Shawn from Corporals Corner wanted me to say hello. Glad to see that you guys are friends. I encourage both your channels, and to hear that you guys may be working together at the Pathfinder School is great. Hope that you get the job.

Also glad to see you mentioned the importance of vampire defense tools.

Hooah soldier! Showing the bowdrill failures is important. Friction fire can get frustrating. It seems if something can go wrong it will. Even if it's your fireboard or tinder bundle picking up moisture from the ground. 🔥

The only thing I can add to this vid is, your better off putting your snare at the top of the lean pole, because if you do snare a squirrel, in its attempts to get free, it could throw itself off of the log an hang. On the ground it can chew its way out of the snare, IMHO. Ground snare's work on rabbits good tho, thx for the vid

I am so glad to see that someone is FINALLY adding vampire killing methods in their videos. Thank you for taking that stand, sir! Seriously, great job! Love your videos. I'm always grateful for viewing them.

INstead of dripping the raw water into the can, use the cloth to cover the can top tightly, then hold the can under water (top up, of course) and let it act as a pre-filter. Otherwise, tiny debris and critters will be dripped into the can. But hey, it gets sterilized in the fire, right? Just a bit chunky-tasting. ;-) I always enjoy your video lessons. Stay safe.

This is good to go stuff! The can, never fails, you could be lost in the middle of no where and you'll find human trash. Having an eye for it's uses is a great skill!

A couple things, 1: Cat tails, ok, A; fluff, fire starting, grind into flour, insulation. B; The leaves, far better fiber for snares and fishing than bark. C: First Aid, the slime between the cat tail leaves is an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic. D; Food, the shoot can be peeled and eaten, the tip in the spring can be roasted and eaten like corn, the root can be boiled and eaten like a potatoe. E; Gear and Shelter, the leaves are easily woven into mats, blankets, shelter covering, and baskets. The Cat Tail is one of the greatest survival finds you can locate.

First time watcher, and I have to say you are a good instructor! You show your failure and tell the reasons why. You have a level of detail on what you are showing that other instructors lack. The Corporal sent me over and I like what I am seeing!! Keep the videos rolling and I will keep watching and learning!!

Another excellent video! I learned this content as an Eagle Scout. I give you credit for showing that the bow drill isn't always easy.

“One, two, three strikes you’re not out, always another thing you can do”! Reference General Hal Moore. If a knife is what you got with abilities that is one big step to smoothing it. Well done Andrew.

Outstanding! This may be your best of many excellent videos. You don’t just talk, you show how it can be done and do it. A great testament to sentiment of “the more you know, the less you carry.” Well done, Major.

My tip for your friction fire: instead of dumping your coal into the bird nest, invert the bird nest and place it on top of the coal, then flip everything over. It is less “traumatic” to the coal and it tends to stay actively burning more often for me that way.

Improv is the spice of life. Nature gives us all we need. Oh yeah corporal Kelly sent me and I am glad he did!

I totally agree. Few are talking about the mechanics involved with some of these skills and proper planning, knowledge and the will to survive. I've had my own near death experiences, and the will to survive is huge. Bare bones stuff, for sure. Well spoken on multiple subjects.

God! So many vampire jokes come to mind! I don't know if I should be quoting "Buffy" or Bela Lugosi to get a bigger laugh . . .

Reminds me of the '80s era movie "Band of the Hand". A social worker took 5 juvenile miscreants into the Everglades to humble them and teach them to rely on themselves and each other for real survival. All he gave each of them was a knife and said a good knife will provide you with everything you need to survive. Who, outside the bushcraft community, knew back then that single concept was beyond fantasy? I will definitely have to remember about the charcoal. You are true to your word. You work hard to keep your subscribers. Bravo Zulu.

Corporal Shawn Kelly sent me. Knife is one of man's first tools if not the first tool!!! Dude both you guys have this radio voice to start with and methods that put Tom Hanks to shame!!! Nice snare!!! Love watch method and charcoal is good for taking impurities out of the skin!!!

thanks for continuing to share your expertise with us… You continue to be my favorite source of survival information… And you have a lot of competition… Have a safe week… God bless us, everyone 🙏🏻🥰

Tools is number 2 in survival. D most important thing is the "will to survive"

Hey, you went “on a Bender” with that debris shelter! I love the bender shelter. It uses smaller resources, and is plenty strong for a temporary shelter.

The inner strands of paracord can be used as fishing line. Then a hook can be fashioned from the soda can tab by bending and breaking it in half. Awesome video, really enjoyed the content.

That my friend, was a nice peace of craftmanship on that bowdrill. This is hard, especially with improvised materials.

