ESEE Knives Favorite Gear: Hill People Gear Kitbags
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- ESEE Knives Favorite Gear: Hill People Gear Kitbags
Patrick’s Kitbag Contents: (kitbags pictured/discussed: SAR Kitbag, Original V2, & Heavy Recon)
Rugged Radio: www.ruggedradi...
Garmin 601: buy.garmin.com...
ESEE 4: eseeknives.com...
Suunto MC2 Compass: randallsadvent...
Randall’s Adventure & Training Pocket Nav Cards: randallsadvent...
Randall’s Adventure & Training Survival/Nav Notebook : randallsadvent...
Petzl e+Lite: www.petzl.com/...
Exotac Rip Spool: www.exotac.com...
Exotac TitanLight: www.exotac.com...
Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel: lightmyfire.co...
NEBO Big Larry: www.nebotools....
Leatherman Wingman: www.leatherman...
Shomer-Tec Kevlar Trip Line: shomer-tec.com...
Shane’s Kitbag: (kitbags pictured/discussed: SAR Kitbag, Original V2, & Heavy Recon)
Outdoor Research Direct Route Gloves: www.outdoorres...
Streamlight Bandit Pro: www.streamligh...
Peak Designs Capture: www.peakdesign...
ESEE Imlay: eseeknives.com...
ESEE Knives Xancudo Fixed: eseeknives.com...
Rite in the Rain C935: www.riteinther...#C935
Rugged Radio: www.ruggedradi...
Suunto MC2 Compass: randallsadvent...
Petzl e+Lite: www.petzl.com/...
Petzl Actik Core: www.petzl.com/...
Leatherman Signal: www.leatherman...
Exotac FireSleeve: www.exotac.com...
Exotac TitanLight: www.exotac.com...
Exotac Rip Spool: www.exotac.com...
Exotac PoloyStriker XL: www.exotac.com...
Anker PowerCore 1000mAh Power Bank: www.anker.com/...
Pocket Bellows: pocketbellows....
*Hill People Gear Products: hillpeoplegear...
*(Website was down at the time I was editing this)
SAR KitBag:
Original V2 Kitbag:
Heavy Recon Kitbag:
58 Pouch:
Dale Fricke Zacchaeus Holster: dalefrickehols...\
Nice load out. Great to see a video from people that know what they’re talking about. Very helpful. Thanks.
we are always learning...glad you could pick something useful up from us.
Also want to add while we use Rugged Radios for a lot of our classes, those particular radios are not built well enough for hard SAR use. Water ruins them. For most of our operations we use Motorola radios. Until Rugged comes up with a better search and rescue radio, we cannot rely on them for search and rescue operations.
that sir is a baofeng uv5r and if you get the updated ones from china they are pretty bulletproof lol
Great vid guys. Couldn't think of anything you had in your load out to criticize, well done! I just this week discovered Hill People and I've identified one of those Kit bags I need and will buy. I am a CCL holder and will have to really think of what weapon I carry in one of these bags. My favorite pistol to carry while hiking/hunting, etc. is now a Walther WMP in 22 WMR, not exactly bear capable so may need to rethink when I get my kit bag. Going to incorporate some of the things you guys mentioned into my kit and engineer some additional pouches I can change out depending on what I'm doing. Thanks for the real-life view of what to carry. By the way, I have an ESEE 3 fixed blade knife I think would fit in the bottom of the kit bag.
An E3 would fit fine on the HPG kitbag... You should look up the UltiLink from UltiClip. A great solution for carrying UNDER the kitbag
For two years, I have been using this kitbag on a trek. In France, few of us have adopted this system. It is, however, very convenient. I put all the equipment there that could allow me to manage in the event of loss of my backpack. Thank you for sharing.
I have recently switched to Hill People Gear, It just fits my use and needs. I have the kit bag, butt pack and a couple backpacks. A couple books I would recommend considering the mention of bear protection would be "Attacked by beasts of prey and other deadly creatures" and "Man Eaters". Both books contain true stories of Animals vs Humans from survivors and eye witnesses. Another favorite is "The Traditional Bowyers Bible" This series has loads of information on much more than just making archery equipment. Natural materials, tools, adhesives etc. Good all around outdoor information on old "tech".
i have the Hp recon i carry a glock 29. love the kit
Not much of a reader but I do remember reading 1984 as a middle schooler. Scary how much of the book is unfolding before us. Love the content, love your products!
