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Great review! Not sure it's the best fit: My two cents (what do I know?) 1. No first aid stuff at all. 2. Need water purification tablets 3. Ditch the matches and flint and steel. Bic lighter and tinder tabs. 4. Who's really gonna fish under escape and evasion scenario (including cleaning and cooking your catch)? Most people could survive a long time just on their fat stores. If anything, replace that weight with some of that life raft biscuit. 5. The bags should be reclosable so you don't lose stuff 6. Needs mil spec paracord 7. Fresh duct tape

Great run down of this kit. My understanding is this kit was issued to USMC pilots. I believe these kits were stored in the injection seats of the aircraft. The kit that you featured was coded out of inventory due to age and it was probably part of a bad batch that came from the vendor that was discovered to be missing the required compass. They are great for civilian curiosity, but when you purchase military gear from surplus stores there is a good reason why it is being pushed on to the civilian market by DoD; it is obsolete, damaged, or beyond its shelf-life.

Talk about “training wheels”. All they gave me was a Ka-Bar, sewing kit, can opener, book matches, and spare boot laces. Had to steal the rest from the Navy.😂

I remember these. The early ones had leathermans in them. They replaced the leathermans with the demo knife because they kept "disappearing ". Leathermans were/ are expensive.

We saw people in Florida returning generators to businesses and with more than half of Hurricane season left. My house was hit buy three hurricanes in one year. We put sandbags in a shed until needed. We have twenty gallons of gas for generator oil for generator and my go bag with emergency supplies. Thank you for your service and education what’s available as surplus. I like the video on what the cowboys used for sleeping.

Its interesting all the items the military has to issue but you never see. When I was in I heard rumors of MRE heaters but never saw one, only the occasional heat tab, most of the time you just ate the food cold. A survival kit was a poncho and your knife.and any other items you bought yourself.

I had that same folding knife in my USAF issue toolkit, when I was an avionics tech in the late 1970s. Recently I got the same knife via Amazon, but made by Marbles. Good basic utility tool.

This was actually for Marine Recon escape and evasion kit, the Air Force used these also..

I used a 1968 U.S. Camillus military pocket knife for over 23 years , carried it every day. My favorite pocket knife ever. I just retired it because the springs are so worn out that I was afraid I'd close the blade on my fingers when using it. I replaced it with a Boker Camp Knife. It has almost the same exact tools as the U.S. Camillus does.

I just love seeing kits being unpacked... you always learn something!!!

Ooops someone dropped the ball filling that kit. Good reminder that new in box is no guarantee of quality. Thanks for sharing !

Google 10 essential items for hiking and camping for a good list. REI has a good list and the gear you need. Everyone has their own essential list. Don't skimp on knife or compass IMHO

That package would be difficult to open with bare hands, especially when injured or exhausted. I'm not criticizing the choice of packing, but everybody should think how to open their first aid kits and survival kits in a real emergency. Is it possible singlehandedly? Will there be a cutting tool at hand? Maybe a tiny seat belt cutter could be taped to the package.

I was in the Corps from 90-95. Was in the first Gulf War and several deployments and I have never seen one of these or issues one and I wan in the Infantry!

I just got two of the wire saws today. The new ones direct from the company has a notch in the handle you can use to get the screw tighter than just using your fingers.

$100 worth of info. Now I know what to put in a fishing kit for the bug out

Great info, don’t see $100 worth

Recon, Patrolling, Insertion, and Extraction (RPIE) Survival Kit. Actual information on the RPIE kit is covered in the 90's Marine Corp Handbook.

Spent four years in the Marine Infantry, ‘87 to ‘91. Never saw or heard of this thing. I want that knife...

You can make a compass with a needle and a leaf in a pinch.

I got the same kit and it did come with a good quality compass.

May I suggest that if you were very careful, you could have cut the pouches open and later seal them back up with some Gurella Tape, thus utilizing the original protective capability. I have viewed many of your videos. Great job!

Speaking as a marine.. 69-72.. we put our kits together for well trained individuals not the week end duffer that thinks he can survive if he has just the right gear.. survival is 90% mental 10% present gear.. You will survive if you strive... as for a compass if you can not figure out north from south with out a compass stay in the city.. Long live the republic! "Don't tread on me !"since 1778...

