What a lot of people fail to do, and one of the most important thing is.......Once you put your kit together actually go out and spend a night somewhere and rely 100% on your kit. You'll find out what you really need that works for you. People tend to buy a lot of cool stuff they see on KZread but really has no useful functionality. But man is it cool. Kits are good but you have to practice a few times a year.

I should recommend taking a candle and coating the matches in the melted wax to make them water proof

I thought I was the only person fascinated by survival kits. Outstanding work and I really enjoy your format. Clean, simple, easy to understand. Also a good, well practiced voice that is easy to listen to. Bravo.

@KitbashedSurvival

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah I've been fascinated with compact survival kits, and especially compact survival kits, ever since I was a kid.

Don't know if it would be economically viable or not, but you should sell these kits. This is damn near a perfect mini survival kit. I'd buy one for sure!

@djomegaminus

Жыл бұрын

it's $100 just in knives.

@susanp.collins7834

9 ай бұрын

​@@djomegaminusI have to be honest here. Rushing off to Amazon every time a new 'dingbat' takes your fancy is silly and expensive. My kit has stuff that I've had for YEARS and I know how to use. I've sourced things from second-hand shops and my current EDC is housed in a bright red fabric pencil case lined with stout see-through plastic that somebody gave me. It's long enough to hold a toothbrush. Oral hygiene is SO important in a survival situation. Anyway this pencil case has several individual compartments and fits EVERYTHING. It drops in my handbag. But I wouldn't mind getting some of the stuff in the video...

@ShadeSlayer1911

5 ай бұрын

What's stopping you from putting one together yourself? He tells you everything that he puts in his kit, and it'd certainly be cheaper to source everything yourself instead of paying for someone else's labor. And it's probably not economically viable unless he upcharges an insane amount. I've learned from putting together a couple kits myself that "survival kits" is one of those things that you really benefit more from doing it yourself. Not only is it cheaper, but you benefit more from knowing what you need for what you have in your area, and it will be different than what someone else puts together. Like this kit is fine and all, but I find it to be a bit too large for what I consider to be a true survival kit. It needs to be something I can easily take with me, because what use is it if I don't have it when I need it? Ideally, it should be small enough to fit in a typical pants pocket. If not that, then small enough to throw in any bag. This one is too large. And while that means it is more capable, it makes it less likely for me to have on a typical trip, which is when you'd least expect to find yourself in a situation where you'd need it. Putting something together like this yourself can be quite the fun exercise as well. You get to learn a few things, you can get surplus or second-hand items to save money, and treat the obtaining of them as quests of sorts. And you'll value it much more than if you just bought someone else's kit.

@ShadeSlayer1911

5 ай бұрын

@@susanp.collins7834 Is oral hygiene really that important in a survival situation? I would think so many other things take priority that a toothbrush wouldn't be worth the space.

I search these kind of videos for things I don't already have. The trick candles are a brilliant addition! ~ Thanks for that one.

I would also recommend loading up the lighter with some other stuff like wrapping it in duct tape or gorilla tape. Gorilla tape can be an amazing fire starter. Plus inside the roll of tape you can add little stuff like fishing line and hooks and any thing else you want

That’s one of the BEST small kits of seen by far!!! & I’ve seen a lot!! Well thought through and gave me a lot of good advice! Thanks great vid!!

Best kit I've ever seen, bravo! 👏 👏 👏

For sunscreen, i use some lip balm with SPF 15, can also be used as ointment, tinder (with cotton), and on cold dry winter days you rub some on exposed skin to prevent moisture loss which makes you colder like sweating in summer...

Love it!!! Amazing kit!! JMHO: I would add 1more sewing needle, a sun screen/bug repellent packet, 1 bullion cube, 1 caffeine pill, a mini-signal mirror and a small Fresnel. I think u could lose the small army knife (I love them too... and have dozens - but u have the big one) and maybe even the wire saw since there's one the large knife). Great ideas!!!!

Just my opinion, the one handed Trekker is one of the best knives to have in a survival situation minus a fixed blade. Which having a fixed blade is not always possible or practical. Great video. With your format and content, I have suggested your channel to some of my fellow military and civilian buddies.

