Great bags for deployments and good bags for car camping. Generally, the little pocket was where you put your deployment orders in. As others have mentioned, the loop on top is usually padlock if traveling by air or bus for additional protection. Like a lot of military gear, it is nigh indestructible.
I got mine from the curb in my neighborhood for free! The thing was half covered in mold from being in a basement but I washed it and it came out so crisp and clean. Thinking of making an emergency car supplies kit with it. This video was helpful because I didn’t know how to close it or if it was missing a string to go through those grommets.
If you put the metal loop thru the square part of the clasp and then put a padlock on it, no way anyone is getting into it without cutting the fabric. When I got mine in boot camp in ‘88 they were navy blue (black) with a single strap. There was no pocket, no button, no pair of padded shoulder straps, just a single strap and a grab handle. Because sailers never had to carry them very far, 1-2 miles at most. Mine had “Stamper, J.” stenciled on the bottom. Because they get stacked horizontally up to 8’ high with just the bottom of the bag showing. So the bottom is where you put the identifying info. Everything had to be folded properly to get it all in the bag. And when not in use, the bag itself had to be folded a certain way and in its proper place. After I was discharged, I started using it with a external pack frame for a makeshift camping backpack. The bag is now 35 years old and still functions good as new. There’s nothing to break down with these, no zipper, no pockets, it’s rugged and lasts forever if not mistreated. It’s rain and fire resistant too. But you definitely need a external pack frame for longer hikes.
I was issued one back in my army days, though in 71 they were made from canvas...atb...woods edit...they also did not have shoulder straps, but rather a single long carry strap you slung over a shoulder
only problem with military bags is that I cannot find smaller ones , I would like to have 50 L versions . I would like to have it for daily trips , to carry it everywhere , 75-100 L is huge . mine is black cordura 1000 DEN , 75 L -like this in video . Honestly never had such durable and quality bag -ruscack before , so easy to carry when I go on daily trips to sea , to dive etc . and sea rocks are hard and sharp here , like knives , only big bags with protection can endure it . I plan to get another one soon , but not this one , there is one 100 L with shoulder straps , 8 big pockes and one department with frame , functional , big and just 60 $ . but nothing beats this one lol , this is THE bag for durability , affordable , simple .. it's just not looking like normal bag , and also it's not functional . I need more pockets , I need also something that looks more normal , with this one i am looking like a guy that goes travel , and I am just going to dive and visit nature here :D . one thing is for sure - there is no more durable and quality made bag out there , and you will never lack space :D , you can go to camping for sure , even with bike or bus . YES , it's so quality made that you can put one on your back and ride a bike with it , easy .. straps are SO quality and will never fell of your shoulders , amazing !! I will buy almost only military bags , it's made to last !!
there are canvas versions also , you can buy it today , no problem . you have black and olive , and also coyote color , canvas . but i like cordura 1000 DEN more , canvas will never get dry :D . and those bags are more expensive , but not much . I like black cordura , but olive is not bag either .
Luke I love your videos man, you're doing a great job. I'm only twelve and I lost my outdoor spark a long time ago but after watching your videos that spark has come back but not only come back it has ignited a fire so thankyou! - Aiden
Actually this is the most simple, durable and cheapest backpack I know. Very comfortable also provided you use it with a frame of some sort. Mine is made of 2 sticks and paracord.
It's great for 'luxury' bedding. You can pack your softs and mold the entire bag over your frame pack. Another method is to 'x' the shoulder straps through your frame and wrap around your regular pack. Play around. This can easily add a lot of capacity that can be readily dropped or removed, still be organized...as in...you hit your site early, detach, and do your wide perimeter resource check...return and set up...whatever...great bag to have.
I have one I use as a backpack for camping. I put a 5 gal bucket in it and put my pad around it for extra comfort. bucket used for so many things..rigidity, water, camp seat, ever a makeshift toilet lol. but yea pack a lot of gear and not uncomfortable
The most efficient way to fill these is to: "fill it up", then grab the handle at the top and give it a few hard jerks towards the ground... that'll open up a new space at the top to fill. By the way! i've got several of my zipper duffle bags with four compression straps (current US Army standard issue). i'd love to send you one to review if you'd like.
