Choosing The Right Assault Pack
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- Sustainment is the core fundamental backbone of civilian in field operations.
Today we look at sustainment packs: Assault Pack, 2 Day Assault Pack, 3 Day Assault Pack, Heavy Assault Pack, and the Ruck.
This is just a primer.
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Whatever bag you go with, actually pack it, actually hike with it. You will be surprised at how much 30-40-50 pounds feels as you move and gain elevation. Not to mention how much extra stuff you can put in there for no other reason than "I had room to spare" or "I thought I might need it"
Recently started backpacking again after nearly 10 years of not doing it. I realized I needed more room for water, and I could go with less food. Alot less food actually. I also needed a lighter and more modern sleeping bag. weight equals more burnt energy and water, it also leads to slower paces and increased fatigue.
This is very much one of those things you learn by doing. So just do something. Also ALICE pack is still a really good choice for a smaller ruck or large assault pack.
The good idea fairy is your worst enemy when you are packing. I recently did a 4-day car camp. Of all the crap I took, the main thing I really needed was a rain jacket (it rained buckets), and I wish I brought my camp shower.
For sure. Over the years I've gotten down to about 25-35lbs for my backpacking/hiking stuff. An Assault pack with Ammo and such, I could see 60+lbs and you've gotta be able to go.
I've done 2 major backpacking trips. First, I hiked 24 miles in a fairly flat trail in Michigan with about 65lbs on my pack and it was incredibly brutal. I was reading online that people burn through 3000+ calories per day and I planned on hiking for a week but cut it short, so I brought way way way too much food. For the first 12 miles I had to stop almost every 3/4 mile to take a break. Eventually I setup camp and walked back with nothing but my hydration pack with 3L of water and managed a fast pace; I completed the 12 miles in about 4 hours with no breaks.
My second trip, I went to the Appalachian mountains and hiked with about 56lbs on my back, again planning for a week but heavily cutting back on the calories I carried. I was completely alone on this trip and had serious anxiety. Some of the locals offered me meth and were very insistent on giving me a ride both of which I refused. I discovered the anxiety killed my appetite and I was eating less than 1500 calories per day. I ended up cutting that trip short after 23.6 miles, but I didn't drop the weight off anywhere.
My biggest lesson is you can afford to "starve" to reduce your weight. I think next time I go backpacking I'm going to use my mountain bike and add cargo racks.
@@typorad If you look at a lot of through hikers, they're skinny AF because they don't really consume the kinda calories the average american does. At 56lbs, there's probably still a lot of weight you could shake out. Higher calorie foods, peanut butter, sausage, instant mashed potatoes, oatmeal. Go watch some of the thru-hiker food supply videos and you get an idea of what high calorie, low weight food looks like.
Then again, maybe they are skinny because of the meth.
@@highdesertdrew1844having done various day hike and multi-day treks in the adirondack high peaks, I can on average cover 23 miles in 8-9 hours with a loaded pack. The golden rule is to not go over probably 35 pounds of DRY gear (not adding food or water) reliance on a sawyer filter along with a camelbak is usually the way to go water wise. However, my days on the trails i’ve burned upwards of 5000 cals for anywhere between 9-15 miles. With little to no calorie consumption between start and finish (on day rucks)
My bank account can’t sustain the brassfacts channel
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or something...
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Yeah, he's kinda like a used car salesman isn't he?
Just kidding Brass. I love your vids. I am even looking at the medium MOLLE 2 on the Venture site.
lol at brassfacts tbh consooming so many bags. just use the stuff that has already been tested, fielded, and vetted, and costs almost nothing like the usgi surplus assault packs. don't go for perfection, just work around its flaws.
Dude, your video format and narration style is iconic. Somehow, your running monologue combined with loosely synchronized video content really works.
Hop's grasp of biology is stunning
Pretty informative for a Lesbian.
And sexy
@@crazykev5lol
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"It's a frog, innit?"
I've been running a 35L dry bag, it's worked really well and kept my gear dry with this unusually wet year we've had in the southwest. Also it is great for my DayZ LARP.
what gun are you larping dayz with? Trumpet?
@@ragingelch5042 sawed off mosin with PSO
In this Episode, Bagfacts indeed secures the bag.