Nice kit. Solid on shelter, fire,water and decent on first aid. Being found is very important so I'd certainly put a real signal mirror in the kit and there are so many sizes out now. If one thinks the knife is a bit large or heavy, you could always plan on using your EDC knife and putting a smaller folder or even fixed blade in there. At the end of the day, the owner must be confident in the contents which is why making your own is best.

I like those candles. Great idea.

I am so glad that I watched this video. You gave me some fresh, new ideas for my EDC kit. Thank you and please keep up the great work.

What a great kit! One idea/suggestion, if it will fit I would replace the coffee filters with a bandana. SO MANY uses and imo a must have in any survival kit. Thanks for the great videos & kit breakdowns. I love your channel

My dad gave me my first victorinox classic SD keychain knife back in 1979.. I am never without one ever since.. and I put them in all my micro survival kits.. I have used the nail file for filing soft metal and even wood in a pinch and the screwdriver tip which is flat head also works on Phillips heads screws in a pinch.. the scissors get the most use in the tweezer does come in handy

great kit ! you can replace one of the toothpick from the two SAKs with a "Firefly" (a ferro rod shaped like the toothpick hole of a SAK)

@entertainme7523

2 жыл бұрын

or just get the alox version that doesn't have the tweezers and toothpick and that is significantly thinner

you could use a straw to add sunscreen just melt one end closed put sunscreen in and melt the other end closed.

@longrider42

3 жыл бұрын

Or use something like a Seal-A-Meal. Make your own packets.

@coreywalendzik

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to suggest the same thing.

@IronSharpensIron127

3 жыл бұрын

I just commented this, before I read your comment.

@andyndi6717

3 жыл бұрын

Sunscreen in a survival kit ?? Come on...

@VictorGarciaR

3 жыл бұрын

@@andyndi6717 Maybe they live in a desert, or have a medical condition, or whatever. Each kit is different because everyone has a different set of priorities

Keep doing what you are doing, you have the format just right and I look forward to every Video that you make. Look forward to the urban one.

Great kit. You should market this a very well thought out survival kit possibly the best I have seen. Thanks for sharing

Very nice well thought out kit! Great idea on including two water and shelter elements! Super channel!

Put the sunscreen in a cut off straw with both ends melted closed.

@friendofcoal

3 жыл бұрын

Most things containing any type moist ingredient will start to oxidize when exposed to air, this includes liquids, lotions, creams, etc.....

@jerryakamuadams6399

3 жыл бұрын

they sell small little packets of sunscreen, as small as 1/8oz on amazon. i always keep a bunch in my EDC pouch living in a tropical locale and it has saved my butt from sunburn many a times

@entertainme7523

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@harukiri2738

Жыл бұрын

I really don't see the point in sunscreen If you don't have enough to reapply it

@susanp.collins7834

9 ай бұрын

​@@friendofcoalIt won't BE exposed to air - it will be in a plastic straw with both ends sealed shut. To access it you stick a tiny hole in the CENTRE of the straw with a pin and applying pressure to each end with your two thumbs and two forefingers you squeeze the requisite amount out through the tiny hole. You close the hole with a tiny piece of duct tape.

Hell of a good kit from a guy that sees tons of them and has a feel for what is and isn't necessary.

great kit :) proving the point that the BEST kit you could ever have is the one you make yourself for yourself

Nice kit. Built something similar, but a bit larger. Few more of each kinda thing... I'm using a fairly inexpensive multi-pocket fishing vest to carry it and a bunch of other stuff.

This is fantastic. I would pay for this kit any day. Nice work.

I like it, well thought out. Not sure about the mini Victorinox but I love the larger ones, especially with a saw. I personally own that one, great knife

@JohanSimonsson

2 жыл бұрын

Actually that small one that looks like a toy is great for fixing fingernails, and blade is good enough for small wood shavings. So it is actually useful.

@n8mayfield

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohanSimonsson more useful with a saw

The trick candles and coffee filters are two things I need to add to my kit thank you!

