A Survival Item you NEED!
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2021
- This is a cheap, lightweight and durable survival item that everyone should have in their kit! It can be used for multiple purposes and therefore deserves consideration before heading into the backcountry.
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This a great addition to any survival kit, bug out bag or get home bag. It's available, cheap and multi-purpose. Thanks for watching and please leave me a comment in the section below!
A few months back you posted about survival gear. The hatchet was made by Utica sportsmen. I have a knife with that same handle so I dug it out to see who the maker was then I Google Utica hatchet and it came right up.
Near as I can tell your hatchet was made in the 1950's or 1960's
Is the shell flamable?
Indeed it is. Thanks for watching and for your question!
Yes, that's what I've been able to ascertain as well. Thank you for watching and for adding the information to the comment section!
I've carried a few nails of different sizes in my kit for many years. They come in handy in so many ways. As a emergency cotter pin, to temporarily fixing gear. As an all and now a nut pick. Nice suggestion as always.
Thank you for watching!
If you can, consider as well as small of a cork as you can get away with packing in the kit too, not only will it make your nails into more efficient tools, like an awl, push-graver or chisel, assuming you also don't have a hammer, but you can use the cork to float a magnetized nail or a similarly magnetized needle for a quick compass.
Nice tip, I carry 3 Finnish nails in my kit. I bind them to the end of a pole for a frog gig.
Another great use. Thanks for watching!
Ahh, I see I wasn't the only one 🤦🏻♂️🤣
Good tip.
I started carrying nails a few years ago.
I ended up replacing them with wood screws. Multiple uses.
Reason I replaced the nails is that you can screw the wood screw into a tree, and screw it out, whereas the nail is harder to get out for reuse.
The nail will probably work better for nuts. Thanks for the tip.
Thank you, that's also a good idea!
Great pro-tip. And I can say, with 100% certainty, I have not seen one other person mention this item. New tool for my tool box. Got to love the pun lol
Thank you, glad you liked it and found it useful!
I carry a few 6D nails all the time. Nut picking,frog gigging,pins for wire saw frame so many uses! Thanks for highlighting them.
Right on, thanks for watching!
I have watched a few of your videos, and I find your enthusiasm very endearing.
Keep up the good work, Sir.
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the channel!
Walnut shells also can make great charcoal for further use like forging or firestarting.
James, I am watching this one again for the umpteenth time. If you need to practice with that nut-picking kit, God has blessed our wooded 2.6 acc wood lot with an abundance of hickory trees! You are welcome to pick-up & pick-out as many hickory nuts as you wish! In a previous comment many moons ago, I mentioned that my great grandmother would send my little brother & me into the nearby woods to gather hickory nuts. Using my great grandpa's hammer or a hammer stone, we would crack the nuts & my great grandmother would pick-out the inside & make delicious Hickory Nut Bread. It was delicious! And I've never known anyone else to bake that recipe. There is another useful item to add to the nut-picking & foraging kit which I'll send to you IF I can find it & describe it more specifically. Have a blessed week-end. The Old Preacher
Excellent, brother! I look forward to receiving it. God bless!
Great idea James! Just shows how many common items can be used for bushcraft and wilderness survival.
Indeed. Thank you for watching!
That’s nuts , never thought of that and you nailed this video, thanks for the cracking good idea ! Lol
Indeed, lol! Thanks for putting a smile on my face!
I like the idea of a nail for general survival use. I’m going to add some to my kits.
Thanks for watching, glad you liked it!
I just subscribed to this Chanel after watching a few videos. All facts. I hope one day I can get back out there and enjoy the outdoor life that I love. I won't give away my tools and gear until after I die. He's teaching you how to enjoy life and not take it for granted
Thank you so much! I appreciate all the kind words and the subscription and welcome aboard!
Yep! Never seen that one before. Thanks!
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!
I have never heard of this, nor have used a nail like this. Thanks for this excellent instructional video.
Thanks for watching!
James, I took a nail when I was young, hammered the end into a small spoon shape to get my walnuts out of the shells, but never once thought to add it to my kits!!! Thanks for the awesome tip brother!!!
Great! Glad you liked it!