I recently got the Mystery Ranch Blitz 30. I think it makes a lot of sense for civilians in a smaller rucking or tactical assault style pack. It has an "A, B, C" outer pocket organization design with a main inner compartment. In my eyes, it's a modernized 2 day assault that has more organization, without having ALLL the organization that becomes too much, if that makes sense. Worth checking out. They have a 35 version too.
Agree completely. Too much organization = bad.
For those looking for something similar to the Amp 24, the LBX titan lite is very similar. It doesn't have the edc type pockets/compartments/dividers. It's very barebones but allows ALOT of modularity. Loving mine so far!
The FILBE has been my favorite pack system so far. I might be partial because that's what I am used to but I appreciated how tight the main pack stayed to my body because of how wide and short it was, allowing me to attach the assault pack on top of it instead of further away from my body like some other pack systems I've seen/tried. The FILBE assault pack really needs the kangaroo pouch on the top back molle section, and canteen pouches on the side to flourish in my opinion but that's also how we always needed it for our mission types.
For a standard assault pack load out, ie what we always brought in it regardless of mission was: Poncho liner (woobie/jungle bad) and bivy sack, tarp, 2-3 skivvy rolls in water proof bags (undershirt, underwear, and a pair of socks rolled up tight), baby wipes, foot care items (mole skin, vaseline, powder, etc), one 3 liter camelbak bladder, 2 canteens, land nav gear (map markers, protractors, notebook), red lens head lamp, electrical or 100 mph tape, 1-2 MREs, spare batteries for NVGs and peq16s. Team leaders typically also carried a lensatic compass, the maps, spare signaling devices, and spare radio batteries. Point men/ nav men tended to buy wrist rockets out of pocket (Garmin wrist mounted gps) so they had spare batteries for that too. Automatic rifleman would keep 18-21 spare pmags in it. It was very common to bring a grid fleece (lightweight quarter zip) or silk layer frog top just incase a cold front came in depending on where we were. Who ever had the lightest bag would typically get assigned to carry spare snacks or mission specific gear so we could all move at a similar pace. When speed mattered like taking a building in MOUT the first team/buddy pair would run packless and take a foot hold in the building, then a following team/buddy pair would bring the packs back up to the lead group. Or more often for a large offensive, lead team/squad would drop packs in the first secure building and have only the camelbak, spare mags, and snacks in their cargo pockets until the end of day when they got swapped out to rest.
I'm probably forgetting some things since it's been a while since I got out so may edit those in later.
You need a pack that's big enough to carry Nova on your back like Luke carried Yoda on Dagobah.
Winning comment lol
Personally I have a FILBE, and it’s a great rucksack, especially for the money, but it goes wide instead of tall, and I’m actually thinner than the frame, so it occasionally snags on brush. At the same time, it’s easier to shoot with because of its chode-like qualities and it’s also easier for me to run and climb in then similar taller bags
Bro check it out. Filbe bag on a metal alice frame. Fits like a glove and eliminates the shitty filbe frame. Very easy to find aftermarket straps.
Glad I got mine, ArmyNavyOutdoors had a sale on them for $50 a couple months back. Awesome piece of gear.
@@ExtremelyAverageMan damn, I got mine for $100 and I still had to sew a patch on the bottom
Be aggressive with the compression straps. But you can get an Alice frame and toss the FILBE bag on it. However you will need to use really strong zip ties in certain spots. Also if you don't wanna replace the frame, Platatac makes 1606/Alice compatible pads that are very well priced.
@@DZ4295DBW I actually like how the Filbe frame feels, and it actually fits over my flatpack that I primarily use as a hydration pack. My only issue is it’s wide enough to bump into things
Yes! a video to validate my eberlestock purchase.
I actually had a eberlestock little big top (or whatever it was called) and a ton of footage.
But I'm completely potato, and forgot about it for this video.
I hated it at the time because i wanted a ruck. But now that I'm all in on that large assaut pack, I kinda miss it.
One surplus accessory that ive found useful for getting a sleep system onto a pack without taking up the entire pack is the MOLLE II waist pack. It'll clip into any bag with molle rows on the bottom of it. It is big enough to store a temperate climate sleeping bag and pad easily without taking any space whatsoever from the main compartment. Its awesome for the bulky but not heavy things you often need to bring along
Or go towards a lightweight bag like a Kelty. You don't need the entire MSS for everything lol
Surplus FTW. I use my waist pack for my Ranger Roll. Awesome little piece of kit.
