This video brought to mind an interesting story. Back in the day, I lived in an apartment on the Lower East Side in New York City with no air conditioning. One particularly hot and humid evening I took a walk down to the Williamsburg Bridge, which usually got a nice breeze coming up the East River. On my way back down from the middle of the bridge I was stopped by a young man who asked if I had a pen or pencil. I replied that I did not and kept walking, but the guy's question nagged at me. Why in the world would someone need a pen or pencil on the Williamsburg Bridge? Then the light bulb went off; stopped and looked back up to the midpoint of the bridge, and sure enough the guy was climbing up the structure. Stopped a bicyclist who was on his way down and told him to get the attention of the police officer down at the bottom of the bridge and let them know that there was a jumper. AFAIK they got the guy down off of the bridge safely. So- you never know when somebody asks for a pen or a piece of paper in a really weird spot; they may actually be contemplating suicide.
Have you thought about adding a dump pouch? Their great to have when hiking around or enroute. I keep an alligator bag in it for when I find some pine sap or tinder while moving around. Or just for putting stuff in and not my pockets when moving around.
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival It's worth it. Most times it stays empty. But so great to have when needed. And pine sap being one of our best fire starters in Florida, who wants that mess coming apart in your pocket. LOL.
I put together a belt kit using the us military belt, mine is the older style. I use the Alice ammo pouches for gear. I have a dump pouch for collecting fat wood or more gear, a fixed blade knife , gloves, canteen, works great.
I have been using an LC2 and Y-harness set up for years now mixed with ALICE and Maxpedition MOLLE pouches. It has evolved heavily but the constant has been the field pack as my haversack, compass pouch with camenga compass and at least one GI 30 round mag pouch.
I do a lot of hiking/walking for "time" so I try to maintain a fast pace (for me, LOL). I've gotten away from Man Purses and now just use pistol belts. I have a rule that says "no more than five pounds" hanging off any single shoulder . . . and four is better." So a two-quart canteen is about the heaviest thing I'll carry on a sling. What I've learned to do, however, is to tape things to the sling, so that my sling becomes an actual "equipment carrier" besides holding on to my two-quart canteen. I have a small fire kit, a triangular bandage and an emergency blanket (pocket-size) taped to the back part of the sling, right above where it hooks to the canteen cover. I have a Mora taped to the front. I also have about 6-7 feet of tape taped around the sling and I have cordage wrapped around it too, right above the knife. None of that weighs very much and since I rarely use it, it's just out of the way for emergency. I carry two pouches on the belt. One is the ALICE First Aid pouch and I put my flip-top cell phone in there. The other is a SAW Pouch and it holds a pair of glasses, extra contact lens, toilet paper, hand cleaner, compass, small notebook and pen. It's so light that I'm finding the Pistol Belt is overkill. So I've been using a 1" web belt, (same as we used to hold up BDUs). I think it cost under a dollar a foot and a small buckle was cheap too. One trick that you can do with a small belt and buckle like this is use it to slow down bleeding. You can also cinch it around a bundle of sticks. Since you carry a pistol, the 1" belt won't work for you but for those who don't carry anything heavy on their belt it works great. Final comment. When I carry a lot of crap (like say for a 10-12 mile hike in the mountains) I slide a MOLLE Waist Pouch on the Pistol Belt. It's a tight fit to slide the Belt through the slot in the back but it works. (The Waist Pack comes with its own belt but I've cut that off.) The Waist Pack holds 396 cu in or over 6 Liters. Plus you can attach a poncho to the outside. I slide it around so it's in the small of my back. If I need more support for the belt, I use a set of Work Suspenders that I got a Lowe's for around 12 bucks. They're a lot lighter and cooler than ALICE LBE. Cheers
those One-Tigris holsters are pretty good for an airsoft style. Not expensive and they look like they'll hold up for a while. Surely better than no holster. And they adjust for different size pistols.
