POCKET BELLOWS!!! On one particular multi day hike with my bro when we were in our early 20s, we were setting up camp for the night and he was getting the fire started when he just dropped flat on his face. He had been a bit dehydrated, a bit exhausted, and was blowing hard on the fire to get it going in a very wet environment. He could easily have fallen backward and hit his head on a rock, MILES away from help and no cell phone service. A pocket bellows GREATLY reduces the amount of effort required to ignite coals and could help avoid that scenario from ever playing out for anyone. Just imagine if that happened to someone who is out ALONE!
Might consider switching from triple antibiotic to high concentration bacitracin. Much lower incidence of allergic reaction(particularly if you share with students). And if a patient does have antibiotic allergies, petroleum jelly is a great alternative. So research shows petroleum jelly to be just as effective in wound healing as triple antibiotic, but I will admit I'm still split on that decision.
I actually carry most of this stuff in my normal backpacking setup. Its all lightweight and my pack base weight is still only 10 lbs! All real good choices you got there! For water I like my sawyer mini more than tablets. Though I just got one of those grayl bottles and I like how quick and easy it is. It does add weight though. Regarding fire tinder, BTW. Dont waste money buying premade tinder online (for those who do). Dental jams and some wax (candle or even crayons). $20 or less you can make a few hundred at a time! The ones I make have a 6 minute burn time!
I have an awesome go bag. Antibiotics, emergency blanket, knife with fire starter on it, D batteries with steel wool (makes fire), matches, lint, ropes for building and repelling, bleach for cleaning water, bandages, antibiotic ointments, burn gel, alcohol, peroxide, NSAIDs, painkillers, cigarettes (for joy), high powered C02 bb pistol (for noise and small animals), electrolyte powder mixes, tourniquets, vitamins, fishing line and compass. A few other items too but this is what I can think of. I need a wind up radio and maybe a small tarp. Would love to hear ideas as well that’s not in this vid since I’m new to this
Highly recommend the pocket bellow. I thought it was gimmicky/nerdy back in the day, but since using one a lot I definitely love it. Cheap, portable, highly effective.
Cody was an inspiration to me years ago. From the early 90s when he was in American Survival Guide to the 2000's in Backpacker magazine, to the first podcast I ever recorded for Fieldcraft Survival with Cody face-to-face. The man is a true legend in the community.
Great job with your explanation and kit ideas. One thing that I’d recommend is a chem light for emergency buss saw(signaling at night) & a couple 3mil 55gal contractor bags
Solid recommendations. If you take a look back at my videos where I show my canteen kit, there has been a chem light on it for years. Highly recommend it for the buzz saw. The contractor bags are good too and those are demonstrated in our one-day course to show shelter I.O.U. concepts. Peter Kummerfeldt did it best with bags and I swear by his methods.
Define expert ! no one is an expert ,we are all learning and are hosts of the wilderness, great content btw .god bless you and your family and happy camping 🏕 🙏 😊. Lee
I've always shied away from the term. Even "SME" is one that I use with caution. I've been a student for life and that is how I've described myself all these years. I think "expert" should be defined as a person who realizes they will always have something to learn. Experience is a great teacher and there have been may experiences in my life, personal and professional, that define what I carry. The FCS media team is incredible and they choose the titles. It flatters me they use this term and I understand why it works for SEO. At the end of the day, words matter as do actions. People can question what you say but they can't deny what you do. I'll let my students decide if I'm a credible source when they see my actions in classes. Have a blessed day my friend.
As much as I want to do more kit layouts, I'm a skills guy at heart. Sadly, more likes come from gear vids since it is easier to buy items than it is to develop hard skills. That said, they have a place and I enjoy watching other's layouts like folks like mine. Don't worry, you'll see a few more in the coming months.
Love it. One small suggestion: Be more concise. Attention spans are short and youtube videos that take out all the fluff typically perform best, analytics wise. Thanks for the great content
That’s not exactly a survival kit. It’s more like a convenience kit. Too much stuff that should be in other places. Other stuff is useless. Remember: habitat (heat and cold will kill you first), water (3 days and you are suffering), nutrition (you can survive for a week without food), getting found (isn’t that the point?). I’ve followed these principles for four decades ever since Ranger School.
Great information but almost impossible to see. Next time either do full sun or full shade so the camera can expose correctly. Otherwise a small flex fill for bounced fill goes a long way to making your content actually viewable and not underexposed. Nice kit, you prompted. Me to by the fire bellows! !
