Why You NEED to Keep a Tactical Utility Pouch in Your Survival Kit!

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  • Опубликовано: 6 ноя 2024

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  • @RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft
    @RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft  25 дней назад +2

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  • @jayp7171
    @jayp7171 Месяц назад +39

    Nothing but respect for a man who puts his kids first!

  • @streetskier
    @streetskier 21 день назад +3

    This is genius for not only survival teaching but even just backpacking. I never thought about carrying the small shears, always just have a silky pocket boy but the shears make so much sense! Learned something new today.

  • @cindyjean3208
    @cindyjean3208 Месяц назад +33

    Happy Sunday…
    Your kids are very blessed to have a daddy that will attend camp outs with them… and to be taught personally by you…
    ah the memories you all will have…
    Forever and always learning- keeps life fresh and interesting…
    Again, thanks for sharing…
    You’re the best…
    God bless you real good…
    🙏🏻💕

  • @MtnManLucas
    @MtnManLucas Месяц назад +33

    The small hand pruners are truly handy. They are quiet, exact, and not physically demanding. We carry them whenever we go into the woods.

  • @DanielBelliveau-y5x
    @DanielBelliveau-y5x Месяц назад +27

    That frog gig injury looked gnarly !

  • @bwrscott1
    @bwrscott1 Месяц назад +6

    Wow, family first. What a good way to live your life.

  • @Ghostrider_tips
    @Ghostrider_tips Месяц назад +31

    That’s cool man family comes first

  • @hiramhaji7813
    @hiramhaji7813 Месяц назад +15

    Thank you for putting the family first and leading by example…

  • @joshuabomar6974
    @joshuabomar6974 Месяц назад +8

    Great vid boss. I always carry a full size multi tool with me when kayak fishing. It saved me from two treble hooks in my leg one day when the two pd bass did the ol jerk dance. We appreciate your time & knowledge & especially your service to our country.

  • @winfieldagonoy
    @winfieldagonoy Месяц назад +12

    I greatly appreciate all the skills you presented and lots of respects to your excellent leaderships to the civilian, military, buscrafts, and survival community. Thank yu very much and have a blessed day, Sir.

  • @johnpetry6753
    @johnpetry6753 Месяц назад +8

    A good improvised fishing bobber are foam ear plugs. Use your needle to thread the line through.

    • @maxpinson5002
      @maxpinson5002 Месяц назад +2

      A dry stick about the size of
      an unsharpened pencil is
      easily found and tied on the
      line

  • @ajherring92
    @ajherring92 Месяц назад +9

    I used to run a pouch like that on the front of my plate carrier. Kept maps, compass, dip, my Leatherman, a flashlight and a spare set of batteries for both my NVGs and the flashlight. Now I use a Hill People Gear Recon Heavy chest bag. It's a bit larger obviously but it keeps more stuff in it.

  • @tylertapp131
    @tylertapp131 Месяц назад +8

    Good stuff, ive been doin something like this for decades, just use a fanny pack. In mine i normally have a small fixed blade, small multitool, sharpening stone with fish hook groove, pill bottle fishin kit with about 30 yards of line wrapped around the outside, small amount of duct tape, about 30 feet of paracord, chapstick, a bic lighter, ferro rod, full size cotton bandana, full size space blacket, a small compass, and a mini folding stove. This is all in a normal to slightly small fanny pack. Wont lie, i do like the idea of snare wire, the mesh bash and shears. Definitely gonna see about incorporating those into the kit.

  • @OldMountaineer
    @OldMountaineer Месяц назад +15

    Good video thanks. The webbing on the pouch is “PALS” webbing. “PALS” stands for Pouch Attachment Ladder System. The pouches, pockets, and rucksacks that have the PALS webbing on them are part of the “MOLLE” or Modular Lightweight Load carrying Equipment collection of gear.

    • @asmith7876
      @asmith7876 Месяц назад +5

      Damn Army acronyms! 😂😂😂

    • @jamescrowe7892
      @jamescrowe7892 Месяц назад +3

      Somehow I get the feeling he may know that.

    • @OldMountaineer
      @OldMountaineer Месяц назад +2

      @@jamescrowe7892 Probably so. Just wanted to let him know the proper name for the webbing. Thanks.

