The day the lights never come back on is getting closer all the time. I'm of the opinion that everyone should ready their mind to the very real and probably inevitable prospect they may have to take something from someone at some point.. No one has everything, supplies will run out and shyyt does happen. This is why humanity has the word " survival". Real survival is dirty business and should never be confused with being prepared. They are not the same. You do what you have to do to survive. One mans attacking marauder can simply be another man who hit a wall and shyyt went wrong. EG: I don't know anyone who would sit there and watch a family member die from lack of meds or other medical supplies because of some misplaced sense of morality or imaginary 'survival code' of conduct. When barter and trade or ppl simply refusing to lend a helping hand fails, and it will, you do what you have to do. If my wife or kids caught some funk and were fading fast and I knew some farmhouse located 3 farm fields over had what I needed, and every civilized avenue failed to get what I needed from them the right way- Guess what is gonna happen? Anyone who claims differently is a liar or are living in a Discovery Channel dream land. I'm not talking about plundering for the sake of plundering but in that situation does it really matter to the guy who is getting plundered what the label of the plunderer is, or why its happening?

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

100% agree. We need to be of the mind that people will get desperate, perhaps even us, and need to prepare to deal with that while making yourself a hard target. Great comment my friend and I will be doing a video solely dedicated to what my group has dubbed "werewolves" very soon. Your channel has been a wealth of knowledge for me!

@ziasurvivor3526

6 ай бұрын

Nice video with practical view. Stay strong!!!

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

@@ziasurvivor3526 you too friend. We all have to be 💪

@My_Alchemical_Romance

6 ай бұрын

Perspective. Good points.

@davidoftheforest

6 ай бұрын

agreed

Showing the “fails” is an extremely important lesson for us. Nothing worse than a false sense of security or belief in a potentially flawed system that works poorly or not at all when you need it most. Glad you are out there making these videos!

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Everything is a learning experience and I love passing what works or what doesnt on.

Awesome video! (commenting again for the algorithm)

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

Cuck that algorithm!

A Military Specification (tough as nails) 5 gallon Specter jug is more cost effective. Put it on a frame pack from a sports store near you. A Vario or something similar is adequate if the water source will be hard to reach, like a Talus slope. A powered pump of some sort is optional, and may be too loud. 🎶Meet me down by the railroad track, track. 🎶

I was in a blizzard not too long ago,. I had my camelback on. I was walking for about 5 minutes through waist high snow and got a little thirsty, tried to take a sip...shit was frozen solid. So I continued my 3-mile journey with periodic handfuls of snow. What I learned: having drinkable water in the winter that isn't frozen solid is a necessity. Dehydration in the cold is NO JOKE, be prepared!

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

I highly recommend using the camelbak and a hard bottle of some sort. Hard bottles are alot tougher to kill especially in winter. Maybe even ditching bladder systems all together in winter.

@froginthewaves8450

6 ай бұрын

@@EricGPP I ended up putting a canteen in the hidden chest pocket on the GEN 1 ECWCS Gore Tex parka. My body heat kept the normal canteen from freezing.

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

​@@froginthewaves8450 good info! I'll be testing that out now

@bushnut8305

6 ай бұрын

Wear the bladder under your jacket.

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

@@bushnut8305 I'm definitely going to put this to the test!

My whole property is surrounded by a decent sized river it’s probably 50 feet wide and 7 feet deep in the deep ends and it’s got lots of fish in it and no one really lives by me I have 2 neighbors about 200 yards away and that’s really it the river is really close to my house. In the summer time a decent amount of people do come to go fishing and swimming but in a grid down situation I don’t think they will come by my area because they don’t live around here but I am ready to defend my home and my family. very good video and information

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

Sounds like you have the ideal water supply for grid down. Just watch out for visitors! people may travel all over looking for water and supplies.

There's a reason that wars were historically halted during the winter. Simply surviving the elements is it's own battle.

Behind every failed attempt is a host of knowledge. This is a great topic that is so easily overlooked by high-speed gear and sexy rifle setups. Your videos continue to improve in quality and information. Also, the cameraman is coming soon.

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

Looking forward to that cameraman! The more I find things that fail the more others can watch and not have to suffer the same set backs. Spreading knowledge is the goal 💪

My cousin just went out in -7 (-24 wind chill) and his nods frosted over from his breath. He noted to bring a wipe, or something, to try and clean them. It would be a constant cleaning as well. Also, having a canteen tucked between yourself and your jacket will keep your water from freezing while out and about.

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

All good ideas. I want to do some night filming but havent got a camera for it yet. Winter with NVGs are going to bring tons of other issues as well

@gabrielschultz89

6 ай бұрын

@EricGPP It will, and your eyes lids with start to develop ice from the condensation of your breath so wearing goggles is a good idea as well in those temperatures. I don't know how cold it gets for you but here it's been in the negatives for a week now.

Good video! I don’t use any pumps or water filtration in winter. I’ll melt snow, boil, and put in my insulated canteen. Thanks brother!

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

Trying out getting some liquid water fast was worth a try! Back to snow melting for now

@NorthwestScout

6 ай бұрын

@@EricGPP I’ve seen the Finnish guys store their canteens upside down, seeing water freezes top down. Keeps cap from freezing. I’m going to try it.

Holy smokes! Everything is frozen there!🥶🥶🥶

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

Best way to learn!

dirty water bags are meant to be dunked in water. you don't want to linger at a source. pumps are typically for filtering.

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

Yep and thats how I do it in summer. The problem is with how frozen everything is dunking it just isn't option.

I have a post on my instagram page of a cheap d battery powered pump you can get for like 20 bucks. I’ve tried it down into the 40s and it works well Haven’t tried it below freezing yet. Good video

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

I'm up for trying alot of ideas. I was considering a bilge pump next

be aware of the potential for poison from snow contaminated by chemtrails. I dont know if any of our methods could make it 100% safe, especially long term

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

Yeah snow isn't as fool proof as people think and it isn't a guarantee its safe especially older snow fall.

Did you delete your comment about snowshoes in my community section? Just wondering. Someone else vanished too. I didn't delete anyone's posts.

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

I did not. I couldn't find it either when I just looked

@TA.Mnt.Lion.Alaska

6 ай бұрын

odd.. 3 new ones vanished....anyhow I just didn't want you to think I did that.. I also went to my admin panel and it says a bunch of posts I made are private now but community setting cannot be made private.. who knows..@@EricGPP

Are you worried about your bladder freezing?

@EricGPP

6 ай бұрын

Yes that is a concern. I was hoping to get enough liquid water to keep sloshing around to keep from freezing but got alot of slush so the test wasnt very conclusive.

@woodsrunnersepa

6 ай бұрын

@@EricGPP ah ok, I didn't watch all the way through, I was just curious less the water more the actual bladder itself