BUSHCRAFT KIT!! | Why this will NEVER FAIL you! | New Millbank WATER FILTRATION bag review!

LOOKS LIKE A GREAT ITEM!!!!

Not bad for a small shower. 👍

Thanks for the review. I wish we could get here in the USA. Very cool item. Thanks again

I own a Millbank bag dated 1944, eyelets included

Excellent review as always! Nice job brother 👍🏽👍🏽😎👌🏽

What a faff, sawyer mini filter, far easier than a mill bank bag plus you still need to purify after mill bank…

I use one regularly. Seems like a decent bit of kit. Bit bulky compared to the original. A zip lock bag and a longer length of paracord and your only down a sticker.

Defo gonna get one Nick, the olde mother in law's double D cups are getting a bit mingy. 👍

I do like a good sticker, I also like a good milbank bag, to the point i bought one.

I think when you pre soak the bag it should be inside out so you can keep dirt and debris off the outside. You don’t have to fill it you can put your hand inside and hold it down or grab the bottom and hold it most of the way underneath the water. If the outside is kept cleanish your cup will be cleaner. Do like the new one seems like a good piece of kit at a fair price. Have fun stay safe.

Simple DIY job for the old bag which is still useable.....get a small karabiner, longer suspension cord, plastic or nylon grommet kit and repair it. I have used two Millbank originals for years and they are still going strong. One is carried in my smock pocket and the other in my water bottle pouch. Greencraft, Ian , made a similar idea of parachute material which is well worth looking at on his videos, and they also work. I use the Millbank's and Greencraft's ideas to save my Sawyer and other filters and extending their life. Having both provides options that will save life and prevent illness, and are versatile. My water collection kit also includes plastic tubing (clear see through), sponges, large capacity syringe, ziplock bags, plastic sheet for solar or bush still, water purification tablets assorted, an Iodine solution dropper, potassium permanganate, nylon and plastic bags with eyelets and cords to carry or hang ziplocks off the ground for storage of water before filtering, hanging a ziplock in a plastic bag also allows UV light to work on the contents before filtering. The tubing is for collecting water that is running between rocks where you cannot get a hand in, crevices and suchlike, the syringe provides the suction (there is a military kit similar), the sponges can be used to collect dew, or small water sources, i also have large and small syringes for wound irrigation (you can also use plastic bags for that too) in my medical and first aid kits. Then of course you can carry a camelbak too with cleaning kits. Might seem like overkill but i have been in places in UK where water was scarce and very hot days, dehydration, heatstroke etc threatened, not to mention frozen conditions and suspect water sources and Millbank's have their use there too. Love your video coverage, spot on every time. Water purification techniques may well be vitally necessary for everyone to learn in the not too distant future, alongside food shortages and the rest of the manure we are being threatened with by those in power and their mismanagement. Self-sufficiency and sustainment right down to water collection at home and growing your own food, and plants need water too.
ATB, stay safe, sorry this is so long.

Puritabs and drink through your teeth Royal! Good enough for the Pongos good enough for anyone.

Informative and beneficial video! Thanks

Brilliant video .thanks .

Still using my old man's 50's issue Millbank bag in conjunction with my water filter, it's a diamond bit of kit that alway's work's, and adding grass, sand, charcoal can only improve it's filtering capabilities.

At first glance, I'm guessing that the painted/printed area is to tell you at what water level you can start collecting water from, after the outside of the bag has self-cleaned during filtration. My old, ah, 'borrowed' Australian Army one had a line across the bag for the same purpose. It certainly looks like a good update on the classic design and will try and source one to replace my ageing relic. It's been in use for a number of years and has worked rather will in conjunction with a Katadyn filter on fast hikes or water boiling on longer adventures. Thanks for another great video Nick.

I stay in New Zealand. Where can you buy these from?

Thanks for the lesson for using the Millbank bag have a good day sir.

Having already owned this exact bag I do agree with you on the positives it offers except for one thing I had wrong on mine. I had left the bag to soak and upon filling it with water (not squeezing it or encouraging it to filter faster etc), the water ended up dripping from different points on the bag and never fully ended up dripping as expected from the very end point. I felt like I was only getting the best part of 70% of water coming out of the bag and into the container etc. That's one thing I preferred with the old design was the stitching on the outside created that channel where water would run down to the very end point. These bags have the seems more on the inside and sort of takes that away from it. Just my personal experience and may not represent everyone else's.

what a horrible video. Lots of malodrama, LOL

...I will stick to my old Millibank...the colour is nicer, but I admitt that the wider mouth will speed the filling-up!
Thank-you!