    • @hk45c62
      @hk45c62 Месяц назад +4

      ​@@OldMountaineer , MOLLE webbing came first. It was renamed PALS by a sissy that wasn't included in naming it MOLLE in the first place.

  • @sams568
    @sams568 Месяц назад +7

    I spent twenty years in the military, so family time always comes first. What "we" like to do comes before what "I" like to do.

  • @BradleySwendra
    @BradleySwendra 22 дня назад +2

    Good man

  • @SirPraiseSun
    @SirPraiseSun Месяц назад +1

    4:05 ok wow gotta admit that chord with the cutter and lighter inside is actually next level

  • @SheepDoggy68
    @SheepDoggy68 Месяц назад +19

    Camo on the outer bags and a number of the items I get, but a number of items are unlikely to be used when camo is important and at times it’s more important to be able to quickly see them if dropped or to easily see them if set down during use! I also use bright colors inside the bag or on important items to be able to quickly grab them from inside a dark bag!

  • @matthewshannon6946
    @matthewshannon6946 Месяц назад +5

    The kids ALWAYS need to come first!! Good job!!!

  • @tankbennett7
    @tankbennett7 Месяц назад +1

    Kudos… I think it is great of you to admit you to are still learning. Show you humbleness!! Mad respect. SEMPER Fi

  • @SebastianSynn18252
    @SebastianSynn18252 Месяц назад +3

    Family always comes first. I really like the idea of the pruners and the game keepers. I plan on adding both to my kits immediately.

  • @asmith7876
    @asmith7876 Месяц назад +2

    l'm glad Pathfinder is working out for you, they are absolutely blessed in landing you, I hope you're paid accordingly. Doing what you love is awesome but you still gotta eat and take care of the family!

  • @Morski_BlackFox
    @Morski_BlackFox Месяц назад +1

    Consider this fish equipment small box to fill up with sound absorbing material.
    Pruners, great idea!

  • @victorchinchillvas
    @victorchinchillvas Месяц назад +6

    Always LOVE the content, appreciate you, sir.

  • @alexanderpetzold632
    @alexanderpetzold632 Месяц назад +2

    Really liked the video and especially that kids come first.

  • @rogerparrett3242
    @rogerparrett3242 Месяц назад +14

    Camp out with the kids? I bet more Dads than kids probably showed up. I would have rented a kid just to be there! 😂😂

  • @Grizzly_feircy_tactical
    @Grizzly_feircy_tactical Месяц назад +3

    Thank you, Andrew! You made another great video actually building my kit right now. And I never knew you had kids! Well I knew you had a wife, but not kids!🤠 thinking of goin to the pathfinder school one of these days! Again thanks Andrew and thank y’all for reading this really appreciate y’all! Rangers lead the way!

  • @NMIBUBBLE
    @NMIBUBBLE 16 часов назад +1

    Thought for the netting you can use some wire and make it into a snare around the opening of the netting and connect the rest of the snare to a stick or walking stick, put some food/bread in the netting lower it into the stream or lake and watch a fish swim into the netting and lift the stick up. Just throwing that out there. Nice little video of the pack great idea!

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ Месяц назад +2

    One of your best videos yet! I'd never seen those Atwood cordage holders with the lighter compartment but I'll be trying one soon. Man, you got some tough students there! I wouldn't have been smiling so broadly with a gig prong through my finger! 😲😂🙌

  • @thomasbrandon5111
    @thomasbrandon5111 Месяц назад +2

    Kids first. I like brake away kits. Thanks Col.

  • @MIForrestguy
    @MIForrestguy Месяц назад +2

    I like those little pouches for skill kits. I have one for fishing and one for fire.

  • @johnny30806
    @johnny30806 Месяц назад +56

    I have one of those, But it's called a fanny pack.

    • @anotherfriend1998
      @anotherfriend1998 Месяц назад +3

      😂Jhonny lol good to see yas...

