You inspired me Jess😅 So I bought the swiss alpineflage load bearing jacket, cap, trousers with braces, bag and field jacket. and honestly I am seriously impressed!! The camo is mind blowing when out in the woods, you can really just disappear it blends so well. I left my load bearing jacket at a distance and it just turns brownish green(very hard to spot) some dog walkers just wondered by when I was sat by a log. Every piece is so well thought out, straps everywhere so you can get real comfortable in it and get each piece to fit perfectly. It's very heavy duty to(similar to dutch army gear in that way) I'm going to have a go at waterproofing it all even though the knees and elbows are waterproof already👍 As a surplus army gear collector and bushcrafter thanks for the heads up on this gear bro, much appreciated. I feel like this will last me years and years.
Any suggestions on wear to find the m70 trousers because All i can find are sizing needing a belt to be worn with it, and do they have belt loops because I’ve seen some with and without it?
The camo looks good out there. When I first got my Alpenflage I was underwhelmed, but I put it on and went out in the bush and saw the video, was well surprised at its effectiveness. Safe journeys.
Interesting camo and jacket. You are a walking pocket with that jacket. Camo is not bad, lots of red hues in the nature. Could work even better in the autumn.
Definitely great fall camo. The red is interesting, as it is very dynamic with light or lack of it (it darkens up). Certainly surprised me seeing it in use.
Jess! Them FLIES! Jesus Joseph and Mary the 1st 10 minutes I thought they was gonna eat you and your camera! Once you got the fire going it seemed to keep them at bay. Great video I loved the epic adventure, can’t wait to go on the next one… ATB - Joe
I had a set of that camo but it was the overalls style, same jacket and pack. I loved it, super cool looking, loved the idea of it but wow, zero water resistance, very heavy, and we get near constant rain so I just couldn't deal with it. Put it in the Goodwill I think. I paid next to nothing for it from Sportsmansguide back in the day and now it's worth a ton of money LOL. Great video.
I was waiting for you to pull the camo net down from under the hood at the end! For the people that don't know, this jacket was way way ahead of its time, if someone was to remake it with modern textiles like goretex and what not, without a doubt no contender to match.
Outstanding. Had to watch you hang the jacket 3 times trying to figure out where you pulled that ground cloth from. Modified torch worked well. Have a good one
Thank you my friend. Its pretty a interesting jacket. Very well made honestly. First time running the torch. I liked it. Good to cook on. Have a great day
First time I have seen fire wood used to cook like that Thank you for showing it. Gonna give it a try. Love the piece in this video The view is wonderful
Hi there Jess .. Awesome Bush Camp 👍👍👍. That Swiss M70 Gear never seems to age. All missing there is the matching M70 Poncho and perhaps a M84 Waterbottle w Cup or two .. although a SS Klean Kanteen 1182ml Flask and GSI Cup / Equivalent is more efficient. All that Beef .. a small criticism if I may please. I'm envious. Here in Switzerland, to buy that much Beef, I will have to sell myself into Slavery .. although in your case, 'if you've got it, flaunt it' 😁. Pan-cooked Flat Breads .. a regular on my Menu. My 'Burger' filling is more often than not, Sausage, Bacon or a Home-Made Fish Burger Pattie that in my opinion, equals any Beef Equivalent (but then, my Wallet is biased 😊). Scoff Bag up in the tree 👍 .. Bear Country. One can never be too careful. Take care .. Tommy
thank you Tommy! I would love to check out the poncho sometime. Sorry to hear about the beef prices. Its going up here to. We have a small tavern nearby with a really great kitchen. Their prices went from $25 US a couple months ago, to $40 for a steak, as of yesterday. Crazy. The powers that shouldn’t be can’t get people on to their gmo lab meat fast enough. They are pushing bugs, meal worms now also as a livestock replacement.
@@EnduranceRoom 👍 .. not to speak of the 'Genuine Protein' Veggie-Substitute stuff out there. We South Africans have a saying, "Self die Spoke word bang." (even the Ghosts get scared) 😊.
