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The 1 LB / 24 HR Wilderness Survival Kit – Lightweight Gear for Serious Emergencies
Jul 26, 2025
The 1 LB / 24 HR Wilderness Survival Kit – Lightweight Gear for Serious Emergencies In this video, I break down a 1-pound wilderness survival kit designed specifically for a 24-hour emergency scenario. Whether you're a hiker, bushcrafter, or prepper, this ultra-compact loadout offers the essential tools to keep you alive and moving in the wild. I’ll cover each piece of gear I selected—why it made the cut, what roles it serves, and how to get the most out of minimal equipment in a survival situation. From fire-starting to shelter, water purification, and signaling, this kit is built for performance without excess weight. 🔸 Ideal for day hikes, EDC loadouts, or as a backup in your main pack 🔸 Focused on real-world wilderness survival priorities 🔸 All gear weighs in under 1 pound total Let me know in the comments what you’d add, remove, or swap—and don’t forget to like and subscribe for more field-tested survival content! Gear List, Links, and Notes Below ⬇️ #bushcraft #survivalkit #preparedwanderer #lightweightgear #edc #ultralight #wildernessskills Tuff Possum General Purpose Pouch: https://bit.ly/46nBIsG BPS Knife:
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Welcome back to the channel. And in
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today's video, we're going to be taking
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a look at this onepound
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24-hour
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survival kit
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utilizing a tough possum pouch.
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So, this is the Toughpawsum
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generalpurpose pouch. Um, I've had this
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for a number of years and currently
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TuPsum has actually upgraded this pouch
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and now they're including a shoulder
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strap. Now, this shoulder strap is one
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that I had, but you can purchase the new
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TuPsum
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general purpose pouch with a shoulder
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strap that's already included and that's
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running about $45. Of course, TPsome
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Gear is made in the USA. It's a small
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business and JB Barry, the owner,
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designer, makes some awesome stuff. But
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this pouch has everything in here for a
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24-hour
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emergency
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survival situation. And when I say 24
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hours, I'm talking about something that
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is going to get you through an overnight
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in the woods until you are rescued. This
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is not long-term. This is not bugout.
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This is not anything like that. This is
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something that you would throw into your
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day pack, maybe keep it in your vehicle
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or throw this over your shoulder when
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you're going on a hike along with your
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water bottle and you have a pretty
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decent kit
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that can get you through a 24-hour
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emergency. When I got done putting
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together this kit, I threw it on the
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scale and it weighed over just a little
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bit over one lb. So, not bad.
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All right, let's get into the contents.
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Keeping in mind this is for 24 hours, we
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need a minimal amount of tools. So, the
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first thing is is a good cutting tool. I
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find that this BPS knife is more than
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you will ever need, but it is a very
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small, compact, but highly capable
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Scandi grind knife.
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has a sharpened spine. It's easy to
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sharpen in the field. Has a comfortable
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handle, but it has enough blade that you
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can actually get some tasks done. You
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can do some carving with this thing.
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Of course, cutting cordage,
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and it comes with very nice leather
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sheath.
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Then we have
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the Aquamir Frontier filter. This is the
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type of filter that you would drink
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directly from a dirty water source. This
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is what I would call kind of an
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emergency
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move quick onthe-ove water filter. It's
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certainly not a long-term water filter,
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but we have other options in our kit.
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We're going to take a look at that here
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in a second.
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With our knife, we want to have some way
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of keeping it sharp in the field. And
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this little Easylap
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sharpener
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is fantastic because it has a diamond
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plate on one side for fine and then has
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an extra fine ceramic stone on the
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other. I really like ceramic, especially
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when you're sharpening
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Scandi grinds. It does a pretty good
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job. It's easy to use and it comes in a
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nice leather case.
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Then we have our tin. Now, this is a
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tobacco tin
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that I've turned into basically my fire
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kit. And this has a few different ways
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to making a fire, but also has a candle
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to help us stay warm with our shelter
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system. And we're going to see that here
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in a second. So, we have a tea candle.
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We have the good old mini Bick lighter.
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We have some jute that's been
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impregnated with wax and some other
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accelerant material. So, this is a fire
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starter.
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We have waterproof matches
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with a striker.
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We have a mini ferro rod with a little
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handle that I've improvised right there.
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So now we can put that with our knife
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and we can actually get a fire going.
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And then a nice hunk of fatwood
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for longterm fire making. I can just
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shave off some pieces of this and get a
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fire going. Of course, the tin can be
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utilized to make char material. And
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also,
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this is shiny enough that if I smooth
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this out a little bit,
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I can probably do some emergency
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signaling with this.