Thank you. Always happy to share skills but I do have to admit kit breakdown vids like these are pretty important for folks who need to know what to carry yesterday.
I don't have a list to share with the public on this one but I've written many different articles over the years about building a kit to suit your needs. If there are any specific questions, I can hopefully help here without writing out too long of an answer.
Hey Kevin, I was actually just watching your EDC video that you did with BladeHQ. Just curious, when heading into the woods, are those EDC items still in your pockets or part of your kit, even though you have some redundancies covered with your blades and possibles pouch? One thing that I found interesting was choosing to carry a normal Bic lighter in the possibles pouch, but carry the Exotac’d one in the pocket for EDC. Any particular reasons you choose to do it this way? Thanks!👍🏻
Absolutely still in my pockets. I did that video with the folks at BladeHQ a while back but the basics are still the same. They are light enough that I don't usually have to take them out. Now, if I'm backpacking and covering greater distances, pants pockets items tend to migrate to a chest pouch or to my pack hood pockets. I don't like the gear rubbing on my legs if I'm trying to cover ground.
Heres the problem with these training courses. Every former tier 1 operator and survivalist out there has a rifle, pistol course. Taking a look at these, the vast majority of them have a barrier to entry so high that youll only be training tier 1 operators and survivalists anyway. Come to my tactical shotgun course. Bring your own ammo and thatll be $5000 up front and a month away from your day job. Oh and by the way, you should have already done your preliminary homework and bought that Benelli M4, because thats the only gun I train my students on. It better have a $300 surefire light and a $200 sling. Speaking as a guy who has owned several rather expensive guns Im not saying its impossible. Im just saying you arent training any decent swath of the population. I want to see a warfighter who says, hey, come to my training course. Its affordable and by the way, I dont care if you bring Lee Enfield. Ill teach you how to retake your country or defend yours. The problem is that none of these people are going to be the vast majority of fighters in the worst case scenario because youre training people who have the income for private security or a bunker and only training them on firearms that you need a second mortgage to own. If you want to take a pistol, rifle and shotgun course for defense in this modern day, you would need to already own a Benelli M4, Daniel Defense AR15 with all the trimmings, and an optics equipped Shadow Systems Glock. You would need $5000 for each course and 3 months of your time away from work. Before they would even let you in the door. These courses are a scam, and I say that as a guy who already has night vision, armor kit, military training and several expensive guns. But Im not representative of the average American and neither are anyone who attends these courses. If you want training, join the military. Their recruitment numbers are low anyway.
If you can watch a 17 minute video amd walk away with ONE new idea, ita worth 10x that amount of time, and maybe your life. I carry two thick construction trash bags, but it never dawned on me to make a beanbag air gap out of it.
POCKET BELLOWS!!! On one particular multi day hike with my bro when we were in our early 20s, we were setting up camp for the night and he was getting the fire started when he just dropped flat on his face. He had been a bit dehydrated, a bit exhausted, and was blowing hard on the fire to get it going in a very wet environment. He could easily have fallen backward and hit his head on a rock, MILES away from help and no cell phone service. A pocket bellows GREATLY reduces the amount of effort required to ignite coals and could help avoid that scenario from ever playing out for anyone. Just imagine if that happened to someone who is out ALONE!
1 thing, I would add to the signalling pouch. Is a chem light stick or 2. They take up very little space and serve multiple purposes.
Might consider switching from triple antibiotic to high concentration bacitracin. Much lower incidence of allergic reaction(particularly if you share with students). And if a patient does have antibiotic allergies, petroleum jelly is a great alternative. So research shows petroleum jelly to be just as effective in wound healing as triple antibiotic, but I will admit I'm still split on that decision.
I use honey for wounds. I hear good things. Need to find small samples.
That can opener was a P51 I do believe 👍🏻
He flashed it so fast I couldn’t see what it was the first time but when I paused I that’s what I was guessing, glad I can live on shame free lol
I actually carry most of this stuff in my normal backpacking setup. Its all lightweight and my pack base weight is still only 10 lbs! All real good choices you got there!
For water I like my sawyer mini more than tablets. Though I just got one of those grayl bottles and I like how quick and easy it is. It does add weight though.
Regarding fire tinder, BTW. Dont waste money buying premade tinder online (for those who do). Dental jams and some wax (candle or even crayons). $20 or less you can make a few hundred at a time! The ones I make have a 6 minute burn time!
Yes, my dental office gave me a dozen of the dental damns and I soaked them in lighter fluid and sealed them with wax.