Very interesting, James! That is something I never thought of. Both harvesting nuts for food and using a nail as a nut pick. My mom always had a big dish of nuts out at Christmas time, along with a nut cracker and picks. Great idea.
Thank you, glad you liked it!
Never thought of using nails for that. I have nails for spin type traps as spikes to impale game. Multi-use... luv it
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it and found it useful!
It takes cahoonies to make a vid about nut cracking. But WPS goes to the front lines again like a boss. Chock full of unintended innuendos, this vid will never enough likes. It deserves more. The nail is priceless.
Thank you for watching!
Great tip, James. Really like the idea of the SS finishing nail.
Thank you, glad you liked it!
Great idea James, one thing to remember is to select either left or right handed nails to match which hand you use :)
Indeed. I much prefer the right-handed nails, lol.
I love this I use the same method in my kits to but I find that if you flatten the end of the nail a bit it allows you to use it as a small pry bar with the meat of the nut to get out more of it at one time
Good tip!
Very good idea to carry finishing nail in a kit
Thank you, glad you liked it!
Cool tool. Thanks for showing us.
Good idea. I carry a canvas needle in my SAK EDC that does the job very well.
Indeed. Thank you for watching.
Smaller and lighter... use a titanium toothpick, but carry some nails for making traps. Remember the rhyme? Dangle, Strangle, Tangle, and Mangle... nails will mangle quite well!
That's a good option as well, thank you for watching!
Great idea. Will add one to my kit. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Great idea thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Your right, never ever heard anybody else talk about this, thx for the vid
Thanks for watching and glad you liked it!
Great idea. Now have one in my BOB.
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Good idea. Thanks
Glad you liked it, my friend. Thanks for watching!
Great idea !!
Thank you!
James great idea.
Thank you!
Thanks for the video friend.
Thank you for watching!
Really great tip thank you
Glad you liked it!
Thank You!
You're welcome!
Another great video and great tip for using something simple in new ways.
Thank you, glad you liked it!
Good job!
Thank you!
Great idea!
Thank you!
Great tip , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Thanks for watching, God bless you too!
Great tip..thanks...Freedom for all people
Indeed. Thanks for watching!
I keep 3 nails in my kit, never used them to dig out the meat.
Good tip
Thank you for watching, glad you liked it!
I keep several types of nails in my kit. fast easy way to attach things. Quicky spear points especially if you can flatten the end into a barb. I even keep a couple barn spikes as spare tent pegs or carry one in each hand on the ice and if you fall thru you may be able to use them to claw your way out. So many uses I'll add yours to the list.
Good ideas. Thanks for watching!
I'm either using a knife or an eyeglass screwdriver, An absolute miniture must for any kit.
Indeed. Good ideas.
We have a lot of pecan trees in Oklahoma and north Texas. It doesn’t take long to harvest a bag of them if they are in season.
That's a great resource! Thanks for watching!
Good idea
Thank you for watching!
Good idea, I have a Large Square Iron Nail that I flattened the tip in My Magic Hat for years.
Works Great. I guess Great Minds think alike.
This sounds great! Thanks for watching.
Cool video ! Love the tip on using a nail as a pick 👍
Thanks for watching!
Good Idea!
Thank you!
Yeah, I thought of nails last year and bought some but I need to get a little bit smaller STAINLESS steel ones. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Have had a nail in my kit for years. Use it for a sun compass, punching holes, and even as a hanger. Walnuts can be cracked in the hand against another nut, so no rock needed.
Another awesome video.
I can't hand crack black walnuts.
@@samwilliams5283 ya got to work on that grip.
Indeed. Thanks for watching!
I carry a couple 2in nails in my Maxpedition DEP survival bag. They come in handy for all sorts of things. Even made a video with them in the contents a few months back. Not many people seem to realize how handy a couple nails can be. Great vid and great tip! New subscriber 👍
They are so very multi-purpose. Thanks for watching and welcome aboard!
Great idea and you can use as an awl.
Yes, indeed. Thanks for watching!
I always have at least two 16 penny nails in my kit. But I go the extra mile and put a few of wraps of bailing wire on them also
That's also a great idea. However, 16 penny nails are a little bit too large to be a good nut pick, that's why I recommended the stainless steel finish nails in my video. Thank you for watching!