@@TheMrhoneycutt waist pack? Do you mean a butt pack? Lol
@@DZ4295DBW It's not the old butt pack. Iirc the molle waist pack was designed to carry a MOPP suit.
Love that you called out the knockoff flatpack; mines the "Krydex" brand. I went through this cycle of [backpack > duffel bag > sling bag > repeat] for EDC looking for the one that did right by me. Found the flatpack last year and I love it so much. I added some shotgun sling pads to the shoulder straps and it improved the comfort a lot.
You’d be surprised how many caprisuns fit in a camelback 3L reservoir lol
oh shit. it's time for caprisun gaming
I've been running a 1 day Karrymore pack that has been quite good. I found out about the brand while looking to replace my previous Vaude pack. YKK zippers and real MOLE with lots of options. I've been happy with the strap system. I've hiked with it over 12,000' and didn't regret the setup.
I can't believe those girls just walked by and didn't say anything about that dope Black Beard flag patch. What do women even want?
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I’m just here to support Nova. That said, I’m a big fan of Mystery Ranch packs.
You should try the USGI medium rucksack, it can float right between assault pack and ruck and you can scale it up with side pouches.
yah, friend has one. It's neat for sure.very purpose built
@@BrassFactssecond that with the amap 3 from agilite gear
Difficult to find but it's pretty nice
In my Army experience, as a Scout, the issued assault pack was too small for optics, batteries and ammunition we had to carry on top of sustainment. The medium ruck was big enough that I could carry those and have that little bit extra room for cold or wet weather gear, sustainment or whatever else the mission dictated. It is a terrible ruck in my opinion if your only goal is speed and distance in a given amount of time. Very uncomfortable, but incredibly durable.
The medium molle 2 with the u shaped frame?
+1 for the large ALICE. These things are insanely durable. With some modification, extra pouches, replacement hip pad, etc. They quickly become the ultimate pack.
Before picking a civillian style high backpack...put your helmet on...now go prone.
Before picking the Molle madness try putting one together. Then go ahead and buy a replacement frame now...the one you have is about to break.
Others i have tried relied on zippers that ultimately blow out.
Some rattle.
Some have straps that flail all about and get caught on everything.
Some are genuinely good bags, but, are simply too small as you realize you are going to be out in the bush longer than you realized.
Lastly come the 3 day assualt bags. Can't say enough good about them. But they are best utilized as emergency-ditch bags. Meaning one for medical, comms, extra ammo/smoke,etc. Best use case is in-conjunction with vehicles and day missions.
All that said, over 20 years the best pack i ever had was my ALICE.
Best of luck,
Phil
Speaking of sleep systems in sustainment packs, I’d like to hear you talk more about your philosophy when it comes to sleep systems/shelter in a small team environment
Same! Need help here
Think basics ur not camping so unless needed get rid of the tent look up prepared airman for a better understanding on sleep systems and weight vs needs
I have a 1 man snugpak ionosphere tent. It's small, low profile, olive drab and is pretty light weight all things considered. I researched the hell out of tents and it seemed to the the best option by far. You could get away with a tarp and some cord if you want to cut down on bulk and weight since you really need a sleeping pad and bag above all. I went with a US army issue thermarest pad and a snugpak 23 degree bag and a separate fleece liner that I can use by itself for warmer conditions. Along with cooking supplies, ammo, freezedried food ect everything fits in my 60l pack except for tent and pad which i strap to the bottom of my pack. I recommend a non tactical looking hiking pack in muted/drab colors so that you don't stick out like a sore thumb and are also a lot more comfortable on long distance journeys as opposed to like a 5.11 pack or whatever.
@@stillpist I was looking at that one myself is it roomier than it looks and what about temp ratings and whats your thoughts on bags any recommendations in the 40-60 range
@misfitlife3091 I'll recommend the snugpak softie elite 1 which I think is rated at 40 degrees and above. The one I have is the elite 3 in coyote brown and it's really comfy and warm. Compression sack it comes in is too notch too. It's my first quality bag so I can't comment on how much better it is compared to other bags in that price range but I know that military guys on deployment use their tents and bags quite often. Material is definitely tougher than standard bags you find out there too.