Im ALICE all the way....BUT the FLC vest is cheap, modular, and to me adds a ton of options. Wear it high to clear a pistol belt. Honest to god i live in the woods but you got more snakes and freaky insects at any time within 1 sq mi of tya than i have all year up here in PA. You must have a set cause i'd never sleep there. Thanks from PA Appalchaians
Nice video. Just my opinion, but I might substitute the match box with a lighter (with some duct tape around it (since duct tape can be used for almost everything, from first aid to starting a fire etc.) I feel like having a lighter as opposed to extra matches would be helpful. Not sure what kind of matches those are, but I tried using those regular cheap matches on the mountain and they were useless for me cause it was windy and they kept blowing out in a second. I like the stormproof matches (waterproof & wind proof) or the survival matches that UCO makes. I might add a button compass as backup navigation to your normal compass since navigation is so important (to replace the one that fell off the Walmart one you mentioned haha). I might also add some water purifying tablets and a mylar blanket to use for an improvised shelter or as an emergency blanket. Thanks for the video, hope to see more!
That's a pretty good belt rig for how you are using it in conjunction to a day pack. I'd feel better if you had some piece of food crammed in there, not that I'd take anything that's in there out to accommodate a bar. Thanks, good video.
He's in Florida where there's snakes everywhere. Grab one and eat it. No reason to waste pack space. I worry about packing food in the desert not the swamp.
The main draw back of the ALCE belt is that it's not easy to adjust the length...Possibly not an issue in sunny Florida but if you need to wear a lot heavier clothes in winter, it can be an issue.. Might I also suggest you look at an M9 military surplus flap holster....The flap will provide extra protection to your pistol but it is still relatively quick/easy to get to your pistol..A small windproof Bic style lighter would not go a miss either...
My kit On my key ring I have a small torch, a small Swiss army knife and a tiny pouch with a length of bricklayer string, spare batteries and a few dollars. In my pouch - Basic first aid kit - a bandage, band aids, alcohol swab and an eye bath. A gps personal locator Multi tool. An energy bar. Toilet paper Matches and ferro rod. Plastic poncho. Or large garbage bag. Water bottle. We can't carry pistols. Spare car key. Small wind up torch. Some duct tape. More cord. Tampons as tinder. All up it is about the same size as yours. True story. In the Borneo conflict in the 1960s a squad of Aussies went out to do a morning scan of the area about 200 yards out from their company bivouac. They only took weapons, not even their webbing. They got lost and had to walk back to the main base camp. It took them a couple of days with no water or food. A very hard way to learn a lesson. 200 yards can be a long way in thick bush. It's not far they thought.
Salut FloridaBoy. Effectivement c'est un très bon système (je vais en préparer un) mais en France à part chez les chasseurs ce n'est pas très répandu, il y a 3 ans j'ai acheté la banane de chasse Solognac qui est aussi très bien mais reste moins pratique avec un sac à dos. A bientôt!
Looks like a good Belt Kit. I'm going to recomend some changes as I'm sure everyone else will. Replace the WalMart Magnesium Bar with a Doans Bar. They work a whole lot better. (Add a Fire Steel.) Add another small Pouch and turn it into a Trauma or Stop the Bleed Kit. The smallish Alice Bandage, an Israeli Bandage, Quick Clot, and at least one Tourniquet.
The thing with marking stash details down is if it's stolen/lost someone else can ghost your gear. I mark a spot say a bridge or other identifiable feature on the map/notes. Anyone can go there and waste time digging wherever but I know that the bridge is X paces from that wierd tree and from the wierd tree I can see the stashpoint. Maybe o.t.t. for some but having lost kit to unknown parties before if I have to stash kit, I stash it and the location details too 👍
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival in fact, I'm adding a new facet to the routine, Dig a fake hole by point marked on map as if it's an old stash that you've 'obviously' since retrieved, they'll likely stop looking if they think its already gone haha!
I added a dump pouch to mine for foraging and gathering tinder, and I also use a drop leg panel for a full size first aid pouch. No flashlight on the belt? Do you at least carry one on you? I love the bug spray idea. I'm immediately adding that to my belt.
I would keep a power bank in the pouch 5,000-10,000 mah.... energycell sells 5,000 mah lipstick shaped ones on amazon for 12$ would also add a nicron n7 flashlight with rechargable 14500 cell with a built in micro usb plug
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This video brought to mind an interesting story. Back in the day, I lived in an apartment on the Lower East Side in New York City with no air conditioning. One particularly hot and humid evening I took a walk down to the Williamsburg Bridge, which usually got a nice breeze coming up the East River. On my way back down from the middle of the bridge I was stopped by a young man who asked if I had a pen or pencil. I replied that I did not and kept walking, but the guy's question nagged at me. Why in the world would someone need a pen or pencil on the Williamsburg Bridge? Then the light bulb went off; stopped and looked back up to the midpoint of the bridge, and sure enough the guy was climbing up the structure. Stopped a bicyclist who was on his way down and told him to get the attention of the police officer down at the bottom of the bridge and let them know that there was a jumper. AFAIK they got the guy down off of the bridge safely. So- you never know when somebody asks for a pen or a piece of paper in a really weird spot; they may actually be contemplating suicide.