Nice review and good point about how easy it is to put your pack down or even leave a vital item lying in the dirt after stopping to rest. Don't ask me how I know that! :) Pretty frightening lack of QC however that the kit is missing the compass. That's a pretty important item and that little quality lapse could cost lives. Hope DOD is dealing with a different supplier now.

thats the best saw i have ever seen.big loops and a way to repair the blade with the thumb nuts.

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That Camillus knife is very cool. Nice kit.

This kit is not designed as a stand alone survival kit. They are considered supplements to standard issue equipment. Military personnel would already be carrying Knives, Cordage, a Compass etc.

Come on?! A hundred bucks?! That's crazy expensive for so little. Just put you're own together folks...

That knife is now vintage, they bring $70 and up on ebay alone for new-unused from that era.

The 1967 Vietnam US Leg Holster Pilot Survival Kit was FAR more comprehensive.

Instructions: To open bag chew through bag to obtain folding knife to open survial kits. A embedded pull wire might have been a good idea to open bags.

if you google “smoke chaser compass” you find a small compass from brunton, mil issue. 22$ on ebay. that was the missing piece. sheese, what a critical thing to leave out while packing the kit. 😳

That outer packaging probably cost more to make than the contents.

FYI- it's not CAM- il-lus, but ca-MIL-lus, from central NY, near Syracuse; gr8 info otherwise

Sootch, buddy, about that lifeboat knife -- pleeeeeease, close the cutting blade before trying to open the can opener. You almost got to demonstrate your first aid skills at the 5:20 mark on the video! Also, after adding the compass, also think about a couple vee-shaped coffee filters and a couple chlorine dioxide tablets to go with the water bag. Good video, as always.

That’s a great kit and setup for a rucksack but a lil bulky for edc survival kit. Another great option for something similar is the b.o.s.s. kits. I always keep those in my systems and keep a small kit on my person. Great kit though!👍🍻

Those flat ACR survival whistles are great !

That's nice but not cheap. Nice to see i've got my basics covered though. Merry Christmas and a happy 2020 everyone! :))

That's a cool kit I did a video on a kit like this but mine was a gift one of my friends got after completing Bud/s training it came with a cool little pelicans case as well

I was a Marine, lol when did they start handing those out? All we got was a steel pot and an M16…

Not gonna lie but if I was behind the lines my first sign of hope I would be looking for in my bag would be my compass then to find out they gave me 2 signal mirrors instead, I'd be pretty pissed lol

I don't see a $100 worth of stuff here, seems to be geared more to fishing than anything else. I live and work in a semi arid environment and I would be in more of a need to find water than to fish in it. Cut the fishing kit down to a small spool of fishing line, couple of hooks and split shot sinkers then provide some clear plastic sheeting to build an emergency water distiller. As mentioned by others some first aid might be nice.

Handy items to have. I especially like that knife. I see those fairly regularly at the local flea markets. Thanks for sharing brother.

No crayons? What are they supposed to eat?

But is there $100 worth of stuff in that pack .there's no water purification tablets no fero rod no compass no magnification glass for fire starting .just matches. I know space is a factor but fire starting and water purification is Paramount .some pain killers and anti diarrhea tablets would not go amiss and what about a first aid kit or would that be classed at a separate item .

nice little kit for maybe $50. i have bought n sold the US miltary knives at flea mkts and gun shows. Harbor Freight has the Magnesium striker bars for $2 or $3 I buy a handful n keep 1 in car ,truck and Harley.

lol, in 1991 we were in the desert. not much call for a fishing kit in the desert!!

missing compass demonstrates the problem of mass produced kits. you dont know till you unseal it

Don I love your videos I never miss one keep it up brother and god bless

I like it!! You can find inspiration for your prep kit all over the place!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Didn't need the signal mirror, just use the tin the fishing stuff came in

An old school era Camillus U.S.G.I. Army demo knife, finders keepers, still that water skin seem very durable, but I would rather have a water purification tables rather than have to boil water in that small tin, it's not like I am going to make coffee or tea any time soon, that being said I make 1 cup each morning, still from my experience with the outdoors, having something like a utilitarian pocket knife on you alongside a combat & or survival knife is a valuable thing, the U.S.G.I. Army emo knife, Sheffield British Army Knife, Victorinox SAK 1916 & GAK 1971 are as such,

USMC Combat veteran here....where did you get this survival kit..???

Good video with some thoughts for my own small packs.

The Camillus knife is the best thing in the whole kit.

Always like seeing the contents of such kits to get ideas from.

Serious question: that nice tough packaging - how easy is it to get to the knife without a knife?