Jess, I like how you enclosed the rear of the plash palatkas. Great idea. I thought the alpenflauge was a horrible pattern when it 1st came to the states in the 90s. I bought several items and became a convert. The pack still lacks though. Great video my friend. John.
Thanks John! It was something that I had been wanting to try for awhile. Positioned back against a large tree or some deadfall logs would have a similar effect. Same here with the Alpenflage... I couldn’t see red being applicable to the woods. The red plays with the light. It makes the other colors break up more and appear uneven/natural. Really interesting effect.
@@EnduranceRoom I thought the same but ever notice how difficult it is to spot male cardinals in the woods unless they are up close? Same with painted buntings. It is peculiar.
If there was a Plash Palatka bushcrafter art 🎨 I think you my friend have perfected it 👌 always amazing how proficient and perfect you quickly fashion anything keep grinding!!(=✌💚
Thanks Jake! Do anything long enough, its going to improve. Its cool having these vids and seeing some the earlier trips to now. Process. Have a good one, brother! 🌲🌲🌲
@@EnduranceRoom 🔥✊😁been here since the beginning brother agreed always love your videos totally feel like I'm gaining knowledge just witnessing stay great my friend keep rocking!!(=✌💚
Woah!! This swiss gear/camo is really impressive. I honestly did not expect it to blend as well as it does, plus it just looks awesome. And great bush skills btw.
I’ve got those same gators! I found some funky shorts at a surplus store and they turned out to be alpenflage ...i wear them with the gators, still deciding on getting pants; got the jacket and pack already
Nice! I like the pants. Light and comfortable. There are two versions, one that I have is like a field pant, and the other has suspenders built in and can be connected to the jacket to balance out the load. It seems like it would be pretty nice feature.
Love this video, man. Very inspiring just to be where people are not. Would love to have free will in a wood close to me,but I’m not sure I would get away with it. Love the Swedish Camo,I have just bought some myself,and it came today. Looking forwards to trying it out. Stay well. All the best.👍🏾🇬🇧
The theory behind camo is not so much color as it is pattern. The red isn't as big of deal as people might think as it serves to break up the pattern of your body's outline. As long as it confuses the retina as to what we're actually looking at and it's part of a pattern that isn't glaringly mechanical it serves as well as any other color Can't really do anything about motion though other than to move really slow. Cheers!
Right on! I wasn’t sure how it was going to be until I filmed with it. Red is very dynamic with the light. It darkens up very quickly as light fades or as distance increases. The other colors (green, tan, black, white) are more present as the red fades, but also broken up. Really interesting effect. Have a good one!
A camera lens may be harder or easier to confuse than a retina, I'm not sure. The signal to noise ratio is a mechanical measurement so it may be no different for a lense than an eye but it's also how the brain reconstructs the image that makes a difference. The lower the ratio the harder it is for the brain to distinguish the signal from the noise. Nevertheless it still looked pretty darned good on camera.
My favourite camouflage and my favourite combat jacket, then it has to be the DPM camouflage British Combat Smock. Check out the Swiss Alpenflage rain cape, a really heavy duty one, sadly not really usable a tarp though, incredibly tough and hard wearing though! I have two of the Swiss Alpenflage jackets, one has an inner shoulder flap that is waterproof coated material, it makes you sweat like hell, but the coat material is a lot more hard wearing. My other has the inner flap made from the same material as the coat, this material is very soft denim, unfortunately it is not as tough or hard wearing, the press studs have a habit of tearing off the pockets. This, I believe, is a newer version, the sweaty one is from the 1960s, it is heavier.
I've seen you use a lot of gear in your videos. Ever considered doing a video like "If I had to sell everything and only keep one [ITEM] for each use, it would be...."? Kind of a turn around of "If I could only have one." It's not theoretical, but the stuff you keep going back to. I see the Plash palatka and the Swiss camo gear a lot, I assume that would be on the list. Knives and other gear?