Right on gentlemen... one of the best pieces of gear you can own! Thanks again for the direction when I was on the fence about getting one👊🏻
Happy to help!
The Bible. I love your videos. I hope that I am never in a situation that I meet you or your team in the woods but i'm sure glad that people like yourselves are ready if we need them. Thanks.
all the best...Thank you Bryan.
“The Last Place on Earth” story of the race to the South Pole. Great lessons: plan, prepare, be humble before Nature - Amundsen made it look easy.
Truly excellent talk. Thank you for being truly professional and helping out the little guy.
you are welcome...hopefully gleaned a little bit of useful info from it.
Deep survival/book. Great gear and wonderful blades. Trying to figure out a reason that I don’t need that kit.
The sas survival guide has been mentioned but love that book
Thanks for all y'all do and for giving us a great hard use product we all can depend on
Patrick and Shane, Got a suggestion for your firearm carry inside your chest kit bag that 1) safely secures firearm in pouch and still gives rapid deployment. 2). Covers trigger 3) is cheap and easy to make.
You will need 11” of 2” wide Velcro hook and loops. Glue or sew the hook strip and the loop strip back- to-back. Now wrap strap around trigger area, attach the end to itself making a loop, and stick this loop to the strip of Velcro running down the middle of the firearm compartment.
Unzip the bag, draw the handgun from the “holster” you just made, leaving the holster behind. You can adjust this to custom fit whatever gun you carry that day. Been running this in my Bulldog bag for years.
Books: Bushcraft, Mors Kochanski, and US Army Survival Manual.
I am a Boy Scout Scoutmaster and I have been using the HPG Heavy Recon Bag for years. I love the ability to have gear readily accessible! I can an ESEE 3 on the bag and an ESEE AVISPA inside. As a note - i notice that HPG's website was hit with ransomware and they had to take it down. I wish them well in their recovery. I have many of their packs and love them all! Books I recommend "Into the Rubble" by Doug Dietrichson. He is a a Fairfax County Task Force One Paramedic who conducted SAR in Haiti in 2010. Great personal account. And if you are going on a long deployment or backcountry trip, I recommend the alternate reality series called the "Wheel of Time" series by Robert Jordan. Easier read than Tolkien but I read it through my deployment in 2004-2005 to Iraq and it kept me entertained.
Dave Canterbury - Brushcraft 101. I also like to pull out my Dad's Marine corps handbook, circa 1962. It was my first introduction to survival and navigation skills.
Im about to moove from completely domesticated and flat Northern Germany to Hilly Bear Country in the US! Hearing all this makes me even more exited and doubely more terrified!
Once im settled in, i am dead set on basically getting a complete Esee collection! Your Knowlage and Stories are Awe Inspiring!
I bought the Recon Full Chest Kit because of your video. It addressed a couple of issues that I had riding dual sport bikes and hiking. I’m trying to adapt the smaller binocular case to carry my Nikon and lens. I have to carry them separately right now it I’ll try the larger bino case next.
Great stuff fellas. Thanks for what you do. 👍
Appreciate your support!!
I've been going back and forth as to whether to buy a kit bag for my HPG pack. My thought was that I just don't think I would have enough stuff to carry one. But you guys have certainly opened my eyes, and I am going to order one ASAP. Thank guys....and I LOVE my ESEEs!
once you get it you will likely OVER PACK it like I did...strip it down to the basics and it's comfy and very easy to use...over load it and it can become too much...
I started finally using my audible account after paying for it for a year. This week I listened to Gary Paulsons entire Brian Series, left of boom, extreme ownership, and Clint Emerson’s 100 deadly skills books and his memoir. Each of them were entertaining in their own right and with at least a handful of useful tidbits to keep me in a mindset of preparedness.
