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Do you carry this crucial “low-tech” survival tool?

Bruce Beck is a well respected master at surviving in the harsh and unforgiving deserts of the American Southwest. In this short clip he explains why a simple survival tool like a piece of plastic tubing can be the difference between life and death in the desert where water is your most critical resource.

As Bruce explains in the video the tubing is a survival tool used to reach areas where you cannot scoop water out with a cup or canteen. Simply tying one end of the tube to a stick can give you incredible reach into deep shaded crevasses that may contain water even in very hot dry areas.

Keep in mind that the water you may be extracting with this simple survival tool could be contaminated. As Bruce mentions in the video if the water is questionable you need to spit the water into a container to purify or sterilize later. By only letting the contaminated water contact your mouth you are limiting your exposure to any pathogens, however it could still make you sick. This technique should only be used in a true survival situation where the benefits of accessing the water outweighs the potential of exposure to waterborne pathogens.

For more life saving “no-nonsense” survival tips from Bruce Beck click here.

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22 thoughts on “Do you carry this crucial “low-tech” survival tool?”

  5. I really appreciate all the tips and info that you so generously share—
    as I’m 85 and crippled much of the info I only can dream of using!!!

    But may God bless y’all.

    Lattitia

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  6. Great tip! It has saved my bacon in the past. A lightweight plastic siphon pump will minimize any exposure to the suspect water source even more.

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  7. Thank you Bob for your concerns. I think I am too old and too short to use most, but I have it all in mind. Your technique is good to know. Actually, a good defense just to know. My grandson is almost a black belt and I try to show him a few things I learned from you. You have inspired me greatly. Not to kill, just defend.

    Ken Shultz
    kenfson@comcast.net

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  8. Awesome is the best way to describe all of it. You must do what you have to do in an emergency life or death situation. Always be aware of your surroundings . You never know when chaos hits!! Thanks for you sharing your secrets of survival.

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  11. LOOKS like a good idea. But I still believe he’s just suckering us as fools. Because He starts to demonstrate, but the video stops showing NO PROOF the tube really works. I was hopeing he was going to show water running out of the tube!! He Did Not prove the theory to me.

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  13. The way he explained why you would likely need a tube is very handy to know and I will be using that trick if I need it. I will be getting some tubing to put into my gear along with a wooden dowel to tie the tubing to. Thank you for this tip it is very helpful and useful piece of knowledge to have.

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  14. If at all possible I would just suck the water almost to my mouth and pinch the end and/or as far down the tube and then put end in my container and let it drain out of the tube that way no bad water in my mouth.

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  16. If you access a location with the tube, see if you can have your end of the tube below the level of the tube at the end of the stick. That way,you need almost no suction. You can keep the water from touching your mouth. The water will flow as long as it’s there; or if the level of the tube at the end of the stick falls below your end, it will stop

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  17. If you use a clear sheet of heavy plastic, and dig a hole approx. 2 feet deep and two feet wide and line the hole with the plastic it will capture condensate which can be easily transferred to a purifing bottle without possible mouth contamination. This will work in the desert and rain forests better than in the North or South East regions, however, those areas have more water available.

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  19. I would suggest that the stick and tube would help in locating any snakes and prevent another “tragedy”.
    Some desert areas have Gila Monsters for residents also, and these can be a hazard.

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  21. I have heard and read about this technique and while not pertinent to this video, the same tube can serve to acquire oxygen if one is underwater or trapped in a container or semi-buried. Seeing this video, it becomes obvious that a siphon tube with a little squeeze bulb could be added to one’s survival kit as a simple upgrade to avoid oral contact with non-purified water.

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