Great job on explaining the different types of bags that you can carry, so you don't have to carry everything that you have with you every time you just wanna go out in the woods! There's no reason to carry all your gear if you're not gonna need it? That is a waste of energy on your part, so to break it down into different bags or packs for your different type of situations, but still be covered under emergency situations is a great thing. Great video keep them coming!
WELL DONE Blackie! Layering and redundancy are key elements to any kit! I'm more tactical, so for a baseline kit I use a Hill People Gear chest pouch, then a L.B.E. type system made with Helikon-Tex gear. For a "haversack", I use a Maxpedition Mongo Versipack. Then an Eberlestock pack.
Thanks for the video, good way to separate your different needs for different trips. I got a foreign surplus shoulder bag for about 10 bucks at my local army surplus store, I think it was originally a gas mask bag. Was going to use it as a haversack. Kind of hard to figure what to put in there and what to leave out and it not being to heavy. Look forward to seeing what you have in all your sacks.
Awesome video as always my friend! When I was a youngin a haversack was all tools and rope etc... It was always ready to go. If I saw a new area to check out I grabbed it and took off exploring!!! And always a full camping back pack. Guess we get smarter as we get older. Thanks much for sharing this and blessings to you and your family 👼
We think alike. I also have different size bags for different purposes kind of a grab and go depending on the amount of time to be gone, the location and the projected activity. I am looking forward to the next video.
I have my bags setup similarly, one bag I wont hit the road without and it carrys all the extra stuff you need nearby but not on you at all times(chargers, cables, paperwork etc) another bag for my morning hikes with my shepard, and being a mechanic I always have some kinda tool kit around and bags are great for that kinda stuff, I find my self ever changing when it comes to my bags lol
Great and thought provoking video as usual Blackie. I was curious whether anyone knew of a system that combined somehow to go from Haversack to Knapsack to Backpack? So something where you have a haversack that you could carry around then it attached somehow to another bag to give you the capacity and functionality of a knapsack. Then with another addition you were at the full backpack level. I have never seen such a system and I don't know if one would really be that functional or not. I was just curious. Thanks in advance.
in my long yrs..there was a time i had..for lack of a better term..sets..all of them fit the same rucksack..and i would plug in the set that fit the given adventure i was going on
I like to go bag in a bag in a bag. My scoutpack (fire, stove, water and filtration tarp shelter etc) fits in my medium summer bag which just has bigger and more comfortable shelter options if I'm staying out longer.
@@BLACKIETHOMAS We had the same idea with that grayl filter. Only I went with the ultralight sized grayl and a slightly modified snowpeak titanium coffee press. Love your channel.
nope i carry other pocket knives all along several rough riders... just i will always have the sak..its in the the right pocket the RR will be in the left..often its the star of the planed project
@@BLACKIETHOMAS Ditto. Once you have had all those tools to hand it is too much to be without them. Mine is usually in a bag of some sort (depending on which bag I am carrying ;-)) and a single blade in the pocket. Over here we are deprived of the freedom to carry just what we might like.
What should you take to the Klondike in 1897-1898? wonder how we would do that today The Northern Pacific Railroad Company published the Chicago Record's Book for Gold Seekers in 1897 and included the following supply list: 150 lbs. bacon 400 lbs. flour 25 lbs. rolled oats 125 lbs. beans 10 lbs. tea 10 lbs. coffee 25 lbs. sugar 25 lbs. dried potatoes 2 lbs. dried onions 15 lbs. salt 1 lb. pepper 75 lbs. dried fruits 8 lbs. baking powder 2 lbs. soda 1/2 lb. evaporated vinegar 12 oz. compressed soup 1 can mustard 1 tin matches (for four men) Stove for four men Gold pan for each Set granite buckets Large bucket Knife, fork, spoon, cup, and plate Frying pan Coffee and teapot Scythe stone Two picks and one shovel One whipsaw Pack strap Two axes for four men and one extra handle Six 8 inch files and two taper files for the party Draw knife, brace and bits, jack plane, and hammer for party 200 feet three-eights-inch rope 8 lbs. of pitch and 5 lbs. of oakum for four men Nails, five lbs. each of 6,8,10 and 12 penny, for four men Tent, 10 x 12 feet for four men Canvas for wrapping Two oil blankets to each boat 5 yards of mosquito netting for each man 3 suits of heavy underwear 1 heavy mackinaw coat 2 pairs heavy machinaw trousers 1 heavy rubber-lined coat 1 dozen heavy wool socks 1/2 dozen heavy wool mittens 2 heavy overshirts 2 pairs heavy snagproof rubber boots 2 pairs shoes 4 pairs blankets (for two men) 4 towels 2 pairs overalls 1 suit oil clothing Several changes of summer clothing Small assortment of medicines
Looking for your serie. The subject is very appropriate for me. I recently moved to the western slope of Colorado and live at 6000+ft. If I go to the woods I am at 10000+ ft with bears and mountain lions and if I go down for fishing in large rivers I have desert conditions (no trees, snakes and reduce water availability). Currently I am preparing my bags for this conditions plus multi days trips in high mountain. I like your approach but very concerned about the cost, specially with bags with logo... Thank you for your perspectives, I am about your age...