    • @zacharyvieck8607
      @zacharyvieck8607 Месяц назад +2

      😂

    • @HannibalsSurplusReviews
      @HannibalsSurplusReviews Месяц назад

      Highland tactical makes a great fanny pack mines lasted 5yrs
      ruclips.net/video/2bs6Sf_8LGc/видео.htmlsi=jXAMwvHQyJfRspLa

    • @Doodlefisher
      @Doodlefisher Месяц назад +3

      The idea is to have flexibility with the pack. Attach it to a pack or belt etc and improvise with things that don’t fit their original purpose

    • @jamespaul2587
      @jamespaul2587 Месяц назад +2

      Lol, the ultimate manly fashion accessory 😊

  • @maxpinson5002
    @maxpinson5002 Месяц назад +4

    Thanks for prioritizing your
    family ahead of other chores.
    Unfortunately, it's getting
    kinda rare this day and age.
    Thanks for the video

  • @runner4754
    @runner4754 Месяц назад

    I just put together a small get home bag. I got some great ideas. Much appreciated Andrew.

  • @doublepanthers3088
    @doublepanthers3088 Месяц назад +2

    Terrific as always, thank you for your help.

  • @j.robertsergertson4513
    @j.robertsergertson4513 Месяц назад +5

    It's like Batman's utility belt ,but in camo😂😂

  • @spooneythebadger
    @spooneythebadger Месяц назад +2

    That bird trap is a beaut! 🤌👌

  • @JustInCases72
    @JustInCases72 8 дней назад

    Glad you said that. Family first.

  • @josephmorgan3715
    @josephmorgan3715 Месяц назад

    These are great teaching moments. Another way to advance these courses is to show to young teens that learning these types of things would be an excellent way to aid them should they decide to join the military later in life. Once learned, these experiences will last throughout their lives.

  • @michaelconverse9295
    @michaelconverse9295 Месяц назад

    I love watching your videos I learn something new everytime

  • @recondo4u
    @recondo4u Месяц назад

    Top Notch Info! Thanks Andrew!

  • @iraallenthecrazymountainpe2023
    @iraallenthecrazymountainpe2023 Месяц назад

    Awesome. Thank you.

  • @johnwyman5939
    @johnwyman5939 Месяц назад +2

    That's right, family is always first!!!
    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
    🇺🇸🇺🇸🪓🔪👍🏻👍🏻

  • @jeffhowell3310
    @jeffhowell3310 Месяц назад

    I love my little pouches for different kits.

  • @marine13447
    @marine13447 Месяц назад

    Very informative video. Nice kit, it will certainly come in handy, when I put it together. Thank you, Andrew.

  • @michaelbarker9857
    @michaelbarker9857 Месяц назад

    Pat was real cool man

  • @bugoutbrad8395
    @bugoutbrad8395 Месяц назад

    Thanks for the video Andrew. Cheers 🍻

  • @alvinsamson89
    @alvinsamson89 Месяц назад

    I have a pouch just like that. Khaki color. I use it as an EDC bag. Looking forward for your next video. Keep it up sir.

  • @shadowcastre
    @shadowcastre Месяц назад +5

    Interesting kit..!
    Please do a how-to video showing us the process of painting your gear camouflage.

    • @Sarpiente
      @Sarpiente Месяц назад +2

      He did one already

    • @shadowcastre
      @shadowcastre Месяц назад

      @@Sarpiente
      Haven't seen it in his play list...

    • @Sarpiente
      @Sarpiente Месяц назад

      @@shadowcastre ruclips.net/video/4R5NtS56eT0/видео.html

    • @Sarpiente
      @Sarpiente Месяц назад +1

      @@shadowcastre The name of the video is The Ranger Handbook Survival Kit!

    • @Sarpiente
      @Sarpiente Месяц назад

      @@shadowcastre ruclips.net/video/4R5NtS56eT0/видео.htmlsi=WaFeoE2ZJLkE1YH7

  • @MasterK9Trainer
    @MasterK9Trainer Месяц назад

    I like the idea of small pouches or even heavy duty Ziploc bags to compartmentalize and organize everything. I mean I'm sure most of us can throw things into a bag and we probably have everything we want but I like the idea of bags and pouches because I think you're it's more versatile and even a small pouch can be stuffed with so many things that then it's hard to find things or stuff falls out but the advantage is that when you want to perform a particular task you know which pouch to grab