Ha! Good man, I swear by Taster's Choice. Love it so much, I don't even need to be in a survival situation to appreciate it - I enjoy it every morning at home.

Wow, you packed an ass load of gear in that tin. The bivy shelter and space blanket is awesome. Great kit. If you could fit an airplane bottle of booze that would be round it out but being so packed i would totally buy it

Great kit! If you can find them Trader Joe’s had all in one coffee packs that also includes creamer and sugar. You might also want to think about a small square of moleskin and a packet of insect or bite relief packet.

Excellent survival kit ! Very impressive !

Nice! I could make out components from at least 4 other kits you videoed. Defiantly saw some stuff from BCB and adventure medical kits! Looking forward to seeing what else you can create!

I love that kit! Nice job. I have watched many of your videos and I like seeing how you supplement pre-made kits. I have been trying to create a little kit like this that I can keep in a bag or purse, and I am terrible at it! hahaha. I am going to use this video as a model and see what I can do. It can get expensive to pull all of this stuff together, but I feel like buying a pre-made kit is also expensive and sometimes the quality of the items suffers and it seems like the kit would be risky to rely upon. I think I would rather just try to make my own, even if it costs a little more. I like that you have a good knife/multi tool in there and a bivy sack, and overall it's a not too much but not too little type of kit. I really enjoy your videos, thank you for continuing to create and review these items. :)

Great kit! Thanks for sharing it!

Very entertaining and informative. Please keep it up. Thank you!

Nice job I really like the container. Thanks for sharing

Well thought out kit. Was really impressed

Very impressive! I'm buying some of those coffee filters today. What a great idea.

I like that signal mirror, looks like it would go well with dog tags! I also like the trick candles since they'll stay lit!

Great kit. Can't think of anything more I would put in

That's a pretty good and comprehensive kit you put together mate. Sure it will help in an emergency scenario.

Only the best comes from the best. It is now our favourite too & will duplicate it into our compact kit complimentary to our fully kit first aid bag. Cheers mate.!

New to channel and I'm getting a lot of ideas from yours. Big fan of bug out bags and survival kits. Thanks for the video.

@KitbashedSurvival

3 жыл бұрын

🙏

Great vid, would love to see the survival bag as the next step up!

Wow thats alot of stuff for a small container. I like this.

very well thought out and put together. That is a decent kit.

My "sewingthread" is 20m of 0.20mm braid fishingline (powerpro, fireline...), much stronger then regular thread but still great sewingthread. My braid is wound on the bic and a piece of ziptie, that allow me to store the needles (2) in the space between ziptie-lighter-line. Suggestion for the fishing kit, put fishingflies in there (gold-ribbed-hares ear and Red-tag are my choise), they may give you fish without bait (and other animals that eat bugs).

@tennesseehillbillie8227

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion, if you dangle a fly in front of a bullfrog he'll snatch it just about every time.

@wokeamerica142

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree with the flies, always have better luck with them normally plus they are super tiny and dont require u to get ur own live bait

Overall excellent kit. I would try to get a pot grabber in there if you are even considering boiling or cooking in that tin. That 1H trakker is in my EDC, but I have replaced the toothpick with a ferro rod (search victorinox firefly to find it, not an actual victorinox product) and have a few tinderquicks stuffed into the body of it. This makes the knife itself a fully contained fire kit. Nothing beats a modern lighter though.

Great Kit! Thanks for sharing.

It looks like a pretty good little kit to just have in the car if you are separated from your primary kit ... you aren't left "helpless" ! I'd suggest tossing in a tube of Decent SuperGlue - in case your bivy tears, shoe rips, or applied over a deep laceration/avulsion will help close it/reduce bleeding. And it's small. Maybe a lense out of a cheap Dollar Tree 6 power reading glasses to start a fire. It's small as well. Maybe double the first "tablets" and get a tube of glucose (for energy)

Good kit. That box holds a lot!

Just a thought for all these kits that you have supplemented with various meds. I would put a label on the bags with the meds expiry dates so that you know when you need to replenish them.