Yup it's something new
Thank you for watching.
I have one nutcracker that has a 24" handle. We have a huge abundance of hickory and black walnut on our land and bordering corp land. I couldn't find them little pick sets for years with the hand cracker. Finally found them a couple years ago so now I have 3 sets, 2 still in the pack. I also pack them uncle bill sliver grippers tweezers. They can come in quite handy as well and stainless. The nail is a great idea. Makes me wonder, I have a silverware set that has stainless chopsticks. Maybe sharpen them for more multipurpose, could even drill a oblong hole and turn into a punch/sail needle. Another great vid, James. Like always you make me think. TC and ATB, Cris.
You're welcome, glad you liked the idea!
Almost everyone I know carrys a Leatherman or SAK - will do the same using either pliers, awl, or flathead.
Indeed you can use those. However, a nail has more uses than just as a pick for nuts. Thanks for watching!
Great video brother thank you for what you do hello from Detroit Michigan
Thank you, my friend!
Great tip, thanks. Alan R
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
Use the shells for added kindling.
Good idea. Thanks for watching!
I carry a few 16 penny nails
Good for marlin spike for knots
And many many picking things
Indeed, thanks for watching!
Great tip James, just a thought, if you were to take a hammer and flatten the tip of the nail, it might make a more efficient tool 🤠
I wouldn't flatten the point as you need it for the small areas, however, you might indeed flatten the other end. Thanks for watching!
I carry a nutpick in the toiletry kit. Works better than the tool on the nail clipper for my scarred feet. Keep it clean and dual purpose
Sounds ok to me, a little toe jam for flavor! Thanks for watching!
Great tip! I have never heard of using a nail for this. Growing up Dad taught us boys to use a bobbi pin. Mom could never figure out what was happening to hers. Lol. But after watching this video the nail is definitely the way to go.
Nothing like a walnut with a little hair spray for flavor, right? Lol. Thanks for watching!
Dad didn’t want you using his nails!
@@kathymac21 that's a real good possibility. Lol
@@CentralKyBushcraft and add to that loosing a boobipin or a Nail in the Driveway...
Sometimes its better to give kidz the wrong (Not the best) Tool.
What a smart DAD
Greatz from Germany and
Have a nice Day
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Good video, You'll need to find a tree that produces nuts first. 😆
I used to work at a nursery that harvested river sand from the nearby Oliphants River. They used steamed washed river sand because the seedlings needed a sterile growing medium. And the workers used to sort through the sand and discard stones and other solids. And one day I saw a worker discard something interesting. So I picked it up and examined it. Blow me down if it wasn't a Stone Age Khoi-San digging tool. And it had been knapped so that the head was flat for crushing stuff. And I have never stopped wondering what happened there on the river bank hundreds, if not thousands of years ago. Predator? Just dropped it and couldn't find it again? I don't suppose I'll ever know. But I use it to crush garlic...
That's so cool, what a neat find!
Cool tip
Thank you for watching.
The rock. The first survival tool of mankind ever since the species fell out of the trees and started walking upright!
Back to basics, right! Thanks for watching!
All of my kits get a finish nail 👍🏼
Excellent, thanks for watching!
There are sets of tools, speedy stitch and a thin Frylr Hand Drill Speedy etc, I add to my kit that might also serve this purpose. Most have to do with leather work and carving. A few 16 penny nails and smaller are a good addition as well for a multitude of reasons. (deleted last comment. I found it a bit abrasive)
Thanks for watching. Yes, there are a multitude of items that would work, I just find a small nail to be the cheapest option for most people.
A couple nail could be real handy. Great tip brother.
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!
Great ideas! What is the guitar pick for?
Thank you. It is from a video I made that went viral and got 2 million views in 100 days, here is a link: czcams.com/video/G5a5SBJ3vgc/video.html
Does it have to be a Finnish nail or can i just use an American one?
J/K, great suggestion and always good content.
As long as it's Finnish-American. Thanks for watching!
I concur, I've met many Finnish carpenters and none of them had an accent, other than Yankee of course.
