fire starter ect and socks are very important if you need to travel any amount,maybe have some with half and half clothes especially now with vac sealing bags
Now I am not downing your vid ok as I said great video am just offering some advice that would help out in the bush as the more comfortable you are the easier it will be to survive.
look forward to watching the rest of your vids thx
A smart idea. When the SHTF there will be a whole lot of people who will head out to the woods and it is quite possible indeed that your nice base camp will be taken over, sad to say.
Good start, probly perfect for that climate,...Amercan preppers see 2 things missing,#1. 22 mag,#2. 100 rounds of hollow points.
Good video. Those pull top cans pop the top when they freeze sometimes. Something to think about. I have good luck with tuna being ok after freezing but the insides turn to mush.
Some people are concerned about metal detectors revealing a cache. You can use 6" wide PVC pipe to avoid a container having any metal latches, although it means having to dig more deeply. You glue a cap on one end, and a threaded screw plate adapter on the other end for easy access. A good way to avoid a metal detector and make locating easy is to plant a shrubbery or other bushy plant on top of the cache burial spot. Make sure to use one common to the area, so it doesn't look peculiar. Also, be sure to write down the GPS coordinates and keep in a safe place.
So will the Temps not get cold enough in your area to not freeze the food and water ?
If you bury the case upside down there is less chance of water leaking in if the seal fails. Great video.