Survivalist Mental Conditioning

[Aynarchist]

I expose myself often, both in public and in private, both in adverse and in favorable conditions. I don't believe it has done much for me, but it has certainly conditioned others to better handle psychological trauma.

But really, interesting video.

[Hvac103]

Yes, you always need an ar-15

[MollyTheLag]

0:42 do you really need an AR-15 for a little hike through the woods?

[RL968]

where can i get a hat like that?

[paragshah2112]

great video about a truth that most people never mention

this is also why trainers often emphasise the importance of training outside in the elements. thats part of what toughens you up.

[gabriellesunheart]

Your awesome!

[0LostintheWoods0]

I like woods.

[matrix49A]

My survivalist friend ...waterproof camera fine assault rifle Ok not NEEDED but better have it than not but please don't talk of survival while videoing yourself wearing a cotton t-shirt while walking in the woods the rain.

[evster320]

4:54 lost your train of thought. Good video.

[MysteriousFairLady]

It's sad that a long time ago it was just common sense how to survive in the wilderness, at look at us now. We've become so dependent on external systems to sustain us. We are babies. We don't know how to be self-sustainable in nature, when that is what we were designed to do.

[a676man]

You are so right I am growing a garden making it bigger every year I have 6mons of stored food we have camp we camp i a month we can go to if civil unrest happens

the time to start is before it happens hope to learn more

[mdssdp]

good advice!

[TheBomber619]

I'm subscribing. This guy contradicts the sterotypes of Americans, and sees past the illusions. He's probably one of my heros now. I can't think of someone trying to send the message out so you can survive and help build a new world.

[actonbath]

For some reason this reminds me of Barney Fife explaining the finer points of a Tactical Entry or Felony Stop.

Maybe more physical conditioning is in order to stop the huffing and puffing while just walking.

Only real way to get mental stamina is through fear, only way to get fear is through uncontrolled exposure, the rest is just folly.

Goodluck when bullets are whip cracking or lost in the wild where most will stand godsmacked, shit your knockers or wander around to your grave.

[rangers11000]

thats alright to say when you are walking through the woods in good but wet conditions,in south america.

here in scotland,in winter,the tempreture can reach 25 degrees below freezing.how do you survive in those conditions.

[SuburbanNinja8000]

That is a Bad ass Idea.

[67DieHardPatriot454]

I appreciate what your doing. I did the same steps Started with some extra stuff then gradually decreased my supplies until I could get by on very basic things. It works. Since you have the luxury of slowy practicing it makes it much easier to learn and be successful. Where as if anything happends you be forced to do everything on a trial by fire basis. Love survival but love doing it right. You dont have to eat larva and crap to survive. You can survive with some luxuries. Building furniture.

[Robbob9933]

This guy is correct. The mind will always give out before the body. Mental toughness can over come physical weakness.

[biospharms]

These ideas are sound if your stuck in the US. Be smart and get out before the crash. We are building sustainable micro farm communities in central america for the smart ones to weather the storm. Biospharms are available to help famalies. Subscribe to the Biospharms YT channel.

[TheSk8erboiz]

it would be funny if he would of put it in the creek and it fried it

[cowpoke1000]

Fucking idiot!!

[lulu2dani]

What a man!

[12inchPie]

This channels a real hoot.

[tuxinduluth]

Excellent comments Sir!

[MrCycorye]

this is fr. Ariz. jus wanna say i really dig/luv ur videos sir....wish i could go there to ur neck of the woodz ad explore.....keep up ur good informative efforts...god bless u and ur famz....peace

[14sJakeB190]

What type of back pack is that?

[thearmouredbunker]

i would be interested in seeing a video of survival crossbows, im talking about the very basic $100 crossbows, thanks if you can do a video on one if you cant its cool as you got tons of very good info vids already, anyway thanks

[metwin82]

Hey fella, you think it might be a good idea to get in good enough shape to walk 15 steps without huffing for yur next breath?

[lvclint]

thanks for the info.

[tuxinduluth]

Please keep up the good work. It is appreciated.

