Even breaking your small toe, the pain radiates up your side and will give u sore teeth and head not pleasant, Great video and advice cool 😎

Cold will not com up from the ground....,heat will leave.

Feel better soon. Rest and take care please be careful.

Luke, I’ve carried for almost 50 years and thankfully I’ve never needed it. But it was there if I did. As a retired military member and former law enforcement officer, I would urge all law abiding citizens to train and carry, especially this day and age. Never apologize for exercising a constitutional right! Thank you for all you do!

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Thanks for taking us along and sharing your wisdom and experience. Feel better, Luke!

Awesome content ! No excuses for being lost hahaa ! That garmin gps watch you wear which I own will see ya out ! 😊

Where is your first aid kit?I'm on bloodthinners so I would need one.

The Japanese mountain rescue guys in my neck of he woods, all carry little drones. They use them to take video (obviously), if they get lost, to view their possible routes, and they have streamers that they attach to get above tree tops and attract attention. As cheap as they are and packable, I may just use their idea for hiking and camping.

I think someone did wee wee in Luke’s corn flakes or is it raisin brand! This pack ain’t near as bad as he claims, though not perfect, but for the price it is fine. I have humped so many packs over my life time both in my 20 years in the Marine Corps and after I retired 20 years ago. If you look at Luke’s gear, he is a bit spoiled although I do enjoy watching his videos, but sometimes he goes high and to the right every now and then. He must make some good money,because I could never afford a lot of the gear he carries around in his videos. Plus he can be a bit of a poser, coming across as the Aw Shucks kinda dude😂

Luke ,, you need a weapon. anywhere you at in a forest...😮

I fractured my shoulder two summers ago, almoat needed surgery. The most i could do was peel myself off the ground, get inside, and have a family member take me to the ER. You are correct. Doing anything after a fracture is painful.

Thanks for mention Les Stoud. So many UKpostsrs forget where this all started from. I think the idea of naked and affraid came from him. Nobody gives him his flowers while he is still alive. Thanks so much as a fan!!!!

Very excellent video. Call me silly but I got in the habbit of packing a small packet of Cup of Soup, those super slim packets, a tiny bit of minute rice to add to it, say a medication size bag full, maybe 1/4 c, one oatmeal packet and some raisons, one packet of decent hot chocolate as comfort food for me, plus I like you drink Tasters Choice, by choice, so enough for a cup with Creamora one raw sugar packet and always some immune boosting and calming tea like Chamomile. This packs so small. When warm weather hits I switch to a Tuna or Chicken packet, jerky strips, maybe a peanut or other nut butter packet in either case, some Zinger Honey or Mauka plus the tea's, coffee and oatmeal and this food just for emergencies and always a few protein bars for the day itself, usually trail mix (nuts), and usually we pack a sandwich for a proper lunch. I am a bit older then you Luke and it's amazing how at a certain age, well you do know, some funky things happen. One day your blood sugar is fine then it's not. And when I noticed this 'disease' hit me hard was hiking in winter, in snow, bitter cold that I was pretty used to though and dressed for and my body just shut down. I could barely walk. It's freaky how it happens like that. My guy saved me seriously with some beef jerky he had. He had a clue, he took basic medical courses and was a Marine, is a Marine. Most people don't have a clue. Prior to that I would head out alone for the day with my dog with an extra large Dunkin Doughnuts ice coffe and two oatmeal raison cookies they sell. Very little water. This got me though my teens, twenties and thirties, but ha, ha those 40's suck! And carry this thought onto how real panic type stress effects the body. You can say, don't freak out, but like you also said, your mind hits a wall and the body will react in panic, welcome in adrenaline and cortisol two nasty buggers. This will trigger some things in people. I would love to see you include this factor I just spelled out as part of all emergency prep. For the few ounces it takes, it's silly not to. And not talking garbage pop tarts, but protein mostly is a good bet, maybe carbs for some. A balance none the less. Another must have in my opion is electrolytes. As you know by now, drinking water alone may not cut it for some people or more so a balance of how much water at a time. Too much water can flush out key minerals from the body and totally dehydrate a person. Potassium is particularly tricky. Especially under stress. This can effect heart rhythm. This heart deal happened to a seasoned through hiker of the AT, PC, and a slew more under her belt last summer hiking a loop she flew to in Idaho for. And omg what a mess she got into. Life flight....crazy stuff. Regardless.... The rate of diabetes in this country is staggering now. Heart issues galore. Young people included. This is an important topic.

Calling bs on the pain thing. Busted my arm and the bone came out of the skin while breaking a horse in montana in 2006, and not only got back on the norse for several more minutes of bucking, but then drove myself 90 miles to the hosp in bozeman.

Hope you are feeling better! Had the flu as well, missed eight days of work, and after three plus weeks am still fighting the cough and congestion.

You needn’t apologize for carrying. It’s your right according to the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Sorry, got cut off in my thoughts 😮😢😂❤🎉

Luke, I am an experienced outdoorsman as you are. Just a suggestion .... add a hat to your load out. It could save your life. I'm speaking from experience.

