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URBAN SURVIVAL KIT for Civil Unrest
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Feb 4, 2024
In this video I break down the components of my urban survival kit. This bag has everything I need to survive a civil unrest incident. Article and List of Contents: https://bit.ly/478kcFY Mira Gas Mask: https://bit.ly/3Sxz64i Oknife Otacle A1 (Discount Code: WAND10): https://us.obuy.com/s/NO2CPS Maxpedition Pygmy Falcon Backpack: https://amzn.to/3Qqle9o Grayl UltraPress Filter: https://amzn.to/47gsXh9 Wuben X3 Flashlight: https://bit.ly/46TljcM
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From the woods to the hood, you got to be prepared and I'm going to show you a kit
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that I put together specifically for urban unrest and getting out of the city
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So stick around, it's gonna be a great video. I put together a kit that I keep in my truck that when things go down in an urban environment
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I have something I can grab and I can get out of town
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A big concern of mine working in the city is that if something happens, civil unrest
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rioting, all that kind of stuff that we've been seeing in the news, if it occurs in my
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area while I'm at work, how am I going to get out of the city
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And that means I'm going to probably have to ditch my vehicle pretty quickly and maybe
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hoof it and if I do that, I'm going to have to have some gear with me that's going to
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get me through and get me home. So the gear that I'm going to be showing you today is going to be specifically for
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an urban environment, for a quick overnight if possible. This is not long-term wilderness survival, this is urban survival and it's a lot different
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than what I usually do on this channel. So let's take a look at this kit I put together with this bag and see what is in it
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So what I love about the Pygmy Falcon from Expedition is that it's 1000D Cordura, it's
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DuPont treated material so it's water resistant and heavy duty YKK zippers and the whole pack
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is just incredibly durable and perfect for the urban environment. But one of the other things I love about this pack is the fact that when you unzip it, it
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completely clamshells open and this makes for getting to the contents of my pack very easy
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Alright, so what do we have in this pack? First thing on the outside of the bag, I've got this trauma kit and this is basically
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just a bleed control kit. It's not a heavy duty IFAK, I'm not doing a lot of field surgery with this thing
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This is basically stopping the bleed. So we've got a tourniquet, we have a quick deploy pouch, an emergency bandage, compressed
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gauze, and then a hemostatic gauze package. This is all from Rhino Rescue
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It's a nice compact, easy to get to bleed control kit. So this is really for, in my mind, treating myself if I get injured
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I can quickly deploy this. On the outside of the bag here, I've got this down here and this is kind of an interesting
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piece of kit. This is actually a piece of camouflage material and I got this from Colorado Bushcraft Outfitters
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I think is the name of the company. What it is, it's basically a multicam black Cordura tarp
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What's great about this is if I have to ditch my pack or if I have to lay low in the bushes
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or something, I can throw this over and that's going to be some camouflage material
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But also, since it's Cordura, it's very durable. I can lay this on the ground and this can be actually a place to sit or to sleep if
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I have to. This one is a climbing rated carabiner, so I can use this for a lot of different applications
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In here, we're going to have a basic first aid kit. So this is going to be for minor abrasions, just band-aids, tapes, and gauze, lip balm
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and some ways of disinfecting the wound. Of course, a Bic lighter
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I don't need a lot of fire-starting equipment. Remember, I'm trying to keep this pack light and stealthy, so a Bic lighter is going to
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be good enough for what I need to accomplish. Some basic toiletry items, so we've got wet wipes, some foot powder, and some hand sanitizer
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In this pocket, I have a lot of tools, so I have heavy-duty Gorilla Tape, zip ties
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clothes sticks, my multi-tool, which when I'm running around, I'm going to take this
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out and put this on my belt. So this is my SOG power pliers, fantastic tool
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A couple of items that I think are very unique, and I don't see in a lot of different kits
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for urban unrest, are these two items. So we've got pepper spray, so that's going to be a non-lethal deterrent if I get into
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a situation. And then the other thing is a smoke bomb. This is from Enola Gay
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It's one of their smoke grenades. These are legal to purchase online, but that's going to create a diversion and maybe help
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me escape an area if I have to. Another great item to have is an all-weather Sharpie-type pen
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This one's from Milwaukee Tools. I really like these because these will write on a variety of different surfaces
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Then for a light source, you need a good flashlight, and I prefer a flashlight for this scenario
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over a headlamp because a headlamp is hard to get on and off at times
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It's not as quick. This is the, I think the Wuben X3 that they just came out with
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It's a really fantastic light, and what I like about it is, rotating head, so that puts
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it forward-facing, or I can use it like a traditional flashlight, but it has a magnetic
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base, which is fantastic in an urban environment. I also can charge this with my charging brick that I'm going to carry with me, but what
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I can utilize this for is, I can put this on the strap of my backpack, and now I have
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a forward-facing light for navigation in the dark that I can quickly turn on and off, and
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it does have a red light mode and signaling modes. I can also charge it wirelessly, so it's a fantastic little flashlight that is very powerful
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Doesn't take up a lot of room. I don't have to carry a lot of spare batteries with me, and it's multipurpose when I can
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rotate that head. Another useful item in the urban environment, but not always useful, is your ability to navigate
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Even a compass can be utilized sometimes in an urban environment. Of course, you've got to be careful when you're around a lot of metal or buildings
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I can really throw things off, but there are open areas where you may be able to navigate with
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And of course, if you're navigating, it's always handy to have a map of your area
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This is just a standard city map, but this at least will help me plan routes and get
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me where I need to go. An important one is water purification
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You don't know what your water sources are going to be like in an urban environment, especially when the grid goes down
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The Grail water filter, I think, is probably the best choice because I can quickly scoop
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up water out of different sources, press down, filtrate, and move on
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I don't have to sit there and wait for the tabs to take effect