  • @TheSaneHatter
    @TheSaneHatter Месяц назад +3

    TWO crows in one trap!? That's attempted murder! 😈

    • @cwr8618
      @cwr8618 Месяц назад

      how long you been waiting to use that dad joke

    • @sirg-had8821
      @sirg-had8821 Месяц назад

      The timing is impeccable

  • @razvanrazvan3501
    @razvanrazvan3501 Месяц назад

    Thank you for this video, Andrew. Always useful ❤

  • @pobo6113
    @pobo6113 Месяц назад

    I like knowing that you kale kids and that you put them first 👍

  • @mightywookiee6633
    @mightywookiee6633 Месяц назад +3

    Another video for the "Survival" playlist!

  • @erinhellebuyck7527
    @erinhellebuyck7527 Месяц назад

    Thank you

  • @yakfishin4912
    @yakfishin4912 Месяц назад +1

    Thanks Ranger. Great video once again bro. Where can we get those spools for the pic wire too?

  • @arctodussimus6198
    @arctodussimus6198 Месяц назад

    Outstanding

  • @JustInCases72
    @JustInCases72 Месяц назад

    I really don’t want to learn how to spear my thumb, just kidding. Great video. I’ve been caring a pair of pruning shears for a very long time. Used them at work for cutting vinyl and neoprene. It carried over and took with me when I was out in the woods works very good and a quick way of getting saplings.

  • @hk45c62
    @hk45c62 Месяц назад

    Sometimes when wandering around the woods, I carry a Hill People Gear Fullsize chest kit bag. I keep it stocked with an Altoids survival kit, extra cordage, 8# SpyderWire, map compass, county map, Leatherman MUT, firesteel and a AAA Streamlight micro. And sometimes I augment that with a game vest, which has a large, back mounted pouch for carrying small game, birds. The pouch can also be used for carrying small kindling or birch bark.

  • @Papawsaurus
    @Papawsaurus Месяц назад

    Good information as always. Thanks.

  • @gregdonner1378
    @gregdonner1378 Месяц назад +2

    Dig your game keeper. Take good care of those kids. There dad sounds like he's raising them right.

  • @dennispoley6005
    @dennispoley6005 Месяц назад

    That cordage tool looks interesting. I have another style, but it's too big and bulky, gotta check that out. Pruners are a good idea, quick, easy, one handed, a little heavy though.

  • @richardkleimeier9440
    @richardkleimeier9440 Месяц назад

    Another great video with tons of useful gear.
    Can you tell us which utility pouch this is?

  • @campsiteministries
    @campsiteministries Месяц назад +4

    What do you use to create the camo pattern?

    • @mrwdpkr5851
      @mrwdpkr5851 Месяц назад

      He uses sniper veil for the grid pattern . Amazon has them fairly cheap .

    • @thomas-dn8oe
      @thomas-dn8oe Месяц назад

      any mesh bag would make a similar pattern 🙂

    • @jamescrowe7892
      @jamescrowe7892 Месяц назад +1

      In a video he did a few months ago he used a mesh safety vest. Not to down play mrwdpkr’s suggestion but that would save your sniper veil. Other than that just spray randomly. I did that with a couple of plastic ESEE sheaths. Didn’t use any mesh but OD green, flat brown, flat tan with a black primer. Turned out OK.

    • @peterbogart4531
      @peterbogart4531 Месяц назад

      Popular among low rent terrorists, too.

  • @damonkeykingmartialartst5669
    @damonkeykingmartialartst5669 Месяц назад

    Awesome vid Andrew

  • @adventureswithken1983
    @adventureswithken1983 Месяц назад +8

    So what I really like about this video is it's a smaller pouch from your main kit. One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone builds an altoids tin "survival" kit. Most people will not be able to survive from an altoids kit.

    • @maxpinson5002
      @maxpinson5002 Месяц назад +1

      Yeah
      They're supposed to be a last
      ditch last line lost everything
      else when the boat capsized
      type deal since it's something
      you'll likely still have on you.
      ( for whatever reason, many
      people these days are loathe
      to carry anything in their pockets)
      Many people got the idea
      it's the total load for an
      outdoor expedition.

    • @asmith7876
      @asmith7876 Месяц назад +2

      The Major is one of the very few you'll find with a video where he actually goes out overnight with an Altoids kit.