I have talked about it a bit. I love the plash, gorka, other stuff I swap in and out to keep it interesting. Knives, I have stuff I like, but my main edc is my little swiss army knife
Great video. 👍 I have the same Jacket/ rucksack but I have dyed mine a little with a green over wash to fit in to my area better. Are the trousers made of the same heavy weight material as the jacket? Regards JB.
Thanks Scott! Been working on the editing. Thank you for noticing. The Khukuri is back in PA at the moment. I do enjoy the Tracker though. It is really quite useful.
@@EnduranceRoom Solo canoe trips into the B.W.C.A.W. my Khukuri is very comforting when sleeping in the hammock when things large enough to snap a big twig underfoot approach the campsite. It's a recipe for a possible great story for the grandkids some day! : )
Thanks! The military stuff is good for the woods. I started collecting some stuff for bushcraft. I was also getting back into hunting and it just kind of grew from there.
Great nigh out Jess. That swiss kit is pretty interesting. Can the jacket be worn year round or is it either 2 warm for summer or to cold for winter? Nate
Thanks Nate! There is lots of room under for layers and the pockets are super useful. Definitely a nice jacket. I would say 65F and much colder would be temps for wear. With layers, it could be used in very cold weather.
Those are Swiss gaiters meant to keep boots dry, legs warm. Great for snow or moving through brush. I am in NY now. There are some snakes, but few and far between. I took them off at camp just to stay cool while a worked. They are made of a rubber coated wool. Pretty interesting kit.
Warming up a bit, most days its in 50s, nights 30s. Its funny... We come down out of the mountain and its in the 60 s or 70s and to us its a heat wave lol
You inspired me Jess😅
So I bought the swiss alpineflage load bearing jacket, cap, trousers with braces, bag and field jacket. and honestly I am seriously impressed!! The camo is mind blowing when out in the woods, you can really just disappear it blends so well. I left my load bearing jacket at a distance and it just turns brownish green(very hard to spot) some dog walkers just wondered by when I was sat by a log.
Every piece is so well thought out, straps everywhere so you can get real comfortable in it and get each piece to fit perfectly.
It's very heavy duty to(similar to dutch army gear in that way)
I'm going to have a go at waterproofing it all even though the knees and elbows are waterproof already👍
As a surplus army gear collector and bushcrafter thanks for the heads up on this gear bro, much appreciated. I feel like this will last me years and years.
Any suggestions on wear to find the m70 trousers because All i can find are sizing needing a belt to be worn with it, and do they have belt loops because I’ve seen some with and without it?
I enjoyed this video. The swiss alpenflauge looked great. Thanks for sharring.
Thanks man! Appreciate it. The camo is really interesting. It certainly surprised me at how effective it is.
The camo looks good out there. When I first got my Alpenflage I was underwhelmed, but I put it on and went out in the bush and saw the video, was well surprised at its effectiveness.
Safe journeys.
Thanks Opal! It was a surprise for me too. Was always curious about it. Very happy with it. Have a good one!
I love my swiss camo jacket, you can be out for a long time if you just fill the pockets!
Yes indeed!
And that Swiss camo is so totally cool 🤠
Supa’ cool 😎 The red works so well with distance and light. Darkens right up, making the rest of the pattern break up.
Interesting camo and jacket. You are a walking pocket with that jacket. Camo is not bad, lots of red hues in the nature. Could work even better in the autumn.
Definitely great fall camo. The red is interesting, as it is very dynamic with light or lack of it (it darkens up). Certainly surprised me seeing it in use.
Beautiful video. It’s so naturally beautiful I could fall asleep watching it.
Thanks so much! Appreciate it
Stubbs Spicy is my favorite store bought sauce!
Great video!
Thanks Jeff! Stubbs rocks. We just found it the other day. Nothing shady in it. Cheers
Alpenflage gear is mint mate especially in dark areas. Once again another mint video keep em coming bro
thanks brother. Absolutely agree. That camo is spooky in low light. Cheers mate
Another great video Jess so relaxing with brilliant food 💪🥩👍
thank you Paul! Glad you enjoyed my friend. Cheers
Good to see the leibermuster in use again
Thanks! It has been a minute. Glad to test it out here. Quite a bit different than PA
@@EnduranceRoom are you originally from PA? If so you should look at coal cracker Bushcraft! Maybe even collab one day.
