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"Some crabs", bro there were a 100 in your bag 😂

I’ll tell you base on my own experience when I was in Afghanistan, my squad were to relieve the British soldiers from an OP, Observation Post, in the middle of nowhere. As an American soldiers were worked with the British quite a bit. When we arrived at the OP, all the British soldiers looked like they had went through some of worst fighting all night. They couldn’t wait to leave. They all told us to not stay on the hills but to stay opposite of the OP and just got on their vehicle and drove as fast as they could like something or someone is after them. To make the long story short, that night we sat in this mud compound and we started hearing human figures walking up the hills and we all heard there sounds behind the mud houses. There were 10 soldiers with M-4 rifles and some grenade launchers. I decided to take one of my buddies and to scope out the surrounding areas. Within ten minutes we heard the shooting intensified at the OP, we ran back to the OP, three of men said they saw enemy fighters were walking in the hills toward them and they also heard a Russian language was spoken, they said they tried to radio me and my buddy but we didn’t respond. We told them that we didn’t receive any calls. Me personally don’t believe in supernatural or superstitions stuff. But that night all of us saw something that we’re not humans. Something that made a believer out of us,myself included. I’ve served 12 years in the US Army and I’ve been to some of the most terrifying places around the globe but that area, was the only place that I will remember for the rest of my life that there are things or ghosts or whatever people called are among us. They are dangerous and evil as well.

I once camped on an island off Cape Flattery and all night long there were eerie crying noises that sounded like human babies sobbing and wailing for their mums. Quite loud and close too. The hairs on my neck stayed up all night, not knowing what it was. Really disturbing. Found out that it was the sound that baby mutton birds make, which are left on the island, while the parents are out fishing for a few days. Maybe this was the same thing the soldiers heard? Only happens at certain times in the year.

Maybe the deer got sick of the crabs trying to eat them 😂 definitely a mystery

I'm guessing Fran said "nope " to your haunted island adventure? :) I don't blame her! :)

Those crabs were attracted to the oil scent on the soft plastics package

Hi Strick, Judging by the fear the men had i would have no doubt it might have been the deer that frightened them. In those days they would likely have never heard a deer grunt moan & roar. They didn't have youtube & documentaries to hear them & given where most men came from to fight in the second world war they would not have encountered deer. I have large numbers of deer in the 10,000 HA that surrounds my mountain property in the Deongwar State Forest past Esk in QLD. They can make extremely haunting grunts & roars depending on the circumstances, big males always roar coming up to & just past Easter depending on the moon cycle. They are loud & sound like grunting moaning lions calling for miles across the forest in search of their mates for the breeding season. When they encounter other big bucks the roars become regular & intense & when they fight its an absolute rabble of scuffling & roars & you can hear their mighty horns clash like breaking coconuts form a couple of kms away. If they are frightened mostly at night by movement in the forest, both males & females give deep guttural grunts in short bursts. All of these calls would be concerning to people who have never heard them & their imaginations would run wild, especially with battle looming & keeping them on edge, it may have been overwhelming. They also like getting into water up to their shoulders when hot & often swim in my dam. They are very social & if a group can not find water or food for prolonged periods they will cross lengthy water bodies to find a new source. We see extreme examples of this with reindeer hearing. But all deer can swim very long distances.

I don't get scared easily but this video gave me the chills . Jack you are one crazy dude 👻

This was a really great solo episode, a lot of tension, great editing, all those hermit crabs in your bag in the morning was mental, the way you nailed that fish with the spear first shot was incredible, and the whole 24 hour adventure was wild. You're the deserted island king! Yeeewwww! 🙏🏻

- You must not be too hungry you're letting all of the fish go.

Love ya brother Jack, and beautiful Fran too! Always an immense pleasure watching mate! I'm a huge fan of WWII history!! God bless y'all!! 🙏❤

awesome footage seeing a moray eel out ofthe water cathcing crabs never seen this well done

The hermit crabs were like, “oh man, Strick of Back 2 Basics is here. We gotta line up for the camera” 😂

Enjoying all this content on both channels! 😃👍🐙🦈🐡 Thanks Strick and Fran🤙

At the end of this video clip you are flying along the sea bottom, lucky you chose to go back to shore. I so much enjoy watching all the under water scenes, so full of life flying every where.

Not so much a machine gun, but more likely a 4-inch naval gun. Good episode, thanks.

Cool adventure! Don’t know if you can eat hermit crabs but you definitely caught enough in your bag to have a feast 😂

Nice episode. Lot of interesting details. Loved Morey Eel going out of water for crabs. Lake in the middle of island - felt spooky crocodile zone.

i will enjoy watching this on my pc seat leaning back !!! lets go!!

Really enjoyed it! Uninhabited locale, great drift snorkling and the sights. Really enjoyed seeing the large blue clam. Would've been nice to see the big ones (fish) that got away! And.... the drone footage is always awesome (I've got to get one of those). When I was much younger, I'd do this same thing going solo and exploring areas (even if no one else wanted to go), just not like the waters you have available there. Yep, I'd be on or in the water everyday if I could. Very grounding and theraputic, mentally and physically. Well done!

