Bushcraft For Beginners Part 1 "The Five Essentials"

[chitown1966]

good job, thanks for posting.

[Livingnthewoods41]

Cool video, I agree with you about the military equip, I have the 1 qt canteen and I love my med. ALICE pack.

[survivescotland2020]

i done a contest with the near famous dave canterbury and he narrowed it from 10 to 5 to 3, what would your 3 items be,tintin

[blueridgebushcraft]

I unfortunately missed Dave's contest but if I hadn't missed it I would have used:

1. My Becker bk-2

2. My canteen cup

3. Mag block firestarter

Of course, his rules stated that you can use your clothing and parts of it as well so that means I would have had use of my belt and boot laces too.

Ed

[blueridgebushcraft]

although, I should add that in a realistic situatioin, if you can carry 3 items, you can carry 5 just as easily... the contest would have been fun, and demonstrating resourcefulness and skill is always a good thing, but it wasn't really intended to demonstrate that you only need to carry three items.

I should also add that I have a great deal of respect for Dave and his accomplishments, but I don't believe in gurus and I am not a follower of any man, regardless of whether or not he is famous.

[kevporteretna1]

we use firesteel because, we will know we can always get a fire started with it, and it will make many fires, if done right.

[blueridgebushcraft]

I think you're right... but I think that there's a certain romance to using a firesteel that isn't there when you "flick a bic"

Ed

[jmg1957]

well done/////////////////////.....­.......

[TheRedHawk123]

Nice overview. thanks for posting.

5/5

[GlockAnimal]

1.Tool

2.Vessel - SS Preferable

3.Fire Device

4.Shelter Method

5.Corage

Those are the 5 things you need!!!

[blueridgebushcraft]

We basically agree... In an emergency I would prefer to have these specific items because of the speed in which I can erect a shelter, start a fire and maintain my clean water supply. I agree with your asessment, except that I always have cordage in my clothing and boots. (more on this in the next video) I also think that it's best to have a cooking vessel AND a water storage vessel so that you can boil water or cook food without first having to empty your canteen. Thus the canteen AND cup.

[medicjimr]

Great overview !

[pk066392]

heck yea first view, great video great items, i agree to basicly the same five things in one way or another, keep em coming ed great videos