Love your gear. I'm a gear nerd and my fingernails are always dirty. Your kit gave me some good ideas. Your booboo kit can lose the tin. It'll be less bulky and the kit will still be waterproof👍
@MinimalistExplorerEDCСағат бұрын
Agreed on the “booboo kit” makes sense!
@EatCarbs5 күн бұрын
Looks like a solid loadout. Thanks for the video
@EatCarbs5 күн бұрын
Looks like I am a few videos behind. One thing about keeping thing IN the bottle is once you put water in the bottle.. where do the items go? Thanks for the video
@MinimalistExplorerEDC5 күн бұрын
Hi! Thanks for your question! Once you take the items out you can place them into the water bottle bag and use the bankline looped through the bottles cap to carry your bottle filled with water. You can place that welders glove under the bankline and strap it on your shoulder so it doesn’t become irritated from the pressure.
@EatCarbs5 күн бұрын
👍
@EatCarbs5 күн бұрын
Looked like a good fire starter. Thanks for the video
@HarshmanHills5 күн бұрын
Good size rod. I’ve never been a fan of magnesium personally but nice to have it if needed
@MinimalistExplorerEDC5 күн бұрын
Yeah I agree, I wasn’t a fan at all of magnesium, it usually just sparkles and goes out, which is what I was expecting from this too, but the magnesium on this Fire Starter scrapes off in large flakes and ignited on a damp piece of birch bark almost immediately which is impressive! With all the attributes it holds for fire sources, It’s absolutely part of my camping and hiking kit now. I think if you try this one, you won’t be disappointed.
@russellashburn62685 күн бұрын
I've never seen a stove like your rectangular one. Any chance you remember what kit it came from or any details that might help me search it up?
@MinimalistExplorerEDC5 күн бұрын
The rectangle stove that I store my tinder and ignitables in? That is an Esbit stove, you can find it under that brand name either on Amazon or from Esbit Stoves. It’s been around since the 1940’s, different makes/models but similar designs. They have large and small, I have both but get more use from the larger (approx. 4” length) Esbit stove. Both fit comfortably in cargo pockets. The Esbit stove is linked in my description. The very small one with the sliding top and round opening on top that I show inside an Esbit, that is for alcohol, it’ll come up on Amazon under Esbit stoves for alcohol burners, it came with two of those inside an Esbit, but it is not an Esbit, it’s a product modified and sold with an Esbit stove by an independent.
@cmbart15 күн бұрын
You're absolutely right re: needing water. Consider adding a couple little packets of electrolyte powder?
@wazzee5 күн бұрын
That's a beast of a tool. And scrapping off the handle for tinder is just inspired.
@MinimalistExplorerEDC5 күн бұрын
Yes! And the handles come in the Pine as I have, Black with Wood Grains, Cherry Wood, Natural Pine Wood or Jet Black Wood, there is also a metal handle. Very impressive fire starter! Thanks for viewing and your comment!
@mikerilling65157 күн бұрын
WHICH MORAKNIV ???
@MinimalistExplorerEDC5 күн бұрын
Mora Companion, Sandvik. I see them now for $15.24 - $36.00 on Amazon, I got mine a couple years ago. They’re a 3/4 tang fixed blade which is still fine for batoning, it was the required knife for the Bushcrafting and survival classes I’ve taken. So.. still, at $15.24.. good one to get
@ryansawley1358 күн бұрын
Absolutely love your videos, so nice to see realistic items, rather than million dollar kits that don’t ever look used. Massive thumbs up from me and keep them coming please 🙏
@neoaliphant11 күн бұрын
ive had that same esbit stove for 42 years...its still going strong, problem with trangia stoves is the huge bulk...
@MinimalistExplorerEDC11 күн бұрын
I can agree with that! The trangia does add to your carry and what I love about my Esbit is that it will work with different fuel sources. I won’t use the tablets because they smell like shrimp and permeate everything they’re in, but I have great experience using twigs in and I’ve used charcoal as well. I love that you’ve had your Esbit for 42 years! That is quite the testament to its sustainability! Thanks for your valuable input!