@KitbashedSurvival

3 жыл бұрын

I do replenish the meds every couple years. Thanks

To be honest Erick .that one of the best kit iv seen on your channel I love it .I'm not going to toot my horn but from my base o knowledge I'd take it with confidence

You can make the sunscreen packets with lengths of straw and a vaccum packer to seal up the ends of the straws

@wretchpin

3 жыл бұрын

I do this as well! I you don't have a vacuum sealer, you can just melt the ends with a lighter.

@entertainme7523

2 жыл бұрын

Will they go bad?

I’m building my own survival kit. I’m also trying to stick to higher end components. It has been somewhat challenging. Also I’m gathering my components from local sources. Again has been challenging. The only things that I haven’t had to order is a mini bic Aquamira frontier pro water filter and some storm matches

Excellent kit build man

Love this video. I was always waiting for...

Very well done. Very well thought out. Always interested in kits like this to pack while out on my bike. Not much space to put stuff on a motorcycle. New subscriber. Cheers ! Guy Speight

Outstanding kit! A couple ad suggestions, if you don't mind. Wrap the mini bic in hempwick, saves a lot of fuel. Add a 1 quart zip lock bag to dump the contents if necessary, as an additional water container, for foraging or gathering tinder. I appreciate the classic as a backup, but I would choose a small (cheap) fixed blade neck knife. I think you have a fantastic kit. I'm not trying to be critical, only helpful. I love your videos. Keep them coming.

I use 80 lb test fishing line it’s a good small source of cordage 100 ft takes up no room also why the regular matches I keep more storm matches great kit

Great job everything in its place. Good deal .

Love that you have the shelter gear in there. Nice kit I guess the smaller knife has the scissors? If you can fit one in I would replace the fishing kit with a speedhook when your trying to survive you want to have the best shot at catching a bite with the least effort but it is a great well thought out kit. Oh and buy some Bogata lock picks and a hancuff key and good to go on easy to use E&E gear bobby pins are useless on most locks.

I actually switched to number 95 paracord.. I can carry more with me generally about 30 ft.. it's smaller and lighter yet plenty strong for a Ridgeline.. and other chores along with my survival tin kits I also have a small zip bag that contains 2-Sol XL myler emergency blankets.. and a THIN mil trash liner folded up to make a bro's bed.. use one mylar blanket to make a tarp shelter and the other one to wrap yourself in.. I also added a small tea candle and some waterproof matches ..mini.bic lighter

That is amazing; you got all that in there, did I miss the final cost? Was just curious. Great Video.

@entertainme7523

2 жыл бұрын

The two Swiss Army knives are going to be the most expensive aspects. I would reduce cost and swap the small Swiss Army knife for more paracord.

@JohanSimonsson

2 жыл бұрын

@@entertainme7523 Maybe, that small is really good for fixing fingernails, and that tiny blade can work as a backup blade, and it’s good enough to produce small shavings needed to start a fire. But sure more paracord would also be nice. So as usual, what do you prioritise?

@susanp.collins7834

9 ай бұрын

​@@entertainme7523I've had my Victorinox Pioneer since 1987.

Superb kit. Great video.👍

Nice kit. Thank you for your video.

Great little kit I really like it

Great video buddy love it I’ve liked & subbed you keep up the great work take care & stay safe Rucksack Adventures 🇬🇧

Sun screen: Make your own. Take a straw and heat seal one end. Fill with the sun screen. Heat seal the other end. The length selected by how much sun screen you want. The small baggies you use to store some items can be used as as fishing floats. Place a piece of neon flagging tape inside to increase visibility. Melt a small hole above the bag seal. Melt not poke the hole. Melting forms a rim around it so it is less likely to tear out. To use inflate reseal and tie your line in the hole.

Great video and nice kit I have been building one similar, I really like the paracord idea though thaks.

