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My newest build for an lightweight urban survival go bag. Perfect for folks living in large cities.
Maxpedition Malaga Slingpack:
https://bit.ly/40fqYsI
First Lite Rain Jacket:
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Petzl Elite:
https://bit.ly/4gCZWkO
Grayl GeoPress:
https://bit.ly/3BQrPqu
Orange Zippo:
https://amzn.to/4a0XX7x
Butane Insert:
https://bit.ly/4hg4m1J
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Urban unrest natural disasters you live
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in a city what are you going to do you
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need to escape you need to get out you
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need an urban survival go bag this is a
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new one I've been working on and we're
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going to build it together stick
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[Music]
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around so I've done videos in the past
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on building uh different types of
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survival kits and urban GO bags and um
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this is the newest iteration I've been
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working on been trying out some new
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things and um kind of ditching some of
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the older stuff I've done in the past
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because they just weren't quite working
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out and they didn't really meet my needs
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so I want to share this with you so
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we're going to jump right into it I'm
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going to show you all the contents there
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will be links down below for everything
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um and I'm going to try to also provide
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a list of all the stuff that goes in
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this bag and see what you guys think so
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the bag I've chosen for this exercise is
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the max Edition this is one of their
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larger uh sling packs um if you're not
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familiar with this this is from the
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Legacy series it's one of their older
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bags and I like these because they're
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just so wellb built um you know Cordura
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construction very heavyduty lots of
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modularity um and I think at least in my
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opinion this kind of gray foliage color
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um is very Urban and I think will blend
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in pretty well um it's not overly
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Tactical the only thing that I've added
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to the side of this bag um is a TQ or
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tourniquet pouch that way I have quick
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access to that for treating wounds but
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this is the bag and now I want to show
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you the contents because I think really
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that's what's more important not so much
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the
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bag all right so here everything is kind
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of laid down on a table what I want to
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do is just kind of show these things up
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close so you can see what they're all
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about so first aid of course is very
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important this is a a standard first aid
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kit something that I got off on Amazon
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and then I've just been adding to it um
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for my own personal needs but I keep
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everything in a plastic bag um sealed so
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it keeps the contents dry and ready to
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go so they're not
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degrading and then of course
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adding a good set of shears this is kind
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of a mini Shear um from
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Medco that fits in that front pouch
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pretty nicely and I've added these
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zipper pulls to it for quick
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identification
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so that's my personal first aid kit and
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then of course I showed the tourniquet
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pouch on the side of the bag but you're
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going to want a few other um larger
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bandages for trauma
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and something like this which is um
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issued in the military this is an
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emergency bandage it is a trauma wound
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dressing uh 6 in Hemorrhage control so
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this is for massive
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bleeds and then um gauze for packing
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wounds this is compressed in a nice
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package it's from Riner
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rescue and then a couple pairs of gloves
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I keep those in the front pocket of that
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sling bag so I can get to those quickly
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so if I'm treating somebody else I am
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not picking up any
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pathogens um or
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contaminants and also keeping their
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wound cleaned as well cuz I may have
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dirty hands and then um just some wipes
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uh these can be used as toilet wipes but
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also for cleaning my body you keeping
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sweat off and dirt off my face so I have
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a package of
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those then a handheld flashlight um this
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is a new one that I've been kind of
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messing with um I got this recently this
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is from wuen this is the uh X3 Pro or X2
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Pro um kind of a unique light in that it
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has um a side light on it as well has
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the main light it is locking so I don't
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have to worry about that coming on in my
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bag um but I think it's if I remember
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correctly it's 1500
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lumens and it has um kind of a
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nice focusing wheel so you can uh make
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it a little bit bigger or
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softer then we have different levels and
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then the side light is really
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interesting
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because um it has an RGB control on it
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so we have red light of course uh blue
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light purple light green light and
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orange light and you can cycle through
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those and then of course this little
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head rotates up and down so you can aim
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that and it does have a magnetic base
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which I think is really good for an
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urban environment because you don't know
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what you're going to be operating in if
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you're going to be operating on with
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vehicles you can attach this to the side
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of a vehicle or under the hood if you
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need to fix something um it uh does have
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a very strong pocket clip which is great
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so I can attach this to the strap of
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that uh sling bag um but also the good
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feature about this is that it is a
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rechargeable battery but these batteries
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are sized to take aa's and ablea
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batteries of course are probably the
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most standard battery you're going to
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find in any kind of environment um you
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know sold it every gas station
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convenience store grocery store in the
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United States so uh having that ability
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to charge it with USBC and also replace
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those batteries if they go dead with um
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ablea is a pretty nice feature so it's a
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good light uh very sturdy um
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IPA or whatever they call uh
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rated so it's weather resistant shock
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proof
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good solid small flashlight and for
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electronic devices I always like to keep
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some kind of charging brick um this is
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one's from Swiss Tech
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um it has dual ports on it so I can
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charge a couple of items and then with
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that I always carry um a multi cord so
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this will take uh iPhones USB C's and of
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course the standard um and then the
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older USB uh connection as well as um I
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carry a small charging block with me in
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case I need to pick up electricity along
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the way so having some ways of charging
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your devices because your phone can
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still be a very viable and usable item
