Improvised Foil Pot

[raise95]

But wouldn't it be way to hot to tuck the foil and it would really burn and hurt

[madseason1989]

have to say i didnt know if id like your vids "alot of people on here are just plain goofy people who think theyre ranbo and dont know what theyre doing" but i have to say im pleasently surprised keep up the good work and ignore the insults from people with nothing better to do.

[PackRat556]

@TheCybergopher Have you tried this before? I have used it on multiple occasions and I KNOW first hand that it does work. This is meant to be used as a temporary solution, once maybe twice. Of course the foil will fail if it is repeatedly abused. On my next outing I will make a point to use this and post the video since you have not seen this done successfully before. I am sure you won't be seeing me with scalding water on my camo shirt though...

[TheCybergopher]

@PackRat556

Yes I have tried it before. That's exactly why I carry a small pot or at the very least a small coffee can with me now. Yes, foil may work once (Barely) but I don't bother putting crap in my kit that is only good once. You risk scalding your self for nothing. If your kit is so small that you can't have a proper tin then you will get far greater return from an oven bag and a half dozen water purifaction tabs than you will by fucking aroud with tin foil.

[TheCybergopher]

@TheCybergopher

If you tried this on multiple occasions I can't believe you haven't figured this out already. in your next video make sure your hands are really cold or pretend you injured one hand before you use this method. I want to see how you fair off in your sexy camo shirt under those circumstances. (i.e real world)

[PackRat556]

@thecybergopher Sir, I never said that foil would be my main method of boiling water. If you watched more of my videos you would see that I have ample gear to cook/boil in and demonstrate it in the field quite a bit. As stated, the foil was a last ditch effort in the event that all else was lost. I also show water tabs in the kit and a folding water bottle to use them (compact kit vid) I would not mind a constructive debate w/ you but the insults and profanity make this pointless to continue.

[PackRat556]

@TheCybergopher Bottom line, I will let the videos I post speak for themselves and if you like my ideas great feel free to keep watching. If you disagree or don't like my channel because of my content or wardrobe, by all means watch another channel. Hurling insults, sarcasm and negativity just isn't helping this community of people who are here to make a positive contribution with their time and knowledge for the benefit of others. Just not enough time to spend doing that.

[TheLilmraznkid]

pack rat dude i cant tell you how much i love your vid im unsubcribe to you so i can subscrib to you again

[PackRat556]

@TheLilmraznkid Thanks brother, I appreciate that very much!

[InTheSticks1881]

An aluminium bread pan folds down flat.

[PackRat556]

@InTheSticks1881 I have used those, and they work very well, good suggestion!

[rinjingan]

very innovative

[toounfazed]

The heavy duty aluminum foil has helped me out once or twice. I keep two folded sheets in my small survival pack and on an extended hike I used one as the windscreen for my esbit stove. Another hiker forgot a cooking pot and took the second piece of aluminum. He used it the whole trip without a problem. Made me rethink carrying the titanium pot for a few seconds there.

[ComradeGeneralK]

Very good! I have been wanting to know a proper folding method when using foil to make a watertight pot, thanks for the info!

[gowwe12]

I just tested my foil yesterday, I made a bowl and put some water in it and made a small fire and tested some ways of puting the bowl on and alot of my water leaked but! it did make it pretty warm

[huero555]

how about a square bowl

[JoeDurobot]

It's a good way to do but if you want something stronger and really watterproof but still light weight and compact you could use an aluminium tray that you can fold and make flat.

I tried with a small sqared tray and it works pretty fine.You could easily put on in your compacy survival kit.

[JoeDurobot]

compact* I meant :p

[PackRat556]

I recently tried this and I like this better b/c the aluminum is much stronger. I used a pie pan to make mine out of. It probably holds a 1.5 cups of water approx. Thanks for sharing.

[ApocalypticRedIX]

the beginning of the folding kind of reminds me of the same technique you use to make a boat. lol.

[lynusluver]

Thank you for the videos packrat, great idea, but instead of tin foil you could just bring a water bottle, then on the outside of the bottle a tin can, then a slightly bigger tin can. Kind of like the box within a box idea, cans will probably work longer than foil.

[PackRat556]

Thanks for your idea...

That would work and actually if I have my canteen, I'll have my metal canteen cup as well to cook or boil in. The reason I used the foil bowl, is because it is one of the items in my compact survival kit. This just shows how you can use that foil as a last resort. I have experimented with this and it works. It is not as good as other more stout gear, but it is again a solution as a last resort. Thanks for the kind comment, and for watching. Take Care.

[PackRat556]

Thanks for your comment,

You are right, foil is not a permanent solution. Especially if you put it directly in contact with flames. I make a "grill top" if you will, out of "green" or wet sticks to keep the foil out of direct contact. This helps to prolong the service life of the pot. (video idea!!)

Also, where did you get your folding cup? I'm curious about it. Thanks for you input!

[nightblade18m]

Good video bro! Keep'm coming!

[PackRat556]

Thanks for your support!

[Foresterx14]

This is a very good idea. I'll keep this in mind. Tin foil is a good item to keep in a survival pack. I'll probably add some to my own.

[MRBIG858585]

Great video! thanks for the info.

[PackRat556]

Thanks for watching!