I have a Maxpedition Beefy stuffed to bursting with enough stuff to get you by for a long time except for food and water. I have everything from water purification and fire making to temporary shelter, first aid and just about anything else you might need to get you through most emergency situations and it's not a bunch of "tacticool" or useless flashy wallet emptying gadgets. I also hooked it to a chest rig so I can throw it on over my clothes and under my pack if I happen to be where I can grab it also and won't have to take off my pack to access important and frequently used items. Something a lot of people don't think about is adding one or two heavy duty contractor or barrel bags to your kit to be used as shelter, poncho or ground cover.

It’s always fun to make a survival kit

Friends of mine sons are 11 12 will be making them a kit similar to yours, thank you for the ideas.

keep on keepin on-loved this video

I also put some medications in a small ziplock bag and I write the expiration date on each medication.

Very well done !

Great kit! You got a lot in there. You need to do a video, on how you rolled that duct tape so precisely ! That’s impressive 👍

@karmichael2

3 жыл бұрын

You can buy duct tape pre rolled like that. Pretty easy to find actually. Cheers.

Impressive collections.

Great kit, been loving your videos. The main thing I would do different is to upgrade the torch (flashlight) to a headlamp like the Petzl e-lite, or even something bigger - if I was stuck somewhere at night I'd rather have a good headlamp than a knife. I'd also take more cord and less of the nice to haves like coffee and pain killers. Finally, I watched a video where someone modified that case by replacing one of the latches with a homemade handle that folded over the lid, making it much easier to cook with. All in all though, great stuff

My new favorite channel. 10/10

@KitbashedSurvival

3 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you!

Best survival kit is the one you never have to use. This one is a darn good one if you did need one. Been a survival kit obsessive for fifty years + and yeah I love the container like crazy. Lol. Truth is that people should have this kit in their cars and a lighter version (sans the trekker?) in their backpacks. Light paracord wrapped around the elegant looking tin (oh how could I even say such a thing,lol) and all that tucked into a ziplock freezer bag. A half this size flint stick and yeah use the small knife as a striker because if ever you actually needed to do so who cares about the rear bit of the blade in such a situation. More tinder let's say just for a rainy day? Lol. I think magnesium shavings mixed in tinder just might get that fire going when it’s really needed. Love the tube tent + space blanket combo cause survival means warmth which is harder than most people think when you are cold, wet and could use some sleep. Aw heck, throw a couple of instant oatmeal packets in there, you know your hungry if you actually need a survival kit. Most 'useful to have' kits help you get past a spell of bad to the bone stormy weather. More food that is actually food is better than candy. Protein bars, protein mix/ powdered milk, dry Ck. Noodle soup/ramen what have you. Warmth, shelter and geez I’m soaked and freezing, and God love ya, he's got food in there too! Lol. Best survival kit I’ve ever seen (maybe add some thin steel wire lol) no joke. Kudos! Really first rate kit.

I love kits. Nice job.

Awesome kit!

May I suggest a headlamp? You can put sun screen in large straws. I believe they make mosquito repellent wipes. I personally like a Victorinox Swiss Champ if I am going to have a SAK. One of those steel credit card size tools sharpened can be used to batton or split wood for tinder.

Im subbed. Very well presented. Enjoyed the video. Charles

Good on ya for the coffee filters. I thought I was the only one who put those in a survival kit. I use the big white ones. They can be used for water filtration, fire starting, first aid, and even wiping after you go number two. So a very useful item in your kit. I think I carry six. As for that fishing kit, have you tried to catch a fish with it? I live in Wyoming so it would be of no use for me.

Nice kit, overall. I'd lose the manicure knife and upgrade the compass. There's some very good small baseplate models available Also, storm matches, the mini Bic and ferro rod makes the book and strike matches redundant. One suggestion: Needles and thread take up almost no room or weight. I have assorted needles pre-threaded with different thickness cord/thread. For glasses wearers, not having to deal with cold/rain/low light while trying to thread a damn needle is a help.

Very interested to see your "more urban" version of this kit.

Good kit that he put together.

You definitely play tetris. Very nice. If i was lost in the woods, I'd certainly be reassured with this humble tin.

