Videos tagged with Backcountry Survival

This discussion emphasizes proactive gun safety in hunting scenarios, advocating for a 'be a jerk' approach to safety checks rather than blind trust. Key takeaways include verifying firearm status, avoiding chambered rounds during transit for big game, and understanding that safeties are unreliable. The importance of an open action for visual confirmation of an unloaded firearm is also highlighted.

This episode of Long Range Pursuit Podcast features Gunwerks Gunners Brian Poor, Ian Miner, and Landon Michaels conducting a pack dump. They discuss essential gear for the backcountry, including their preferred optics, backpacks, and clothing. The video offers practical tips and tricks accumulated over their experiences, aiming to help viewers prepare for their own adventures. The content is geared towards viewers interested in outdoor pursuits and the equipment necessary for them.

This video features Marc Warnke, a recognized expert with 30 years in the hunting industry, discussing the extensive utility of pack goats for backcountry survival and hunting. He highlights their carrying capacity, low maintenance, and minimal water needs, comparing them favorably to other stock animals. Warnke shares his personal journey and philosophy, emphasizing how pack goats enable more people to enjoy the wilderness.

This guide synthesizes expert advice from Nutnfancy on winter camping, emphasizing the increased demands of Time, Calories, and Energy (TCE) in cold environments. It details critical aspects of shelter selection, clothing systems, nutrition, water management, essential tools, and safety protocols for successful and safe winter expeditions in challenging terrains like the Utah Mountains.

This guide details the proper maintenance procedure for the Katadyn Hiker and Hiker Pro water filters, as demonstrated by Nutnfancy. Proper cleaning and drying are essential for long-term reliability and preventing mold. The video emphasizes the importance of reliable water filtration for backcountry adventures and emergency preparedness.

This video demonstrates advanced knife techniques focusing on modifying and utilizing a Cold Steel 12-inch Bowie/Machete for aggressive cutting tasks. The instructor, Nutnfancy, emphasizes that the knife's impressive performance after chopping a thick tree limb is due to a custom reprofiling of the blade edge, not the factory finish. He also highlights critical backcountry knife safety protocols, stressing the increased danger of injury when far from civilization.