Get good gear with GUS

Take a moment to think up five things you need in life. Not what you want, but actual matter you need to stay alive. Go.



Water was one of them, yes? Easy enough, turn on the tap and nab a few glasses daily. Now remove every man-made source from the equation. Do you know where to find water and how to safely drink it?

Deconstruct some other daily habits, focusing on basic tasks. Sleep. Hygiene. Fire. Be mindful of any associated tools and pretend you must carry the entire inventory in a backpack. What do you include? What stays behind and why? How can you organize things to achieve peak efficiency?

Such exercises help me choose equipment, plan camping trips, maintain preparedness and become more self-sufficient. These videos focus on my gear choices, where to buy stuff and how I use it all.

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