@KitbashedSurvival

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it is a lot like Tetris, lol

great kit! one recommendation for the light, switch it out for a mecarmy x2s micro light. reason for this is that is just about the same size and almost same weight but you can charge it via micro usb and replace its 10180 lithium ion battery. or you can get an olight i1r 2 eos micro light, but its a slight bit larger.

@KitbashedSurvival

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Another nice video with a well thought outkit. Also, Black Rifle Coffee Co has their instant coffee back in stock. Well worth the money when compared to Tasters Nasty

great kit! I was thinking that for people who don't need the insulation, rather than that bulky orange shelter, it might save some space to replace it with 2 or 3 very large very thick high grade garbage bags. I've seen videos where people use them carefully as shelters to sleep in the rain instead of a tent. The extra space might allow you to include some calories (chocolate, melba toast, peanut butter packets, instant soup mix, dehydrated food, some caffeine pills, sleeping pills, a tiny bottle of water, a tiny bottle of double-proof rum, syrup, sugar or cooking oil, and salt packs. I love the coffee filter idea. Some other brainstorming suggestions: A cheesecloth for coarse filtration, a tampon for wounds as well as a source of densely packed cotton kindling, a pencil sharpener to make kindling out of twigs, vaseline or chapstick for kindling, more info cards or even a tiny survival book, as well as some folded paper towels, safety razor blades, zipties, a fresnel lens, a printable paper sundial, and a list of the kit's contents along with the features and instructions. If there's still room, maybe a few toolcards and a flat multiwrench or pocket wrench II. A small hand powered mechanical drill might help with attaching things to trees, or even just wood screws or screw hooks. A wad of 10 or 20 x $20 bills. There's also a small camp stove that disassembles and stores in the shape of a credit card. A tealight candle as well as a tealight candle-sized buddy burners, or if space is tight, then wax-coated cardboard squares might fit better. Finally, some of the small items can be stored in tin containers which can double as cooking vessels within the larger tin. I believe all of the stuff I listed above should be no larger than that orange bag. Awesome video!

One thing you may want to consider in building your kits is including a set of wrist rocket/slingshot bands to allow for easier game getting- if you think about if you are out hunting food, you will struggle getting close enough to a bird or a rabbit or squirrel to catch or kill it- a home-made sling shot will give you almost firearms-like accuracy, and the bands take up hardly any space in the kit. I would also choose Steri-strips over butterfly bandages since they have much more adhesion. As a Advanced EMT in my spare time, I would also recommend including ASA tablets over some of the pain meds (or in addition to them), since if you are out in the woods and start having chest discomfort/pain, the ASA tablets will thin your blood and help with dealing with a potential heart attack. Boullion cubes are also a great addition, since they restore lost salt (from sweat), and provide a warming, comfort drink. Thanks- some interesting reviews.

I made one of these myself. You have given me some new ideas. I believe "My medic" sells the small packages of sunscreen.

@KitbashedSurvival

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I ordered some small sunscreen packets after I made this video. Thanks!

For the sun screen you could do the trick where you seal it up in a bit of straw...

Also Maxwell house was making single cup coffee in like a tea bag, for one cup of perked coffee. Kinda like the ones in a hotel room. They did sell them by the box, Sometimes you can still find them around, but they stopped selling them so much when they came out with K Cups. They are great for travel, and for bug out since you can have perked rather than instant. If everyone were trying to get them maybe they would bring them back!

Great little kit! Can see why it’s your fav. Consider packing emptied heavy aluminum foil stand up bags from ground coffee. Can cook, carry spare water, etc. Folds into nothing...

I would replace the wire with Kevlar kite cord and since I live in AZ, there would be at least 2 water bags and double the purification tabs. We can't have lighters or batteries in our kits in the summer, they explode in the heat in our vehicles. I would add a few 6" nails, for multi-use as shelter stakes, you can drive one in a stick and use as a spear/gig, caltrops, etc. You left out zip ties which you usually include and tinder tabs.

@KitbashedSurvival

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It's always a good idea to alter any survival kit to suit the environment in which it might be used. If I lived in AZ, I would definitely beef up the water side of the kit too.