Love this series and the SAR applications. Actually first learned of ESEE when I got me HPG SAR chest pack. Have 4 of your bigger knives, but find a Mora Black with Molle sheaf to be well suited for outside bottom of chest pack. Find 5.11 radio pouch attached to diagonal webbing to work well for my radios, but also a Garmin 64 carries nicely in it
As for books, I’m old school. Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills and any of Auerbach’s medical books
Bring back this video series!!! Please?
we have not forgotten about it...and will bring it back.
Thanks for some new ideas and confirmation of what I've been doing. I've been an ESEE and HPG fan for years so I'm digging these videos. I work in an office and can't EDC my KB. One advantage of that 58 pouch I've found is being able to move it from my KB to the backpack I take to work (HPG Connor V1). Mine is setup as a personal survival kit with fire, tools, light, and nav stuff. As for books - How To Stay Alive In The Woods is great. For fun, I like the Four Horsemen series of military sci-fi books from Chris Kennedy Publishing.
Good stuff... that 58 pouch is a cool little organizer for sure.
Thank you guys for doing these videos. I learn something new everytime I watch one. I own several esee, hill people gear and kifaru products. All great companies.
1 book that had a huge influence on me was "My Side of the Mountain" Jean Craighead George . I have been reading it since the 60s. I am 59 and I still love taking that book on solo trips. I lost count on how many times I have read it. Another is " Into the Wild" Jon Krakauer, about the life and death of Christopher McCandless. I plan on doing a video one day comparing and contrasting these 2 books - Fiction versus reality in the outdoors. Lots of times I will take Edgar Rice Burroughs or Tolkien books with me when I am solo.
I’ve been a Krakuaer fan since his editorial days in Outside magazine. I’ve read every book he’s written.
"A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson. It taught me to always pack a sense of humor and some humility.
The ESSE guys are always full of knowledge and pass on great ideas on gear. Thanks gentlemen! And I will add a book: Bushcraft by Moors
We are full of something alright! LoL. Glad you are enjoying the he series.
LOL
Awesome shirt Shane. Rifle Dynamics Rocks!! The Bible, The last of the Mohicans and War on the run.
Very curious to see what Jim Fuller starts up next!!!
Great video. I always like to read Accidents in North American Mountaineering...
I've read parts of that book...interesting stuff for sure.
Bring back the skull logo on your knives like on old LS.
no thank you.
With the way events have unfolded in the United States in 2020, I would say that every American is in need of reading the following books:
Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America,"
Frederick Douglass's "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass," and
S.C. Gwynne's "Empire of the Summer Moon"
However, I must admit that listing just a couple of books is challenging for me. I've learned more about having a mindset for preparedness from political philosophy than books on the subject, so I cannot help but list the following books, which are also some of the most influential books of the Western tradition:
Thucydides's "History of the Peloponnesian War"
Plato's "Republic" and "Laws"
Xenophon's "The Education of Cyrus," "The Memorabilia," "The Anabasis of Cyrus," "On Hunting with Dogs," and "On Horsemanship."
Aristotle's "Poltics" and "Ethics"
Niccolo Machiaveli's "The Prince"
Thomas Hobbes's "On the Citizen"
John Locke's "Second Treatise"
Jean Jacques Rousseau's "First Discourse," "Second Discourse," and "Emile"
Friedrich Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathrustra," "On the Genealogy of Morals," and "Twilight of the Idols"
Please continue releasing videos on this content! These videos are great and I'm truly enjoying them!
Just bought my husband the Esee Izula and Esee 3 35vn for my husband. Thanks for all your videos. Not sure you guys would want my book advice. :)
LOVE the camera capture!
Been running HPG kit bags for years love them. Shelter, shacks and shanties, survival essentials are not bad.
Dale Fricke makes that Zacchaeus Holster and you can make a custom order for your weapon with the light mounted. I bought one for my Glock 30 with the Olight PL Mini 2 Valkyrie light and it works well, protects the trigger, and prevents the light from being accidentally activated.