I've got one of these bags. They are great utilitarian bags. I use it to store extra sleeping bags and blankets for cold weather camping. Just toss it in the FJ and go. I plan on getting one for my son when he goes to college. Great way for him to store all his dirty clothes for when he comes home to do laundry. lol. Great bag. You can get them on the cheap at most army/navy supply stores.
I use my old "green weenie" as a bug out bag now. Not as organized as some I've seen on the TH-cams, and I might have to dump stuff out to find something, but it'll hold everything we would need in a SHTF situation with room to spare!
I still have both of mine issued to me in '91 they've been on deuce &halfs, apc's Bradley's multiple choppers planes buses and still use them for base camp gear if you put a padlock on the loop you can have them checked as baggage on commercial planes as well mine have thousands of miles and still serviceable
Get ready. I have one holding a Cabela's outback lodge tent, footprint, hammer, with room to spare. I also have one of the side zip models full of LBE.
Having done a lot of living rough, I know this bag well - and I also know proper packs. IMO, one should use this a bag as lye baseline by which “real” packs are judged. Will (say) an Alice pack work better? Probably - but how much better? How well does the other pack address the deficiencies of the duffel bag?
I used one of these to check/fly my pack out to Seattle. It worked great and protected my pack and gear. Oh, nice Fjallraven....I've been watching all sites for a deal! Is that a Greenland?
Luke another Great vid. My wife and I put all our camping gear in it and use it as our check bag when we fly some where.(Yellowstone, Mt Rushmore). Just keep the weight under 50# or the Airlines will charge you an extra $100. Works great for 2 peoples gear.
Hi my friend, your doing an amazing job, with this in mind can you please look into night vision military surplus. Once again stay well, stay safe my friend.
Thinking about getting one and making a loading panel for a MOLLE II rucksack frame/suspension system then slap the duffel onto it thus creating a massive yet comfortable Frankenstein pack.
I have one that was given to me by a friend who was in the army. To date, haven't had an occasion where I thought I could use it. For me, it's somewhat overkill.
Hi Luke, I know this is a couple years old, but here is a bit of a trivia question: What is the purpose of the paracord that is tied to the metal that goes through the grommets? (hint: it is a hack...)
Got back to school! Diameter is distance across circle of the filled bag. If you lay the bag flat, that in inches is half of the circuference. So edit your screen size of 49" diameter- would mean a bag that is 3x bigger, cmon. a 49" would be 4 foot wide tree trunk... Sure...Green Paint to cover any name and restencil new ID go to a sign shop they can cut pattern or print our large simple fonts and cut out through clear tape. spray from distance with bag masked.
Nope nope. Those bags suck. I was issued this, and used them for years. Get a hiking bag, or Alice pack. To take out anything you have to empty the whole damn thing to get anything out. I use mine as a punching bag in my garage.
Yeah totally agree. I remember having one in the early eighties and it was a total pain because guaranteed what you want is right at the bottom of the bag. Peace
They must come in different sizes as mine seems like the next smaller size. I use it all the time in Summer for biker roadtrips to Sturgis and the West, etc. It secures nicely with long bungees to the luggage rack behind my wife.
Cail Robbins the padding on the shoulder straps is really minimal. Also the straps are not that wide as on a modern backpack. This makes it not very comfortable to carry as a backpack.
What would it be like to use as 'carry on' luggage on an airline? Could you condense it down enough to fit within the dimensions of carry on? (if you hadn't overpacked it)
its size really depends on whats shoved in it, i also recommend lining it with a heavy duty contractor trash bag or wet bags to be sure on the water resistance
@@rjframe4410 true , I have black cordura 75 L , it's sometimes looks like normal , medium size ruscak , and sometimes people say 'what the ..why this guy have this huge bag on his back ' :D . but it's so EASY to carry it on back , even with big loads , never had such feeling that I can run with it , walk easily , amazing and simple , durable , the best stuff for this price without question .