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It is a grab-and-go item. It is quick and easy, and that's what you want
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Of course, a standard water bottle is great, but one that is a single-wall stainless is
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going to be even better. And I've got this great old Stanley that actually comes apart, and you can boil water in this
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if need be or heat up water for food. A great item to have is one of these tubular neck gaiters
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These are real popular. You can get these in all kinds of different colors and camos or whatever, different materials
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What I like about these is you can wear this as a neck gaiter, a face mask, but you can
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also wear it as a stocking cap. So it is multi-purpose. It is soft
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It's great for wiping your face down if you're sweaty or hot
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It's lightweight. Multi-purpose does many different things, and it's a great addition to your urban kit
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Of course, gloves. You've got to have a pair of gloves. I really like the Mechanic Wear gloves
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They're lightweight and durable. Lots of uses for a 550 cord. There's no reason not to have it
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What I like to do is I like to get these spools at the dollar store and take the cheap cord
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off and then put my good 550 cord on it, and then I've got a nice, easy, manageable roll
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Food is super important, and one of the easiest ones to utilize is an MRE
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You don't have to have a pot to cook in it. Just add water to the heater pack, and that'll reconstitute your meal, make it nice and hot
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So I always keep at least one broken-down MRE in my bag
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And then on top of that, I like to have at least a variety of snacks
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So with this one, I've got beef jerky, I've got different snack bars, I've got some hydration
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mixes, I've got some coffee packets, just a variety of different things
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For tools, I think this is probably pound for pound one of the best tools that I've
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seen on the market. It is from O-Knife. I did a review of this recently out in the woods, but really, this thing is geared towards
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the urban environment because you have a very sharp, capable hatchet. You have that hammerhead strike face for demoing
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And then on the end is a pry bar, and we all know that is going to be an excellent item
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in an urban situation. If you need to get into places that you're not supposed to be or need to get out of places
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that you're in, this is going to help. As far as other tools, I'm really not carrying a lot of knives, but I do carry a pocket knife
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I don't think you need a big fixed blade knife in an urban scenario
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That's just going to draw attention, but a good pocket knife is going to be worth its
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weight in gold. This is a Civivi Praxis. It is a large folding knife
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It's a flipper. I think this is D2 steel. It's just a great pocket knife, and you can do a lot with this
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This is the military version, but there's commercial versions of this as well
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It's silver on one side to reflect your body heat, and then camo green on the other
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And this can be actually utilized as a sleeping bag, so you just roll up in it, and that's
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going to at least keep you warm. And then if you need to turn this into a tarp, you can do that as well
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So a lot of different uses, very lightweight. I'm not going to carry a big heavy-duty sleeping system
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Remember, we're trying to get home quickly, and we want to stay under the radar and not
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have a gigantic backpack, so we've got to go lightweight. More tools, of course, the Silcot key, a very important piece of equipment to have, because
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if you need to get water out here in a place like this, in like one of these industrial
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parks, all the water spigots are going to be shut off, and this will help you get one
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of those open. It is an expensive item, but it is worth it, and let me show you what this is
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So this is a gas mask from Mira Safety
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Now this is CBRN rated, so that is chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear rated
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and that means the rubber is treated, or it's a special, I wouldn't say treated, it's a
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special kind of rubber that is not affected by blistering agents. It has a drink port right here, so you can hook that up to a military canteen, or you
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can hook it up to a filtration system, or bladder like Camelbak or Source, and of course
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it is 40 millimeter threaded NATO canister, and Mira does sell the canisters as well
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so I keep this one sealed, but it's a side mount. What I like about this particular gas mask is the full face shield that gives me a really
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nice 360 degree view. I'm able to see what I'm doing, and then what I do is I keep this thing wrapped up with
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the foam protector that it came with in the packaging when I got it, and then I keep it
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in this military sustainment pouch, and then the filter goes right in there, and then that
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keeps everything together for grab and go. Very easy to breathe in this, not an issue, has a good tight seal around it, and the field
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of view is fantastic. Way better than a lot of surplus gas masks that you get
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So one thing I didn't go over in this video is pistols or weapons
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If you are a concealed carry holder, or a constitutional carry holder, and you have
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a pistol, that's something you'll want to consider and work into the mix
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A holster for your body, or a very secure off-carry method like in a fanny pack, that
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would pair very well with this small backpack, and would be very under the radar in most scenarios
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A black fanny pack is virtually unnoticeable these days, people wear them all the time
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see them everywhere, so you'd be able to wear one of those with your pistol concealed in
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that, and then have your backpack, and then I think most people won't give you notice
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What I like about having a small backpack for this scenario, in the area that I work
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in, it is easy to grab, and I don't have to sit there and spend a lot of time thinking
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of like, oh, I need to grab this, I need to grab that
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You want to be able to grab this thing and leave in seconds, because with rioting, civil
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unrest, you may be driving and come to an area that is blocked and unpassable, and your
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vehicle may be taken over very quickly, there may be a mob coming, so you may have to grab
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this bag and hoof it quickly, so you don't want to be rummaging through your vehicle
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looking for stuff, so having a backpack that is small, lightweight, has all the tools you
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need for a quick scenario, is what you are looking for with this
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