Those “Cast Away” sounds will get you every time😂

For everyone saying its a figure at when strict wakes up, its not. Its the shine from the torch on the curved camera lense. That "figure" that appears is curved as the light hits the lense.

seeing all the rubbish washed up on the beach truly disappoints me. we have ruined such a beautiful world

strick , you just gave me a great idea , ( how about someone invents a swivel for a trailer that when you go to launch the boat you can swival the boat so that the front end the higher end of the boat hits the water first therefore not swamping the boat ) , just a thought , there has to be people out there much smarter than me that could do such a thing , its the little things that matters ......

Just love your videos Thank you! Just love exploring these Awesome Islands with you all! never knew how much you could survive on what nature has in store if you were ever stranded. You certainly know your stuff!! much appreciated Karen from Canada!!!!!🥰🐟🐌🐠👏💯🐾🌴🌿🥥🏝🚤 thanks again!!!!

Nice video of this historical island which looks like nature is in the process of reclaiming. I say this because of the fact that the guns shown are now sitting in water which I don’t think they were when first brought in. The beauty of the coral reef is really fascinating also to see the beautiful live coral striving with lots of different sea life! Amazing! One could only dream of the days when before Money and tourism and corruption took over our once beautiful island of paradise it was this beautiful to.😢 Thank you for showing us that there are still islands out there and islanders that want to keep their island pristine. ❤️🙏

Awesome mate thank you, bloody ripper vid, that coral was so healthy Jacko 🤙🤙

Looks like a cool adventure, Did you notice the cut stump at the lake you walked past 29:36

Definitely a reefer kind of night . Great video Jack. Tons of wild life

What an amazing Island!! Could’ve been great if you show us where on the map location wise in all the islands you go to😊🤙 Just saying ✌🏼great vlogs!! Keep on keeping on!! CHEERS!! 🍺🍺🍺

Aloha!🤙Its too bad that the island district or state there does not have volunteers to periodically go out on their own (like in Hawaii) to pick up trash from the beach? Even though the island is remote, maybe a group of people could periodically go out there (now that its known that Turtles nest there rather unsuccessfully)? Could those crazy noises that the Australian soldiers heard have been the ENEMY? (the Japanese Army have been known to do far WORSE tricks in time of war)! Great video!

was faded asf today for my junior year finals for math and english lol, thanks cartwright

Hugging that coast line& your incredible underwater camera footage is simply breathtaking.Cheers so much for your expertise

One more scientific theory of what could cause all those deer, as well as visiting humans to feel a sense of dread while on the island: Harmful Algae Blooms: Some algae blooms can cause you to experience symptoms of fear and anxiety, and can even lead to neurological symptoms. Furthermore, it might be more pronounced at night due to the behavior of the algae being different at night compared to the daytime, as well as the fact that animals and humans tend to get more scared at night time if they feel exposed. The deer all running into the ocean at the same time can be explained by the fact that when a few deer run away in panic, the rest tend to follow, which is a survival behavior seen in many herding animals. There are other toxins that can occur in nature as well, other than from certain algae, each of which could cause symptoms of anxiety and fear. Would be interesting to see some testing for such toxins in the water and in the food on land as well.

Envy is a sin but how could you not want to be in this amazing place 😍 Breath taking.

You are amazing!! So cool what you do. Love the language you use as well which is unique for me from Canada!

33:56 If you got stung by seven Wasps. You were obviously too close to Their nest. What we're You thinking when you got stung the fist time? "Ow! That hurt! 😮 So I'm just gonna stand here and let them do it another Six Times!" Jeebus! Learn to take a hint mate! 😉

Getting out of city life to do this the rest of my life the best decision of my life

Wouldn't it be a surprise if it were some sort of noisy reptile !

sound of falling coconuts might have spooked the deer

We would get boat going 15 mph and pull drain plug. All water would go out on it's own.

Cutest pest ever hermit crabs lol love the clanking noise 😅

Wow. Beautiful island and a thrilling experience.

Hey man you messed up by not bringing your solar panels, anything can happen man, you know this 🤕😅 love your channel dude

You Only Spent 1 Day There 😂 Is it Really Surviving Or just Camping ⛺️on a Beach 🏝️

24:12 Hey 😂

Maybe coconuts dropping spooked the deer into the sea where they met their demise.

That was a fun ride. Beauty. Thanks

Sounds like the dear had chronic wasting disease, great video again Strick!!

In the US deer get a disease from certain fly and sand fleas causing them to overheat and drown themselves in the surf.

Diggers are not spooked that easy, and if the noise was coming from within the island why would they move inland away from the beach. They were probably on the piss and caught out and come up with a story 🤣👍

Hey Strick, love this one. Something very different. Would love to see some of the logistics behind this. Surely you didn’t take that bath tub of a boat from Exmouth to Horsburgh Island? Did you travel from Jakarta? This info would complete the story/video for me and probably many others watching. Hope to hear back from one of the B2B team.👍

Greeting from Sydney. Thanks for sharing your vlogs. Good life in the isolated Island, beautiful mate! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023

Beautiful island! Awesome video Jack! The overhead drone coverage makes your videos very professional!