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[Music]
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And of course the ranger band around the
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tent is also a fire starter if need be.
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Then we have just a very small miniature
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first aid kit for kind of boooo type
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items. We want to keep those wounds
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clean when we're in the field to prevent
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infection. So, not a lot of first aid
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stuff here, but enough to treat some
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minor cuts and abrasions.
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Now, here is an interesting piece of
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gear to add to your survival kit. This
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is from Batrix. This is a power card.
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It's a one-time use phone charging card.
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As you can see, instant backup power for
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your smartphone when you need it most.
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It has USBC and iPhone adapters for it.
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It is in a sealed bag. And these things,
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if unopened, are supposed to last 8
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years. It's a one-use item. Uh, I think
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it's a fantastic addition to any
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survival kit. Why not? Um, everybody
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carries a smartphone. So, if that helps
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you communicate in an emergency,
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this might be the difference between
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getting found and not
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bank line. Of course, paracord is always
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a great option, but it is much more
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bulky. And this much bank line, which is
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probably well over 30 feet, can do quite
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a bit and is very strong.
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In this little waterproof pouch, I have
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some of my smaller items.
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I have a wrist compass with an elastic
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wrist band. Handy little item.
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Of
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course, a whistle,
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lip balm,
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more of a comfort item, but I always
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have some in my kits.
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Duct tape for repairing items.
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A signal panel. This is from uh a air
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rescue kit. I believe this is Air Force
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issue for aviation personnel. It's very
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lightweight.
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And here I have
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a Fresno lens for magnification and
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starting fire. But also I have some of
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these Essie knives or Isulu
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survival cards. Talk about different
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types of ground air signals. Morris
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code. All kinds of different stuff for
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some quick tips.
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That all fits in here.
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Another item from the aviation survival
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kit
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is this wire saw. Probably one of the
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better ones on the market. Certainly not
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a cheap one.
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Made in the United States and it
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actually does cut wood in an emergency.
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Now we have additional water
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purification items. We have some aqua
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tabs.
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for disinfecting water.
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We have whirl bags.
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These are nice stand up bags that you
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can add the tabs to, add to the dirty
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water, and then treat it that way. And
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then we have
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this piece of plastic that has been cut
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to a conicle shape. And this actually
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fits over the mouth of that water bag.
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And then you're able to drop in a
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filter. This is like a standard coffee
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filter.
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And that way this will prefilter the
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water before you treat it with the
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tablets. Now this was acquired from a
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company that is no longer in existence
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unfortunately, but it was a great idea
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and it's probably something you could
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probably improvise on your own.
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Last but not least is our shelter. So,
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this is the emergency survival bag.
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It It reflects body heat, water and wind
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resistant, compact and lightweight. It
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is 36x 84 in. So, it's a pretty good
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size survival blanket. Better than most.
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And here you can see they're using it as
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a sleeping bag, but also you could lean
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up against a tree, wrap this around, you
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get inside that thing, and now you have
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protection from the elements.
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And the last item we have on our bag
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is a light source.
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This is the O light.
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It runs on a AAA battery. It's a very
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bright little light,
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but you always want to have some type of
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light source. I prefer headlamps, but
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this can do in a pinch. It weighs hardly
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anything.
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And I have that clipped on the outside
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of my bag. So that is the final piece of
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gear that we need in our kit.
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Okay, here it is all laid out. We have
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the one lb survival kit. We have a fire
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starting capabilities in this tin. We
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have a cutting tool. We have water
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purification. Two different systems.
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We have first aid sharpening device for
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our knife. cordage,
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of course, shelter,
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signaling panel, saw,
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whistle, compass, magnification lens
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with cards, duct tape, and a means of
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charging our phone. Pretty decent little
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kit. Like I said, this is a backup. This
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is not something you're going to be
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getting into all the time. You're going
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to pack this. You're going to keep it
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all together, and you're going to put it
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where you need it, and you're going to
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use it the most. And then when you're
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ready and you need this thing, it is
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ready to go for you. Very simple to put
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together. A lot of these items can be
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found on Amazon. Links down below if you
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are interested. I encourage you to put
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together something like this and throw
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this in your bigger bags in your
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vehicle.
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Throw it in your loved ones hiking bags.
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And that way if they get into a
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situation, at least they have some
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basics that'll keep them covered for 24
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hours. If you like this content, do me a
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favor, hit that like button and
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subscribe. I try to come up with a new
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video once a week. Always coming up with
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new ways of carrying and putting
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together survival kits and other types
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of gear reviews for you. And as always,
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thanks for watching the Prepared
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Wanderer. And we'll see you next time.