[loonmaniac]

That is wen it will be come necessary ter start trappin' birds and fish, right? If yer want ter survive, right, it is necessary ter expend fewer calorie in gafferin' food than yer actually consume. It would also be a good idea ter start raisin' rabbits before disaster knocks on the bloody nation's collective door. Right. Also start a wee vegetable garden. Cor blimey guv, would I lie to you? We are startin' a garden and we'll grow boff fruit and veggies. I may even plant a few rows of corn.

[BONGBOY72998]

i dont want it to look like im bragging but im a crack shot with a 30'06. the 30'06 and glock 23 handgun would be my pick. for those of you who dont know what the glock 23 is, it is a .40cal with the knokdown of a 357 mag just its not a revolver and holds 15 rounds to the max so its decent capicity. i dont really think i need to tell why i want the 30'06 other then its tremendous knockdown power

[fixdeluxe1]

I would use the Kel-Tec RFB,it packs the heavy 7.62x51mm NATO,widely available and hard hitting,and very accurate,in a semi-automatic bullpup configuration.I would also reccoment and Colt 1911 model,for reliablity or a Glock 17,for magazine capacity.Both are chambered for widely common rounds(9mm and .45ACP).I would reccomend being fit,healthy,carrying lots of medicine,non-perishable food and GPS.

[wakeNbakePIZZA]

i am gona start doing what this guys says.... great advice in my opinion

[kylejc21]

what rifle and caliber was that on the tree i thought it was a .223 bushmaster but maybe not

[JonnyTommyGuns]

how is the sales tax down there in texas?

[mdfirdaus]

what waterproof camera did you use bro?

[survivalistboards]

@mdfirdaus - for this video it was the Canon D10 waterproof camera.

[TheDexter2100]

@survivalistboards Where are these jungles located...

[SuburbanNinja8000]

@survivalistboards How much was Your Canon D10 Waterproof Camera.

[baz749]

@mdfirdaus what is to like about this video a wee fat american walking in the rain talking a lot of text book nonsense.all these guys should know that if the end happens they cant buy guns bullets cleaning kits etc .any one can survive with an armalite 100000 rounds and a shed full of kit.

[us101stairassault]

Google hunger strike. Most people that stop eating due to going on a hunger strike die within 30 to 40 days. The record was 94 days with no food. I think this has a lot to do with your motivation as well as your physical state when you started. Most of the hunger strikes involved political prisoners or activists.

[operator223]

The author makes a good point. Look at what's going to happen to all the people who scoff and smirk, they dont have 3 days worth of goods and they expect to take on the world with their $10 walmart kiddie fishing kit.

If it goes really bad, the early mortality rate/starvation rate will be extremely high, more than half are going to die due to starvation, disease, and stupidity.

[shaunbrennand]

I think Kevin is running out of things to talk about

[survivalistboards]

shaunbrennand - I have a forum with over 24,000 members to keep me with ideas.

[adams0960]

This is the type of video that many on youtube should watch. Survival takes time and effort. I will be the first to admit that I need more of both, and I want to thank you for these types of wake-up calls. I live in the urban sprawl of the southern suburbs of Houston so I really likes your urban survival garden idea. That video alone gave me the motivation to try one for my self, and I'll let ya know how it goes. Keep the urban videos coming.

[iSurvivalSkills]

Agreed, truth well spoken thank you

[FallenIsBabylon7]

Fasting is a good way to prepare the body mind and spirit for a survivial situation..it's a good way to get healthy and Connected if done properly in a 'controlled enviroment' ...humans can go some 40 days without food... even going 2 or 3 days proves to be a life changining expiriance...After the first few days the hunger disapear and one feels a resravoir of energy open from within ...I Appriciated your videos, I watched a few... it got me into the Survivalist Mentality...

[KLipneR]

id like to know where u got your information. 40 days sounds like a stretch. also the "reserve energy" sounds like a stretch also. you could be totally correct, im just curious

[FallenIsBabylon7]

It's just like exersise, you can't lift 300 Lbs. the first time...it takes training...humans can survive 40 days and more depending on the human and the will to survive, everyone is different...Alot of energy in our body is used in digesting food check it out...don't take my word though look it up or try it yourself...Obviously 40 days is suicide to somone whose never fasted...but fasting for 3 days to a week will make you realize how like the scripture say "Man doesn't live on bread alone"

[liabatud67]

It's called stored fat. You have 3500 calories per lb of stored fat. It would be something nearly NONE of us have experienced but it is physically possible for the majority of us.