Good stuff guys. I've got similar kit in the heavy recon along with additional filtration for H2O, Kevlar and Dyneema cordage, and a radio pouch from SOE. Several of the books mentioned are ones is recommend such as the "Back to Basics" and "A Walk in the Woods". Be safe out there!
Just as a side note, the pill bottle with flagging tape was not an idea from one of our team members as Shane mentioned. This idea came from a NC MSAR class I was part of. One of the students showed it to the class and we all thought it was a great idea, thus I stole the idea from him. Just want to make sure our team is not taking credit for something that we didn't come up with.
Hi Jeff. I’m interested in the insert used in your bag made by a guy in Johnson City. Does he have a business name you can share? Thanks
It’s also an awesome way of storing paracord. I use a small water bottle with a hole in the top so I can grab what I need, cut, tie a small knot on the end and good to go.
Great video! Couple of books are The Pocket Outdoor Survival Guide by J Wayne Fears and Canterbury’s Bush Craft 101
Sixguns by Elmer Keith & Good Friends, Good Guns, Good Whiskey by Skeeter Skelton. The 629 Smith inspired my selections. Two of my favorite gun writer's from my youth. You guys take care.🇺🇸🔪🌲🔥
Nice video ,been looking at the hill people gear for awhile . The two books that I have are the Boy Scout manual and the journey of faith by Randy Dunn. Thanks men
The obvious one would be "Bushcraft" by Mors Kochanski. Amazing book, and that man knew stuff that I can't even begin to understand about the bush.
Also, you guys should do an "inexpensive, but amazing" gear vid. Like the stuff that isn't super expensive or handmade that yall like to carry with you. Just a thought.
Time to update my kit! 👏Thanks Shane and Patrick
Very happy to help!
Great Kit Bag Video. I run several different Hill People Gear products and they are great quality. A couple of books would be ... "Camping and Wood Craft (Kephart)" and "Bushcraft: Outdoor Skills and Wilderness Survival
(Kochanski)"
Great suggestions on kits and books!
Really have been enjoying your videos. Tribe by Sebastian Junger and Joe and me by James Prosek. I'm starting to have an addiction to Esse knives and recently got my son his first. Keep making great videos and great knives.
Great kits, yall are next level!
A great series of books would be The lost art of reading natures signs by Tristan Gooley and his other books!
The natural navigator, how to read water. Etc
I appreciate the adventure pics at the end ! 🙌🏻👊🏻🤙🏻
"Back to basics" is a book that I've always referenced. It has all the homesteading type skills you'd need to survive and thrive in a world without electricity and all the niceties we're reliant on.
I like all the Sackett books believe I've read them all,and the mountain men...love that xancudo its been a little monster I do swap it and the izula 2 out held up hard so far got on release.....
Great video! Thank you for posting - very informative! Been a subscriber since I got my first knife - Esee Izula 2, this past summer. Currently reading Business Model Generation, as I’m trying to switch careers and start something new. Thanks!
Just took delivery of my first ESEE knife, the Izula II in Desert Tan, very happy! "Arctic Manual" by Vilhjalmur Stefansson is a great military survival book which is sadly out of print. I'm a big fan of Spaghetti Westerns and a good book about them is "10,000 Ways To Die" by Alex Cox. Great video fellas, thank you.
On the topic of TQs. the CAT is great and so is the RAT. Keep in mind though that the CAT can not get full occlusion of the artery of animals and children. Pack for the mission and know what possible patients you will be dealing with. I usually keep one of each because I am usually out with my 8 and 13 YOA boys. My Medkit is very streamlined and I use my overall equipment as part of my medical kit. I understand that some people like to have a fully packed stand-alone kit and that is good. With good training and experience, I have been able to reduce my Medkit to very simple items. For training, I have heard of a company that puts on a Wilderness First Responder course. Heard great things about it.
Great video guys. I did a front chest pack due to having a back that does not always want to cooperate 😊. Carrier is by Condor and the small bag is by One Tigris. Book I like is the SAS survival handbook.
Just got around to watching this one. I have carried a possibles pouch for years, but would place it in my back back. This video got me thinking of ways I could modify it and carry it in a similar pack that works for my needs. Thanks guys!