Me being a Marine I've got a special place in my heart for the FILBE assault bag. The main pack, ehhhhhhh it gets the job done. I have the bag itself without the frame and I'm planning on getting an external one to add to it because I've heard good things about that concept. Good video. Keep 'em coming.
Hey man. Really enjoying your content. Would love to see more on the PDW concept. Specifically more on the USW-G and/or/vs Recover Tactical 20/20 chassis. Those seem to be the two dominant choices at this time.
I'd like to hear more of Hop's thoughts on bugs.
I appreciate that Brass facts pays some respect to Nutn, he’s the OG
Sorting gear in to categories with acronyms tickles my brain
Currently planning for a 3 day 2 night FTX with about 10-12 dudes in the MI upper peninsula in late December, working with a Mystery Ranch Komodo Dragon. Very tight fit but making it work, could definitely be better off with something a bit bigger lol. Good video as always.
I use a Mystery Ranch SATL for my LAP/3DAP and the AWS Assault Pack for whatever assault packs are for.
I manage with three
75l, 25l and 10l.
75l, compressed to 50-60l for three days or more in warm season... Or with fully extended chimney for camping capabilities in winter/low temp. So it fits inflatable mat, winter sleeping bag, extra fleece etc. Equipment that guarantees comfort in freezing temperatures alone fills half the backpack.
25l for 24/48h, with tarp, hammock and warm season sleeping bag. If I need a bit more space, I use straps to attach externally + I can mount side pouches (with water, so they empty first) and if it's enough, just compress it.
10l just for water, food, spare socks and rain protection. And it usually goes inside the 75 big guy if I'm camping and want to hike out.
Helmet always in external helmet holder
This matches pretty well :)
Coming back to this video after some time, and I'm not sure if I already commented on this before, but here it goes...
If your favorite pack has trouble with not being tight-enough (meaning when not fully-packed it hangs loose and flops around a lot, and even when halfway stuffed it flops around) you can use shock cord (elastic cord) weaved around the exterior to take up slack when not full.
Some assault pack manufacturers already do this to one extent or another, but I usually only see it on medium to small packs. It works fine on larger ones as well.
I recommend just starting off with a criss-cross weave through the molle straps on the back, not the sides. If you do the sides there's a chance your cord will cover a zipper and then you'll have difficulty completely unzipping something. That may not be an issue for you, especially if you're only usually packing soft or small items.
You can also do it in two sections. On my largest pack I have two criss-cross sections on either flank.
The key is to have the pack fully stuffed till it's as expanded as it could ever be, then weave the cord through (this also makes it easier to see what you're doing) and then tighten the cord down till it's as taught as can be without the end caps coming off. That way you get maximum tension when packed full, but also maximum tension as items are removed.
From then on, you pack won't flop around when not fully stuffed. You can also use this criss-cross cord section to quickly store flat items, like a radio antenna or maps or whatever else.
My urban loadout is an original 5.11 Covrt18, low-profile but very versatile.
Got a large IIIa tombstone at 1.5 lb, good for running from robbers but not mass shooters, might upgrade, but the weight and coverage is hard to beat.
Have a bunch of IFAK items plus multitool, headlamp, and so on. If you carry a firearm but not an IFAK, you aren't worried about safety, you crave exerting power.
Also electrolytes (what plants crave) and 600 calories of simple food. Plus lots of odds and ends (gloves, Buff, earplugs, pens, Chapstick, medicines, and on and on).
All this coming in under 10 lbs, and it goes with me everywhere and no one knows what it is, it's my portable problem solver. Despite all the crap, it still has tons of room but stays compact the rest of the time.
Love your sense of humor. Comment about gray man - "Dude you're wearing a rifle with kit..let's not kid ourselves." I laughed out loud while enjoying a bourbon at the end of the day. I love your deep dive into subjects. Thank you for the excellent content.
Most Marines I know pronounce it "fill-bee"
For reference the backpacks your parents bought you for school would be rated at 25 to 30 liters of capacity. That's how small the little 10L assault pack is. My wife has gone through phases with a larger purse.
