NOTE: If you live in the desert southwest, I'd HIGHLY recommend adding eye protection (goggles), a dust mask (N-95) and leather gloves for just your baseline kit. Dust storms (haboobs) can get nasty and edible cacti are hard to harvest with bare hands. Also a pair of long stainless steel tongs help with harvesting cacti too.

Reliable and reasonable advice from someone trained many levels above the common survivalist. No over-the-top fantasy scenarios that lead people into overloaded packs that are unmanageable. This is the real stuff. Well done! Thank you for the excellent content.

FINALLY someone does a video on the tools needed to survival urban settings. Probably more practical than all the forest skills/tools most survival videos concentrate upon. Thanks watching from Detroit area.

Your rationale regarding firearms and body armor is particularly smart - 'not necessary if you are fleeing a tornado or hurricane'. Too many people who are survival minded are too focused on firearms and the "cool" aspects of survival and their other preps suffer as a result. Thank you for the thoughtful content.

Thank you for your service, and thank you for sharing all of your priceless knowledge.🙏🏽🤘🏽

For any environment when you can take the weight of tools like your talking about here I would carry and I do in my vehicle kit is Fence Pliers. Cutters, hammer and a pick in a one pound tool. I am in S. Florida so my kits don't change very much.

Thanks again for so much clean info. Id love to hear a brief pro/con on lock picks for the urban bag. Most folks could easily rake most padlocks in seconds, but it all comes down to the objective i guess. You've been great!

Fencing pliers are great in woods & urban. Very dual purpose too

Appreciate the way you delineate between not just tempral areas but also societal areas, and you're eplanation of why.

Thanks for the run through. I watched your hour long basic bag as well today. Interesting. I have almost exact same in my bags on all counts. There really are only so many ways to make a wheel. Best to you.

Small hacksaw. Lock picks.

The pliers is used to cut wire so you can tie your wood shelter, and the mini crowbar to not only pry doors or windows, but to pull nails to use on a shelter or man/animal traps.

Once again...very informative and worth the emulation.....practical and real info regarding prepping and supplemental kits...once the juice is worth the squeeze.

Thank you, this is the type information that will save lives. Good Job!

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A great kit & rig with a few options. Very informative vid matey. Cowabunga mate.!

We always tend to go a bit over the top with medical supplies & kits. One of Beautiful Brides college degrees is RN. I believe it would be a waste of her skill set to need something and not have it in an emergency. Man, you are spot on concerning customization based on your operating environment and perceived needs. I relocated to the Philippines Islands from the north east US to check out possible retirement here. That was almost eleven years ago. No more ice storms that take out power for long periods of time. In all my life I had only one earthquake that I could actually feel just before I moved. It is a whole new challenge here in the Phils with earthquakes, typhoon season starting in June most years and occasional volcanic activity. Our subdivision is located on the General Douglas MacArthur national highway. It is, however, not a long hike to get out in to some rural areas. We can go a long way with little gear in the beginning of an emergency. You need to know the culture and habits of your area. I tell all new EX-pats, carry cash deep in the pocket (where it safer from pick-pockets) of your jeans. Cash really is king here, plastic money is nearly useless except at malls and large supermarkets. There are little Sari Sari stores lining almost every road. They will be open until all stock runs out, some 24/7. If, for example, I had to hike a few klicks across town to help Mother-in-law, I would be packing only items she asked for that we know could not be easily purchased. Water for the hike, a few snack bars and CASH. If additional water or snacks are needed, there will be several days supply along the way .When the emergency ramps up & becomes more serious, that is the time we break out storage supplies, bug-out bags alternative energy equipment and whatever else is needed to ride it out. A portion of our supplies are kept at Mother-in-laws across town. If we had to, yes, my family is well prepared to hike the approximately 133 miles / 215 kilometers to a secondary home base where life will continue. I am getting old and might not endure the hike but I am POSITIVE our young troops and Beautiful Bride will make it.

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Great stuff.

Silcock Key is as heavy as a boat anchor and is redundant. Needle nose pliers on a leatherman will open the silcock just fine. Knipex wrench/pliers are top gear. The modern world is made of nuts and bolts.

I live in New York City and have everything he’s showing here. I’ve used everything even though it hasn’t happened yet. But trust me when I say it will. And sooner than you can imagine.

Good informational video Joshua , thanks for sharing , God bless !

I made ghillie suit for just hunting in my area. I made it out of frog tog rain suit. I warmest thing i have in the middle of the winter

The key to access urban water sources would come in handy if a person had to venture into or through an urban environment while traversing from point A to point B. Thank you for that helpful bit of information. Additionally, I live in Wisconsin and the winter would be an especially brutal time to be out in the elements - probably similar to upstate NY. Thanks again.

