Mors Kochanski 2kg Pot Survival Kit Contents

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  @scottangel6462 · 1 year ago

  Great video!! Mors opened my eyes to alot of ways of thinking about bushcraft and survival that I had never thought of before. Mors was definitely the GOAT!!!

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  @NWBushman · 1 year ago

  I studied under Mors 26 years ago. He was the real deal. I have adopted many of his philosophies.<br>Thank you for sharing Andrew, Good to see you back.

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  @anzerupnik1442 · 3 weeks ago

  The folding knife looks nice.

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  @behindthespotlight7983 · 1 year ago

  “Two mishaps occurred in less than 18 months that guided me along a different path….”<br><br>As a trekker who was bound by law on the West Coast to carry a bear canister on every backpacking trip dating back to the 90’s I’ve never been a tremendous fan of the Billy can survival kit. Alongside the bear canister it’s too much large, hard shell cylindrical gear to nest into a pack. Which segues into my PSK philosophy. That does differ from Mors’s. Although I do still love absorbing his knowledge and his “wizard of the woods,” yet delightful humble-man spirit and demeanor. And his super shelter? Indisputably one of the best emergency bivouac shelters in human history. &nbsp;He will be greatly missed. &nbsp;To spare boring you with my life story and detailing my protocol exhaustively, here’s the Cliff Notes. &nbsp;Two mishaps occurred in less than 18 months that guided me along a different path. I was mortified and peeved witnessing, then suffering, my last liter of water booted off a cliff by a drunken Russian in 2009. It was 103F on trail that day. The troglodyte didn’t even stop or say sorry. One surreal jerk move and my tongue was already swelling. &nbsp;The following season, in 2010, &nbsp;I fell into a creek head first wearing 50 pounds. That creek plunge happened in Sespe Wilderness in Southern California. I managed to save my pack from dragging me to the bottom but a huge part of that was my 6’2” 275 pound hiking partner who man-lifted me out before I’d fully processed “holy sh** I’m under water!” Had my choice been: lose the pack, or lose my life, there was no waffling about how that was ending. <br><br>So I adopted the cross loading/ <br>carry-it-on-your-person redundancy approach. This approach also remedied my trepidation re adding a second survival kit to my pack, which is, itself, a survival kit. Ergo if I have my main pack why do I need a backup kit therein? With judicious use of cargo pockets, neck lanyard, belt worn tools, a secret stash pocket in my hat and most importantly a very low profile fanny pack that rides comfortably under the hip belt of my main pack, I am able to equip myself with the Ten C’s of Survival and several other useful systems that facilitate (and then some) crafting an excellent, albeit unplanned, camp in an emergency situation. Today with the advent of ultralight tarps, titanium bottles, good 1.5 to 3 mil contractors bags, and being one of the best Lofty Wiseman auxiliary kit builders of my time (LOL) I venture out with confidence knowing that even if I lost my home on my back, I’m covered and will neither freeze nor freak out. Last point on this TLDR. I strongly recommend that fellow enthusiasts cease fobbing off calories like so many youtubers do “oh you can go weeks without eating.” I’ve fasted for a week and the first four days are excruciating. Trying to survive in the wilderness in such a weakened state of mild delirium and moderate depression? The notion is ridiculous. And dangerous. Leave 5 pounds of electronics behind. Bring a few thousand “iron ration” calories and if you’re a caffeine addict don’t forget to include a few quality green tea extract caffeine tablets. I like the 300mg because they can be quartered. 1/4th of a tablet feels like a large coffee. God forbid we ever need this information but I encourage you: bring calories and bring caffeine. Your chances improve vertically by sparing your body the shock of caffeine withdrawal compounded by early phase starvation. One caffeine tablet and one king size Snickers per day is a game changer. Add some jerky and a few handfuls of nuts? You’re practically dancing to the rescue helicopter. Another hack (this is for the newer outdoorsy people) learn as many strategies as you can for using the natural materials available to ameliorate conduction, convection and condensation. Learn the leaf burrows. Learn the hot rocks. Learn the browse beds. Learn (as Mors taught) that beating hypothermia is physics. And physics is hard science. Besides if Bear Grylls can build a campfire up in a tree and fend off the jaguar, then so can you. Best wishes to anyone who actually still reads in 2025 and especially those who read this. 🫶🏼

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  @lenlemaic7849 · 1 year ago

  Great presentation, intelligent and concise. I have heard about this kit from other bushcrafters, but you have shown &nbsp;the kit in detail. Thank you.

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  @graemer3657 · 1 year ago

  I watched a Lapp hiking channel. The guide said the most important thing in a first aid kit was sugar. If you find someone unconscious give it them, it can’t do any harm but diabetic unconsciousness was the most common and easiest treatment of someone who was unconscious. <br><br>There could be other causes, but if you couldn’t get help “quickly” they would die regardless of anything you could buy to use from an amateur first aid kit.

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  @User-11-h9z · 1 year ago

  Great video, cheers from northern Canada!!

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  @sharzadgabbai4408 · 1 year ago

  People miss Mors’ was teaching northern arboreal survival. Snow; seasonal and permanent, lakes and rivers insure a ready source of water. Another key component <br>Was a down jacket compressed into the pot. <br>Obviously, people carry additional items on their person, and hopefully clothing appropriate for the terrain. <br>Anyone can take a 40L rucksack and turn a survival kit into &nbsp;a backpacking vacation. <br>This is a serious minimal kit, not Altoids tin<br>Or conquering A Himalayan peak<br>Chris K

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  @BradtheButcher1234 · 1 year ago

  Grew up in northern Saskatchewan Canada....mors is legend

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• NZ

  @NZOutdoorsBladesBullets · 1 year ago

  That is an excellent survival system and i love the space economy on it 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇳🇿

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  @Christopherjamesmurphy21 · 1 year ago

  Im glad this channel is operational again

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  @najroe · 1 year ago

  i used spray adhesive to stick the Mylar on the bottom of the tarp, it makes it easier to build a good shelter. <br>nice to see you have the matches with the head down, it helps if you have wet fingers...<br>as to the parachute, he was instructor for the Canadian airforce, &nbsp;so significant portion of his students wyere pilots and similar

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