    • @jamescrowe7892
      @jamescrowe7892 Месяц назад +4

      I tried using his examples along with ASE and others to it together my own Altoids kits. I realised I would need a separate tin for fire, fishing/small game, first aid, water purification. One of the kits he put together he used a quart size zip lock bag reinforced with Gorilla tape that could be put in a BDU trouser cargo pocket. It could hold about as much gear as the Pelican case he uses for Level lll kit.

    • @maxpinson5002
      @maxpinson5002 Месяц назад +2

      @@jamescrowe7892
      Use a freezer bag for your kit.
      More substantial and durable

  • @Uhnonuhmous
    @Uhnonuhmous Месяц назад

    Hoorah 👍 green to gold

  • @deathshaker0026
    @deathshaker0026 Месяц назад

    I picked maxpedition FRP, First Response Pouch.

  • @123rustyo
    @123rustyo Месяц назад

    Great video

  • @tomevans4402
    @tomevans4402 Месяц назад

    I’m cool with second 😂
    Great video

  • @getsomeboy321
    @getsomeboy321 10 дней назад

    My light recce carrier has a nice admin pouch around that size I keep fire/land nav stuff in

  • @Medictrent
    @Medictrent Месяц назад

    Great ideas.

  • @scotts7009
    @scotts7009 Месяц назад +2

    Who makes that particular pouch.Size makes the difference.

  • @jamescrowe7892
    @jamescrowe7892 Месяц назад

    Good stuff. I especially like your pouch for the Leatherman multi-tool. Mine have Velcro and I have been trying to find ones with clip type closures. Any recommendation? And yes, kids come first. I bet they had a great time.

  • @bwrscott1
    @bwrscott1 Месяц назад

    Can you add the little tactical pouch to your Amazon store or post it here? Well done video.

  • @outdoorzone
    @outdoorzone Месяц назад

    Great ideas and equipment!!

  • @kellylybbert8677
    @kellylybbert8677 Месяц назад

    Take sail needle and stroke it 20-30 times with a fridge magnet (the stronger the better) stroke from base to point so that the sharp end points North before you put it in your kit. Float needle on a leaf in some water to verify your new compass. Test again in a month to make sure it’s permanent

  • @nathanielhamer5307
    @nathanielhamer5307 Месяц назад

    I have that pouch but i got an arktis waterproof coat in there, an sas survival tin, brew kit, a swiss champ xxl and lip balm for a flame extender in there

  • @tarheelrealist8935
    @tarheelrealist8935 Месяц назад

    I had the same line of thinking a few years back and ended up with a Hill People Gear chest pack.

  • @NichGatton
    @NichGatton Месяц назад

    Mullein bobber for the win! 😉

  • @christophercavemanforChrist
    @christophercavemanforChrist Месяц назад

    First time I seen trap with lure like that for small game . 2nd video I've seen now haha told you I'd learn a few things brother

  • @sniperforce34
    @sniperforce34 Месяц назад

    I carry the Condor TnT Pouch on my chest rig. Seeing this video gave me a couple more ideas, I use it as a EDC for when I'm out on walks or hikes, but one thing I can't seem to find is the micro chord spool that your using with the lighter storage this video was very helpful

    • @sniperforce34
      @sniperforce34 Месяц назад

      @@HannibalsSurplusReviews for what they are, Condor does ok. If you can't afford high quality stuff then they get the job done. Most people don't wanna spend 50 to 100 bucks for Maxpedition products, especially when their gonna get wet, tossed around, or whatever.

    • @sniperforce34
      @sniperforce34 Месяц назад

      @@HannibalsSurplusReviews most of not all my gear is by Condor. It's because of the price, some stuff isn't worth a shit but it still functions and if it gives out, I can always replace it with another, I chose the TnT pouch on a Condor molle chest harness because I felt paying over a hundred bucks for something by Hill people gear was absurd when for half the price I could get the same set-up

    • @sniperforce34
      @sniperforce34 Месяц назад

      @@HannibalsSurplusReviews i have a phone pouch, and a radio pouch molle'd to my TnT, it's all molle'd to a Condor MC2 molle harness it's K.I.S.S. system.