Looks like if you lined it with a heavy duty 55-gallon drum liner and wrapped your closed-cell sleeping pad around the inside for a bit of rigidity, it might make a decent canoeing/portage pack. Anybody tried this?
took this on a 3-day camp / hiking trip with only about 20 pounds, and the lack of support and padding chewed up my shoulders. looking to cut 2 slits towards the bottom to put an old belt through for support. hope it works because that was my dad's from the Army.
I know Im about 7 years late to the party on this one, but the one of the dimensions you gave in the beginning of the video is incorrest. The diameter is in no way 49"...that would be a circular bag of more than 4 feet across. It may be a 49" circumference, but im bot certain.
Great bags for deployments and good bags for car camping. Generally, the little pocket was where you put your deployment orders in. As others have mentioned, the loop on top is usually padlock if traveling by air or bus for additional protection. Like a lot of military gear, it is nigh indestructible.
FSA proof?
I got mine from the curb in my neighborhood for free! The thing was half covered in mold from being in a basement but I washed it and it came out so crisp and clean. Thinking of making an emergency car supplies kit with it. This video was helpful because I didn’t know how to close it or if it was missing a string to go through those grommets.
If you put the metal loop thru the square part of the clasp and then put a padlock on it, no way anyone is getting into it without cutting the fabric. When I got mine in boot camp in ‘88 they were navy blue (black) with a single strap. There was no pocket, no button, no pair of padded shoulder straps, just a single strap and a grab handle. Because sailers never had to carry them very far, 1-2 miles at most. Mine had “Stamper, J.” stenciled on the bottom. Because they get stacked horizontally up to 8’ high with just the bottom of the bag showing. So the bottom is where you put the identifying info. Everything had to be folded properly to get it all in the bag. And when not in use, the bag itself had to be folded a certain way and in its proper place.
After I was discharged, I started using it with a external pack frame for a makeshift camping backpack. The bag is now 35 years old and still functions good as new. There’s nothing to break down with these, no zipper, no pockets, it’s rugged and lasts forever if not mistreated. It’s rain and fire resistant too. But you definitely need a external pack frame for longer hikes.
I was issued one back in my army days, though in 71 they were made from canvas...atb...woods
edit...they also did not have shoulder straps, but rather a single long carry strap you slung over a shoulder
ok makes sense mine isnt cordura, so i was confused a bit there lol. thanks!
I like the canvas better then the cordura. I not really a fan of the water proof lining inside.
only problem with military bags is that I cannot find smaller ones , I would like to have 50 L versions . I would like to have it for daily trips , to carry it everywhere , 75-100 L is huge . mine is black cordura 1000 DEN , 75 L -like this in video . Honestly never had such durable and quality bag -ruscack before , so easy to carry when I go on daily trips to sea , to dive etc . and sea rocks are hard and sharp here , like knives , only big bags with protection can endure it . I plan to get another one soon , but not this one , there is one 100 L with shoulder straps , 8 big pockes and one department with frame , functional , big and just 60 $ . but nothing beats this one lol , this is THE bag for durability , affordable , simple .. it's just not looking like normal bag , and also it's not functional . I need more pockets , I need also something that looks more normal , with this one i am looking like a guy that goes travel , and I am just going to dive and visit nature here :D . one thing is for sure - there is no more durable and quality made bag out there , and you will never lack space :D , you can go to camping for sure , even with bike or bus . YES , it's so quality made that you can put one on your back and ride a bike with it , easy .. straps are SO quality and will never fell of your shoulders , amazing !! I will buy almost only military bags , it's made to last !!
there are canvas versions also , you can buy it today , no problem . you have black and olive , and also coyote color , canvas . but i like cordura 1000 DEN more , canvas will never get dry :D . and those bags are more expensive , but not much . I like black cordura , but olive is not bag either .
