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GXT Unboxed Prepping - Head For Survival Bandana - GenXTalkin
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SURVIVAL METRICS
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It’s the Head for Survival Triangular Bandana and along with it comes a couple of really nice, larger safety pins. All of it folded up nicely in a little zip locked packet. It set me back about 12 bucks.
For those of us with any sort of medical, or even just your simple first aid training, if you think triangle bandage you already get a sense of what this looks like. It’s an Isosceles shaped triangle with the long side being about 52 inches and the short, equal sides being 39 inches. Of course it works perfectly for its more common first aid purposes. Namely:
Sling to stabilize an arm or support a shoulder injury
- Head cover for injury or keeping the head out of the elements
- Stabilizing sprained ankle, Using in conjunction with harder item to splint leg or arm breaks
- Possible tourniquet or means to slow bleeding down
- Covering an injured eye
- Or holding a broken jaw in place
- Pre-filtering water
- A Simple face mask
- it can be used as cordage
- or tinder for fire starting
Printed on these little beauties is a whole host of survival concepts. It’s broken down into sections for:
Navigation, Knots, Signaling, Fire starting, Water collection and purification, And shelter
Each section contains very clear instructions on how to perform steps to success in these areas. For instance, within the Signaling section, it breaks down ideas on how to best use a cell phone in urgent situations. It also explains how many signal fires (three) you should build and in what shape… a triangle of course.
There’s a section on ground signaling, offering recommendations on how big to make an SOS sign on the ground - think about 18 foot tall letters!!! And when trying to hail a searching aircraft, make sure you wave frantically, not friendly. If you can, wave with a bright colored cloth… did I mention this triangle bandage is bright orange!!
Also within signaling, it breaks down ideas for SIGHT signals (SOS in Morse code) versus SOUND signals - think whistling or banging metal objects together. These sounds travel farther or course. And this is just the section for signaling.
Personally I love this item and will probably look for more to add into each pack I have; edc, bug out, get home pack. Doesn’t matter I can always use one of these, or two.
So yep definitely give it a thumbs up and recommend it for anyone.
I’m Matt Marshall. So long and thanks for all the FISH!!
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00:00:00 Matt Marshall
Hello again and welcome back to the next installment of unboxed prepping brought to you by the team at Gen X Talk in on being prepared.
00:00:14 Matt Marshall
In today's show, we'll be talking about the head for survival triangular bandana or cravat.
00:00:20 Matt Marshall
As usual, we'll post these web address in the show notes below.
00:00:26 Matt Marshall
Gun shows are a bit more difficult to come by here in my slice of the eastern seaboard, so I often find myself traveling to Pennsylvania or Virginia to get in my fix.
00:00:38 Matt Marshall
I was at the nations gun show in Dulles a couple of months back and I found a pretty cool little item I thought would really augment my bug out bag and even one of my grown up kids bags perhaps.
00:00:51 Matt Marshall
It's the head for survival triangular bandana and along with it comes a couple of really nice larger safety pins.
00:00:59 Matt Marshall
All of it folded up nicely into a little zipped up packet.
00:01:04 Matt Marshall
It sent me back about 12 bucks, but I think it's really worth the cost for what you get.
00:01:08 Matt Marshall
But for those of us with any sort of medical, or even just some simple first aid training, if you think of triangular bandage, you already get a sense of what it looks like.
00:01:18 Matt Marshall
It's an isosceles shaped triangle with a long side being about 52 inches and the short equal sides being 39 inches. Of course, it works perfectly for.
00:01:28 Matt Marshall
It's more common first aid purposes, namely a sling to stabilize an arm or support US older injury.
00:01:36 Matt Marshall
Head cover for injury or keeping the head out of the elements.
00:01:41 Matt Marshall
Stabilizing sprained ankle.
00:01:43 Matt Marshall
Using in conjunction with harder item to splint the leg or arm breaks.
00:01:48 Matt Marshall
Possible tourniquet or means to slow bleeding down.
00:01:52 Matt Marshall
Covering an eye injury or holding a broken jaw in place.
00:01:57 Matt Marshall
Of course, there could be countless others.
00:02:00 Matt Marshall
As well, this cool little piece of not technology can be used for other non medical purposes such as pre filtering water, maybe a simple face mask and if cut into strips it could be used as cordage or even possibly Tinder for fire starting now for the cool part.
00:02:19 Matt Marshall
And I'm sure many of you seen these types before, but printed on this little beauty is a whole host of survival concepts.
00:02:27 Matt Marshall
It's broken down into sections for navigation, knots, signaling, fire starting, water collection and purification, and of course, shelter.
00:02:39 Matt Marshall
Now each section contains very clear instructions on how to perform steps to success in these areas.
00:02:47 Matt Marshall
For instance, within the signalling section, it breaks down ideas on how to best use a cell phone.
00:02:52 Matt Marshall
In urgent situations.
00:02:54 Matt Marshall
It also explains how many signal fires three you should build.
00:03:00 Matt Marshall
And in what shape?
00:03:01 Matt Marshall
A triangle, of course.
00:03:04 Matt Marshall
There's a section on ground signaling offering recommendations on how to build an SOS sign on the ground.
00:03:12 Matt Marshall
Think about 18 foot tall letters and when trying to hail a searching aircraft, make sure you wave frantically.
00:03:20 Matt Marshall
Not friendly if you can wave with a bright colored cloth.
00:03:25 Matt Marshall
Did I mention this triangle bandage is bright orange?
00:03:29 Matt Marshall
Also, within signaling it breaks down ideas for sight signals.
00:03:34 Matt Marshall
SOS in Morse code versus sound signals.
00:03:37 Matt Marshall
Think whistling or banging metal objects.
00:03:40 Matt Marshall
Together, these sounds travel farther, of course, and this is just the section for signaling.
00:03:46 Matt Marshall
Each section goes into quite some detail.
00:03:49 Matt Marshall
On this on its own topic, very clear and concise, not to mention help.
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Let's answer the question.
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Add it or Chuck it.
00:03:59 Matt Marshall
Personally, I love this item.
00:04:01 Matt Marshall
I'll probably look for more to add into each pack.
00:04:03 Matt Marshall
I have EDC bug out bag get home pack.
00:04:07 Matt Marshall
Doesn't matter.
00:04:08 Matt Marshall
I can always use one of these or two.
00:04:11 Matt Marshall
So Yep, definitely give it a thumbs up.
00:04:14 Matt Marshall
Recommend it for anyone.
00:04:17 Matt Marshall
Thanks for joining us for this installment of unboxed prepping from Gen X talking.
00:04:22 Matt Marshall
I'm Matt Marshall, so long and thanks for all the well, you know.