Lol I plan to keep it for directions, I was just kidding
Good load-out, not an overload-out. Thank you for showing us your belt system, Matt. Stay safe and stay cool
Thanks brother, hope you are warming up where you are...
Have you thought about adding a dump pouch? Their great to have when hiking around or enroute. I keep an alligator bag in it for when I find some pine sap or tinder while moving around. Or just for putting stuff in and not my pockets when moving around.
I have. That is one of the items that I am thinking of adding to the version 2
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival It's worth it. Most times it stays empty. But so great to have when needed. And pine sap being one of our best fire starters in Florida, who wants that mess coming apart in your pocket. LOL.
Good kit . All I would add is a small water bottle ( like a Gatorade bottle ) and carrier . 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Yep. I have my canteen carrier that is easy to throw over your shoulder
Thanks. I'm a big fan of A.L.I.C.E.
You are so creative.
Thank you very much! ALICE stuff is gtreat
Great video brother, its always keep it light and simple and dont over burrden yourself with gear youll never use
Thanks! Light is the name of the game here
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival yes sir!😁👍
Nice kit mate 👌
Thanks! I need to add just a couple more items...
Great video. I liked the Yellowbeard reference.
Glad you liked it!
Nice set up and well thought out.
Glad you enjoyed it
interesting, keep it simple
Thanks! I like the KISS method lol
I put together a belt kit using the us military belt, mine is the older style. I use the Alice ammo pouches for gear. I have a dump pouch for collecting fat wood or more gear, a fixed blade knife , gloves, canteen, works great.
Old school is the best school. Love my ALICE gear, so adaptable and virtually indestructible
Keeping it simple is best.
Yes it is. I have upgraded it a little, video coming soon
Looked like a pretty good system.
Thanks for the video brother
Thanks!
Those are good belts. Nice belt equipment.
Yes they are! Very rugged and tough, and inexpensive also
Nice ideas, keeping it simple ,
Thanks a lot. I like to work on the KISS system lol
Good video good job. Keep up the good work. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.
Thanks, will do!
Nice video thanks for sharing
Thanks for visiting
I have been using an LC2 and Y-harness set up for years now mixed with ALICE and Maxpedition MOLLE pouches. It has evolved heavily but the constant has been the field pack as my haversack, compass pouch with camenga compass and at least one GI 30 round mag pouch.
I have a Y harness rig also, it is one of my favorite rigs
I do a lot of hiking/walking for "time" so I try to maintain a fast pace (for me, LOL). I've gotten away from Man Purses and now just use pistol belts. I have a rule that says "no more than five pounds" hanging off any single shoulder . . . and four is better." So a two-quart canteen is about the heaviest thing I'll carry on a sling. What I've learned to do, however, is to tape things to the sling, so that my sling becomes an actual "equipment carrier" besides holding on to my two-quart canteen. I have a small fire kit, a triangular bandage and an emergency blanket (pocket-size) taped to the back part of the sling, right above where it hooks to the canteen cover. I have a Mora taped to the front. I also have about 6-7 feet of tape taped around the sling and I have cordage wrapped around it too, right above the knife. None of that weighs very much and since I rarely use it, it's just out of the way for emergency. I carry two pouches on the belt. One is the ALICE First Aid pouch and I put my flip-top cell phone in there. The other is a SAW Pouch and it holds a pair of glasses, extra contact lens, toilet paper, hand cleaner, compass, small notebook and pen.
It's so light that I'm finding the Pistol Belt is overkill. So I've been using a 1" web belt, (same as we used to hold up BDUs). I think it cost under a dollar a foot and a small buckle was cheap too. One trick that you can do with a small belt and buckle like this is use it to slow down bleeding. You can also cinch it around a bundle of sticks.
Since you carry a pistol, the 1" belt won't work for you but for those who don't carry anything heavy on their belt it works great.