I still have my original issue from 1982. I keep my sleeping bags in it.
Luke I love your videos man, you're doing a great job. I'm only twelve and I lost my outdoor spark a long time ago but after watching your videos that spark has come back but not only come back it has ignited a fire so thankyou!
- Aiden
How about now? Still chillen outside?
Seeing you with that thing brought back memories of my four years of GI experience. Thanks for posting this video.
I now have 5 of these lol. One for each "package." I use them more for storage than transport.
Just bought a brand new one on eBay with the tag still on it for $23 shipped. Great bags!
Im gonna get one to put my little brother in. Heck maybe even my sister!
I got one the old fashioned way. I earned it. ;-)
So did I. Want a cookie? Lol
kierra swint What kind you got? Quarantine has my cookie supply mad limited. What we talking here?
I was issued mine in Jan 1980, I still have it.
i own my grandfathers seabag he got serving in the air force in the 70s
Ditto
Actually this is the most simple, durable and cheapest backpack I know. Very comfortable also provided you use it with a frame of some sort. Mine is made of 2 sticks and paracord.
$5.00 at a thrift store in great shape and it stores my wool blankets! Thanks for the video!
Used to haul that thing full of gear from base to base and out in the field. Still have mine in my basement.
They make a good half-sleep bag too. Improvise! A two fer!
Weren't able to sneak the pillows out of the house this time? LOL
+mudyfronty05 Hahaha She caught me running out to the car with them. haha - Luke
I got one of these in the komando store gumball sell and couldn't really figure out how it closes
If you want it quick. These bags are always available at the nearest Army and Navy Store!
Thanks,
Clark
Nice. I have the Canadian version of this bag. I use it to keep my sleeping bags dry winter camping.
THANK YOU! I got a seabag for laundry, but couldn't figure out how to close the dang thing properly. Now I know
It's great for 'luxury' bedding. You can pack your softs and mold the entire bag over your frame pack. Another method is to 'x' the shoulder straps through your frame and wrap around your regular pack. Play around. This can easily add a lot of capacity that can be readily dropped or removed, still be organized...as in...you hit your site early, detach, and do your wide perimeter resource check...return and set up...whatever...great bag to have.
I have one I use as a backpack for camping. I put a 5 gal bucket in it and put my pad around it for extra comfort. bucket used for so many things..rigidity, water, camp seat, ever a makeshift toilet lol. but yea pack a lot of gear and not uncomfortable
I used my seabag camping last weekend as works great!
I have owned one of those duffel bags in the past. But I was unable to find a use for it.
Watching civilians explain simple military issue gear is hilarious.
The most efficient way to fill these is to: "fill it up", then grab the handle at the top and give it a few hard jerks towards the ground... that'll open up a new space at the top to fill.
By the way! i've got several of my zipper duffle bags with four compression straps (current US Army standard issue). i'd love to send you one to review if you'd like.
I've got one of these bags. They are great utilitarian bags. I use it to store extra sleeping bags and blankets for cold weather camping. Just toss it in the FJ and go. I plan on getting one for my son when he goes to college. Great way for him to store all his dirty clothes for when he comes home to do laundry. lol. Great bag. You can get them on the cheap at most army/navy supply stores.
I use my old "green weenie" as a bug out bag now. Not as organized as some I've seen on the TH-cams, and I might have to dump stuff out to find something, but it'll hold everything we would need in a SHTF situation with room to spare!
I still have both of mine issued to me in '91 they've been on deuce &halfs, apc's Bradley's multiple choppers planes buses and still use them for base camp gear if you put a padlock on the loop you can have them checked as baggage on commercial planes as well mine have thousands of miles and still serviceable
Get ready. I have one holding a Cabela's outback lodge tent, footprint, hammer, with room to spare. I also have one of the side zip models full of LBE.
Can you make a playlist of all your military surplus Wednesday plz
I'm digging that fjallraven jacket. What style is it?