I am amazed at the several pieces of information/techniques that is new to me ! I’m an old man now. I fought fire, served in the military, went off grid for like eight years, studied survival both American military, the SAS, etc. and Tom Brown, and others and practiced, pretty much all my life. Back in my day there were very few age requirements to carry a gun to go hunting. I had a license at fourteen. My father taught me to shoot around the age of ten. This is an old post so possibly will never be seen, but just in case you pop in, I just want to say thanks. I love the bow drill set up ! I’ve only used skinny sticks, and the way you match the stick to the block ! I can only imagine how much easier, and direct as that. I’ve only seen kind of a dished out block, and sometimes can be difficult to keep in place. It seems common sense, but I don’t always claim an abundance there. Mainly it is all nuances of things I already knew, but I believe your way is better. I do feel the need to comment that if you are going to attempt trapping your food, you really need to put out a bunch of them. Same with fishing. If you are stuck in the wilderness for some reason, create many fishing poles to increase your chances. Thanks again !

Great material. Clean hands, first aid, snare, emergency direction communication, etc. Solid material, thank you for sharing. And thank you to Corporal Shawn for directions here. Great class , informative, engaging, and enlightening. Again, thank you. Will be back to watch more.

Another trick in getting the water into the can, is to turn your fist so that your thumb is pointing in a "thumbs down" gesture. The water will follow the contours of your thumb as you squeeze the cloth and flow into the can opening. Great videos and the Corporal sent me here

Excellent! Every time I see one of your videos I learn something new. I never thought you can use ashes to clean your hands. It’s very important to prevent invalidating diseases, and keep up your morale too. There’s no use in taking every measure to save your life just to succumb to a hand to mouth infection! I use to always bring a bar of soap in my rucksack/bicycle bag, but your trick gives me one more life saving option. Well done!

Less is more! As in less gear is more skills! One of your best vids yet! Keep up the great work! You are becoming the top channel I look forward to seeing new vids! Thank you!

It's Survival Sunday! Whoo-hoo! 😀👍

Outstanding as usual! Maybe this old dog will get the pleasure of meeting you one day.

Another great informational video! Particularly liked that you did it with the Mora companion, a great little knife that almost anyone can afford. Thanks my friend 🤠

Epic skillset demo sir.

Fantastic topic. Often overlooked are the two most important survival tools. The mind and the body. Like the knife and axe they should be honed razor sharp and like fire constantly managed to effect the most efficient output. Love the knowledge you share, always on point. Thank You

I wonder sometimes, if there are no hostility in a wooded area, and l could have a Gun or a Knife, l would choose the knife I collect Knives just regular hunting, survival and utility, not historic pieces, fantastic tools they are. Alot of skill in your hands Sir. Thanks.

I appreciate how you don't ignore the hazards of wandering undead.

Thanks for taking the time to slow down and show even the simple stuff. It really makes a difference.

I watch Cpl. Kelly a lot and he has talked about you. I’ve watched you some before, and I’m going to start checking you out on a regular basis. This was a good informational video. It was interesting how you built that shelter. I think I have some of that plant you mentioned growing in my yard. Going to have to check it out. You will be joining Cpl. Kelly on my regular watch list. Keep up the good work.

Hi, Watching Corporals Corner and saw his shout out about you and your site. Have been following you for some time now and think you do a fantastic job. Your videos are full of good information and your presentation is great. Material is presented in a understandable and authoritative method. I continue to look forward to what you are going to present next. Continue the good work. Thank you, Randy

Comprehensive instruction delivered very effectively in a short period of time. Nicely done, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you

I watch corporals corner I watch Survivorman I watch Joe Rogan I watch Dave Canterbury and so on and I watch your Channel Ranger you guys keep up the good work this is the true meaning of being self-sufficient

Been a while since I've commented, but this is just perfect timing because I've been considering a more minimalist approach. Once again, you never fail to impress, sir. God bless you, Ranger!

Amazing Sir! This video is just perfect! Best regards from Argentina

+1 for using nearby refuse (reduce, reuse AND hike in, trash out) +1 for ringing water out of a collection cloth (can be much cleaner) I would have probably sacrificed a portion of the cloth to use as a prefilter, possibly with charcoal from my initial fire. +1 for drying the collection cloth in sunlight (UV disinfects) +1 for not shaping the digging stick to a point in the center and using the edge wood instead (stronger) I might have possibly dried the tip over the fire and compressed it +1 for leaving clues for Search & Rescue. I might lean toward using materials that will decompose though, so as not to throw S&R off at some point in the future. +1000 for the many other things that didn't strike me as something to mention. Thank you!

The Corporal sent me! Thank you for your service!! ❤🇺🇸❤

Great video Andrew!! You do an amazing job teaching us your skills! Keep up the great work!👍🔥🔥🔥

I love this idea. I have always said that as long as I have a good knife with me (and I always do!) I can survive !

i like the ' using rocks ' for ways of search and rescue finding the lost survivors. great content as usual! thanks

Great video Andrew! Cattail and plantain are great resource plants. Charcoal can also be used to clean teeth, and with water rinse one's mouth, and of course as a medical aid for poisoning and/or upset stomach!