More EDC Altoids can content please!
I have quite a few of them on my channel already!
Great idea! I prefer Swedish nails tho!
Thank you!
Good idea. Maybe a steel fingernail file would also work.
It would, but I would be hesitant to use it for food after I had cleaned my fingernails with it unless I had a good way to sanitize it in the field.
@@WayPointSurvival There might be some necessary vitamins and minerals in that fingernail gunk, depending on where those finger were before discovering the nuts haha. Even so, maybe I’ll have mine engraved “Culinary use only”.
I carried a nail for a long time befor i got my awl but i put it back in my kit when i realized i worked around having it
It's a very handy thing for sure!
I also live in Southwestern Ohio and was wondering where do you hold your Busch craft training classes ? Thinking about doing level 1 in October .
We hold our classes a little over an hour east of Cincinnati. PM me on either Facebook or Instagram under Waypoint survival and I can give you more details if you wish.
I have toothpicks and small screw drivers on my multitools on my key chain.
You can use those as well. Thanks for watching!
great
Thanks!
Do the nails have to be from Finland specifically? 🤣🤦🏻♂️ Sorry I couldn't resist 🤣😉 Nails are an often overlooked kit item, there's 101 uses for a nail, definitely adding a few to my kit. 👏🏼👍🏼🙏🏼
Wrap a strap or a belt around the nut so you don't smash your fingers with the hammerstone.
Great idea!
Is the shell any good for fuel in a tiny stove?
Yes, once you get the fire burning hot enough you could add shells to it.
Hmm! How about flattening the tip somewhat and maybe giving it a slight curl?
Also, I noticed there are some arguements on the pros an cons of altoid tin "survival" kits. I think that "survival" is not the right term to use with making kits using tins. You can't survive with just a small tin kit. But, there are definite advantages to using tins to "protect" gear.
So, I would like to suggest a video on when and when not to use a "tin" to store gear. When to use a bag (size & availability matters), when to add a bit of padding to the bag or tin, marking the tin or bag for easy identification. Location of bag or tin depending on what's in it. Pants pocket (?wear & tear), shirt, utility pouch/belt (snagability), pack, key chain (overloading), etc.
Thank you for watching the video and for your comments!
would adding a bit of tape around the nail a decent addition? you have tape for one, and prevents the nail from scratching stuff...or wrecking the plastic items...
It would work for sure. Thanks for watching!
Hello my friend. "awl"some Multi purpose items are nice to have. IMHO.
Thank you, my friend!
haha, i've had several of those for years, had no idea where I got them or even what they were for, I guess I'm ahead of the game!
It's always good to be prepared!
Cute
Thank you for watching.
🎉 great video. Great teacher.
U should be a boy scout leader.
Also ide love to see a book authored by you.
Thanks so much!
Hi from Syracuse NY brother
Hello!
Hi brother outstanding job
@@earlshaner4441 Thank you so much!
I'm not knocking your ideal but if a person can't open a walnut in the outdoors I really don't think they'll last long .
You be surprised how many people can't open a walnut. However, it's not just opening it it's being able to get at the meat inside without completely crushing it. Thank you for watching.
How about a sail needle with flat tip.
Yes, that would also work.
@@WayPointSurvival you would have more uses too
Indeed!
It's hard to find in nature left hand rocks
Indeed.
I usually just use my hands
Thanks for watching!
Just use your sail needle or your knife
Yes you can, but I prefer to have a dedicated tool for picking out the nuts. It's easier to keep clean and also has other survival uses.
Another reason to make sure you carry a hand full of nails.
Indeed. thank you for watching!
It's getting bad we you have to watch a video on survival nut eating.
Right, lol! Thanks for watching!
Looks like a slow way to starve to death to me.
Seeing as how there are 185 calories per Walnut you only need 20 or so for a full day's meal. Thank you for watching!
As ever a useful tip from you….. man alive was that 🪰 annoying 🤣
Thank you for watching!
This is Silly, in a survival situation you wouldn't care if the meat of the nut was squished or whole, it wouldn't matter you would just eat the small pieces.
You could, however it is very difficult to pick up all those tiny pieces if it's too smashed.