    • @BD-ck3ud
      @BD-ck3ud Месяц назад

      The micro storage spool is on his Amazon survival list. It's called the Atwood Rope Ready Rope™ Micro Cord Dispenser 125ft 100lb Test,

    • @sniperforce34
      @sniperforce34 Месяц назад

      @@HannibalsSurplusReviews I chose the MCR2 because at times I'm carrying a battle belt and suspenders with gear on it and a Condor water molle pack with gear in it,so when the battle belt comes off I still have a basic kit at all times and I even at times carry a ILBE main pack with sustainment pouches, at least a 3 to 5 days worth of gear and food and sleep system,so after the ILBE pack is dropped, I still have the TnT pouch and radio

  • @agentp6621
    @agentp6621 Месяц назад

    I’m curious what you think of Kevlar string/cord. It’s stronger than nylon and so you can get a thin cord that takes up less space and may have better tensile strength.
    I also wonder about the spools you keep your cordage on. I’m afraid over time the plastic will become brittle and break easily. I’m curious if having cordage wrapped around metal spool or even better, something that doesn’t take up so much space. The spools you have take up a bunch of space in the center.

  • @dreb222
    @dreb222 Месяц назад

    I’d like to see your take on an urban scavenger tool kit.

  • @paulmcdonald1968
    @paulmcdonald1968 Месяц назад

    Mesh bag instead of a stringer.... WOW! Never considered that!
    Bravo Zulu!

  • @MichaelR58
    @MichaelR58 Месяц назад

    Good video, thanks for sharing ,YAH bless !

  • @fgallogallo7
    @fgallogallo7 Месяц назад

    I’ve always had something similar a maxpedition pouch for years

  • @Isheian
    @Isheian Месяц назад

    Ok. Serious question. In a survival situation why would you want low vis or camo anything?
    Maybe I’m just stupid but I’d want everything to be reflective and neon orange. Isn’t the point to be visible so you can be rescued? Unless you’re in a sere situation visibility is a good thing.

  • @3nertia
    @3nertia Месяц назад

    Where did you get that spool that you put the lighter in? I'm not seeing it anywhere!

  • @98xj64
    @98xj64 Месяц назад

    Good ideas 👍

  • @KenGray
    @KenGray Месяц назад

    Who makes those shears?

  • @jay-by1se
    @jay-by1se 10 дней назад

    I was a sniper and now as a dad those pruning shears are in every kids fire kit.. Nothing is better at gathering tons of small wood sticks.

  • @brian-z9e
    @brian-z9e Месяц назад

    Ever hear of fat wood matches? Great use of that bag, hope buddies thumb gets better soon ! ✅🙂🇨🇦

  • @matthewferreira2176
    @matthewferreira2176 Месяц назад

    Awesome

  • @TheGingerBreadMan1987
    @TheGingerBreadMan1987 Месяц назад

    Lead the way brother! 💪🇺🇲

  • @ericniederkruger7537
    @ericniederkruger7537 Месяц назад

    Could you do a video on how to actually convert that wire into a snare? I need that basic skill. Maybe expand it to include how to make a bird and fish traps

  • @michaelcaragio8521
    @michaelcaragio8521 Месяц назад

    Hey, I noticed your watch you’re wearing what’s the model and the manufacturer of that watch

  • @nearandfar
    @nearandfar Месяц назад +1

    Do you have a video on camo spraying your equipment?

    • @RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft
      @RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft  Месяц назад

      Kind of… I think in this video I show a way to camo paint a rig. Good idea though to do a better video on the subject. ruclips.net/video/4R5NtS56eT0/видео.htmlsi=0plvqABzt6OMbI1-

    • @nearandfar
      @nearandfar Месяц назад

      @@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft thanks, yes I was wondering how you got the checkered effect, now I see. Great idea!

  • @joshwagner4368
    @joshwagner4368 Месяц назад

    I dig the little dramamine fishing kit, but I'm not sure I would trust that plastic latch not to wear out. You might want to throw a loop of tape or a velcro strap around it to keep it securely closed. Don't want to discover it came open by pulling out an empty box when you need it or reaching into your pouch and sticking yourself with a hook.