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in natural disasters
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um if you have offline maps on your GPS
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you're able to use those they could be
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very helpful so but Electronics do go
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down the grid goes down and you need
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some kind of uh paper backup and for
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navigation so I like to keep a right and
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Rain
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notebook a very
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simple base plate
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Compass couple pens a Sharpie for
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marking things and then an acrylic ruler
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and then in my vehicle I always have
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paper maps and usually a gazetter of the
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state of Ohio that has all the roads all
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the cities so no matter where I'm at I
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can rip those pages out take them with
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me but I've got a a nice convenient way
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of doing some simple Land Navigation on
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a map and this case I believe came from
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cycom it's by martac I don't know if
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they make this anymore or not but it's
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it's a great little notebook uh case
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and we have the silcock key I think
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everybody knows what these are by now
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this is for opening those uh water spets
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on the side of buildings and of course
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are different sizes because you don't
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know which one you're going to encounter
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um it's a fairly heavy item I know they
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come out with some plastic ones I don't
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know how well they work but this is the
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one I have and I know I trust it because
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it is metal it's going to not break on
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me or crack or anything like that so
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very inexpensive tool pick pick these up
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on Amazon all day long another Tool uh
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that I think is very imperative in
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having with you in an urban environment
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is a multi-tool now this one is the
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Leatherman
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rebar it is a very lightweight um
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condensed um multi-tool it's not the big
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surge or any of those other ones um but
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it has all the stuff I need on it a good
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set of needl noose pliers um wire cutter
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stripper and then we've got a sheep's
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foot serrated for cutting
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rope
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and of course a knife blade some other
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tools in
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here and then an item that I really like
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on having on a multi-tool with some type
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of Saw and of course screwdrivers bottle
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openers can openers all that good stuff
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but multi-tools are invaluable because
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you never know what kind of things
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you're going to be encountering and what
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you need to Tinker with in that Urban
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environment and
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these are handy to
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have and I'm also going to carry um a
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good sturdy pocket knife now in the in
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an urban environment we're talking you
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know two or three days um that you may
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be away from home uh this is not a
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Wilderness situation so I don't need a
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large heavy fixed blade knife um a lot
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can be done with a folding knife and
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this one is from saivi this is their I
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think the neuro fantic or whatever it
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just came out
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fantastic pocket knife really solid big
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beefy blade good
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handle opens and closes very quickly and
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easily so this can be of course a
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self-defense tool but also just a handy
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item to
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have another item I'm going to have with
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me but not in my bag is going to be some
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kind of self-defense and it's going to
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be a pistol and this is a canic uh subc
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Compact 9mm with a Swamp Fox um Red Dot
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site on it
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and then I
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carry of course an extra mag so a
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firearm is something that I'm going to
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be carrying probably in my vehicle or on
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my person already I don't like to carry
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these things in bags because you can get
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separated from bags very easily and then
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having it in a good sturdy kidex holster
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that I can take on and off easily
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without removing my belt or my pants um
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I think is key so this is either on me
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or stored in my vehicle and if I need to
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exit this comes with me but it is not in
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my bag another light source item is just
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a headlamp and um I really like these
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little petzel e lights they're just so
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handy they're small lightweight um they
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have good white light on them but they
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also have um a red
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light function and they just don't take
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up a lot of
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room um and that I think is key because
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I'm really trying to keep the weight
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down as much as possible in this bag
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uh because I want to be able to move
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easily and not have a gigantic backpack
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swinging around on me so and of course
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attracting attention so the petzel E
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lights I'm not sure if they make these
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anymore but there's a lot of good
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options out there for
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headlamps couple simple items to keep
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with you of course is a hunk of 550 cord
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you never know what you're going to need
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this for uh stringing up plastic or
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sheeting material or tying stuff off uh
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hauling things and then zip ties do the
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same thing that are quicker and easier
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to
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utilize so a lot of purpose or a lot of
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multi-purpose uses for
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these and then Gorilla tape on a credit
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card very handy thing to have don't need
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a ton of it but having some with me is
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um better than
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none and then I also keep some on a big
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lighter this is orange duct tape but a
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big lighter is always a great item to
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have and then a new item that I've kind
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of uh experimenting with this is a Zippo
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lighter but it has an insert that is
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butane so I don't have to worry about
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losing
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fluid um with the traditional Zippo and
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um I really like butane
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lighters just because that that jet
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action they're great for burning
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cord and I like the orange that way I'm
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not going to lose
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it item that I keep in my bag but I
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would probably put on my person once I
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started moving around um is just a
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little kind of survival keychain uh this
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has a mini Ferro rod with magnesium bar
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and then we have a handcuff
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key that' be something I'd take off this
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and then probably hide this somewhere on
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me so I can access it easily and then
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this is a tool from Grim survival this
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actually is a plastic bottle cutter this
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will make
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cordage um with a plastic bottle so if
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you you know find an old pot bottle
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laying on the side of the road you can