Lost is more often a mindset than it is a reality. If you go for a trip hike, canoe or otherwise than you know where you are. A sense of lost comes into play when anxiety sets in with the inability to find a way back a more known or marked location. You may not know exactly your location within a 500 yard radius or a 5 mile radius but you still know where you are if you are willing to mentally expand the radius of where you can be. A simple compass should be considered no less important than any other piece of kit. Electronics are nice but an overreliance them can be a recipe for disaster. Expand your knowledgebase of an area you intend to trip so that you always have the ability to have one or more safe directions to travel. If you know full well there is a roadway, rail line or other 20 miles/50 miles in a given direction than you are NOT lost. You surely could be in a dire situation, but that situation can be far less dire without the anxiety of truly being lost. So many people get so caught up in all this survival focus and completely overlook the importance of arming themselves with true navigational tools and knowledge. Hint GPS units and digital maps can be very helpful aids, but should not be considered tools for backcountry navigation. Compass, hardcopy maps, and knowledge are tools. Map can exist in ones own brain if they spend the time to study and plan. I've travelled many miles of dense boreal forest blanketed with lakes and wetlands that I have been entirely unfamiliar with. Often wandering completely oblivious to direction of travel while tracking game for hours at a time. I am capable of doing this without ever having the slightest sense of feeling lost, because I know how I put myself there, and I did so with a pre-determined safe direction of travel that guarantees an unmistakable landmark. Generally this would be a roadway, but could be a river or lake. Most basic of knowledge, a compass and an unwillingness to allow the backcountry to give me that sense of being compressed within it's grand scale. We live in situations that we travel 10's and 100's of miles daily without feeling small as it is all landmarks and layed before us. For many who get into backcountry or forested area's and away from those familiar landmarks it is very common to generate that sense of being inconsequential and begin feeling lost even in situations that they should know that there is a roadway within a few miles every direction. Mindset..

Luke, I am so sorry that you are not feeling well. Hope you get better soon. You are such a smart trooper. You never loose your cool in situations. That is commendable. So you😊

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What about #36 bankline?

Thanks for the episode…Do you have professional survival training?

I am so glad that I live in a country where there is no need to take handguns whenever you go into the wilderness.

I brimg less than that on a normal camp lol. Good advice none the less.

Well that's just too bad that some individuals don't like the ability for me/us to carry a gun..GUN..gun pretty much anywhere I/we want, after all it's a legal right afforded by the Constitution and before that God. There's hundreds maybe thousands of channels on YT that show guns, shooting, smithing, training, hunting, enjoying the outdoors and indoors. Don't be afraid to express yourself Luke, proudly display and show no worry. Stay vigilant, stay safe, carry a gun, protect your family and friends. 2A No infringement! Nice video, get well soon, get back out there...👍

Nice for a tall person

My god!

Would like to see a change in scenery…how bout rocky mtns, New Hampshire, Maine??

I spend a lot of time in remote desert areas, and I’m always armed.. better to have it and not need it, than the other way around.. 2A is a right.

Yeah gun…🔫🔫🔫

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I thought an axe would serve as a weapon since in my country guns are illegal. Anyway I been thinking of this setup lately for exploring/recon style a tent and waterproof camping mat and waterproof lightweight bivy. When can't find a perfect spot for a tent camping or need a quick rest you basically just roll out a camping mat on the ground and sleep inside a bivy.

I am glad to hear you bring a hand gun with you on these trips

How not to get lost. Crap on the trail.🥴🥴🤪

I've never been lost, but once I couldn't find my campsite. It was the first time I carried a GPS (1997) and it didn't occur to me to mark it. My grid search took about an hour to find it. I also had one of those half sized insulation pads back in '86. My legs about froze. BTW, thanks for the link to those nice 8 mil poly bags. I'll be placing an order.

Do you know of a ruck sack/backpack that has multi use in survival. Using the materiel, maybe it can be used as a foot warmer, rain protection, water accumulation, Bear protection of food, turn inside out for camo/warmth, or signal for help. Prices are various. Ruck sake with a frame may be used in shelter protection. What you think?

Thank you for a really nice video. For anybody that watched this I’m sure learned a lot. I did. I hope you feel better. Get your rest. Oh by the way. I’m 67 and carry a concealed weapon. So I think you should be able to say that without getting any backlash. Take care.

Loved that last transition with the top of the trees as the daylight started and the fog disapated. I have been packing a combo of bivy and poncho that snaps together from army surplus. But I'm in Florida buf do camp winters when it can get near freezing. I love my little blow up insulated mattress like yours. Tarps are amazing things that make a world of a difference! Thanks for all your recommendations over the years!

Great video Luke as always. Hope you're feeling better 🤗😊

I should probably rethink my day pack. Right now I carry a fanny pack with 2 water bottles, a poncho, a compass, and if cold, a packable down jacket. I don't intend to get lost. I always check my direction when I leave a trail.

Id really love it if you reviewed the naturehike p-series

Thank you as always. Curious what watch you are wearing in this adventure. I am currently using a Garmin Tactics Solar for daily/ military use. Like the one you have on. Thanks again and feel better soon!

A good video Luke, thanks ;)

You say take a knee and I say hug a tree. I like both, and will always have them rhyming in my head now. Take care, Luke.