Great video, thanks for show your fails at fire making, normally gets edit out. Show real live fire isnt as easy. Salute

Such solid advice And instruction.... The knife has got to be the greatest invention of all

Sometimes we overlook the obvious...tearing off pieces of clothing for cordage...thanks for that. Love your practical, common sense approach and showing skills in action...not just gear. REALLY ENJOYING YOUR CHANNEL! 🇹🇹

Corporal sent me...this is a good thing please don't quit giving us good advice

So good. Thanks for teaching, and filming, editing so we'll it shows and is appreciated.

Great video! The cordage from sapling bark is one I will remember for sure. I have a tendency to over pack for going into the woods, and this video reminds me to slim down my pack and increase my skill.

The Corporal recommended your channel! I’m really glad he did. Love it

You are just as cool as the Corporal said you were! So glad he recommended you! Thanks for your hard work & great learning experience for me!

In a woods that’s already as dry as tinder, these techniques are easier to work successfully. Be sure to get lost in a dry, leafy woods, that also has water. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

Very good stuff. Heard about your channel from the corporal’s corner and looking forward to learning from you as well.

Sitting here with my little guy while he’s feeling sick and your intro music came on and it had him grooving 😅 We love your work!

Eating a little charcoal can also help with diarrhea. Mixing a little white ash with water can help with constipation. The old bushman's adage for using ash to treat stomach issues is, "white if you're tight, black if you're slack". Charcoal can also help with oral hygiene. Chew a little bit, maybe use your freshly washed finger as a brush, spit it out and rinse.

Thanks Andrew!

Great content! Can you share some fitness training tips from the military's perspective how to gradually improve strength, stamina and endurance? Any amt of gear n knowledge is useless if you're out of shape... Pls share more on common easy to ID herbs/plants that are edible n with medicinal value. Thanks n stay safe.

Finally! Someone who isn’t afraid to mention the ‘v’ word. Everyone else acting like it isn’t a problem.

I have not seen the soda can used for that since I was a kid. No one talks about finding and recycling other people's trash much any more. And the debris hut, I bet I built a hundred of those as a kid. Great Video.

Appreciate you, Andrew!! Always a lesson with you!!

I have gotten back into deer hunting after almost twenty years and in doing so I have decided that I need more survival and bushcraft skills in case I get lost. I have watched a few of your videos as well as many of Corporal’s Corner videos and have found that I need more survival skills. Keep going.

Such a great quality production. 5 stars. I must say I back pack a shovel, ax, saw, 5 pack bic lighters, water purifucation 3 types, cordage, tarps, tent sleeping bag, flashlights, first aid kit, portable coms, et, et, etv, food, cookware, whistle, it goes on and on. Go bag on car. Watching you get all this right, so professionally presented is awesome. 4 other ways, lense, magnesium, waterptoo matches, ferrel rod, tinder tea lights, a good book, sniper vei, duct tape, contractor grade trash sacks. This is just tooooo something. Primitive? Devoid if common sense. Yes, sidearms and takedown firearms. In the same breath, liquor, I know, don't admonish me. I want to see what a standard load out using that highly skilled brain of yours, truly admire it, you would come up with if shtf for REAL. As an example, emergency radio, ham handeheld radio, maybe even EPRIB, save our happy littlle self i oe big hurry as satellites pin point your location and your case is immediately assigned to tje nearest rescue assets. Think helicopter and eergency medical. Use of a handheld mirror to signal a passenger jet cruiding at 459 mph and 30,000 feet, set back in a cockpit is laughable. I have just as much faith in marking out sos in the sand as buying a lotto ticket to pay this months rent.

Andrew you're the best instructor I have seen anywhere on YT or otherwise. Not only do you cover every single technique in depth, but you follow-up with a review at the end of the video of the 7 survival priorities...as a side note when I was taking Hunter safety class in Colorado, I was taught that when you're collecting firewood for your fire you should actually gather about 10X times more than you think you will need to get through the night.. Thank you for everything that you do and for sharing your expertise with us..

Thank You for sharing your knowledge !! Gaining knowledge is the first step in being prepared for survival in any place !! There are SO MANY things to learn to help a person !! I noticed that you grabbed some Bull Rush's at the beginning to use as a fire source, or were your intentions to use the edible parts & cook them in the fire ?? Keep up the great job, the world needs people like you to help us learn !! Once again Thank You !!!

I always see shelters like that and think damn cool, but then Im like.... bugs wtf nope 😄 hate bugs, Im a winter camper because of them damn things lol. Love the videos man! Always do awesome work your efforts are well appreciated here. Keep on keepin on!

