If this is a bag that you want to get trough urban/near urban rural area 20-30km walking distance max to home or "emergency sleepover" at friends flat, then OK. If not and being more seriously emergency oriented: 1) Drop the umbrella - usgi style poncho is enough. Add more energy intake (food). Add isotonic powder, since when starting hiking a lot miles, next day it will be harder to maintain same speed and distance. Add few small candles - even the "tea candles" can surprisingly useful to keep you warm under the poncho, when risk of hypothermia is real. Or help start a fire in really bad weather. 2) Probably drop the trousers as well. You will have something on you already. Second socks always helps. Merino shirt will keep you warm even when wet due perspiration and rain. Perhaps merino long-johns if winter temperatures are a possibility. Real lifesaver. Use the saved weight from both for something that really can keep you warm under the poncho, since you like Helikon, then perhaps hooded Wolfhound with apex padding. Instead of gloves from "warm kit", add gloves that really add some protection for your fingers. Work gloves. You will probably need to do stuff that will do small cuts and bruises unprotected for your hands and the gloves you have on video will not survive long such work. For heat capture, if the work gloves are not warm like the thinsulate one, simply use your spare socks instead and save weight. 3) When you drink you last drop of water, you're done. No water purification tablets which essentially weights nothing. Add them. No metal container and way of starting fire to make safer water by boiling. Use weight for this instead of shampoo and shower gel...baby wipes are ok for obvious cleaning reasons which will happen after taking food 4) medical is really a small boo-boo kit for blisters and perhaps a small cuts. In emergency.. well you may suffer or come across worse. Few compressed gauzes, Israeli bandages and one or two SWAT tourniquet (rubber but strong and more importantly, correct width, which can be used for multiple other purposes - making compression bandage, fixation of broken limbs, better attaching bandages to harder areas like head etc.) - this will go much longer way. Add to medical also bit of petroleum jelly. Helps with the feet to stay OK, which is important, and also helps with starting fire, which is also important. Better than foot powder. 5) Add two ways of starting fire. Lighter is easy to use, ferro-steel rod is hard to destroy. 6) Leatherman MUT, with tools for maintaining and cleaning AR-15 is perhaps too much weight, if you are not wearing the AR-15 as well. Leatherman Signal or Skeletool would be lighter options, in case of Signal, doubling on ferro-steel and whistle. 7) Map of your area and compass for really bad weather would be also helpful, perhaps more than notepad and pen. Using map cover, you have area to write on notes anyway. 8) depending on your law, something for your personal protection would help as well. Probably UK law means no knife, which is one of the basics (and with the multitool one, you cannot button a wood etc.) 9) I find very useful and still enough lightweight small folding saw like bahco laplander. Will do more work than the small blades on your multitool, when it counts. But if you are in UK area with almost nothing to saw with it, well, useless. Since now it seems in UK you will have ban on hexamine tablets, well.. I would perhaps for emergency reasons simply add 50g ultralight gas stove and 200g small gas container. Warm water in a a bottle in armpit also can keep you alive when temperatures are problem. 10) Helikon Racoon is great small bag for this purpose. It is ideal to use the molle on the side for the water and metal container stuff, regardless of if USGI water canteen style or Nalgene style. Safe the interior space for other stuff mentioned above and get to the water more easily. You will also not go wrong if for almost same money you grab a bit bigger Ratel mk II bag. the few liters of space in almost same package creates a big difference in the end. 11) In modern world, without catastrophic event, most of the time you will survive with just your phone being on - call friends, emergency services, maps etc. So add battery pack, ideally which can also work as a heater for obvious reasons. Some solar charger perhaps if you aim for more days and have weight and space for it as well.
nice setup :) . i'd either replace that flashlight with one that is powered by 18650 or add another one in there. i always carry 2 lamps (fenix hl60R (headlamp) and Pd35/36 (handheld)) when outside after the dark. that and lightweight alcohol stove and few bulions.