@neoaliphant10 күн бұрын
@@MinimalistExplorerEDC ive used cardboard and wax, hand sanitizer, all sorts with the esbit, they are just smaller versions of the british army cooker, which has adapters to hold the army nesting cup.. i like the esbit as my trangia messtin fits nicely on top, which is one of the smallest messtins around, while the trangia stove might be a good alcahol stove, the larger camp setups are hige for the fuel efficiency, and expensive, i got a coleman multifeul stove and billy set for much less than a trangia. rather than hexamine, dragon fuel gel is becoming popular here in UK, it can also be used as a sanitizer, and its non toxic....
@DevilDog6811 күн бұрын
Set the locking piece as you showed then hold the cup down while lifting the handle towards the cup. The locking piece will drop down.
@MinimalistExplorerEDC11 күн бұрын
It had been dropping down but the mechanism to hold it in place was too wide, so it would slide back out. I clamped them and brought the two pieces inward (butterflied) and it now locks in place. Thank you for your comment! I appreciate your input.
@Livestrong0078215 күн бұрын
Quick question, which morakniv do you have? The cheapest I can find is $22 and it’s not full tang, would love to find yours and pick up a couple.
@neoaliphant10 күн бұрын
ive used the clipper, it was £9, one of the cheapest...
@enriquediaz754716 күн бұрын
These bags are so cool for any kind of kit! Cool stuff!
@user-ei6kv4uc3s18 күн бұрын
What color is the helikontex kitbag?
@MinimalistExplorerEDC17 күн бұрын
It’s the coyote tan
@Lettusfarm19 күн бұрын
Can you please for the love of God film in landscape, instead of portrait?
@dirtyscoundrel201314 күн бұрын
Yes! Ty for saying something!
@neoaliphant10 күн бұрын
im inclined to agree
@EatCarbs20 күн бұрын
Nice. .but it doesn't guarantee a fire if the wood is wet. Thanks for sharing
@MinimalistExplorerEDC20 күн бұрын
No, it doesn’t guarantee a fire at all. The operator of the matches, or fire steel or lighter will need to know how to create a sustainable fire in those conditions, but at least if you drop these in a puddle, it stays lit. Lol
@HarshmanHills20 күн бұрын
Never get the Chinese knockoffs from Temu. They stink both fire wise and smell wise
@MinimalistExplorerEDC20 күн бұрын
I don’t buy anything through Temu. Never have, so I can’t comment on their products.
@leeperola702321 күн бұрын
Awesome kit. Very cool. Love from GREAT BRITAIN.👍🏴
@HarshmanHills22 күн бұрын
You seem to have most covered. But as someone else said, adding some sort of cover would be good to add. A space blanket would be my suggestion
@MinimalistExplorerEDC21 күн бұрын
Thank you and I agree!
@desertleon114822 күн бұрын
the only you care is about your food..
@MinimalistExplorerEDC21 күн бұрын
This is a canteen kit, it’s about cooking it. We can survive without food for 3 weeks~ish, but still it’s a canteen kit, food is what it’s for.
@desertleon114819 күн бұрын
@@MinimalistExplorerEDC i just was kidding brother peace✌
@MinimalistExplorerEDC19 күн бұрын
No worries, I wasn’t bothered by your comment. Just clarifying. I did find it funny though.
@enriquediaz754722 күн бұрын
One thing I’m starting to add is an “electric” option. Collapsible kettle, electric water bottle or even old school electric coil.
@RonaldColeman-ef2rc24 күн бұрын
Awesome kit.
@RonaldColeman-ef2rc24 күн бұрын
Might add a tourniquet.
@MinimalistExplorerEDC23 күн бұрын
Thank you very much!