Also, it occurs to me that if you're making a 2DAP or even a 3DAP the only reason not to buy a bag from Walmart is durability. How hard can you yank on those straps before they come off the bag? How much weight can you put in it before the stitching on the bottom fails? Will the material handle walking through brush? How long until the zipper breaks? You probably don't need an expensive bag. But I doubt a $20 Walmart bag will survive more than one use. Don't be like BrassFacts, shop around and get the best deal on something good enough for your use case.
All great info! I'm in love with any and all Hillpeoplegear packs! Most comfortable packs on the market.
Venture Surplus is an awesome shop. (Based Venture Surplus enjoyer.)
Always strapped the day pack to the top of a ruck. Ruck carries the camp, day pack for recon. Works pretty well with a chest rig. Plate carrier can go in the ruck if you have one 🤙
Ive had a couple bags that had the "beach ball" problem. ive found a hard plastic mudflap from a heavy truck works great. cut to size for the bag and if worried about weight use a 2" hole saw to remove materiall without losing rigidity.
In a hot environment the large Alice pack is perfect because of the distance between the actual pack and your back which has air flow so it doesn't get sweaty. 62 liters isn't that big.
i also have a bag problem, thank you for your emotional support.
Im a big fan of the old school alice pack since theyre cheap($75), highly customizable especially if your capable of sewing, stiffer frame then the polymer dogshit the military uses now where you need to repair it with sticks and ducktape, and ir already had mag pouches and three small pouches on the outside.
Buy a FILBE bag without the frame for cheap and put it on your alice frame.
Make it still with a pistol rated panel.
@kevinhart46 look if 7lbs is the difference between having a piece of polymer that will breaks from just normal use so be it. It is a LRP pack not some just run of the mill 48 ass pack. Then heaven forbid you stack it with more then 60lbs which is pretty easy with water because remember a gallon is 8lbs and your going to want to carry a decent amount of it, not to mention ammo in loaded magazines. Ounces = LBs, LBs= Pain and it'll be a hell of a lot more painful if your lifeline (the ruck) breaks mid trek.
@@Bender_B._Rodriguez that's just a waste of space inside the ruck and doesn't give structure to the sack so now your pretty much stuck with a Jansport backpack but with a heavy ass plate trying to mimic what would be a frame
@@jurpo6 now that's some thinking, homebrew rucks are the go to after you find what you like. I don't mind the old school sack with 2 sewn on sustainment pouches on the side and a machine gun ammo pouch on the lid. I just change out the older school waist band for a new school one since that allows more weight to go on my waist/legs
I really want to see a sleep system video, sleeping bag, tent, hammock, tarp, ect for SHTF. It would be a fun video to watch.
Mystery Ranch Crew Cab. Infinitely scalable. Can be compressed down to basically a day bag, or open it up and shove dry bags into it. More of a cross between a ruck and a pack board in concept. Sadly I think it's also discontinued.
I prefer to size up and pack down when it comes to bags. Having the extra space is a godsend when you don't have time to perfectly cinch down everything and perfectly arrange it all in a game of ruck Tetris and have to dump your shit in and leave ASAP. Leaves space for the inevitable extra bullshit you'll find out you need to bring last minute.
I wish you made this video a year ago.
Over a year of monthly training outings I went through a bunch of wildlly different LBE configs. Started with a 100L patrol ruck that had me bowing down to every overhanging branch and fiddling with straps to keep all my stuff from bouncing around the half-empty internal volume. Then tried to pad out my 2DAP (5.11 All Hazards Prime) with two 5L PALS-attached side pouches and cram all my stuff into half-opening compartments and org pockets. That also sucked.
Eventually landed on the LAP concept, same as you. Got myself a W I D E assault pack in the ~50L range, with a huge main compartment, two big pockets large enough for downrange utilities and extended medkit respectively and four 2L side pockets for camping stuff like boiler stove or tarp+lines. The thing is exactly as wide as my shoulders when fully loaded and the main compartment comfortably fits a 5L water bottle laying sideways, amongst other things. We'll see if it will carry me through the winter, but the pack is stable and comfortable enough that I can do some CQB with it in summer.
