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Budget Get Home Bag for Beginners | Go Bag Prepping
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Feb 4, 2024
Today I talk about a budget friendly get home bag. I show some options that wont break the bank but still are good sturdy gear. Highlighted are the Fieldline Tactical Alpha pack. A budget friendly bag that can be found at many big box retailers. Please visit these links below: Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer20170928757?listId=G2KB0QXOLW6D ORDER Patches and Stickers! https://www.etsy.com/shop/thepreparedwanderer FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1835005976546722 INSTAGRAM: prepared_wanderer Blog https://wanderingoutdoors.com #preparedwanderer #bushcraft #survival
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alright guys so today's subject is budgets get home bag and what does that mean so it get home bag
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a backpack some type of bag that you keep in your vehicle
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and when you're separated from home you're far away from home and you need to get back home but you can't because your vehicle is disabled
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highways are closed down you know whatever the scenario is you have to take off on foot
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i think it's an interesting subject and it may never ever happen in my lifetime
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but it is it's great to be prepared for that kind of event
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you know you start looking at natural disasters like Katrina and some of that stuff took place
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people were separated from where they were supposed to be now what are they going to do
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it could even mean that you have to stay with your vehicle and hunker down for the night
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so having some gear with you is important but the problem is
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keeping expensive gear in your car it's a recipe for disaster you're inviting trouble because especially in urban areas
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it's very likely your car is going to get broken into if people know you have that kind of stuff in your car
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i've heard many stories about guys who have been storing get home bags in their trucks or cars
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and they get broken into and now they've lost some really expensive pieces of gear
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you know knives even firearms one thing i don't like to keep firearms in my vehicle because of that
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because i don't want to be liable for something that's going to happen if someone breaks into my vehicle and steals it
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and then the other thing is i don't like to keep a lot of expensive gear in my truck
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for that same reason what i thought i would do today is focus on budget
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things that you can find really easily at your big box stores
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in your area you know walmart is a great store to go to for this kind of stuff they have lots of camping
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hunting supplies other stores that have stuff that you may not expect would be your grocery store
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but also they have some items that you can throw in your pack
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that are not that expensive first aid items i'm going to show you what's in my bag
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this is stuff that i've collected over the years this is stuff i've collected over the years
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i've been to a lot of different stores, a lot of it's been on sale, on clearance
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but it's all stuff that you can find pretty easily with the exception of a couple items, there's a couple higher end items that i like to keep in my bag
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that's a really good sturdy knife and my shelter system which i'm going to show you here in just a second
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that's what today's video is all about stay tuned and we will get into it
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alright so the first thing you notice is that i'm sitting on this mylar tarp
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and what this is, this is just your basic mylar nylon reinforced blanket
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space blanket these are a great all-purpose item they don't cost a lot of money
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i think they're under twenty five dollars if you look for them online or
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in stores multiple different uses, you could actually use this for an overhead tarp
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you can use it as a ground cloth you can of course wrap up in it and keep yourself warm
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i really like to use them on the ground, i lay them on the ground, i set my stuff out on it
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it gives me a place to lay down and sit i use them in camp
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so for the situation of getting in your get home bag this is a great all-purpose item to have definitely
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much better than the cheap space blankets that you find at walmart or in the
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you know the survival kits this pouch i just have some basic items so this is
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waterproof matches and this can be found at walmart this is a really inexpensive item that they carry
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it's the uco waterproof match container comes with these awesome beefy
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waterproof matches these last a lot longer than a normal kitchen match
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and they light in all kinds of conditions and it's a nice waterproof container, it has a gasket
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so it's sealed, you can buy replacement matches at walmart and i got a couple of
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bicycle inner tubes around this because those make great fire starting material as well
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another kind of low-cost budget fire starter is this Vaseline and cotton balls
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you know i've experimented with a lot of different types of fire starters and this is by far one of the best it's very inexpensive
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easy to make easy to carry uh... has multiple uses of course you can you know use it for uh..