@davebrown544024 күн бұрын
I enjoyed the video, I have a 1956 canteen bottle & cup similar, when I was in Air cadets in the 1970’s our instructor gave us advice similar to u about fixing up that issue with cup.
@MinimalistExplorerEDC24 күн бұрын
Good to know!! Thank you!! I very much appreciate your input!!
@ashleygovender410427 күн бұрын
Awesome Video. Thank you for sharing your ideas.
@MinimalistExplorerEDC27 күн бұрын
Thanks! And thank you for watching and commenting!
@leeperola702328 күн бұрын
Very nice pack.👍 I love building packs, think ive got one for every day of the year. (Hehe) Love from GREAT BRITAIN.👍🇬🇧
@artiknanook918929 күн бұрын
Nice kit. In the winter (I live in Canada) the cap often froze on the bottle and it became impossible to turn it. It is at these moments that I find that the hole in the "old" cap becomes practical. I force it by inserting a branch or something solid into the hole to unscrew it easily.
@michaellee686829 күн бұрын
Nice setup. I recently bought different, cheaper canteen stuff. TBD how that will work out. Was that a little metal alcohol bottle that I saw? Do you like it? I have found many things that leak alcohol.
@MinimalistExplorerEDC28 күн бұрын
It is a mini alcohol bottle but I didn’t trust it so I only carry my olive oil in it for cooking. I purchase a container to carry the alcohol in, one that I found in a store. Those types of items I like to actually see to tell if it may work right by how it seals.
@tomjjackson2129 күн бұрын
I'm a prior SERE instructor, BOSS survival school alumni, who specialized in primitive bushcraft. I've seen thousands of videos identical to this, and ha r at least $100k in bushcraft, and survival equipment. I loved it, it was a large portion of my life, for a long time. I was always prepared, and had the skillset to survive the zombie apocalypse. I was relocated to Japan for work, met my wife, and introduced my friends and family in Asia to some of these concepts under the presupposition it's a practical hobby. The entirety of my circle was incapable of understanding why I invested into this hobby. After attempting to convey why, I had an epihony, and realized, there was no reason, other than enjoying yht hobby, and paranoia. It quickly became apparent to me, regardless of the hundreds of nights I spent in the field, I've never needed anything beyond a lighter, and a kettle. Every other item I carried was fluff, for a contingency to a contingency; which would literally never be needed, and I had literally never used, unless forcing myself to find reasons to use it. Excluding being in a plane crash, it is inconceivable to to determine as to why I need a fero rod, full tang knife, a litany of saws, snares, fishing line, etc, etc.. I hiked the entire PCC and didn't need 1/10 of the most basic equipment we carry, and I just begin to recognize that myself, and the majority of others that lived this lifestyle, are just paranoid people, of the presupposition that at some time we will find ourselves in a life altering scenario, where a match or a tarp, or a folding saw could mean life or death, and it's ignorant, lol. I love the hobby of bushcraft and primitive survival, but that's all it is. It's nothing more than a hobby. So I appreciate those that carry really minimalist kits like this, becuse there hasn't been a single instance in my life other than hiking the PCC and neededing to carry vast amounts of food, that I have ever even needed a pack. I always wonder what brought people into this hobby, and I can almost guarantee it's due to fear. Fear of an accident, and event, SHTF, etc. After moving to Asia, after spending 2 months in Myanmar as a missionary in the jungle, it just became so apparent that the only reason most of us engage in this lifestyle is becuse of culture. The culture in the West that espouses we are continously on this knifes edge, and at any moment you can or will find yourself in a life sustaining scenario. Though the very few times I have, I never needed to build a shelter, I never needed to fish, I never needed 99.9999% of equipment, and it's just made me feel that bushcraft is kind of a grift. I've been 100s of miles into the wilderness, and was capable of getting to some place; town, city or highway, within a few hours of walking. Regardless of howvwer deep I've been in the wilderness while living in PNW, I never needed anything but a lighter, kettle and a coat. Anyways I know I'm ranting, but now that I only engage in the hobby with my kids on day hikes, I always wonder what brought others into the bushcraft, survival lifestyle, and I always wonder if they will come to the same realization as myself; you will never be required to survive, given the current state of humanity. Anyways this is a great kit. I wouldn't change anything.