You'd need focus and will power the likes of which has not been tested in 99%+ of us but it can be done. It's been proven. You'll come out the other side with 20+ lbs of fat gone but it's natures "Quick Fat Burning Plan". :P

Put that in a bottle and sell it maybe?

[KLipneR]

@liabatud67 ehh i still find it hard to believe that could still be true f you were lost in the wilderness or something. maybe in a controlled environment, but not in an actual survival situation. 40 days is just too far. if you had just a little bit to eat each day you could maybe drag it out but not absolutely nothing.

[liabatud67]

It's been done man. There was an expose on some program like 20/20, 48 Hours or one similar. The "victim" was in one of the deserts out west here in the USA. The man was in his 20's or so and had gone hiking and got lost twice. Both times he had been out for many days.

The last time was right at the 40 day mark. That is what got the attention of the media more so than usual and his experience was made into the main story for that weeks show.

It happened a few years back. (6 or so).

[KLipneR]

@liabatud67 wasnt that the dude who got his arm pinned? if so that was only like 7 days. if not, i couldnt say for sure.

assuming youre still right i still find it doubtful the average outdoors enthusiast could live tht long.

[liabatud67]

I think he was ex military. He wasn't imposing in any way like a "Rambo". He was hiking alone no less. I think he was seeking solace if memory serves.

I'm just glad that he made it out all right. Should memory serve correctly, he had gained a bit of weight before his mishaps.

Who knows either way? The evidence convinced me then and would do so again today unless he was trying to make money from his "story". This was before the great success of the web also.

[liabatud67]

Oh, I think the guy that got his arm pinned was on a hill side and had it pinned amongst rocks. I've heard about that happening in different ways about 3 or 4 times in the last ten years or so.

Having to sever your arm with a pin knife would be a horribly gruesome thing. I can't imagine it. O.o

[liabatud67]

Look up "Left For Dead in the Outback". That's just one of the first stories that popped up with a google search.

[Spicymchagis]

I sitting at work today thinking about this lol.

[ppspsd]

AMEN BROTHER!!Yes I do remember the 80s very well !! This country has gone way down hill since then, we are in a world of CRAP!

[nightshade7206]

Your awseome, You remind me of my dad. He always made sure we were ready for the unexpected. He would run little drills and all kinds of stuff.

[koolbrez1979]

Applied knowledge is very important. You have to practice your skills to keep them sharp. You have to get your hands dirty people , you have to experience adverse conditions in a controlled environment so you can control the events in a survival condition. Remember that you should be able to teach what you've learned . You are a leader and lead by example. Thanks again for making a wonderful video that was my 10cents worth.

[goafterherinred]

I agree and what is really sad is many will just sit down and die because they lose hope. They think their situation is to hard and if they only take the next step and and then the next step they can survive. Mental survival is just as important as physical supplies.

[circlejerkatz]

You sir hit the nail right on the head with this vid.

[metalkrafter1]

AMEN!!!! Practice and sharpen your skills every chance you get. You just may need them one day.

[swlewis07]

you are 10000% right!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DocSurvival101]

so true, me and my buddys are avid survivalist and one day during last summer we decided we were going to put our skills to the test so we went on a 2 day trip brung what we needed and went off and we had a real struggle putting what we learned to the test. and sence then what we have done is everyother weekend we would do it over again with the same stuff olny in different places to try out our survival skill with what we knew we would have with us "witch as bear minimum" it was a real struggle

[phokuzbt]

You should do a review on you AR-15.

Great vid by the way. Hopefully I'll be able to get out into the woods this weekend. It'll be nice and cool around here finally. Perfect opportunity to get some experience in survival.

[basszack]

In a shtf situation there is no such thing as a armchair survivalist.they are the ones that knew better but were lost anyway.