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using it on chapped lips or whatever but it works great as a fire starter
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just a small roll of duct tape of course the Bic lighter
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I always carry two two is one and one is none magnesium fire starting block with a ferro rod on the side
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this is a good quality one this is not the cheapos that you find in a lot of stores
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this is actually a military issue one uh... so if you're gonna get one of these
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make sure you get a decent one because the cheap ones they just don't work as well uh..
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bank line always a great universal kind of cordage that you can use for a lot of different stuff
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and then just some 550 cord I got this cut up in different lengths
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uh... for different uses multiple uses for that so this little pouch is just a
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kind of my possibles pouch some emergency gear in there
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of course toilet paper now a lot of guys will say yeah why don't you use wet wipes and I like wet
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wipes I think they're great but I have a problem that it seems like every time I put a package of wet wipes in a kit or a bag
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if I don't use them or touch them for a very long time they dry up
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and then they're useless so I've just gone back to carrying normal toilet paper
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I like wet wipes for camping when I know I'm going to be replacing them but
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once you open that package it it's no good and I don't know how long the shelf life on those are so
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I really don't carry them that often uh... hand sanitizer as always
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multipurpose item it's it's good to stay clean when you're handling food or um..
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handling water you want to make sure that your hands are clean
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a basic first aid kit so this has a little bit of everything this has some Advil in it some lip balm
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uh... some eye drops of course different size band-aids you know antibiotic
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ointments and uh... some sting relief for insects alcohol prep pads so just a variety of items it's not a huge trauma kit I don't feel that's
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necessary to carry all the time nice big bandana of course that can wrap your face your head you can filter water with it
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you can lay it on the ground to collect food it's a multipurpose item for sure
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uh... this inexpensive stainless steel water bottle this is single walled it's not a vacuum bottle because vacuum bottles you cannot boil water in so
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this one is by Stanley you know I got this on sale at a grocery store
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it's perfect for what I want to use it for carrying water and if I need to I can
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boil water in it so I prefer stainless steel containers for this type of application
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this is probably one of the more expensive items that I carry and you've seen this in other videos this is the uh..
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bushcraft outfitters messed poncho uh... any kind of tarp or poncho military issue or whatever I think is a good thing to throw in your pack because
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that way you can either cover yourself up if it's raining or create a shelter that's going to get you through the night so
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you know look around do some uh... research on that and find out what the best deal is
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for a poncho or for a tarp of course lighter is better
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a lot of military issue options out there so maybe you can find something in surplus but
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an all-purpose item that I highly recommend uh... this is a saw that I just picked up recently uh..
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it was nine dollars on clearance it's just it was in the hunting section
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uh... a small saw is actually I feel probably more useful than an axe or a hatchet
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a lot of applications uh... easy to carry uh... can definitely get wood knocked down to a manageable size for starting a fire
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inexpensive pair of binoculars these are just Bushnell 10x25's not real expensive but uh..
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definitely come in handy when you're trying to check out the area ahead of you trying to figure out what path you need to take uh... see what's going on
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great for that water bladder uh... this is an outdoor products water bladder this can be had at walmart as
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well not very expensive you know you don't have to have the fanciest uh... water bladder out there
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just something that's going to hold the water and work and these work great and they don't cost a lot of money
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okay this is my cook kit now this cook kit uh... can be found at walmart
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so we have a uh... light my fire titanium spork any spoon will do
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but this is the stanley stainless steel uh... cook kit and i like this because it's you know inexpensive it's very
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durable it's not too heavy has a nice solid handle on it it has a lid
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that has drain holes so you can actually drain rice or noodles
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and inside this thing uh... it comes with cups i took those out
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and i put uh... scouring pad and a some aluminum material to create a windscreen
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another butane lighter and then what i have here is uh... this is just the the standard transia
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alcohol stove alcohol stoves are great because they're inexpensive uh... they're easy
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to maintain they're easy to find fuel for i like the transia because they're really heavy duty
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uh... they're bomb proof and you can actually store fuel in them and it fits
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perfectly in the stanley cup so that and then a couple of uh..