Final comment. When I carry a lot of crap (like say for a 10-12 mile hike in the mountains) I slide a MOLLE Waist Pouch on the Pistol Belt. It's a tight fit to slide the Belt through the slot in the back but it works. (The Waist Pack comes with its own belt but I've cut that off.) The Waist Pack holds 396 cu in or over 6 Liters. Plus you can attach a poncho to the outside. I slide it around so it's in the small of my back. If I need more support for the belt, I use a set of Work Suspenders that I got a Lowe's for around 12 bucks. They're a lot lighter and cooler than ALICE LBE.
Cheers
Thanks! Awesome suggestions...
those One-Tigris holsters are pretty good for an airsoft style. Not expensive and they look like they'll hold up for a while. Surely better than no holster. And they adjust for different size pistols.
Well it is doing pretty well with my GSG 1911 22LR
Im ALICE all the way....BUT the FLC vest is cheap, modular, and to me adds a ton of options. Wear it high to clear a pistol belt. Honest to god i live in the woods but you got more snakes and freaky insects at any time within 1 sq mi of tya than i have all year up here in PA. You must have a set cause i'd never sleep there. Thanks from PA Appalchaians
I plan to use this in conjunction with a Ranger Vest or small pack. Yes we do have some serious animals down here, that is why I carry the gun lol
I always carry 1 or 2 contractor bags in my kit for shelter, carrying, bedding, etc.
Me too usually
I used to go overboard on carrying stuff for woods walking but now I’d rather carry the essentials and enjoy the walking more👍
Me too! I get carried away and put more pouches than I need on belts and they get heavy. But this one is different...
Matt; a nice set up. Just an FYI I believe that was the fish scaler and not a saw on multi tool. Also, wish I could carry up in the Northeast US.
Thanks! As long as we do it right we can carry pretty much anywhere in FL
Nice video. Just my opinion, but I might substitute the match box with a lighter (with some duct tape around it (since duct tape can be used for almost everything, from first aid to starting a fire etc.) I feel like having a lighter as opposed to extra matches would be helpful. Not sure what kind of matches those are, but I tried using those regular cheap matches on the mountain and they were useless for me cause it was windy and they kept blowing out in a second. I like the stormproof matches (waterproof & wind proof) or the survival matches that UCO makes. I might add a button compass as backup navigation to your normal compass since navigation is so important (to replace the one that fell off the Walmart one you mentioned haha). I might also add some water purifying tablets and a mylar blanket to use for an improvised shelter or as an emergency blanket. Thanks for the video, hope to see more!
This is kind of a quickie kit, very easy to change up things as I go...
Only thing missing is a small Flashlight, just in case
Good idea, I will be adding one
That's a pretty good belt rig for how you are using it in conjunction to a day pack. I'd feel better if you had some piece of food crammed in there, not that I'd take anything that's in there out to accommodate a bar. Thanks, good video.
Totally agree. Stay tuned for Version 2 loadout
He's in Florida where there's snakes everywhere. Grab one and eat it. No reason to waste pack space. I worry about packing food in the desert not the swamp.
The main draw back of the ALCE belt is that it's not easy to adjust the length...Possibly not an issue in sunny Florida but if you need to wear a lot heavier clothes in winter, it can be an issue.. Might I also suggest you look at an M9 military surplus flap holster....The flap will provide extra protection to your pistol but it is still relatively quick/easy to get to your pistol..A small windproof Bic style lighter would not go a miss either...
True, I usually set my belt and forget it. I have an M( holster on my other rig and love it, best holster out there
My kit
On my key ring I have a small torch, a small Swiss army knife and a tiny pouch with a length of bricklayer string, spare batteries and a few dollars.
In my pouch -
Basic first aid kit - a bandage, band aids, alcohol swab and an eye bath.
A gps personal locator
Multi tool.
An energy bar.
Toilet paper
Matches and ferro rod.
Plastic poncho. Or large garbage bag.
Water bottle. We can't carry pistols.
Spare car key.
Small wind up torch.
Some duct tape.
More cord.
Tampons as tinder.
All up it is about the same size as yours.
True story. In the Borneo conflict in the 1960s a squad of Aussies went out to do a morning scan of the area about 200 yards out from their company bivouac. They only took weapons, not even their webbing.
They got lost and had to walk back to the main base camp. It took them a couple of days with no water or food.
A very hard way to learn a lesson.
200 yards can be a long way in thick bush. It's not far they thought.
Great kit.
Toilet paper. You're a genius. I always carry it in my backpack, but never thought to add it to my belt. It's really not fun to get caught without it.