Man! I'm sooo tired of winter here and seeing you in a warm climate makes me ready for spring. This past week here in southern United States our temps have been 7 degrees Fahrenheit or -13 Celsius with wind chills down to -17 F or -27 C.

That Drone seems to have the perfect lure for the birds mate

What a awesome video. And learning more about your Australian history. Thankyou it's just brilliant ❤️❤️❤️

Great to get a double dose of your fun and adventures.

Fantastic episode Strik. Not sure I would be able to brave a night alone wirh the history of those ghost stories .

You've already had to swim after one boat. That almost didn't end well. Glad this one stayed where it belonged.

I really like these stripped down episodes where you feature nature The hermit crab population was amazing but you wouldn't use that as click bait. "Hermit Crabs Everywhere". You and Fran make what you are doing educational, inspiring and visually entertaining. Good job.

Looks like it needed a good douching anyways! Some boats have a little plug in the bottom or the back of the boat to let the water out if you're moving!

Merry Christmas Strick, that is an interesting island, there seems to be lots of food around, excellent video, to bad you could not have stayed longer

Can’t get enough of these studies doing survival,

Really impressed with the quality of your videos. Thank you for sharing!! Cheers from Aberdeen, South Dakota USA!! 😊

Yes plastic bags do come in handy You put it over a tree branch that is green You tie one end up and then you allow the heat of the sun to get the water from those leaves in that bag it works out to be more water than just what you do in the sand and a little bit of water see if you have a couple of bags then you wouldn't need as much water and you wouldn't have to wait so long The humidity that goes from the sun to the leaves and the plastic bag around the leaves will draw more water

At 9:30 you are standing in front of an edible plant. That big beautiful bush full of pom poms is a cabbage plant, they are edible and a good green for survival. (Ladies be careful, it is known to have been used as birth control, rumored to work for 7+ years)

Daily Reminder to get in the word of God❤️

We got two Ecoflow River 2s for Christmas for home emergencies, but mainly to take camping. I prefer the Lithium-Ion batteries of the River 2..

I like the back to basics dry bag ! Nice

Amazing vid! Definitely paradise! Thanks for sharing!

I'm guessing it's either mutton birds or some strange low freq sound wave that only occurs at randomly intervals....

Your Aim is very very good with the spear !

Amazing Beautiful thanks brother we love ya.

Oh I need those sunglasses you had on the boat

This is Horsburgh Island it's part of the Cocos (or Keeling) Island group. It sits about 2,000km west of Broome W.A and south of Sumatra Indonesia. Unfortunately a lot of the rubbish that ends up on the shores of Horsburgh Island arrive from Inonesia, mainly fishing equipment and single use rubbish such as plastic bottles, plastic bags, straws etc.

Those look like shore batteries for howitzers or something like that not machine guns.

dang, would be like trying to walk around a carpet full of giant leggo around dark there. Cute little crabs though, i don't think large game could stand living there at all even if it weren't so dense.... trying to sleep with all them with no cover... man.

Great adventure 👍 Any info on those sunnies?

Ever thought of a cast net? Know it's a survival programme but all those mullet......😨😨

Maybe you forgot mans' weakness, Strick. These soldiers and previous visitors were likely fond of alcohol (what else is there to do in such an isolated location ...and we all know how the mind works after a dose of alcohol. 😂

Ghost deer. Good thing deer are terrified of people. When the bucks are chasing the does deer make pretty weird mating calls. Does do like a sort of snort/whistle and bucks make a very ghostly noise.

Love your work

Its amazing when an ocean has lot of fish wherever you shot the spears fish is always sure caught.

Amazing video!

The suicidal deer was really funny. I'm sure that what really happened was that there was not enough edible plants for deer and/or freshwater for the deer, and they all died. Pigs would have been a better idea, then you wouldn't have all those crabs in your camp.

That swim was epic!

I hope you take plenty of Immodium with you. Coconut is a natural laxative.

Man, that close up on the dead fish get me kkkk I dont like to see them so close

A really great video , thanks for sharing.

I’m jealous I have dreamt about doing something like this my entire life if only I could

awesome videos! just discovered your channel. what brand of sunglasses are you wearing? keep up the good work.

This was a really great solo episode.

LOVE ALL YOUR PROGRAMS, YOUR AN EXCELLENT, NARRATOR, OF YOUR INFORMATION, SURVIVAL TIPS, REAL, TIME EVENTS, ON WILD HUNTING, JUST LOVE IT ALL, WISH I WAS THERE, GOD BLESS YOU ALL PLEASE CONTINUE, BE YOU, THANKS TO ALL, FOR BRINGING THIS PROGRAM TO ALL OUT SIDE YOUR LIFE. I AM SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND, ARE ONLY ONE WORLD, WE ALL, SHARE WE ALL REALLY NEED TO RESPECTING OUR ONLY HOME FOR OUR LIFE.

Enjoyed watching this series thank you

Great upload my dearest friend and stay blessed

I bet the deer were suicidal because the hermit crabs wouldnt leave them alone long enough to sleep.

That flip flop you put on is exactly like one that blew off the deck of my water bungalow in the Maldives... could it be?

The giant clam was the best!