@MinimalistExplorerEDC29 күн бұрын
Your perspective from life experiences is a valuable contribution! Thank you for spending the time to make your observations and add your insightful, thoughtful and informative input. We learn from those who have the field experience and knowledge. It’s truly a hobby that keeps me excited about being outdoors and in nature, but also understanding how to stay safe should weather conditions change dramatically or should I become disoriented while enjoying outdoor activities. Again, thanks so much for your informative and insightful comment!
@jwgbmp4029 күн бұрын
Best two comments Ive read in 10 years regarding this subject
@neoaliphant10 күн бұрын
ive heard people say you need more emergency kit in england than in some jungles, as ina jungle its predictable, and you have tools with you, everyone does, but a hiker in england may not expect sudden thick freezing fog bank, ive cycled in the morning in shorts on sunny day in may, and 2 hours later it was snowing and I was freezing....i carry edc all the time in the UK, and ive used most of it....i no longer carry fishing kit/snare, thats more straihght survival rather than edc, ive ive yet to use whistle, but plenty of people do in the UK. ive not used ferro when not camping. people die here from exposure 100ft from houses....1000 people a day were dying of heat related issues when the summer temp was reachin 40C...ive used mylar blankets several times, once on an old lady that had fallen...this was in the middle of a city.
@lesliepaulkovacs644229 күн бұрын
You only need some Cover and you’d have the 5Cs. I’d get one of the SOL Emergency Blankets, fold it and stuff it in. And I’d take the Walmart Cup and just put it on TOP of your Canteen. You won’t have to fight it to get it out. Oh, toss in some Coffee or Tea Packets. And a Whistle for Signaling.
@MinimalistExplorerEDC16 күн бұрын
The cover I have is a poncho that is designed to transform into a shelter or merely cover me and my backpack. In one of my other videos you see this kit attached to a backpack, my cover is in that. Thanks so much though, I appreciate you for noticing and commenting, you’re 100% correct and that is a very important component for any kit! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@alglen9208Ай бұрын
Are you making your way to Starbucks? LOL
@MinimalistExplorerEDC28 күн бұрын
What do you not like about this kit? What would you add or subtract?
@AllWeatherFirestartersАй бұрын
Well done on the video! Just wondering, any chance on doing a product review of our Firestarter?
@MinimalistExplorerEDC28 күн бұрын
Send me your product and I’ll take them out for an “in the field review”.
@AllWeatherFirestarters28 күн бұрын
@@MinimalistExplorerEDC Awesome! Please pick the one you like...and I'll send it to you! All I need is a shipping address. :)
@MinimalistExplorerEDC27 күн бұрын
@@AllWeatherFirestarters I sent a message to your website, if you can send me your email info. to send?
@mannihh5274Ай бұрын
I'm not a bushcrafter nor a bushcamper, just a survivalist, so I go cheap - I think, my DD-tarp is the only thing that cost me more than 20€. But hey, if you're out a lot, the Pathfinder stuff is very sturdy - expensive, but bullet-proof. That bag is perfect to be organized, quite cramped though, you might consider to put your lid underneath the stove, takes up too much space in the side pouch. I don't like the Esbit-stoves, I'll go with a collapsable wood stove (BushBox-style) - with two steel pegs and an extra steel plate you can use it with a Trangia or fuel tablets too. Won't need the stove that came with the canteen&cup then and save you some weight. Go out and enjoy
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
Thank you for your input and suggestions, I very much appreciate the advice!