@@MkGreene When you gotta go, you gotta go.
Plus toilet paper has multiple uses.
Salut FloridaBoy. Effectivement c'est un très bon système (je vais en préparer un) mais en France à part chez les chasseurs ce n'est pas très répandu, il y a 3 ans j'ai acheté la banane de chasse Solognac qui est aussi très bien mais reste moins pratique avec un sac à dos. A bientôt!
Merci! Content de t'avoir sur la chaine depuis la France
Maybe a CamelBak or ziplock bag for water and or canteen with a metal cup. Can't forget sunglasses 😎
That stuff is in the main pack back at camp. This is for scouting around camp...
Looks like a good Belt Kit. I'm going to recomend some changes as I'm sure everyone else will.
Replace the WalMart Magnesium Bar with a Doans Bar. They work a whole lot better. (Add a Fire Steel.)
Add another small Pouch and turn it into a Trauma or Stop the Bleed Kit. The smallish Alice Bandage, an Israeli Bandage, Quick Clot, and at least one Tourniquet.
Thanks for the tip! I am taking all suggestions for Version 2 lol
Very useful for me! Thanks
i didn't expect the molie pouch fits that belt. I thought attach by hooks like of something.
Thanks! Yes you can definitely use MOLLE pouches on an ALICE belt
Great video! Would you happen to know who makes that pouch? Thanks!
Thanks! It is just a standard little MOLLE pouch that I got off of ebay for like $8
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival Thank you Sir
The thing with marking stash details down is if it's stolen/lost someone else can ghost your gear.
I mark a spot say a bridge or other identifiable feature on the map/notes.
Anyone can go there and waste time digging wherever but I know that the bridge is X paces from that wierd tree and from the wierd tree I can see the stashpoint.
Maybe o.t.t. for some but having lost kit to unknown parties before if I have to stash kit, I stash it and the location details too 👍
Good idea and great point...
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival in fact, I'm adding a new facet to the routine,
Dig a fake hole by point marked on map as if it's an old stash that you've 'obviously' since retrieved, they'll likely stop looking if they think its already gone haha!
I added a dump pouch to mine for foraging and gathering tinder, and I also use a drop leg panel for a full size first aid pouch. No flashlight on the belt? Do you at least carry one on you? I love the bug spray idea. I'm immediately adding that to my belt.
I carry blank business cards in my wallet instead of a full notepad. Not nearly as much writing space, but it's easier.
Also, the belt I'm using right now is the Tacticon Battle Belt. Picked it up for $25 on Amazon.
Nice to all replies. I have added a dump pouch and a few other items. Video coming soon
Great video. Thanks for the idea of a belt system. What brand and caliber is your side arm?
That is the GSG 1911 .22LR and has quickly become my favorite sidearm
To ad something that wouldnt really change the wheight or size I would pick a couple of band aids and a couple of pain killers.
Yes, I usually always carry those
I would keep a power bank in the pouch 5,000-10,000 mah.... energycell sells 5,000 mah lipstick shaped ones on amazon for 12$ would also add a nicron n7 flashlight with rechargable 14500 cell with a built in micro usb plug
VERY good idea. I have a couple of 4000ma cells that I can use, I may have to add one of those
I agree with the idea. Small things can be life savers. What is the belt name? And where can I find it?
That is your basic ALICE LC2 web belt. Available all over ebay and Amazon for about $15
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival appreciate the help.
I have a pouch, just like that. In black. What kind is it? I found mine at Goodwill.
It is just a cheap pouch that came with a belt that I ordered lol
Matt where are you ????? you OK after the storm ?????
Yes. Video coming soon on this. Have been very busy at work...
Unsolicited advice, but would you consider putting the match box in a small ziplock?
I could do that, good idea
Hear me out... The extra matches.. replace them with a tin and char cloth .. about the same size and weight
Great Idea....
Great video. But YT is acting weird
It is. I dont know what their deal is
Yeah yt deleted my comment
@@manletopia4801 ???
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival TH-cam is deleting comments for no reason
That's not a saw on your multitool, it a fish scaler.
Saw...fish scaler, whats the difference? Lol. Yes I was mistaken...
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival Saw doesn't have a hook remover on the end.
@@gijr2003 Right...
A lot of stuff you dont need for exploring the area around of your camp but you dont include a water bottle.
I think it works well for where I am at. I do have a canteen that I take along...
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