Jon Shelton It looks like the Greenland jacket. Made with G-1000 fabric.
plejaren giants do you know where I can find a navy/ army duffel bag with molle
Back in the late 80's, after using the clip to secure it, we put a padlock on the metal loop for added security when traveling.
why can't I just un-clip it without touching the padlock?
Got one too! They are excellent. Can pack MORE then I can carry in it. Lol.
Looks like someone got a new fjallraven coat very slick luke looking forward to the review
They just came out with a new one of these, zipper runs down the side, sooooo much better than just a hole at the top
good review bro! - Strength and honor!
Having done a lot of living rough, I know this bag well - and I also know proper packs.
IMO, one should use this a bag as lye baseline by which “real” packs are judged. Will (say) an Alice pack work better? Probably - but how much better? How well does the other pack address the deficiencies of the duffel bag?
Some reviews do not share the price of the item. Luke is never guilty of this.
I used one of these to check/fly my pack out to Seattle. It worked great and protected my pack and gear. Oh, nice Fjallraven....I've been watching all sites for a deal! Is that a Greenland?
I have one of those GI duffle bag and I put a pad lock on top to secure the top of the bag.
Can't find one w/ good reviews... That one looks new--?
Thanks.
Alex.
Thats a good old classic. I guess you cold carry a lot of stuff in a quite uncomfortable way with that one :)
Thanks - Martin
Luke another Great vid. My wife and I put all our camping gear in it and use it as our check bag when we fly some where.(Yellowstone, Mt Rushmore). Just keep the weight under 50# or the Airlines will charge you an extra $100. Works great for 2 peoples gear.
Hello! Will this fit in an overhead bin on a airplane?
I have had 100 pounds in one and ran a mile up sand hill Fort Benning GA
+ICEMAN AND GRAND DAD Overnight Adventures ... hoo ahhh
yawn... weak sauce.
How about using it for a complete
Go Bag,your fire arm,ammo,food water etc.grab bag in.a panic
Situation. Just a complete bag
Until you get situated??
Hi my friend, your doing an amazing job, with this in mind can you please look into night vision military surplus. Once again stay well, stay safe my friend.
Thinking about getting one and making a loading panel for a MOLLE II rucksack frame/suspension system then slap the duffel onto it thus creating a massive yet comfortable Frankenstein pack.
Just bought one , holds alot of gear for sure
I still have two issued one from when i was in 12 yrs ago and they're still holding up.
Do they come in D-Bags too?
got one of this, looking forward to configure and put some MOLLE straps on it
Hey luke, just wondering where I could get some of the military surplus backpacks you revirw.
I have one that was given to me by a friend who was in the army. To date, haven't had an occasion where I thought I could use it. For me, it's somewhat overkill.
Was told the out side pocket is intended for a passport
Got a brand new one for 24 bucks at my army navy store
Hi Luke, I know this is a couple years old, but here is a bit of a trivia question: What is the purpose of the paracord that is tied to the metal that goes through the grommets? (hint: it is a hack...)
I HAVE A QUESTION,
ITS A VINTAGE BACKPACK????
I got mine from Walmart for about $20. Not sure if it's exactly the same but it seems like it.
What jacket are you wearing?
Diameter is not 49". Might be the circumference, but not the diameter. Square bottom w rounded corners, 12" on a side.
34” high x 49” diameter? It looks taller than it is wide...
and can be padlocked
But not box cutter proof. ☹️
It’s got a larger diameter then it does height???
this a small one?
i needed to know about the inside flap, & thank you. why a pyramid symbol in your youtube logo?
the rain flap protects friendly H20 attacks on your gear.
Strange question, do you think it would be possible to sew molle onto the outside? Is the material too tough for that?
use 100 lb test fishing line and a big needle and sure
If ya have a upholstery shop in yer area it's MUCH easier
Got back to school! Diameter is distance across circle of the filled bag. If you lay the bag flat, that in inches is half of the circuference. So edit your screen size of 49" diameter- would mean a bag that is 3x bigger, cmon. a 49" would be 4 foot wide tree trunk... Sure...Green Paint to cover any name and restencil new ID go to a sign shop they can cut pattern or print our large simple fonts and cut out through clear tape. spray from distance with bag masked.