SWISS SNIPER SUIT, nice video, i enjoyed watching , thanks for sharing
Just adding .. not a specified 'Sniper Suit'. This was standard Swiss Combat Uniform issue back then.
@@thomasmusso1147 thanks for info, the swiss military were outfitted very good
@@anders1685 They are. The quality of their personal equipment issue ranks up there with the best.
10 out of 10 on flipping the bread! 16:58
Jess! Them FLIES! Jesus Joseph and Mary the 1st 10 minutes I thought they was gonna eat you and your camera! Once you got the fire going it seemed to keep them at bay. Great video I loved the epic adventure, can’t wait to go on the next one… ATB - Joe
Ah dude! Get this, the whole time we have been up here, I have yet to hear anybody say summer, its fly season 😂 Thanks for watching, my friend! Cheers
Like your skillet bread. Will work for potato pancakes. Just enough flour and powder to stick together good.
Thank you! Potato pancakes sounds pretty good. Cheers
I had a set of that camo but it was the overalls style, same jacket and pack. I loved it, super cool looking, loved the idea of it but wow, zero water resistance, very heavy, and we get near constant rain so I just couldn't deal with it. Put it in the Goodwill I think. I paid next to nothing for it from Sportsmansguide back in the day and now it's worth a ton of money LOL. Great video.
I was waiting for you to pull the camo net down from under the hood at the end! For the people that don't know, this jacket was way way ahead of its time, if someone was to remake it with modern textiles like goretex and what not, without a doubt no contender to match.
the next best thing is the UF Pro stealth smock.
Jess, great video!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Kevin!!
Outstanding. Had to watch you hang the jacket 3 times trying to figure out where you pulled that ground cloth from. Modified torch worked well. Have a good one
Thank you my friend. Its pretty a interesting jacket. Very well made honestly. First time running the torch. I liked it. Good to cook on. Have a great day
First time I have seen fire wood used to cook like that
Thank you for showing it. Gonna give it a try. Love the piece in this video
The view is wonderful
Thank you Cindy! It is called a Swedish torch. Worked well to cook with. Definitely worth trying out.
A great video - have a nice week 😎👍
Thank you! You too! 👊🌲
Hi there Jess ..
Awesome Bush Camp 👍👍👍.
That Swiss M70 Gear never seems to age. All missing there is the matching M70 Poncho and perhaps a M84 Waterbottle w Cup or two .. although a SS Klean Kanteen 1182ml Flask and GSI Cup / Equivalent is more efficient.
All that Beef .. a small criticism if I may please. I'm envious. Here in Switzerland, to buy that much Beef, I will have to sell myself into Slavery .. although in your case, 'if you've got it, flaunt it' 😁.
Pan-cooked Flat Breads .. a regular on my Menu. My 'Burger' filling is more often than not, Sausage, Bacon or a Home-Made Fish Burger Pattie that in my opinion, equals any Beef Equivalent (but then, my Wallet is biased 😊).
Scoff Bag up in the tree 👍 .. Bear Country. One can never be too careful. Take care .. Tommy
thank you Tommy! I would love to check out the poncho sometime. Sorry to hear about the beef prices. Its going up here to. We have a small tavern nearby with a really great kitchen. Their prices went from $25 US a couple months ago, to $40 for a steak, as of yesterday. Crazy. The powers that shouldn’t be can’t get people on to their gmo lab meat fast enough. They are pushing bugs, meal worms now also as a livestock replacement.
@@EnduranceRoom 👍 .. not to speak of the 'Genuine Protein' Veggie-Substitute stuff out there. We South Africans have a saying, "Self die Spoke word bang." (even the Ghosts get scared) 😊.
I really enjoyed this one, Awesome set up. Thanks Jess.
Thank you, JJ. Much appreciated man
Very nice Jess! That shelter was like a palace 🤠
Thank you Herb! It was pretty cozy. The bed next to the fire makes all the difference.