@168DiplomatАй бұрын
A little Unsalisited advice ? Move your bottle bag out from under your bag. With it able to slide and bang around like that it will make you tireder faster and sore. Ask me how I know. Lol. My experience is former eagle scout waaaaayyy back in the day and airborne long range recon ranger. I may have done some hiking in the day. Lol. Hope this helps.
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
I appreciate your input! Thank you! I will definitely try moving it! Probably to the side of the pack, the top when the small pouch is full, pulls back which in turn pulls the entire pack back away from the top. Only design flaws on this pack is, it’s made for a larger or taller frame. I have a shorter frame so cannot tighten the shoulder straps completely and there isn’t a chest strap to keep it tight to the body. I’m confident I can modify it though. I had made this video, pre-survival and bushcrafting classes, it has shown me that it will not be my hiking pack for sure. I’d need to dump some weight from it; But I love that all my essentials for bushcrafting are in one pack.
@168DiplomatАй бұрын
@@MinimalistExplorerEDC yes, all in one place makes a big difference and convenience. Anytime something swings or moves around it tends to make you sore and causes you to compensate as it moves which is what causes you to tire out and get sore. I hope that you can find on that fits you, you will be amazed at how that changes things. Have fun and be careful.
@pyrosmoak53Ай бұрын
Nice kits, well thought out without being excessive. Where'd you find those veggie cups at the end? I've never seen those before.
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate that comment! I try to pack as light as I possibly can, it took some time to decide what was not necessary and what was. The ole, want not need scenario. Lol! As for the veggie cups in the still photo at the end. You should be able to find those if your grocery store carry’s them, where you find the fruit cups.
@TimberbeartrailАй бұрын
Dave has a video on how to keep that handle up. Check that out.
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
I actually clamped the locks down and brought the mechanism’s that lock in place, forward to butterfly them so they fit securely in place. Thank you so much for your suggestion though! I very much appreciate you for that and none-the-less I will look for Dave’s video anyway to view it. He’s brilliant! Thanks again!
@coastalartistlivingonislan8395Ай бұрын
Good kit. Mine is similar. I live at the coast so I have added some fish hooks and fishing line. Small tube of sunscreen. The sun is brutal reflecting off the quartz sand. Swiss army pocket knife and the signal multi tool by Leatherman. A bit redundant until it isn’t. It takes up a bit more space but I added two of those space survival blankets from Walmart. The bigger ones. Silver on one side and orange on the other. Two can be put together as a makeshift tarp/tent. With grommets. Also on Amazon different brand in several colors. Even red. To protect from the sun or to signal searchers. I hope to never have to use them or find myself in that situation but one never knows; Especially at my older age. They fit in my camera bag/day pack. I don’t venture out overnight anymore but anything can happen off the beaten path in a coastal forest or on a small boat/kayak. Keep up the good work teaching folks how to prep or plan for safety. So many folks do not have basic camping skills anymore. I hope more folks learn some bushcraft skills !
@coastalartistlivingonislan8395Ай бұрын
Good video. Good info.
@ImnotlostimexploringАй бұрын
I like this set up! Very well organized! Makes my water bottle kit look so disorganized lol! Thanks for sharing!
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
Thank you! It definitely takes time to get things the way you want them and as they should be, but eventually it all clicks in and you realize from using your kit, what you need, what to discard and where it should be to easily find it. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@ImnotlostimexploringАй бұрын
@@MinimalistExplorerEDC my pleasure! Looking forward to your videos! :)
@17fourUАй бұрын
This is a nice kit. Thanks for sharing!
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
Thank you! And thanks for taking the time to comment!
@miken7629Ай бұрын
It is good to get training, bushcraft is totally different than backpacking, for backpacking a person brings what they need, during the day backpackers need Food, Water (+filter), Insulation (jacket,gloves), Rain Gear, Hygiene, First Aid. For night a backpacker brings Shelter + more Insulation.