I have an awesome go bag. Antibiotics, emergency blanket, knife with fire starter on it, D batteries with steel wool (makes fire), matches, lint, ropes for building and repelling, bleach for cleaning water, bandages, antibiotic ointments, burn gel, alcohol, peroxide, NSAIDs, painkillers, cigarettes (for joy), high powered C02 bb pistol (for noise and small animals), electrolyte powder mixes, tourniquets, vitamins, fishing line and compass. A few other items too but this is what I can think of. I need a wind up radio and maybe a small tarp. Would love to hear ideas as well that’s not in this vid since I’m new to this
Always the most useful content! Definitely helped me improved my EDC especially outdoors! Cheers Fieldcraft! Great content as always 🤙🏼🏞️
Highly recommend the pocket bellow. I thought it was gimmicky/nerdy back in the day, but since using one a lot I definitely love it. Cheap, portable, highly effective.
We NEED more of these videos🙏
Reminds me of the Cody Lundin kit
Cody was an inspiration to me years ago. From the early 90s when he was in American Survival Guide to the 2000's in Backpacker magazine, to the first podcast I ever recorded for Fieldcraft Survival with Cody face-to-face. The man is a true legend in the community.
Two minutes in, and waiting for the info. See ya!
Recognized that SimpleShot band from the thumbnail.
I love my Axiom Occularis slingshots.
@kevinestela4881 I have the Scout LT, and I also love it.
Great job with your explanation and kit ideas. One thing that I’d recommend is a chem light for emergency buss saw(signaling at night) & a couple 3mil 55gal contractor bags
Solid recommendations. If you take a look back at my videos where I show my canteen kit, there has been a chem light on it for years. Highly recommend it for the buzz saw. The contractor bags are good too and those are demonstrated in our one-day course to show shelter I.O.U. concepts. Peter Kummerfeldt did it best with bags and I swear by his methods.
Enjoyed this video, I like having a possible pouch, always interested what other people are carrying in their pouch
Define expert ! no one is an expert ,we are all learning and are hosts of the wilderness, great content btw .god bless you and your family and happy camping 🏕 🙏 😊. Lee
I've always shied away from the term. Even "SME" is one that I use with caution. I've been a student for life and that is how I've described myself all these years. I think "expert" should be defined as a person who realizes they will always have something to learn. Experience is a great teacher and there have been may experiences in my life, personal and professional, that define what I carry. The FCS media team is incredible and they choose the titles. It flatters me they use this term and I understand why it works for SEO. At the end of the day, words matter as do actions. People can question what you say but they can't deny what you do. I'll let my students decide if I'm a credible source when they see my actions in classes. Have a blessed day my friend.
I agree on the pocket bellows - bloody ripper mate!
Love it mate. Cheers from Australia.
most impressed by the fact that you can sit cross legged : )
That's a lot of stuff dude
Love this video along with the EDC travel bag. Make more!
As much as I want to do more kit layouts, I'm a skills guy at heart. Sadly, more likes come from gear vids since it is easier to buy items than it is to develop hard skills. That said, they have a place and I enjoy watching other's layouts like folks like mine. Don't worry, you'll see a few more in the coming months.
Love it. One small suggestion: Be more concise. Attention spans are short and youtube videos that take out all the fluff typically perform best, analytics wise. Thanks for the great content
TAKE HIS LAND NAV COURSE!!!!!
Thank you for the shout out. I appreciate it! Great having you in class today.
That’s not exactly a survival kit. It’s more like a convenience kit. Too much stuff that should be in other places. Other stuff is useless.
Remember: habitat (heat and cold will kill you first), water (3 days and you are suffering), nutrition (you can survive for a week without food), getting found (isn’t that the point?).
I’ve followed these principles for four decades ever since Ranger School.
I spend a lot of time outside in Colorado.
I don't think I ever got a tick here. So many in Tennessee, not Colorado.
We don't have as many ticks here in NC as I did in CT. Those tweezers are great for getting thorns and splinters out too.
Great information but almost impossible to see. Next time either do full sun or full shade so the camera can expose correctly. Otherwise a small flex fill for bounced fill goes a long way to making your content actually viewable and not underexposed. Nice kit, you prompted. Me to by the fire bellows! !
good stuff
“Maybe you do, you might want to throw those in there”.😂
I always tell students, "you do you boo".
@@kevinestela4881 absolutely! Thanks Kevin just funny the way you said it and made me think about my psych meds! 🤪😂
Great video. No s-T kit ??
dental floss is my item that I add instead of comb.
So what was the item that he said “shame on you if you don’t know what this is”? I could hardly even see it LOL
Boy, do I love me some Kevin content!