That's a good thought out kit, I think I might take some inspiration myself! I have a question about the backpack, I'm a student and im wondering if you could fit an A4 pad of paper in the main compartment? Cheers
Hey J-Tac, Very, very ... VERY good video! Super intelligent 1 day backpack you have there. Just out of curiosity: Why did you choose your backpack Olive Green, yet the Gunfighter jacket is Coyote brown?
Thank you for watching and that top compliment! The Backpack is actually Adaptive Green... I bought some Helikon UTP’s in the Adaptive and loved the colour! I was going to get my next Gunfighter in Adaptive, but they didn’t have my size... So I now have that in Olive! 🤣 They’re all shades of awesome tho! I still love the Coyote colour tho!
@@JTactical I asked because I am new to tactical clothing and gear. So far I have 2 tactical shirts (Foliage Green and Jungle Green), a Range Cap in Olive Green. I need a jacket, a backpack and pants for starters. The jacket I first looked at the Patriot Heavy Fleece, there are Foliage Green and Jungle Green colors avalaible, but it could be a little too thick. I am looking for something more usable in a 5 to 12 degrees celsius rainy environment like that of the Netherlands in the autumn/winter season. Other options: Cumulus, Patriot, Gunfighter, Trooper, Mistral Anorak, Woodsman Anorak, Alpha Tactical... just confusing... Any reccomendations are welcomed For backpack my option is the Helikon Tex Raider Cordura in Olive Green, although Raccoon MK II and EDC both Cordura are really great options, but the Raider looks more "badass" to me, and has a light rain cover. www.helikon-tex.com/en_eur/pl-rid-cd-raider-backpack-cordura.html For pants, UTP Polycotton ripstop, not sure on the color yet, and this is a big problem for me. I want to match colors while not choosing the same color for everything, because the "same" color like Olive Green looks different on different materials.
If this is a bag that you want to get trough urban/near urban rural area 20-30km walking distance max to home or "emergency sleepover" at friends flat, then OK. If not and being more seriously emergency oriented: 1) Drop the umbrella - usgi style poncho is enough. Add more energy intake (food). Add isotonic powder, since when starting hiking a lot miles, next day it will be harder to maintain same speed and distance. Add few small candles - even the "tea candles" can surprisingly useful to keep you warm under the poncho, when risk of hypothermia is real. Or help start a fire in really bad weather. 2) Probably drop the trousers as well. You will have something on you already. Second socks always helps. Merino shirt will keep you warm even when wet due perspiration and rain. Perhaps merino long-johns if winter temperatures are a possibility. Real lifesaver. Use the saved weight from both for something that really can keep you warm under the poncho, since you like Helikon, then perhaps hooded Wolfhound with apex padding. Instead of gloves from "warm kit", add gloves that really add some protection for your fingers. Work gloves. You will probably need to do stuff that will do small cuts and bruises unprotected for your hands and the gloves you have on video will not survive long such work. For heat capture, if the work gloves are not warm like the thinsulate one, simply use your spare socks instead and save weight. 3) When you drink you last drop of water, you're done. No water purification tablets which essentially weights nothing. Add them. No metal container and way of starting fire to make safer water by boiling. Use weight for this instead of shampoo and shower gel...baby wipes are ok for obvious cleaning reasons which will happen after taking food 4) medical is really a small boo-boo kit for blisters and perhaps a small cuts. In emergency.. well you may suffer or come across worse. Few compressed gauzes, Israeli bandages and one or two SWAT tourniquet (rubber but strong and more importantly, correct width, which can be used for multiple other purposes - making compression bandage, fixation of broken limbs, better attaching bandages to harder areas like head etc.) - this will go much longer way. Add to medical also bit of petroleum jelly. Helps with the feet to stay OK, which is important, and also helps with starting fire, which is also important. Better than foot powder. 5) Add two ways of starting fire. Lighter is easy to use, ferro-steel rod is hard to destroy. 6) Leatherman MUT, with tools for maintaining and cleaning AR-15 is perhaps too much weight, if you are not wearing the AR-15 as well. Leatherman Signal or Skeletool would be lighter options, in case of Signal, doubling on ferro-steel and whistle. 