Very enjoyable!
Thanks Pat! Appreciate it.
Always enjoy your videos Jess and loved the fire set up for cooking!
thank you, Martin! It worked pretty well. Wasn’t too difficult to setup. Couple stakes around the logs kept them nice and stable. Cheers
Dude, if I seen you in the wood I would hide 😆
😂
Great stuff
Jess, I like how you enclosed the rear of the plash palatkas. Great idea. I thought the alpenflauge was a horrible pattern when it 1st came to the states in the 90s. I bought several items and became a convert. The pack still lacks though.
Great video my friend. John.
Thanks John! It was something that I had been wanting to try for awhile. Positioned back against a large tree or some deadfall logs would have a similar effect.
Same here with the Alpenflage... I couldn’t see red being applicable to the woods. The red plays with the light. It makes the other colors break up more and appear uneven/natural. Really interesting effect.
@@EnduranceRoom I thought the same but ever notice how difficult it is to spot male cardinals in the woods unless they are up close? Same with painted buntings. It is peculiar.
Cool video, well done :)))
Thank you very much! 🌲🌲🌲
such a beautiful area :-D
I love it bro !!
Thank you my friend! Much appreciated.
If there was a Plash Palatka bushcrafter art 🎨 I think you my friend have perfected it 👌 always amazing how proficient and perfect you quickly fashion anything keep grinding!!(=✌💚
Thanks Jake! Do anything long enough, its going to improve. Its cool having these vids and seeing some the earlier trips to now. Process. Have a good one, brother! 🌲🌲🌲
@@EnduranceRoom 🔥✊😁been here since the beginning brother agreed always love your videos totally feel like I'm gaining knowledge just witnessing stay great my friend keep rocking!!(=✌💚
Woah!! This swiss gear/camo is really impressive. I honestly did not expect it to blend as well as it does, plus it just looks awesome. And great bush skills btw.
Thank you! Yeah, it surprised me too! The red gets dark from a distance and is quite dynamic with the light.
I’ve got those same gators! I found some funky shorts at a surplus store and they turned out to be alpenflage ...i wear them with the gators, still deciding on getting pants; got the jacket and pack already
Nice! I like the pants. Light and comfortable. There are two versions, one that I have is like a field pant, and the other has suspenders built in and can be connected to the jacket to balance out the load. It seems like it would be pretty nice feature.
great :)
thanks Ronny!
Love this video, man.
Very inspiring just to be where people are not.
Would love to have free will in a wood close to me,but I’m not sure I would get away with it.
Love the Swedish Camo,I have just bought some myself,and it came today. Looking forwards to trying it out.
Stay well.
All the best.👍🏾🇬🇧
Thanks my friend. I hear ya. I’ve had to do quite a bit of quiet camping. Enjoy the camo! Cheers 🤝🌲
@@paddor yes
Cool video mang
Thanks bro! Appreciate it
Epic intro man😁✊🔥
Thanks brother! 🌲🍻
The theory behind camo is not so much color as it is pattern. The red isn't as big of deal as people might think as it serves to break up the pattern of your body's outline. As long as it confuses the retina as to what we're actually looking at and it's part of a pattern that isn't glaringly mechanical it serves as well as any other color Can't really do anything about motion though other than to move really slow. Cheers!
Right on! I wasn’t sure how it was going to be until I filmed with it. Red is very dynamic with the light. It darkens up very quickly as light fades or as distance increases. The other colors (green, tan, black, white) are more present as the red fades, but also broken up. Really interesting effect.
Have a good one!
A camera lens may be harder or easier to confuse than a retina, I'm not sure. The signal to noise ratio is a mechanical measurement so it may be no different for a lense than an eye but it's also how the brain reconstructs the image that makes a difference. The lower the ratio the harder it is for the brain to distinguish the signal from the noise. Nevertheless it still looked pretty darned good on camera.