[onenblue]

what camera

[survivalistboards]

onenblue - Its a canon D10. But the camera films in .MOV format. To convert the video into something that can be edited with windows movie maker, I use AVS4you. The video is filmed in MOV, converted to AVI, edited and uploaded.

[onenblue]

what camera did u get

[onenblue]

what camera did u get

[thehilitereel]

Chances are if SHTF in the 80's, no one would have survived with all that fall out and death totals.

[ignium]

Great vid! Better AR-15 by the trunk of that tree at the first half of the video!

[TrailerPark42]

Good video again kev

Why was the AR-15 against the tree?

In the rain or a SHTF I will have my AK-47.

[Spooky420us]

hey kev what pack are you carrying?

[snapura]

What you don't know is that this guy got lost and died three days later...Good luck in the wood people.

[numba1stunna4269]

Awesome!

[YouMockMe]

it skips to 0:45 and you miss it... here: 0:42

[YouMockMe]

I couldn't tell... 0:43 is that an AR-15 ?

wait.., the treadmill for an hour? I can't help but laugh my ass off on that thing. Its like a hamster wheel for humans... ironically I use the elliptical.

[CPLBSS88]

hehe...i just got done feeezing my balls off trying to start a fire...Its really supprising how much you can learn even in your backyard.

[RedJellyable]

well said,it also makes you appreciate your home life.

[geoffgr88]

Very true. Thanks for those thoughts Kev.

[JosiahsBackpack]

Kev, that is the difference between, I am gonna do it if I have to and been there done that.

[PartisonConfederate]

Very good video Kev. Makes you think.

[Hiberniason]

Also the issued camo poncho and some bungees make an excellent and lightweight field hooch. If you take a fleece jacket, a light Gortex that can be stuffed into a sack and a skull cap every time you go out you've gone a long way towards keeping yourself warm and dry while you sleep. If you set up your poncho in an upside down L and build a fire on the open side of the 'cho the reflected fire will warm you and the cho will keep the rain off... Light, easy and cheap... Like the man said: Go do it!

[Hiberniason]

While you're out there and RONing up (remain over night) and traveling light and freezing at night you should also lay down some Paiute deadfalls, snares, trout lines, etc and learn how to augment your caloric intake as you go...  And you should also practice the improvised construction of those items every time you go out. Same with flint and steel and bow drill fires.... Not only building the fire but also building the spindles, the fireboard, the bows etc...

[standupgun]

I like your "minimalist" camping trip story. I am planning on going on a spur of the moment "bug-out" with only my bag, my bicycle and a destination a 2-day ride away.

[angel2988]

Great Video! Thanks so much.

[robinkoeman]

Good video. I've always been very interested in the mental aspect of survival.

5/5

[nethdaniel552]

0:44 omg dude thats a asome gun

[veritasfiles]

My wife and I have started taking hikes every weekend. We've been practicing our knot tying, fire starting, shelter making, etc... The same thing is true for gardening, for wealth preservation, food storage, etc... You have to use these things, learn out to do these things, before the practical reality of living this way can be accepted and lived with reasonably.

[cyberspy034]

WHY DONT I LIVE IN AMERICA

where anyone can get a bunch of kick ass rifles and go walking in a forest

[veritasfiles]

Feel free to move here. Just prepare as quickly as possible once you do.

[cyberspy034]

Maybe if the economy improve or i find a suitable work placement.

Thanks for the invite tho :)

[SuperOriginalGuy]

@cyberspy034 because of the illuminati, you're lucky cause I'm stuck here, I'm australian and i moved to america one year ago, and im pissed at the NWO

[RL968]

@cyberspy034 trust me america is not as good as it seems, half of the servivalist only do this because of a fear of a political clapse...

[wormer104]

@RL968 The squirrel is an interesting creature. At a certain point a little switch in its head tells it to store nuts for the winter season.

Humans lack that switch. Instead we get an even broader tool. Our imagination.

We imagine scenarios that could give us trouble and then we (generally) take steps to shore up that issue.

Fear? You could call it that. Fear is also a natural thing. What happens when the weak human doesn't fear the panther?