Im not an expert, for integrity reasons only I have one critique, it's good to have different bags for different occasions, but for me it's always better personally to have a bigger bag than the stuff I have in it. It's also why I prefer a canoe than a kayak. Feel free to respond honestly.
and honestly i agree with you..often i will carry more bag than needed..thats why i use this system of bags...i grab the bag that fits the need plus has a bit extra..for yrs i carried the one big bag fits all mind set..and thats a perfectly fine thing to do
All packs have a "comfortable load maximum". Sure, you could fit more in or heavier stuff, but it will lose its comfort. Some packs are very easy to overload. Just an extra water bottle or even the wrong shape of the bottle is enough.
Nice video thumbs-up 👍
Thank you 👍
Nicely done, great description of each. Thanks
My pleasure!
Thnx Blackie
Any time!
Looking forward to part II
Great job on explaining the different types of bags that you can carry, so you don't have to carry everything that you have with you every time you just wanna go out in the woods! There's no reason to carry all your gear if you're not gonna need it? That is a waste of energy on your part, so to break it down into different bags or packs for your different type of situations, but still be covered under emergency situations is a great thing. Great video keep them coming!
Thanks for watching!
WELL DONE Blackie!
Layering and redundancy are key elements to any kit!
I'm more tactical, so for a baseline kit I use a Hill People Gear chest pouch, then a L.B.E. type system made with Helikon-Tex gear.
For a "haversack", I use a Maxpedition Mongo Versipack.
Then an Eberlestock pack.
sounds like a well thought out kit..
Great series🙂 Can’t wait to see the future videos. I just have a summer bag and a winter bag
Awesome! Thank you!
Really enjoying this series
glad you do
Thanks for the video, good way to separate your different needs for different trips. I got a foreign surplus shoulder bag for about 10 bucks at my local army surplus store, I think it was originally a gas mask bag. Was going to use it as a haversack. Kind of hard to figure what to put in there and what to leave out and it not being to heavy. Look forward to seeing what you have in all your sacks.
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Awesome video as always my friend! When I was a youngin a haversack was all tools and rope etc... It was always ready to go. If I saw a new area to check out I grabbed it and took off exploring!!! And always a full camping back pack. Guess we get smarter as we get older. Thanks much for sharing this and blessings to you and your family 👼
Right on
We think alike. I also have different size bags for different purposes kind of a grab and go depending on the amount of time to be gone, the location and the projected activity. I am looking forward to the next video.
it will be up soon
I have my bags setup similarly, one bag I wont hit the road without and it carrys all the extra stuff you need nearby but not on you at all times(chargers, cables, paperwork etc) another bag for my morning hikes with my shepard, and being a mechanic I always have some kinda tool kit around and bags are great for that kinda stuff, I find my self ever changing when it comes to my bags lol
We never got to see what you had in your Sack you said would show us lol great video brother
Next time it will be up very soon
Great info keep it up
Thanks, will do!
Do you have a video where you demonstrate how to make those modifications (zipper, flap) to the Pathfinder haversack?
Great and thought provoking video as usual Blackie. I was curious whether anyone knew of a system that combined somehow to go from Haversack to Knapsack to Backpack? So something where you have a haversack that you could carry around then it attached somehow to another bag to give you the capacity and functionality of a knapsack. Then with another addition you were at the full backpack level. I have never seen such a system and I don't know if one would really be that functional or not. I was just curious. Thanks in advance.
in my long yrs..there was a time i had..for lack of a better term..sets..all of them fit the same rucksack..and i would plug in the set that fit the given adventure i was going on
I like to go bag in a bag in a bag. My scoutpack (fire, stove, water and filtration tarp shelter etc) fits in my medium summer bag which just has bigger and more comfortable shelter options if I'm staying out longer.
sounds like a good system
@@BLACKIETHOMAS We had the same idea with that grayl filter. Only I went with the ultralight sized grayl and a slightly modified snowpeak titanium coffee press. Love your channel.