Book: Atomic Habits.
Love the Journey of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall and Sitting Bull by William Yenne.
Hello everyone! I’m sure it sounds cliche, but I’m still reading Bushcraft 101 by David Canterberry, as well as the most recent military survival “manual” I could find online. I absolutely adore Esee products, frequently carry an Esee 6, and an Esee 4 with the molle setup when performing bushcraft activities or camping, the confidence I feel carrying Esee makes me choose to carry them more often than not!
Canterbury, I think my autocorrect got me, lol
Thanks guys! I recommend “Streams to the River, River to the Sea” by Scott O’Dell. It’s about Sacajawea and outlines tons of survival techniques she used during the Lewis & Clark expedition and Alive
Thanks for the great video. Tactical Lock Picking by Pat Watson, awesome for entries! Love my Izula 2.
ESEE Knives are the best, happy with all my ESEE gear. Outdoor books? I'd have to go with my first one, besides my Scout handbooks; it was The Complete Walker by Colin Fletcher. Book had lots of solid advice for the beginning backpacker. Other favorites when I was young were The Ultimate Challenge: The Hardest Way up the Highest Mountain in the World, by Christian Bonington, and The Hiking Climbing Handbook, by Curtis Casewit. All helped foster my love of the outdoors as a youth in the city.
The first book I had that got me into this going on 30 years ago was a hand me down copy of "Naked Into The Wilderness"
Primitive wilderness living and survival skills by John and Geri McPherson. The Nesmuk "Camping and woodcraft" series is also a great resource. Big fan of ESEE and RAT too, they've never let me down. I have a new 6 with the 3D scales coming and im super stoked. A lot of my custom knife designs have their roots in the early RAT and ESEE designs.
Cool to see your loadout thought process. I like my OKB, but fit under load is an issue for me. The OKB definitely holds the heat. I wear mind a little loose, which loads that weight on the back of my neck, and over a few hours, it really starts to wear you down. Fave books- Bushcraft ~Canterbury, Survival Wisdom & know how ~ Stackpole/ Rost
Another great video. Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko. Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris. The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn.
I recently read the book " One Second After" it is not a bush crafting book, but about surviving the world after an EMP goes off. Great book really enjoyed it.
Great book. I’ve read the whole series by Fortchen. Great stuff. You might read the Founders/Patriot series by James Westly Rawles. Also the Going Home series by A. American.
Awesome video! I love my HPG SAR chest rig. 2 books are 101 Skills You Need To Survive in the Woods by Kevin Estela and the Bible
Good Info - Books- Foxfire series books and Crusoe of Lonesome Lake
Very nice kits. I really liked Bush Craft by Mors Kochanski and When All Hell Breaks Loose by Cody Lundin. Thanks for the video, guys
FINDING YOUR WAY ON LAND OR SEA By Harold Gatty, BEYOND BACKPACKING by ray jardine... thanks for the run through of yalls bags. 'cause there in no such thing as good, better, best for all situations, seeing what different folks do always helps others tune for their expectations and goals.
Waiting to get The Meateater guide to wilderness skills and survival (Dec 1) by Steven Rinella, but also like the Dave Canterbury series. Would like to get a pocket size of the SAS survival handbook. I have an ESEE laser strike and really like it. Also really enjoyed the Parent/child class at Randall's Adventure Training. My boy and I had a great time even in the rain. Howdy from Texas.
Glad to hear y’all had a good time at the Farm! Patrick and I listen to the MeatEater podcast quite a bit when on the road. Good stuff!
Good stuff guys. Gave me some things to add to my kit.
I would always recommend the classic Hatchet, and am currently reading Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts, and Beyond.