[martykean1967]

I often hear people talking about bartering after TSHTF. BAD IDEA in my opinion. If you do that, your showing your "hand" as to what resources you have and making yourself a target for assault or theft. Prepare, have what you need for your family and never show your cards! Be self reliant and use your skills often. If someone is starving with nothing to trade and they know you have food, it can get nasty even deadly. Just start putting back items as you can and you'll become self reliant.

[mrzack888]

I understand now, it's kinda like martial arts. you hope not to get into a fight, but are prepared just in case...

[tj5555555]

i think you are saying that "well done is better then well said". we all must get our butts away from the screen that feeds us data for processing at least once per week. put our boots on the ground in rough areas. harden our bodies for endurance and flexibility and be not just gym strong. multiple repetitive motions must be cultivated. spend some dark nights in the woods by yourself with only water & a gun. shows you what kind of a person you are. be quiet & listen to your heart. tj

[molemanlivesagain]

i was always the kid in the woods wondering why my parents trusted me alone in the woods with a high power'd rifle. never the less its always good to have a good knife rather than a rifle if you can have only one.

[haha48]

my parnets trusted me in the bush with just a knife and a whistle.. as a mater of fact the whistle was only for areas I didnt know.. but I would bush wack in deep bush were no one would go.. and come back 1 or 2 days latter.. was fun..

[breckandy]

If all hell breaks loose:

Don't live in the city

Have on hand some gold, silver coins, whiskey, ammunition, guns, toilet paper, food- high calorie, non perishable that doesn't require a lot of heat to cook. Water filtration, propane, wood, rechargeable batteries, small solar panel. Everything usable is currency. Anything you can trade.

Above all, don't wander around in the woods or a park aimlessly with an Army rangers hat and a backpack with a $2K camera.

[megasimon999]

seems to get foggy at 1.45.

where is that gun from earlier?

[MrCriticize]

guns grow on trees in texas

[chickenz666]

I wish they did rofl

[trooperx666]

fog on the lense

[jhatten1]

one of your best videos yet. please keep 'em comming.

[Nologiks]

Loved the AR at the start of the VID :)

:40 secs

[profesas]

sharp eye,...

i didnt notice it,...

[GlockAnimal]

Very well said good info for the masses ! 5 stars

[deroark]

Excellent!

[EastCoastOp]

everyone rate!

[Aracuru]

I'm as prepared as i possibly can be:

-Mentally

-Physically

-Materially (gear, ammo, food, etc.)

-Spiritually

[magicpick76]

You make excellent points.

Everyday before major trouble starts is a gift, IMO.

Dare to prepare.

MP76

[rstora01]

I can't agree more about actual experience. I bought a very good tent and finally took it on a trip. It came apart and I had to send it back for repairs. That taught me a lesson. Field test everything.

[JeffTheCanuck2]

I like these new videos Kevin.

This is what we need now.

[RCvolunteer1978]

yes Kevin i have gone through a few disasters I am in survival mode 24/7 most of time trying to keep things at the really knowing that the there are family menbers that will be on my back taking everything so that I have to have caches in areas for one day to one month of gear to keep myself going do to the fect that people always hink that I will be the first in a body bag anyway it helps to know that there is no family member that will come for me only that they will race to the cashe

[Dmajorproductions]

Kevin, your videos are great, keep it up!

[FatherJudgement]

Great video Kevin, Sound advise and right on mark

[cdltpx]

If anything you learn what your equipment and your limitations. I like my camping hammock if I didn't try it out I would have never found out the mosquitos will tear you up so I need to carry skeeter dope. I know I think I know how to do some things. I have a shower tent that I have never tried to take a shower in I would need to try firsthand before I say this is a good idea. Same with a water filter or a solar h2o heater.Some electronic devices need recharging why not try solar recharging.

[superdznuts99]

that is very true

[krum369]

Great video.

[sgtrcc]

Two of my sons and I, mostly JR, skinned out the doe he got with the bow. 1st time, sure we made a lot of mistakes, but we will learn from them. You say you can do something in a teotwawki situation, but have you ever practiced the skills needed to survive?

[navyseal205]

without mental will theres no survival

[kirbybaseball99]

GOOD VID

[pelletkiller21]

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