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um set this down and anchor it to a
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piece of wood or something and then run
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that bottle through it and you're going
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to have cordage come off of it and
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that's going to give me more cordage
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options very lightweight little option
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to have with me very cool
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item I always carry some reading glasses
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just because my eyes are not as good as
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they used to be and then um I like to
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have a self-de defense style pen this is
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from Gerber this is actually on the
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outside of the bag so I can access that
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quickly but it is all metal construction
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and it has a glass breaker tip so it has
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a couple different capabilities built
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into
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it CPR face mask and some blissx lip
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balm small lightweight items definitely
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great to have
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and then some type of myar bivvy bag
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this um will help me retain some heat if
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I need to lay down and sleep somewhere
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I'm not taking a big bivvy bag or a
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sleeping bag or tarp or a tent you don't
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need all that stuff you can find places
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in the city to curl up um behind things
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or on top of things cut some cardboard
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make a ground sheet and then you know
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cover up with this and to retain some
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body heat but this is for emergencies
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this is not something I'm going to be
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using all the
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time water purification uh Grail um this
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is the geopress that's the larger of the
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ones they make um you know a fantastic
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item to have um because I can grab water
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on the go filter it right away and this
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thing will filter out all kinds of stuff
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heavy metals
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pathogens um cryptosporidia any kind of
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viruses um it's just a great allpurpose
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uh water purification system and uh it
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is built to last and I really like this
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larger size that they came out
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with and as an emergency backup I always
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carry a couple Aqua tabs you add these
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to one lit of water let them set for a
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few hours and then you've got uh all the
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nasty bugs at least killed but your
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water's still going to be kind of
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dirty some personal protection items
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gloves are a must these are for mechanic
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wear love them lightweight but very
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durable and then I like to carry a neck
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Gator buff this can be worn as a hat a
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face mask so if I need to cover my face
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to disguise myself or um you know keep
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my face warm if it's cold this is a
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fantastic item and basically it's just a
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tube of
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material and then some kind of rain
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jacket this is from first light I've
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showed this in a past video it is an
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incredibly lightweight rain jacket folds
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down to nothing um as you can see I mean
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this is you know the smaller
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than smaller than a football um almost
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softball size and weighs nothing uh not
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the cheapest option in the world but it
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is a fantastic jacket and will help
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protect me and also add or act as a
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warming layer if I get cold cut the wind
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it'll cut the rain and it'll help retain
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some body
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heat and then last but not least you
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need some kind of calories um MREs are a
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good choice because you can strip these
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down um and they don't require any kind
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of stove because they have a heating
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system built into them and of course you
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can eat them cold but bear in mind these
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have moisture in them so they are heavy
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um and they take up a lot of room you
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need to strip these down to what you
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need this one is a reduced sodium um
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version
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and this is probably one of my favorite
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Entre the macaroni and beef and sauce
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chili mac and of course it's got all
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kinds of other stuff in here snacks and
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everything and then if you don't want to
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go on M route go to the grocery store um
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and pick up your own stuff um tuna
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singles are of course a fantastic source
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of protein and quick energy you can also
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pick up peanut butter cups um from GIF
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and Skippy you can pick up all kinds of
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Cliff Bars and um other types of protein
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bars so a lot of different options out
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there and then don't forget to get some
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kind of hydration multiplier like liquid
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IV um a little sweet but they will will
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um mask some nasty tasting water and
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they will give you a quick pickme up
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very similar to a Gatorade type thing
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but a little bit better in my
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opinion then I always carry a spoon this
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is an MRE spoon um metal spoons would be
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even better but definitely want to have
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some kind of spoon in case you um happen
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upon you know a free meal you got your
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own
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spoon so one thing I like about the
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sling pack as a OS to a backpack is that
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the sling pack um especially this Maxim
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Edition style one um has a cross strap
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so that helps stabilize it on my back
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but if I um take that Buckle off unlock
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that and of course the great thing about
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these compacts are that you can um
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actually have them on the front of you
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so you're protecting the contents you
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don't have to take a backp backpack on
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and off to get the contents out and you
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don't have to worry about people coming
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behind you and stealing stuff out of
19:35
your bag while you're wearing it um I
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will tell you that I've traveled all
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over the United States most of the major
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airports and cities and backpacks are
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great when you're carrying a lot of
19:45
stuff laptops and all those things
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clothes um but they're very hard to get
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in and out of you usually have to stop
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set them on something open them up dig
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around pull stuff out put it back on so
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sling bags have their advantage of being
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able to pull them around to the front of
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you and now you can access items easily
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and even put a pistol in here in one of
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these hidden pockets and now you have a
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way of drawing from the bag um the only
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disadvantage with sling packs are they
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become very heavy very quickly so you
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have to be very careful with how much
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stuff you put in them and that's why I
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like the max Edition bags because they
20:24
have such a wide shoulder strap all
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right guys hope you enjoyed this video
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stick around for 2025 because there's
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gonna be a lot of cool content coming
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out I'm gonna be getting out and doing a
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lot of neat stuff and I'm gonna be
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taking you guys along on the journey um
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you so much for watching we will see you
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