When we were first issued MOLLE rucks in 2005, we had serious doubts about them, since you absolutely *_NEEDED_* the manual to put it together as it was counter-intuitive compared to the ALICE pack
There was a ruckmarch every Wednesday and each Wednesday at a minimum one MOLLE frame broke
Only, instead of taking this as field data, they just blamed Soldiers for "not taking care of their equipment" . . . a lot of rucks broke in combat too and there were very few replacements
Years later, when I transferred to the National Guard, they were out of MOLLE rucks, so I snatched up an ALICE. Some time later, the Specialist from Supply found me and asked, "Hey Sarn't, we got more MOLLE rucks, you wanna finally trade your ALICE in?"
Thank you Specialist, but "Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full."
interesting, thanks for the insight.
@@BrassFacts Using *_PLASTIC_* for the most critical, load-bearing part of a Rube Goldberg rucksack - the frame - is a real Rocket Surgeon and Brain Scientist moment
In addition, Airborne flat-out said "No!", as the MOLLE ruck was not Jump-Worthy
For me, "Not Jump-Worthy" means "Not Mission Capable"
Honestly I’m just gathering all of the gear I can legally own from the usmc. I’m trained with all of it so I don’t have to worry about completely new systems and millsurp is relatively affordable.
I really like the modular system of Tasmanian Tiger bags as they are similar to the bag I use in Ccatt with the removable pouches allowing for quick and easy access to vital items. Highly recommend you check out
i highly. highly. highly recommend you look into pemmican over MREs. it is shelf stable for years, and is over 3300 calories per pound. more than DOUBLE an MRE for calorie density.
Sounds like the Austrian KAZ03 Alpine pack fits all of the requirements for all of the styles of packs as it's able to remove sections of the pack to reduce it's overall size or expand up to accommodate more with the ability to add expander pouches to the outside of the pack. all while having an internal frame system.
My Condor backpack is the Assault Bag I have at home. I've used it for years
I have in ascending order of size: camlebak mule, m81 Molle 2 patrol pack(patrol not assault), Agilite AMAP 3, medium Alice with frame and molle sleep system pouch.
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Let’s not overlook the usgi standard issue small assault pack and the usgi medium ruck, both are excellent and battle proven.
I hated my assault pack
I can only speak on the current generation ocp pack with molle, I loved it
Got to find me a community of bros like this
I'm a huge fan of the 2DAP but for EDC use for tactical stuff it would be the Switchblade. for 3 day I'm a fan of the rush 24 or Redwing 30 or even big trick. for 4 day the Eberlestock Kite, or team Elk from them or FacTrac. Ruck is my Tactical Tailor Malice or Large Alice for modern stuff would be the Eberlestock Warhammer/little brother or kelty coyote 80
You need to get Nova a vest to make her carry her own rations & ammo.
negative.
I carry a heavier pack, so she doesn't have too.
Seriously though. She's old. She doesn't need anymore weight on her joints than is necessary
@@BrassFactstop tier dog dad
You know what's seriously underrated with backpacks these days? Hip belts. Big thiccc padded hip belts. If I'm doing any amount of hiking the load transfer to your hips is where it's at for comfort. Beyond that I just like pretty traditional hiking backpacks, they are more discrete than the tacticool molle panels everywhere, there's a problem with too much organization and too many pockets where stuff just gets lost in all the flaps and pockets and bs I just stuff everything into a couple of zip loc bags in the top and I'm done.
The Cannae Pro gear Phalanx is for GØÄTŚ
I think i got one of the very last Cannae pros before the website shut down.
RARE
taking your liter vs days figure I just noticed that you can create a rule of thumb with it
for every hour your operate needs to last, add 1L of volume
10h OP = 10L pack
24h OP = 24L pack
72h OP = 72L pack
and so on
its obviously no perfect (as many rules of thumb) but it works
Full winter kit for two people can be split between two people caring 20 L bags each, at 15 pounds each, that includes fuel and food and the pack itself. One person takes the tent. The other person takes the stove. Both people have sleeping bags and pads. Plus all personal clothing and items. I wouldn’t want to go above that as the baseline except for adding more food and fuel. Should leave you a nice margin for your other stuff considering I doubt people are running 20 L packs. Going above 30 to 35 pounds will put a hit on your mobility though. I’ve carried 125 pound packs for days on end in the rain and snow, sure you can move decently fast with a 60 pound pack, but you can truly be athletic in your movement beneath 30 lbs, ideally 25 lbs.