Everything to my left of the water key the cops would call burglary tools and arrest me.

Nice!

All great builds. I’d recommend checking out a propane converter for the pocket rocket- they’re so small and light, and propane is everywhere in the urban/suburban environment.

I might replace the mini bolt cutters or linesman pliers with vice grips. They have a built in cutter that is fine for most wire fences, but add the ability to remove bolts. A bit set will then allow you to remove screws, just clamp the bit in the jaws. Additionally, they can be used for a make shift clamp- break a pack strap type of temporary repair. A lock pick set might be worth considering (and practicing with), even for rural- if theres a gate pulled shut on some not often used road, you can probably pick the padlock in a minute or two.

Hey bud I’m a little south of you I’m jumping on my TW 200 and bugging out to the Adirondack mtns. I’m near Rochester NY now. Thanks for the tips. I’m also a CCW our governor is an asshat.

Awesome video. Folks we are in deep Sh!@T .. deeper than they’re willing to admit. Prepare so you can weather the storm. If you’re young and/or new to prepping, I’m happy to offer advice or guidance. God bless

If i over think bugging out i will be over weight.... Gun knife map tarp water straw hardtack

Along with my get home bag in my vehicle.. I have a supplemental bag with extra coats..gloves .. underwear and socks.. unfortunately I did not have a extra pair of long pants! I was out of state at a state fair wearing shorts and suddenly the temperature dropped down into the 40s and extremely windy gust.. I was freezing luckily I layered up with the jackets I had in my vehicle..NO long pants though so I was still pretty chilly but at least it was bearable.. I have since put an extra pair of long pants in my supplementary clothing bag

G'day Josh, definitely logical distinctions between baseline and supplemental kits there mate, great stuff !!! I have heard a few "poo poo" a silcox key; sure no taps in the woods, but indispensable if you are in town, or need to come into town to procure water, and for the size/weight/price, just why wouldn't ya ?..........jeez there's some ignoramuses out there. A quick one on pliers; a leatherman is never gonna be as effective, efficient or as versatile as a decent pair of linesman's pliers. If you need a back up blade, saw, awl, tweezers etc, get an appropriate SAK, if you need pliers at all, take proper pliers, well worth the extra carry IMO. Cheers Duke.

If you’re a woman, or plan to bring a woman ,you might need sanitary pads and hair ties, and if you have a baby or small child then diapers, pacifier, and a compact baby carrier might really help. If your baby is breast fed you just need extra water for the mother, if bottle fed, then formula, water and a baby bottle with a rubber nipple.

Awesome information. And advice on maneuvering with small children?

JMO- personally I wouldn't be trying to access any private property or any locked fenced in anything. The few people I know that have businesses and warehouse areas would be defending their property in times of turmoil and it would definitely not be a good idea to try and breach any security someone has on their property. The weight of those tools precludes extra rations and potable water that would sustain you. I'd be working toward getting away from any areas that are potentially dangerous and toward my safe area. Just a thought

A medium size ALUMINUM pipe wrench (not STEEL) gives you access to water FROM almost any fire hydrant. Oftentimes, hydrants are out off the road and away from prying eyes in urban environments.

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For the urban supplemental, one thing to consider is a small hacksaw like plumbers use. A saw can fairly quickly go through some pretty thick material that a small bolt cutter or linesman pliers can't handle. They don't weigh much either.

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Luckily where I'm from "camo" would be considered "gray man".... It's a fashion statement lol

Josh, you touched on your base layer for cold layering. Can you mention some more about brands for that? Primarily your wind, and waterproof layer? Thanks for all of your videos, and sharing your knowledge.

ask a homless,not a fully supported miltary short term operation.a canteen,a warm bed, a roof over your head on a rainy night,a light, a knife can opener and a spoon

Great information. I have the ILBE Marine pack, my wife has the Army aqiuvelant , I bought them years ago and have lessened the weight the older we get. They are nothing I am afraid to say we could manage to carry very far any longer. Our only hope would be to toss them in the truck if we had to bug out. We also have GHBs in both rigs that are a way smaller version of the BOB..Now that we have a bug out location I can think of a lot of things in the BOB now that can stay there thanks to your info.👍Are you in NYS ?

Hey there from Hunland 😊(eastern EU) What's your opinion about the Ghosthood instead of the ghillie? Very smal folded and not so sluggish.

What would you recommend for a edged weapon/multitool? Should I look at 1 for each purpose or is there 1 that will meet all the needs.

I thought you said trail tampons...lol. I was wondering where your bushcraft mind was going with this...

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You can buy a belt that carries these items and more. Try getting like minded friends to agree because cities are very dangerous.