Thank you. Always happy to share skills but I do have to admit kit breakdown vids like these are pretty important for folks who need to know what to carry yesterday.
8:33 Is this a P38? Hard to tell, as you flashed so quickly. But it looked like a P38.
BINGO
Extra eye contacts/reading glasses. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Just bought Mike’s book on Audible too because I can’t read lol
Is there a tutorial on AmCon or Fieldcraft Survival on how to preserve food like jarring eggs or stocking and preserving corn?
Shames you for not know what something is while not showing you what it was. How is anyone supposed to look into it???
It was a P-38 can opener.
The watch. The make & model of the watch please.
ARES Diver 1
P38😎🤟🏻
Great video. What watch are you rockin? I'm currently looking for a good solar but just can't seem to find one.
It is an ARES Diver 1 that Matt G. gifted me at Overland Expo in 2021 after pressure testing my watch in his tank.
@kevinestela4881 very nice watch. 👍
@@pewymcpewerson1395 Thank you. It even means more to me considering the history of how I received it. Gifts have immeasurable value.
Is there a list of these items somewhere?
I don't have a list to share with the public on this one but I've written many different articles over the years about building a kit to suit your needs. If there are any specific questions, I can hopefully help here without writing out too long of an answer.
I'd like the details on that sharpening stone set, who makes it or where to buy?
Pretty sure it is DMT. Comes in various grits of diamond. 600, 800, 1000 I believe.
Hey Kevin,
I was actually just watching your EDC video that you did with BladeHQ. Just curious, when heading into the woods, are those EDC items still in your pockets or part of your kit, even though you have some redundancies covered with your blades and possibles pouch?
One thing that I found interesting was choosing to carry a normal Bic lighter in the possibles pouch, but carry the Exotac’d one in the pocket for EDC. Any particular reasons you choose to do it this way?
Thanks!👍🏻
Absolutely still in my pockets. I did that video with the folks at BladeHQ a while back but the basics are still the same. They are light enough that I don't usually have to take them out. Now, if I'm backpacking and covering greater distances, pants pockets items tend to migrate to a chest pouch or to my pack hood pockets. I don't like the gear rubbing on my legs if I'm trying to cover ground.
@@kevinestela4881 Excellent, thank you! Do you still recommend the Exotac fireSleeve for EDC, or more so for a bag?
What is the spare knife please?
Helium by Robert Herbert
Im ashamed! Now what was that little thing in your repair kit?
Was it the can opener? A lot of history and plenty of folks with stories of how that lil' guy saved the day. You'll find many uses for one.
Was it a can opener?
Heres the problem with these training courses. Every former tier 1 operator and survivalist out there has a rifle, pistol course. Taking a look at these, the vast majority of them have a barrier to entry so high that youll only be training tier 1 operators and survivalists anyway. Come to my tactical shotgun course. Bring your own ammo and thatll be $5000 up front and a month away from your day job. Oh and by the way, you should have already done your preliminary homework and bought that Benelli M4, because thats the only gun I train my students on. It better have a $300 surefire light and a $200 sling.
Speaking as a guy who has owned several rather expensive guns Im not saying its impossible. Im just saying you arent training any decent swath of the population. I want to see a warfighter who says, hey, come to my training course. Its affordable and by the way, I dont care if you bring Lee Enfield. Ill teach you how to retake your country or defend yours. The problem is that none of these people are going to be the vast majority of fighters in the worst case scenario because youre training people who have the income for private security or a bunker and only training them on firearms that you need a second mortgage to own.
If you want to take a pistol, rifle and shotgun course for defense in this modern day, you would need to already own a Benelli M4, Daniel Defense AR15 with all the trimmings, and an optics equipped Shadow Systems Glock. You would need $5000 for each course and 3 months of your time away from work. Before they would even let you in the door. These courses are a scam, and I say that as a guy who already has night vision, armor kit, military training and several expensive guns. But Im not representative of the average American and neither are anyone who attends these courses.
If you want training, join the military. Their recruitment numbers are low anyway.
Expert ? Where are your tattoos ?
I carry nothing but brown fat and sharp teeth
Overkill for most people
If you’re an expert, you don’t need to take anything into the wild you can survive on your wits alone😂😂
Nothing more than to steal your hard earned money..again
If you can watch a 17 minute video amd walk away with ONE new idea, ita worth 10x that amount of time, and maybe your life.
I carry two thick construction trash bags, but it never dawned on me to make a beanbag air gap out of it.