I made a nice review on this Swiss Pitsa Pattern Jacket and a great bit of kit it is too. Like myself, you're too tall for the trousers. 🙄
My favourite camouflage and my favourite combat jacket, then it has to be the DPM camouflage British Combat Smock. Check out the Swiss Alpenflage rain cape, a really heavy duty one, sadly not really usable a tarp though, incredibly tough and hard wearing though!
I have two of the Swiss Alpenflage jackets, one has an inner shoulder flap that is waterproof coated material, it makes you sweat like hell, but the coat material is a lot more hard wearing. My other has the inner flap made from the same material as the coat, this material is very soft denim, unfortunately it is not as tough or hard wearing, the press studs have a habit of tearing off the pockets. This, I believe, is a newer version, the sweaty one is from the 1960s, it is heavier.
I've seen you use a lot of gear in your videos. Ever considered doing a video like "If I had to sell everything and only keep one [ITEM] for each use, it would be...."? Kind of a turn around of "If I could only have one." It's not theoretical, but the stuff you keep going back to. I see the Plash palatka and the Swiss camo gear a lot, I assume that would be on the list. Knives and other gear?
I have talked about it a bit. I love the plash, gorka, other stuff I swap in and out to keep it interesting. Knives, I have stuff I like, but my main edc is my little swiss army knife
Que belo acampamento e que roupa é essa ela tem de tudo nela é uma maravilha um abraço do brasil
At night, red filters out first of all colors. At night, with that camo, you disappear.
An extremely effective pattern.
Sasquatch approved👍
Great video. 👍 I have the same Jacket/ rucksack but I have dyed mine a little with a green over wash to fit in to my area better. Are the trousers made of the same heavy weight material as the jacket? Regards JB.
The pants seem a little lighter than the jacket. Not sure if it is a different blend or not. Very comfortable BDUs though
@@EnduranceRoom might have to get a pair. 👍
Outstanding editing Jess!
Has the Tracker pretty much replaced your Khukuri?
Thanks Scott! Been working on the editing. Thank you for noticing. The Khukuri is back in PA at the moment. I do enjoy the Tracker though. It is really quite useful.
@@EnduranceRoom
Solo canoe trips into the B.W.C.A.W.
my Khukuri is very comforting when sleeping in the hammock when things large enough to snap a big twig underfoot approach the campsite. It's a recipe for a possible great story for the grandkids some day! : )
Love all the cool military camo patterns you use. Were you in at one time or do you just enjoy the camo?
Thanks! The military stuff is good for the woods. I started collecting some stuff for bushcraft. I was also getting back into hunting and it just kind of grew from there.
Great nigh out Jess. That swiss kit is pretty interesting. Can the jacket be worn year round or is it either 2 warm for summer or to cold for winter?
Nate
Thanks Nate! There is lots of room under for layers and the pockets are super useful. Definitely a nice jacket. I would say 65F and much colder would be temps for wear. With layers, it could be used in very cold weather.
It looked like you took off snake chaps? If so, snakes in PA woods or just demo?
Those are Swiss gaiters meant to keep boots dry, legs warm. Great for snow or moving through brush. I am in NY now. There are some snakes, but few and far between. I took them off at camp just to stay cool while a worked. They are made of a rubber coated wool. Pretty interesting kit.
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Thank you! 🌲🌲🌲
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thank you! 🌲
Noticed it didn't take long to layer up a bit, what night time temps do you have this "fly season "?
Warming up a bit, most days its in 50s, nights 30s.
Its funny... We come down out of the mountain and its in the 60 s or 70s and to us its a heat wave lol
@@EnduranceRoom The swing is terrible here. Mid 80's daytime and 40's at night.
That hurts!
BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA
What kinda gaiters are you using?
Old school Swiss gaiters. Its like a rubberized wool, tough. Good water resistance. Definitely helps keep legs warm in cold weather too.
Hi Brother 🤜 🔥 🤛 Gruß BOB
thank you Bob! 👊🌲🌲🌲
Hi, Jess! I sent you an email today. Not sure you know the answer to my question but would be cool to find out.
Bugs, ugh!