Hi there, I had to use plantain lanceolata last year, I forgot my first aid kit whilst out in the woods and got some bad scratches on my hand, being diabetic I do not heal too quickly, but chewed up the plantain and put in on my hand and used some birch poly pore cut up to make a plaster, the bleeding stopped almost immediately but it did sting a bit, 24 hours later it had healed, that stuff does work and tastes good as a tea. Thanks for the video, take care

Stumbled across this video. Like the fact you came clean an said it took you 3 tries to attain fire. No bullshit, no faking. Great vid. You earned another sub.

Great stuff today Andrew Van Helsing! Wood Vamps are always spoiling our good time in nature…lol. I’ll say it again, outstanding integrity on the fire today. Friction fire is fickle, and more often than not it’s a multiple attempt endeavor. Not a big deal; just step back, reassess, and hit again. Don’t give up! I liked your shelter today too. I had an instructor up in the Boundary Waters (BSA summer camp) build something very similar, but lower to the ground, just big enough for him to back into feet first and then plug the door with some debris, like an above ground den… Scouting days! Keep up the Fire Andrew!!!

Being down to a knife is definitely FUBAR, and sadly, almost nobody trains that hard. Including me....

Thank you for your service! Corporals Corner sent me here to support your channel. I support all military channels and especially students and instructors associated with Shawn Kelly. Glad to be here!

The watch tip and charcoal one are good tips I didn’t know that. Outstanding

Excellent instructions 👌

Ranger use rocks for signal device. Me in Kentucky: There's rock everywhere.

Hey Brother, welcome to the community. Corporal's Corner sent me and I love your channel from what I see of it. Please continue your training with Dave Canterbury. He is one of the best, up their with my favorite Ray Mears ( give him a watch, if have not already, please). Good luck with your retirement. I am a retired, and tired old Marine.

Nice warrior video as always. I watched this as soon as I got a few minutes to devote my attention to it. This video was a rare gem to me. It being that there is entirely too few knife only survival or even just bushcraft videos on here so it was a break from the average content I normally view in this general field. Aside from all that though I feel that these specific videos are probably the most important all around survival and "knife only" bushcraft content available here. Primarily because I think the knife is hands down the most important and useful item one could hope for. I have loads of top of the line equipment that I love to use at every opportunity but even my edc get home bag stays in my truck and would be useless if I had to depend on my immediate possessions on me. One of those always being a dependable blade. Thanks for your efforts and desire to teach others what you have learned while defending the greatest nation on earth. The direction things are going the people here will need all guidance and leadership they can get.....

Awesome Video, Thanks for teaching the information everyone needs to know. I've learned and continue to learn from your videos. Thanks Brother! Have a Great Day.

Really good video! Thanks!

First of all, thank you for your service. I know you hear that often, but it comes from my heart, my wife and we mean it. I am a retired police and served in USAF. I worked side by side with a few Rangers (still had their tabs and coin) that were awesome. I like the spirit instilled in them. We were referred from the Corporals Corner. Keep up the good work and fight those vampires.

Many people "know" but few can teach. Thank you for these amazing videos. I value your time to share this information. Great channel.

I might have gone overboard with my knife, went with the Topps Apache Dawn. Beast of a blade, but, for delicate work, a bit much. So, I suppose s simple, quality folding pocket knife for smaller scale tasks would be a good thing to add into my bag.

If all you have is "just a knife", you aren't cheating hard enough. :P The Mora sheath is a great platform for those of us who don't play fair. I see you took your bootlaces for the bowdrill, but not the paracord around the sheath?

Love your channel Sir, your teaching style is easily understandable and all you teach has " The ring of truth to it."

I watched Corporals Corner this morning (31 Oct 2021) he mentioned your you tube channel, I looked you up to discover I had already subscribed. So with that your latest show happened to sinc with Seans latest show hand in glove. I am working on his pocket survival kit already and your show has brought back much "old training" Great job! Keep up the good work, thank you. CB Spady

You are such a good teacher man. Every video you put out is extremely informative and could save someone's life. Much love and respect bud. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us.

LETS GO BRANDON! Hey you said leave a comment

Happy to support a veteran and learn skills from you. So far I have found more depth in what you have to teach and share.

The Corporal recommended your channel. I like your direct approach, survival must be direct.

Can you get a spark with a piece of flint or hard rock and a carbon steel knife?

Can you please point me to the video (or part of a video) where you made that paracord wrapped knife sheath? I have seen all of your videos, but can’t remember where you covered it.

I learned so much from this video , I think he's a true ranger teach us basic skills and tactics .

Big shout out from Corporeal Kelly! Good stuff man! Thanks for contributing to our education.

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The absolute best survival video EVER !!!!!!

The Corporal sent me and I'm glad he did. You keep makin' 'em, I'll keep watchin' 'em.

Outstanding job showing different ways to get to the same out come. Outside the box thinking is a great skill.