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pot supports these are from ever new they fit right on top of the transia
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and then i have a bottle of denatured alcohol which you can get at the hardware store
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so that's the cook kit nothing too fancy but it gives me the ability to heat water make coffee
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boil water and then for food i don't carry a ton of food but
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you know some nice store bought options are ramen noodles cliff bars for quick energy
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uh... a variety of coffee packets cream sugar uh... a little package of spam to add to your noodles so you have
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enough food here to get you through you know a couple days
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uh... i've seen this cup in probably a lot of my videos this is a walmart special
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a little silicone collapsible cup of course uh... cutting tools are important so this is just a leatherman
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uh... i believe this is the which one is this this is a leatherman sidekick it's not really an expensive uh... multi tool but
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it's a nice multi tool and it has just what i need
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cutting blade a saw some screwdrivers so just a variety of tools it makes life a little bit easier
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you just never know what you're going to be up against and if i lose this thing it's not really that big of a deal to me it's not
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really an expensive uh... multi tool now this option is probably a little bit more expensive than most people
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uh... maybe want to spend this is a esse uh... three a great all-purpose knife
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you know it's not a big knife uh... but it definitely gets the job done it's full tang
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uh... you know you can baton this through wood you can feather stick with it
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uh... it's just heavy duty and it's i've had it for a very long time i really like this knife so
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it goes in my kit couple cheap lighting options for you this is uh... a flashlight by bushnell
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you get these at walmart and it actually comes with a headlamp
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which is kinda nice and this is the kind of headlamp that you actually just clip onto the bill of
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your baseball cap or whatever so uh... these run on AA or uh..
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excuse me AAA's and the flashlight runs on AA's so you know flash these are batteries that are easily found uh... it's you know a
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very bright flashlight has a couple different settings
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always carry a little blue foam pad with me this is just cut from a sleeping pad
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uh... makes it nice when you've got a kneel on the ground and start a fire or
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you know do something on your vehicle you've got something you can actually kneel on
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uh... i like to carry a pad of paper and some pens and a small compass so this is
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a write and rain notepad and the notepad cover this comes from countycom
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online and it's made by uh... martak extreme and in here i have a silva
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wrist compass and then just a couple of pens and then i also carry
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some grid readers from apps a few uh... trash bags plastic bags just for gathering stuff and
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wrapping things up in case they get wet alright let's talk about the backpack
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so this is the most important component this is what you're going to carry everything and now
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i have have owned and do own uh... some really nice high-end backpacks and
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you know a lot of times people look at those and go there's no way i'm going to spend that kind of money on a bag
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and that's totally understandable i get it so this is a very inexpensive
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but great solution for uh... your get home bag bug out bag whatever you want to use it for
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this is by field line tactical uh... these are sold at walmart uh... meyer
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uh... i've seen them at some other sporting goods stores this is basically
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field line tactical's clone of a five eleven rush twelve with a few features that are different the nice thing is that this bag actually
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has a water bottle pocket on the side so that gives me the ability
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to carry my water bottle on the outside of my pack doesn't take up a lot of extra room
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easy to get to so all in all it's a uh... it's a really great
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you know small but spacious backpack that you can throw in your truck and
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the great thing about this bag is twenty bucks well i found it on sale for twenty bucks but
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retail they're probably about twenty five twenty seven you just have to shop
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around and see who has the best deal but i mean if someone steals this out of my truck i'm not going to cry about it
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because i can go out and buy another one pretty inexpensively and it's pretty comfortable
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has a nice shoulder pad system on it harness on it
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a lot of padding on the back you know the materials on this bag are not as high end as some of the other
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tactical companies out there it's cheaper material that's why it's so inexpensive
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but it's not bad i mean it's uh... it definitely works and then uh..
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of course it has molly on the sides and the front so i attached a condor molly pouch on the side here to
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put my binoculars in so for the money you know this is a great option
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that's not going to cost you a lot guys thanks for watching the prepared wanderer
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