These are my favourite types of videos that you do.
“You can’t actually eat bullets.” *Kurt Cobain has entered the chat*
Sleeping systems in the future? I love to hear your opinion about tents, bivys etc. Last month, I bought surplus Dutch Army Carhintia bivy, and I highly recommend it for stealth camping. You're making great videos. I can't wait for more. Greetings from Poland.
Hey @BrassFacts Have you ever tried the Hill People Gear packs? I've been thinking about getting a Ute, and though it expands to be like 60 liters, I think it would basically be a LAP.
I love my Eagle Industries Invader.
Okay well what are you packing your pack? Essentials, optional, unnecessary equipment, etc.
If you already have a video on the stuff my bad, new to the channel. Awesome work!
With my back being in pain with mild use, I don't want a heavy pack on my back. I would like to bring a little hiking trailer/ wagon so I could carry everything I needed (and maybe extra water, ammo, etc.) without putting my back through hell. I would also have a backpack with a few essential things if I needed to ditch my trailer.
Dog stays with his human, excellent!
This guy is like the loot goblin of survival
This honestly blurs so many lines for me. I do long hauls in a sprinter van so I could and usually do throw in everything but the kitchen sink. Wanna slim down because I leave everything in the van way too often because it’s so much to move arounds
If you like the assault + size bag I highly recommend the mystery ranch SATLs you can find them for a very reasonable price on the surplus market. I would even be down to send you mine for a review.
FILBE bag on alice frame is the GOAT
Great video. Thought provoking. I prefer a assault bag for my uses and physical build (5'7"/150lbs). I prefer speed over armor and sustainability.
Can someone explain to me what kind of sleep system you can fit into anything less than a 50L rucksack? Sounds like no sleeping bag, no tent, no hammock... Maybe an ultralight inflatable pad at most.
Here's a challenge. Use a smaller pack! It will force you to pack smarter and lighter
Short term day or 5 dayish. Ive heard peanut butter jerky etc. The best calories and pretty filling too i find is oats. They are light but not so calorific. Oats to fill, standard any flavour brand bodybuilder weight gain powder you're good to go
I think the ALICE pack- Medium comes pretty close to filling the Assault pack/Rucksack divide.
This sort of thing IS my bag, baby.
So..... starting at 5:55. What's with the catatonic dog??? There's food on both sides of it and it's just sitting there PERFECTLY STILL!
The best assault pack, is the Crye AVS1000. The best pack for carrying munitions and is scalable?? The arbor arms Tradesman pack.
@18:40 only useful near safe zones? I can't even count the number of times I've parachuted or finned into a 5+ mile patrol to find a hide sight all while wearing a 100+ pound 70L ruck. God I wish I could have used a 3dap.
Ever making a video breaking down your hybrid chest rig setup, or setups you've done in the past?
the video is done, it will release soonish
This is... hrm, interesting food for thought. I'm working on something that makes me feel like I should reach out to pick your brain on, i.e. simulating bulk in a modern tactical tabletop game.
For a minute man bag thinking mostly sustainment. Have you messed with the 511 rush24?
Those ladies that walked by literally did not give a shit about the the 3+ dudes in multicam carrying sidearms that walked by them, impressive!
more likely they didn't notice.
But it's utah, so it's really not that out of the ordinary
I think alot of people forgot and over look is the supporting structure of the bag. I currently use and alise ruck sag as it modular, sits perfect on my hips and shoulder and the extra pound or so compared to a lighter one is well worth it when it reduces heat spots and just rides so much better
The name of this video changed like 3 times before I even watched it lol
25:11 - Well, at least you can admit you have a problem. That's the first step in recovery.
Liking the O.G. Nut’n opening!
That fuckin gypsy camp in the beginning hurts my brain..
Have you had any experience with the Eberlesrock assault packs ??
Wait did I just see a stuffed dog.
Classic Brass Facts. Let’s go!
Didn't want a kit along _the front_ somewhere but the Uinta's are more forgiving... 😆
I opted for a big boi 60L that can be scaled from 50-70L (give or take) cause odds are I'm with my family or going on a long ruck.
Yeah eastern US, your number one concern is other life, then water, then warmth, but at no point do you worry "oh no... food"
Where in Utah was this filmed?