Great info, I look forward to seeing the Haversack dump. Does that come from, Gotta Haver! lol Thanks
ye have-in ye sack..kinda a whatcha got there
@@BLACKIETHOMAS funny, My Grandma was from Scotland. Bloody Black Douglas I googled hafer is German and used for carrying horse feed. uh
Always great videos, advice
I appreciate that!
Great system brother .what do you think of belt carry emergencyncy overnight psk
It's good..there are many ways to skin a cat..find the style that fits and go with it..safe journeys brother
Don't forget the Snickers. Your not you when you're hungry 🤠
oh very true
Blackie, what's this? SAK (love em) but what happened to the RR traditionals, did I miss something?
nope i carry other pocket knives all along several rough riders... just i will always have the sak..its in the the right pocket the RR will be in the left..often its the star of the planed project
@@BLACKIETHOMAS Ditto. Once you have had all those tools to hand it is too much to be without them. Mine is usually in a bag of some sort (depending on which bag I am carrying ;-)) and a single blade in the pocket. Over here we are deprived of the freedom to carry just what we might like.
What should you take to the Klondike in 1897-1898? wonder how we would do that today
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company published the Chicago Record's Book for Gold Seekers in 1897 and included the following supply list:
150 lbs. bacon
400 lbs. flour
25 lbs. rolled oats
125 lbs. beans
10 lbs. tea
10 lbs. coffee
25 lbs. sugar
25 lbs. dried potatoes
2 lbs. dried onions
15 lbs. salt
1 lb. pepper
75 lbs. dried fruits
8 lbs. baking powder
2 lbs. soda
1/2 lb. evaporated vinegar
12 oz. compressed soup
1 can mustard
1 tin matches (for four men)
Stove for four men
Gold pan for each
Set granite buckets
Large bucket
Knife, fork, spoon, cup, and plate
Frying pan
Coffee and teapot
Scythe stone
Two picks and one shovel
One whipsaw
Pack strap
Two axes for four men and one extra handle
Six 8 inch files and two taper files for the party
Draw knife, brace and bits, jack plane, and hammer for party
200 feet three-eights-inch rope
8 lbs. of pitch and 5 lbs. of oakum for four men
Nails, five lbs. each of 6,8,10 and 12 penny, for four men
Tent, 10 x 12 feet for four men
Canvas for wrapping
Two oil blankets to each boat
5 yards of mosquito netting for each man
3 suits of heavy underwear
1 heavy mackinaw coat
2 pairs heavy machinaw trousers
1 heavy rubber-lined coat
1 dozen heavy wool socks
1/2 dozen heavy wool mittens
2 heavy overshirts
2 pairs heavy snagproof rubber boots
2 pairs shoes
4 pairs blankets (for two men)
4 towels
2 pairs overalls
1 suit oil clothing
Several changes of summer clothing
Small assortment of medicines
yep i have seen those lists..check out the longhunter buys in the east as well hundreds of pounds of salt taters coffee ect
Looking for your serie. The subject is very appropriate for me. I recently moved to the western slope of Colorado and live at 6000+ft. If I go to the woods I am at 10000+ ft with bears and mountain lions and if I go down for fishing in large rivers I have desert conditions (no trees, snakes and reduce water availability).
Currently I am preparing my bags for this conditions plus multi days trips in high mountain. I like your approach but very concerned about the cost, specially with bags with logo... Thank you for your perspectives, I am about your age...
i understand..i say find the best gear that you can afford..if it wears out replace with better gear
I have the same one.
awesome
I'm looking for a canvas/leather cross body nalgene bottle holder with a little pouch or two to supplement my haversack.
Im not an expert, for integrity reasons only I have one critique, it's good to have different bags for different occasions, but for me it's always better personally to have a bigger bag than the stuff I have in it. It's also why I prefer a canoe than a kayak. Feel free to respond honestly.
and honestly i agree with you..often i will carry more bag than needed..thats why i use this system of bags...i grab the bag that fits the need plus has a bit extra..for yrs i carried the one big bag fits all mind set..and thats a perfectly fine thing to do
All packs have a "comfortable load maximum". Sure, you could fit more in or heavier stuff, but it will lose its comfort. Some packs are very easy to overload. Just an extra water bottle or even the wrong shape of the bottle is enough.
Sir I have a question about wool/felt hats. How do i get rid of the smell when the hat gets wet?
lol that can be tough..if mine begin to get a bit too funky i will give it a bath in woolite seems to work for me let it air dry when done
@@BLACKIETHOMAS Thank you sir i will try it
24 hours without a hamburger? Heaven forbid!
Hey Blackie, what's the weight on each of the three kits?
will cover that in a future video