Is it waterproof?
Nope nope. Those bags suck. I was issued this, and used them for years. Get a hiking bag, or Alice pack. To take out anything you have to empty the whole damn thing to get anything out. I use mine as a punching bag in my garage.
Yeah totally agree. I remember having one in the early eighties and it was a total pain because guaranteed what you want is right at the bottom of the bag.
Peace
I have one...wish they came with a waist strap
They must come in different sizes as mine seems like the next smaller size. I use it all the time in Summer for biker roadtrips to Sturgis and the West, etc. It secures nicely with long bungees to the luggage rack behind my wife.
Damn your wife came with a luggage rack?
Where can I get one of those?
Is it comfortable enough to hike and or even run a bit with?
Cail Robbins the padding on the shoulder straps is really minimal. Also the straps are not that wide as on a modern backpack. This makes it not very comfortable to carry as a backpack.
Backpack on the front duffel bag on the back M2 HB on the right shoulder M-60 on the left. Humping to the motorpool for an alert.
I STILL HAVE MINE FROM 1980, 3RD BAT NINTH MARINES.
I bought 2 of these on amazon on a special deal.
there's a military store on the outskirts of El Paso
+Jason Nichelson Are you going to check it out brother? - Luke
already did that
Hugh mungus WHAT
That would make a nice trash can liner
What would it be like to use as 'carry on' luggage on an airline? Could you condense it down enough to fit within the dimensions of carry on? (if you hadn't overpacked it)
its size really depends on whats shoved in it, i also recommend lining it with a heavy duty contractor trash bag or wet bags to be sure on the water resistance
@@rjframe4410 true , I have black cordura 75 L , it's sometimes looks like normal , medium size ruscak , and sometimes people say 'what the ..why this guy have this huge bag on his back ' :D .
but it's so EASY to carry it on back , even with big loads , never had such feeling that I can run with it , walk easily , amazing and simple , durable , the best stuff for this price without question .
Just got my sea bag for 7 bucks at goodwill
lmao i just got issued one for free, heading to bootcamp. could easily fit 70+ lbs in there
bruh brand new, my dad has 2 vietnam era bags from when he jumped out of helis
They actually stenciled our full social security numbers and name on them. ID theft wasn't a thing back then
I just bought one of these for 15$ at a local thrift shop
does anyone know where I can find a navy/ army duffel bag with molle
Semper Rah. Use mine for dirty laundry since my EAS
eBay is not a good source if you want one of those you'll need to look at it on Amazon that's were I got mine for sea cadet recruit training
Looks like if you lined it with a heavy duty 55-gallon drum liner and wrapped your closed-cell sleeping pad around the inside for a bit of rigidity, it might make a decent canoeing/portage pack. Anybody tried this?
I got mine at a flea market for 8 dollars
took this on a 3-day camp / hiking trip with only about 20 pounds, and the lack of support and padding chewed up my shoulders. looking to cut 2 slits towards the bottom to put an old belt through for support. hope it works because that was my dad's from the Army.
I got my "A" bag and I got my "C" bag, but I don't know when I'm gonna "B" bag.
Does it smell like vomit though ?
Rising Awareness ha! Mine does
i fucking loved this video
It is little bag .
I know Im about 7 years late to the party on this one, but the one of the dimensions you gave in the beginning of the video is incorrest. The diameter is in no way 49"...that would be a circular bag of more than 4 feet across. It may be a 49" circumference, but im bot certain.
im a man, and i gotta tell you that mountain beard looks nice as F.
no homo... well maybe little homo
there is one like double this size. this isn't a big one.
you can get one for free, just go to Great Lakes Ill. RTC Room Golf.
I hated using these