Very interested in the pill bottle tape storage idea,I flag a lot of trees to be cut and this is genius
Great stuff as usual. Really liking the discussion on how these emergency/quick access bags are used as well as the extra photos at the end. I felt real shame when Shane was talking about not being /that guy/ with the head lamp. :) For books I'm going to recommend almost anything by John McPhee. If you're not familiar, he is a non-fiction writer of very eclectic and interesting topics. His writing style is very appealing as these topics, in others hands, would be too heavy to really find compelling. I've not disliked anything I've read of his but a good start would be: "Oranges" (literally the history of the cultivation and farming of oranges in the US), "Coming into the Country" (his travels through Alaska), "Basin and Range" (the geography and geology of the Basin and Range area of the US), and finally "Uncommon Carriers" (stories of people who drive, captain, pilot, or otherwise transport freight across the country). As always, thanks for putting these videos out.
Great tips guys, thanks! Just picked up the heavy recon. Deep Survival by Lauren Gonzales and Survival in the Klondike, which is a compilation of 10 stories by Jack London.
I like those rigs, obviously everyone will have their idea of what to carry for themselves etc. Thanks for showing what’s in your packs. Some interesting gear. I put kyak marker lights on my packs as they are tough and waterproof easy detachable etc. Thanks again guys
Stay safe ATB Del 👍👊
Thanks Del...and I appreciate your support!
Awesome! You guys might like the Naturalist (murder mystery), Empire of the Summer Moon (Comanche book), and Sandworm (cyber warfare). I think all were highly rated.
Excellent breakdown of the gear you pack in your KB. ESEE and HPG make quality!
Nate
Books -> 12 rules for life & The Terminal List
Been carrying the Numbat chest rig from Helikon-Tex myself. Recent added an Izula II to it.
First time I ever heard of Helikon was when we went to Germany for IWA....Looks like some quality stuff.
I have had one of their heavy recon bag for years. After seeing this, I'll probably start using it more often. As far as books go, I love the classics: US Army Survival Manual, and The Hobbit. Reading The Hobbit when I was young initiated my interest in hiking, camping, and fighting orcs.
Good stuff and reads...
The dangerous book for boys, and epic survival by Matt Graham. 2 books that shaped my life in the outdoors
Another informative video. Thank you. As a weekend warrior (when I can get out) I find Bushcraft 101 by Canterbury to be a good reference. I also have recommended A Walk in the Woods by Bryson to others when asked.
Read both of those. Good stuff.
Very informative video. More info on mounting a radio and hand mic would be useful. Have you had any problems loosing knives or gear attached under the chest rig?
A few books i might recommend would be, nick Offerman's "paddle your own canoe" it's a great read, a bit of philosophy and comedy with anecdotes.
David gutterson's turn around time, a walking poem to the Pacific northwest.
Clanlands by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish.
Really enjoy the content of the channel, guy's. Also, side note... i love my esee6 and am looking forward to my esee5! I only wish i could fund both in the coated and non coated blades.
Not a bush craft book but surprisingly interesting, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, Derek Perkins, et al
Im a brand new subscriber.loved your video. I like all bush craft books rt now reading s.a.s. survival handbook.
Welcome! And thank you!
Great people. Knives that are not just sharp, but usefull.
Thank you.. glad to hear our products have served you well.
Thank you for the VERY informative video, as always!
If only that radio was available and worked properly for my country too..
Another great video guys. I really like that pack for gear and concealed carry in the woods. With all the political craziness going on, one of the best books I’ve read lately was A Gentle Answer by Scott Sauls. Keep the videos coming.
Both great kits!!! I have several of your knives. Dave’s Canterbury’s box set and also Chris Kyle’s American Sniper for books.
Looks like I'm spending more money on another piece of kit, now!
As a father of two sons, ages four and nine, I'm finding the books Wild at Heart by John Eldredge and Raising A Modern Day Knight by Robert Lewis very applicable to fatherhood and life maturity.
loved Wild and Heart and the subsequent book... The Way of the Wild at Heart! Great stuff!
Yeees ! I realy enjoy your videos! For trainings or scouting missions i use my helikon tex chestpack numbat.
