Videos tagged with Trioxane Fuel Bars

This video focuses on building a comprehensive Dayhike Survival Kit (DSK) for unexpected wilderness situations. It emphasizes preparedness over relying solely on innate survival skills, addressing common pitfalls like overpacking or underpacking. The kit aims to manage discomfort, organize priorities, and facilitate rescue. The content covers essential survival categories including signaling, shelter, fire, tools, and lighting, showcasing lighter and more capable modern technology. The video highlights various gear items, from communication devices and knives to fire starters and water filters, promoting a smarter approach to day hiking preparedness.

This video is a practical, in-field test of various commercial firestarters from survival brands, focusing on their immediate performance when a quick flame is needed. The creator emphasizes simplicity, ease of use in adverse conditions (cold, wind, snow, rain), and high initial burn heat, eschewing homemade methods. Specific products like Trioxane Fuel Bars, UCO Firestarter kits (Sweetfire), Coughlans Tinder Kit, FATWOOD, SOG Aura, and Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel are mentioned and linked. The review aims for a quick look at performance rather than a bushcraft clinic, with the creator expressing a preference for commercially made, ready-to-use firestarters.

This video tests various commercial firestarters in harsh winter conditions (20°F, 80" snow pack) to determine their effectiveness for quick ignition. The presenter, Nutnfancy, emphasizes simplicity, reliability in cold, wind, snow, and rain, and immediate hot burning without special preparation. He critiques homemade firestarters and recommends specific products like the Trioxane Fuel Bars and SOG Aura for their performance, contrasting them with less effective options. The test is framed as a quick, in-field look rather than a detailed bushcraft clinic.

This video, the second part of the U.S.K. (Urban Survival Kit) series, details the contents of an urban disaster preparedness kit. It covers a wide range of items including carry cases, communication devices (radios, signal mirror, flares), writing supplies, lighting (flashlights, headbands), batteries, protective gear (gloves, masks, earplugs, respirator, poncho, bivy bags), tools (multi-tool, pry bar, hacksaw, duct tape, utility knife, flint and steel, fuel bars, lighter, matches), self-defense items (pepper spray, tactical knife, .380 pistol with ammo and holsters, survival knife), medical supplies, water purification and storage, and food preparation items. It also mentions prepositioned assets like a scooter and rappelling gear. The video emphasizes the importance of preparedness for urban disasters.