7) Map of your area and compass for really bad weather would be also helpful, perhaps more than notepad and pen. Using map cover, you have area to write on notes anyway. 8) depending on your law, something for your personal protection would help as well. Probably UK law means no knife, which is one of the basics (and with the multitool one, you cannot button a wood etc.) 9) I find very useful and still enough lightweight small folding saw like bahco laplander. Will do more work than the small blades on your multitool, when it counts. But if you are in UK area with almost nothing to saw with it, well, useless. Since now it seems in UK you will have ban on hexamine tablets, well.. I would perhaps for emergency reasons simply add 50g ultralight gas stove and 200g small gas container. Warm water in a a bottle in armpit also can keep you alive when temperatures are problem. 10) Helikon Racoon is great small bag for this purpose. It is ideal to use the molle on the side for the water and metal container stuff, regardless of if USGI water canteen style or Nalgene style. Safe the interior space for other stuff mentioned above and get to the water more easily. You will also not go wrong if for almost same money you grab a bit bigger Ratel mk II bag. the few liters of space in almost same package creates a big difference in the end. 11) In modern world, without catastrophic event, most of the time you will survive with just your phone being on - call friends, emergency services, maps etc. So add battery pack, ideally which can also work as a heater for obvious reasons. Some solar charger perhaps if you aim for more days and have weight and space for it as well.
Good job! Fun told and explained
Thanks for your recommend.
nice setup :) . i'd either replace that flashlight with one that is powered by 18650 or add another one in there. i always carry 2 lamps (fenix hl60R (headlamp) and Pd35/36 (handheld)) when outside after the dark. that and lightweight alcohol stove and few bulions.
Great vid, that bag looks pretty good, think I'll check it out!
Thanks Mark.
This subject is all over the news at the minute... Maybe I'll get some air time!?
Is there a reason you chose Green Light Sticks?
Hi. Yeah, I the green (and yellow) are the brightest of the glow sticks. The red and blue ones don’t give off as much light.
That's a good thought out kit, I think I might take some inspiration myself! I have a question about the backpack, I'm a student and im wondering if you could fit an A4 pad of paper in the main compartment? Cheers
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
You will easily be able to fit an A4 pad in the main compartment with plenty of room to spare!
Great tips there pal
Thanks! :-)
Hey J-Tac,
Very, very ... VERY good video!
Super intelligent 1 day backpack you have there.
Just out of curiosity: Why did you choose your backpack Olive Green, yet the Gunfighter jacket is Coyote brown?
Thank you for watching and that top compliment!
The Backpack is actually Adaptive Green... I bought some Helikon UTP’s in the Adaptive and loved the colour!
I was going to get my next Gunfighter in Adaptive, but they didn’t have my size... So I now have that in Olive! 🤣
They’re all shades of awesome tho! I still love the Coyote colour tho!
@@JTactical I asked because I am new to tactical clothing and gear.
So far I have 2 tactical shirts (Foliage Green and Jungle Green), a Range Cap in Olive Green.
I need a jacket, a backpack and pants for starters.
The jacket I first looked at the Patriot Heavy Fleece, there are Foliage Green and Jungle Green colors avalaible, but it could be a little too thick. I am looking for something more usable in a 5 to 12 degrees celsius rainy environment like that of the Netherlands in the autumn/winter season.
Other options: Cumulus, Patriot, Gunfighter, Trooper, Mistral Anorak, Woodsman Anorak, Alpha Tactical... just confusing...
Any reccomendations are welcomed
For backpack my option is the Helikon Tex Raider Cordura in Olive Green, although Raccoon MK II and EDC both Cordura are really great options, but the Raider looks more "badass" to me, and has a light rain cover.
www.helikon-tex.com/en_eur/pl-rid-cd-raider-backpack-cordura.html
For pants, UTP Polycotton ripstop, not sure on the color yet, and this is a big problem for me.
I want to match colors while not choosing the same color for everything, because the "same" color like Olive Green looks different on different materials.
What is the color of this bag please
That particular bag is Adaptive Green.