Loved the video, I've been thinking more and more lately about picking one of these up. As for books, recently I suggested to someone the Air Force's SERE Operations textbook (AF Handbook 10-644), it's a lot beefier than the FM 21-76 we all know and love and I wouldn't suggest trying to throw in in your pack (think textbook sized for reference here) but it's full of a lot of information for someone in any climate looking for new projects to try out outdoors or new skills to work on. I also recently re-read Daniel Quinn's Ishmael for the first time since my teen years and highly suggest it to anyone who wants to dive a little deeper into their relationship with nature (which I think would probably be a lot of people watching this video!). Lastly, I'm about to start The Lessons Of History (Will and Ariel Durant) and while I can't give an independent opinion of it just yet, I had heard it described as having "the single best word-to-wisdom ratio" of any book ever written, so I've got pretty high hopes for it! Excited to see what everyone else is reading and to see which gear item you guys decide to tackle next! -V
Love HPG gear dug the video Love my ESEE blades. Thanks boys
Nice! Just wanted to let you know that I will continue to watch every video (I'm a little behind) but they are really cracking down at work, so I won't be able to comment as often. Please know that one of the thumbs 👍 is mine.
Enjoying your videos! Some books I like are Wildwood Wisdom by Jaeger and 101 Skills You Need to Survive in the Wild by Estella
I have a first edition Wildwood Wisdom in hardback....love that book.
ThanQ for filming, Bear Grylls is my favorite
As far as books go that are packable, I like the Creek Stewart line of pocket books. In case you’re injured a novice could use these while you recover. Book topics include knots, shelter, fire making , etc. A good general edc book is the MyMedic “First Aid & Survival: The Stay Alive Guide.” It’s broken down by topic with color coded pages, very small and can fit in bag or pocket. Plus when you buy the guide, it has a scan code on the back to download a free digital copy!
Hi guys first time watching just subscribed. Enjoyed see what yall carry. Book 1 is "War" by sebastian Junger and book 2 is "Good Clean Fun" by Nick Offerman.
What was that little pouch on the front tan bag came up when u was talking about the camera clip
I think a GP pocket from HPG
@@RandallsAdventureESEE it looked kinda look like the half width pouch I’ve been looking for something put my cordage in
A couple books to check out:
Dave Canterbury's "Bushcraft 101" I'm reading now.
Peter Hathaway Capstick's "Death in the Long Grass" series
Christopher Moore's "Fool"
As always guys, thanks for the great video and recommendations as well as the great gear!
Thank you!...
Army Field Manual FM 21-76 and Bushcraft 101.
Oops almost forgot😳 two books I HIGHLY recommend are “The Final Frontiersman”, the story of Heimo Korth of the Last Alaskans ~ and “None Braver” a look in to the world of my brothers in USAF Pararescue. Both great reads!
I bought the large recon not too long ago when I saw it on one of your other videos and I am still in the process of adding to it. I have to say, besides the buy once and cry once price, the quality is insanely great. I still need to get the molle attachment to get my esee on it, but I've loving it. It's solving a lot of issues ive had with other bags that ive struggled with, largely being accessibility while carrying it.
Given the CAT-T comment there, why suggest it over the RATS that is shown in the kit there? Just the general rabble rousing of one over another?
As for that pouch you mentioned being made by Mike Evans in JC, you wouldn't happen to mean up here in Johnson City, TN would you?
Books...well for me, I like "Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid". I discovered it in the college where I teach in the library and ended up buying a copy because I kept just checking it out, constantly losing my place thanks to interruptions. Right now, I'm enjoying one I'm sure everyone else has already read "Bushcraft 101". Having been out as a kid and on so much, I never bothered reading anything about this until later in life (mostly because it is much harder to get out these days).
The CAT -T is generally THE most endorsed Tourniquet out there. The RAT has some +/- to it. Mike is from JC TN.
@@RandallsAdventureESEE Yeah. I was just curious if there was a personal observation to it more or less. And I was curious about the JC part, as one of the docs I'd been to in JC is named Mike Evans. So I was wondering :D
The classic "Camping and Woodcraft" is always great. For something slightly different check out "Why not load your own" by Col. Townsend Whelen. I love my Kit Bags also. Hill People Gear is awesome stuff. Great video guys. Keep em coming. Do you guys have a place/link where Mike Adams sells that insert that Patrick was using?