Tinny, like USN mentioned below, the use of the Chem Light on a string came out of signaling craft at night whether boat or aircraft, to designate your LZ or pick up zone. HOWEVER, the use of a visible light stick is not advised in war time, as you can tell they are hard to see by the naked eye. Under night vision they stand out BIGTIME but so do you. So, what we use are IR Chem Lights and night vision, very good system. Love your stoves, gear and videos, keep em coming!
Tinny, if you boil the like stick for a few it will burn 2 or 3 times brighter. I'm not sure that would help your experiment. You lose a lot of light time after boil but the thing does shine a lot brighter. Just an FYI. Peace
Helicoptering a "good" glow stick at nite works really well. I would know, I've vectored a submarine to my position swimming at nite in the middle of the pacific ocean. So you keep watching rambo and let the survival up to people who know what their talking about. Though I will say an IR strobe works better.
yeah I played around with mirrors too...yep you catch the rays by moving the mirror around...I used to use this mirror to play tricks on this girl i went to high school with...her house was close to half a mile away..that sun i was reflecting was bright too
you can use a mirror to signal if the sun is behind you. also, at noon everything is bright, this is why you move the mirror back and forth slightly, it makes a flicker, which could catch the eye of a helo pilot. there are many survival and signaling techniques the airforce teaches air crews. check it out
hey that was an insightful video. Thanks for the tips about water supplies and contamination. I thought chlorosporidia could be killed easilly by boiling. How do you feel about the possibility of an economic collapse of the united states? do you think it is really imminent. Everything I have reading and what economists are saying, I have come to the conclusion that the United States is bankrupt and is living on fiat credit which can pulled pulled at anytime. There is no way to repay the deficit.
Yes --I have seen them and I beleive they would work well for this application--but--this was to show that people doing survival videos that use off the shelf glow sticks are full of it. Along with using condoms for water storage.
I dont know about how much brighter but we use the ones that last alot longer. Just dont look for the cool bright orange ones. Those are minute men. Pretty though.
How about carrying a laser I have one it uses 2AAA batteries My pocket flashlights are AAA so I would have backup supply of batteries and none of these weigh that much. The flashlights I carry all the time why 2 just in case one goes out got back up. Besides you have a helicopter doing search they have Inferred vision don't they do your best to start a fire.
By UV pen do you mean something like Steripen?
Christopher711 1 year ago
Thank you. This is very useful , crucial information.
Christopher711 1 year ago
Tinny, like USN mentioned below, the use of the Chem Light on a string came out of signaling craft at night whether boat or aircraft, to designate your LZ or pick up zone. HOWEVER, the use of a visible light stick is not advised in war time, as you can tell they are hard to see by the naked eye. Under night vision they stand out BIGTIME but so do you. So, what we use are IR Chem Lights and night vision, very good system. Love your stoves, gear and videos, keep em coming!
sszabo777 2 years ago
Tinny, if you boil the like stick for a few it will burn 2 or 3 times brighter. I'm not sure that would help your experiment. You lose a lot of light time after boil but the thing does shine a lot brighter. Just an FYI. Peace
strahdvonhessing 2 years ago
Helicoptering a "good" glow stick at nite works really well. I would know, I've vectored a submarine to my position swimming at nite in the middle of the pacific ocean. So you keep watching rambo and let the survival up to people who know what their talking about. Though I will say an IR strobe works better.
USNDeepsea1991 2 years ago
I don't think the walmart stick are very good---I have seen stick that would work but they are special high quality extra bright models
minibulldesign 2 years ago
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Christopher711 1 year ago
kryptosporidium.... hahah... look up Destroy All Humans, for the Xbox.. the main alien character is Kryptosporidium hahah
1androo2 2 years ago
yeah I played around with mirrors too...yep you catch the rays by moving the mirror around...I used to use this mirror to play tricks on this girl i went to high school with...her house was close to half a mile away..that sun i was reflecting was bright too
longviewcomputers 2 years ago
you can use a mirror to signal if the sun is behind you. also, at noon everything is bright, this is why you move the mirror back and forth slightly, it makes a flicker, which could catch the eye of a helo pilot. there are many survival and signaling techniques the airforce teaches air crews. check it out
hoosherdaddy 2 years ago
hey that was an insightful video. Thanks for the tips about water supplies and contamination. I thought chlorosporidia could be killed easilly by boiling. How do you feel about the possibility of an economic collapse of the united states? do you think it is really imminent. Everything I have reading and what economists are saying, I have come to the conclusion that the United States is bankrupt and is living on fiat credit which can pulled pulled at anytime. There is no way to repay the deficit.
longviewcomputers 2 years ago
dude... you must have just watched red dawn, and day after tomorrow one after the other
hoosherdaddy 2 years ago
The military uses brighter glow sticks that last for about 5 minutes.
ArmyRanger10 3 years ago
Yes --I have seen them and I beleive they would work well for this application--but--this was to show that people doing survival videos that use off the shelf glow sticks are full of it. Along with using condoms for water storage.
minibulldesign 3 years ago
I dont know about how much brighter but we use the ones that last alot longer. Just dont look for the cool bright orange ones. Those are minute men. Pretty though.
PHOENIXFEAN 2 years ago
try a red light stick they glow even in the day good vid tinny
ts3mentalraver 3 years ago
Glad to see you doing this Tinny.
I plan on doing them myself and selling on Ebay. Just need a cost product way to sell a competitve 'good' kit. But I'm close to it.
This is my area of expertise, I believe. It comes down to the kit, knowing really how to use it, and knowledge of survival to supplement it.
You should watch my gear videos. Take it or leave it.
Hava good one Tinny!
survivethewild 3 years ago
Now that is a good original idea--that is very refreshing !!
minibulldesign 3 years ago
How about carrying a laser I have one it uses 2AAA batteries My pocket flashlights are AAA so I would have backup supply of batteries and none of these weigh that much. The flashlights I carry all the time why 2 just in case one goes out got back up. Besides you have a helicopter doing search they have Inferred vision don't they do your best to start a fire.
cdltpx 3 years ago
Never thought of that that is just another reason to have a fire
CTS2412 3 years ago
Pen Flares!! I know there really heavy though.
Yukoner12b 3 years ago
an old soup can with a bottle stuffed in it workes great for boiling then storing your water.
Crashed518 3 years ago