Escape and evade with a space blanket ? Noise discipline would be rough

Ive just wanted to thank you for keeping my morall during the covid 19

$ 100 for two small bags of cheap junk. The blanket is the only good item. The knife has a bottle opener... for all the bottles that aren't made any more.

Not so much a survival kit as a fishing kit to pass the time and keep morale up until someone picks you up

pocket knife is not cheap alone about 25-50 dollars on e-bay

I was in the Marine Corps and never ever saw anything like this. I will also note in the infantry

My only question. Why is the knife on the inside of a kit that you cannot get into without it?

Nice kit! I'd add a small med kit and water purification tabs

I went through SERE in2016. That kitt has been discontinued. The new one is very similar though.

GReat kit I would buy that just for the knife and fishing kit!

Sootch! Great to see you on the SD channel!

If they knew what they were doing; they would not forget the compass. But it seems like a rigid kit.

Wow. You kind of breezed past the fact that this is an US military survival pack and stuffing up and putting 2 mirrors and no compass is quite substantial. Considering soldiers have to rely on it in dire situations.

If memory serves, the compass wasn't great. It was just one of those cheapo button types. Good for general headings, in hostile territory, not so great for precise navigation.

That package being waterproof and abrasion proof makes me wonder if it is fire proof. Those repair kit needles look high test. Not likely to break sewing tough materials.

Semper Fi! Thanks, sailor!

What. no Kabar knife?

If you REALLY want a survival kit like this, BUILD IT YOURSELF! While you can address survival kits from a thousand perspectives, with a lot of opinion in-between, they really should address FOUR points: Shelter building, Fire Starting, Food and Water Supply and Signaling. A 7-inch, $15 folding pruning saw (Fiskars?) is FAR more reliable than the 'doomed to fail' wire saw. A good, compact utility tool (Leatherman, Victorinox Tinker (or super Tinker) etc.) is far better than the old 'army issue' folding knife. A couple of good ferroceramic rods and some 1/4-inch all-cotton rope (soaked in melted vaseline) are lighter and more-dependable than the old magnesium block. A collapsible water bladder is GREAT, but don't forget the purification tabs or purifying drinking straw and a way to boil the water afterwards (filters don't remove viruses unless it is an RO filter). A mess kit can make a great container for the whole survival pack, but the best thing to do is use an old STAINLESS (not aluminum) canteen cup as an outer package case...don't forget the eating utensils...a 'Hobo Knife' (take-apart knife, fork, spoon is a great survival kit stuffer!), and a stainless mirror is FAR SUPERIOR to a glass one. The Suunto 'Map Compass' or 'Card Compass' is the best, light-weight answer to back-up land nav, too. I built a kit very similar to what I describe, and adding two sterile sutures, disposable razor and toothbrush cost me LESS than your kit shown here, with double the functionality.

Can you post the link to the survival kit? I looked all over, but haven't found it.

That is a nice kit. A tad pricey maybe. But if it saves your life, well worth it.

Love this! Thanks!

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Great info video as usual.

I have never understood the point of the fishing kit. Does a lost soldier really have time to go angling? a net would make more sense. that could fold up as compact as the space blanket. and maybe double as mosquito protection.

What website and how do we order one ?

So if you’re in a survival situation will you really need a bottle opener?

Great find.

Steve would cringe watching you ruin all that packaging.

WHAT! No rubbers! Where are the crayons? Semper fi

A great vid for a good kit. Well overpriced though. That can easily be put together for $100, I’d say to a better standard too. Thank you

So someone in an emergency finds they have 2 compasses in their kit but no signalling mirror, great. Not a great kit, sorry.

What about a handgun, bottle of water, and 500$ in small bills?

Worth 25 bucks in my opinion. They should put squiddi hand reels in those kits.

I think the kit was assembled on a FRIDAY!😂🤣

Thanks for review

Can I please have the link to the army surplus site where I can purchase one of these? I didn't find it in the description.

Hey Sooch it's pronounced CAM-illus. It's a town in upstate NY and yes it's were the knife company started. I'm from the area.

where you can get one i want one of those

Even hopefully have some defense for when they fall out comes and the cold Winters the question is how do we survive that in any other of emergency earthquakes we get quite frankly but the war the third one and how close is going to escalate very soon by Russia how do we have time to prepare

20 years in the Marine Corps and I never saw one.

I don’t see the link to order the kit?