Thanks Nick, brilliantly simple squaddie proof kit. ordering mine now.! Scott Somerset

Ace tips I've actually got one but not used it yet cheers nick

After previous video demonstrating the Millbag use this has now become my top priority of kit next to a really good knife Thanks again.

Always a go to if in the doo-doo. I do have one of the originals. Good update. As you will know under jungle cover light is very low so seeing what you're doing without using torches is hard and when it's peeing down worse, plus you're hot and sweaty. The new design is a game changer there.

I had been familiar with millbank bags for some time. Always considered them a useful, life saving piece of kit.

But I was put off using them after seeing what Para Mortars did with them in Sangin. :D

And thanks to this video they are sold out. Great customer service from Forest Fundamentals though and I'm happy to wait a couple of extra weeks for something made in-house rather than sourced from overseas.

I have a similar one called the Brown bag, which has the wider opening and long lanyard/lace. it has the fill line stitched in but didn't come with a karabiner (which I added) or a waterproof bag. I find it works well.
Actually looking at it now, it's probably midway in width between your narrow millbank bag and your new one

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The link to the old bag goes to a Browns millbank bag, but it doesn't look like you're using a Browns bag in the video? The Browns bag uses the same spec fabric as the original Military (green) issue ones which is a much tighter weave and finer filtration (slower too) than the old bag you have in the video.

UPDATE FOR ALL IN THE US:
I've discovered that these bags can be had on our side of the pond, and that at least one respectable survival school/outfitter has been selling them for years. (Probably not the new model yet, though.)

I have used a Millbank for years ,they are ` bomb proof` cant speak for this new one though it looks fantastic the problem with the old style you show was that made many people dislike them was you need to pre soak them they have to be wet through to work if you didnt know about this trick they did not filter properly and they took for ages - another great film

My standard filter has done me proud for years now with no complaints. I’d already got a bag to put it in after use and a longer piece of para cord and carabiner for easy use. I don’t think I’ll be going out to buy a new one ☝️. Good “how to use” video for new comers to the Milbank. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I've never heard of this tool before, but it makes so much sense! Definitely will have to give it a try.

It would have been better if they had added the ability connect a dirty water bag for a filter , even just some attachment loops to let you rig your own system would help make it better

Not £14.95 anymore, now its £16.5, I guess a lot of people clicked on the link =)

They are now retailing at £26.00 on the Bushcraft store in the UK.

I followed the links for both the new and old millbank bag. Amazon page opens to filters but no millbank bag for old one. Link for new bag says "page can't be found".

Nice review. It’s one thing to Take a manufacturers word for things, but it’s quite another to get a review from somebody who uses these things in the field and he’s not affiliated with the company.

I just got the new model today here in the US that I ordered right after you posted this video and I’m very impressed with it. Your video gave Forest Fundamentals a bunch of business from the communications I had the owner who was very professional. I would recommend this to anyone.

I don’t need to hit the button to “Stop Adds”, I just Don’t Watch your videos 😂, oh and I “Unsubscribed”.. Simple 😊

If you're counting the pennies, you can make one out of the leg of an old pair of denim jeans. Just check for holes, then cut it to size, and chop the bottom seam off. Then get someone to fold the end and sew it with a sewing machine. Rough and ready but it will work. That's the fancy version. You cold just knot the end instead of sewing.

Good video! A millbank bag has been on my radar for awhile but they're so damned difficult to find in the US. When I can find them, I can't budget for them and when I do have the budget, I can't find 'em lol

I found a canvas tool pouch at my local hardware store for few dollars and had my wife reconfigure it to mill bank bag and works.
I am going to order one that you demonstrated. Like the new design. Thanks

I added jungle knots to the cordage that the bag hangs from as an extra aid if other methods of securing the Millbank to a tree/bush were not available.

Nick, I would sew a small net under that Millbank Bag so that you could suspend your bottle/cup under it and not stand there holding it.

I've got one of these that I've paired up with a Savotta 10 litre water collection bag that rolls up nice and small. Then I can collect the water and take it nice and relaxed to my chosen spot. Then I soak Milbank in the collection bag and scoop and treat at my leisure!

We’re can I get one these