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
Agreed. This is only for the bushcrafting and survival classes, not for hiking or camping. I have a completely different pack for those.
@ronaldrose7593Ай бұрын
Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this informative video. Greetings from Northern California. You are set for just about any emergency. Take good care of yourself and stay safe out there. 😊
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
Thank you and you as well my friend.
@imlashn7677Ай бұрын
striking your ferro rod with your blade made me cringe
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
I used the spine on the backside, it has a 90 degree angle so I can strike it using that, hence the reason I sanded a 90 degree angle on the spine of my Morakniv. As for the sporks ferro rod and striker. The last edge of the knife is made specifically for the ferro rod as indicated in its directions.
@Elias.Agg.Ай бұрын
It's a mora companion hd. It's a great knife.
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
@@Elias.Agg. it’s a good knife for the price. It’s an $11.00 knife, but I use it for carving, cutting and to baton for kindling, and it has held its own. I put it to the test during my survival classes this past weekend and it didn’t fail me once. It was the only full tang (for what it’s worth, the blade curves a little smaller inside the handle) that I used. So for $11.00, I’d buy it all over again. You just have to file the spine to get a 90 degree angle if you want to use it to also strike your ferro rod. At that price, if you lose it in the woods… ehhh, whatever, easily replaced. Great sheath that I dress with bankline, gorilla tape and place two ranger bands at both ends.
@imlashn7677Ай бұрын
@@MinimalistExplorerEDC 4:30 you struck with the blade of your knife cringe
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
@@imlashn7677 oh, wasn’t thinking of the Spork, yep, so if you listened to what I was saying the instructions that come with this spork state that the last longer notch of the knife is specifically made for that ferro rod. The spine does not have a 90 degree angle. (See 1:04 where I talk about filing / sanding the Morakniv’s spine to 90 degree angle to strike a ferro rod) I’ll more than likely never use it anyway, I use my Holtzman 5” ferro rod (see 9:43 as I use the spine of my Lothar knife to strike the Holtzman ferro rod) or I have the pathfinder 5” ferro rod; so the one on the spork is just a bonus if by chance I ever need it. Which is unlikely, but it’s worth showing. You’ll have to take up your cringe with Tapirius Spork, it’s their design not mine.. 🤷🏻. Btw, if I get to the point I have to use my sporks ferro rod, I’ve hit a desperate situation and at that point I’d use any sharp object I can find to make a fire. Just sayin’ lol
@johnmello978Ай бұрын
Ummm
@jcggresswell7284Ай бұрын
Hey love the videos , hope ya make more . Got alot of my bugout stuff on amazon some decent deals
@thorin693Ай бұрын
How do you turn the battery around in a light with a built in non replaceable battery?
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
It’s a new flashlight, I haven’t had time to really look at it, so far all the lights I’ve purchased have either had tabs or the batteries turned backwards to keep them from draining. That being said, apparently I misspoke in this instance, so it just needs to be charged. I appreciate you pointing that out.
@sarahb.bartlett7071Ай бұрын
Excellence 🎉
@sarahb.bartlett7071Ай бұрын
I have the same card tool too! Awesome video ❤
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
Thank you! It’s a great tool, right?!? I love it! So convenient! Thanks for your comment and for viewing my video!
@sarahb.bartlett7071Ай бұрын
I have the same screw driver kit!! I love it
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
It’s awesome isn’t it?!?
@choltzappleАй бұрын
The sliding tab on that cup handle is supposed to be tight so that it doesn't pop out when you don't want it to. You should have to shove both of those side tabs down at the same time to lock it in place. You can adjust it if needed though, by bending those side tabs just enough so that it goes down but stays tight.
@MinimalistExplorerEDCАй бұрын
You’re right; Yes I clamped the two tabs attached to the cup itself and then pulled the tabs on the sliding mechanism forward (butterflied) and that has made a huge difference. It no longer releases on its own. It’s now my favorite canteen set.