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In this video, I take a closer look at my compact bushcraft tool kit built around the rugged and versatile Maxpedition Platy Pocket Organizer. This setup is designed for backwoods survival, minimalist overnights, and everyday field use.
I'll walk you through each piece of gear packed into this tough little pouch—from fire-starting tools and cutting implements to navigation and basic repair items. Whether you're putting together your own kit or looking to upgrade your loadout, this video offers practical insights into building a reliable and portable bushcraft setup.
Kit Highlights:
-Compact, field-tested loadout
-Multi-use survival tools
-Fire, cutting, cordage, and more
-Built for efficiency and durability
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📦 Maxpedition quality meets backcountry utility.
🪓 Perfect for preppers, bushcrafters, and anyone who ventures off the beaten path.
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Is this your current situation when
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you're out camping and bushcrafting? You
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have a nice little pouch with all your
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essential gear.
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And of course, if you want to get to it,
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you got to dump it out and look for it.
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Well, no more because Maxition just came
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out with these very cool pocket
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organizers called the Platties, and
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we're going to take a look at them
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today. So, stick around.
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[Music]
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Welcome back to the channel, Prepared
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Wanderer, and today we're going to be
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taking a look at the Bush Crafters
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Toolbox
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or EDC survival kit, whatever you want
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to call it. I have two new pouches from
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Expedition that fits this role
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perfectly. And I think these are kind of
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game changers and how you organize and
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store and carry essential gear when
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you're out in the field. So, two brand
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new MaxEdition pouches. These came out
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recently. These are called the Platty
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organizers. There is a 5x7 which is the
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larger one, and then there is the 4x6,
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which is the smaller one. Multicam, OD
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green, and there's also a black and a
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wolf gray. So, lots of different colors
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you can pick from to match your gear if
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that's important to you. I chose the
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multicam and the OD green. And what I
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love about these pouches
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is that they have so much organization
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built into them, but it is very mindful
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and it's very easy to organize the tools
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that I like to carry when I go out into
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the woods, hiking, bushcrafting,
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whatever.
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These two pouches really fill that role
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perfectly. And I'm going to take you
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through the items that I keep in mind
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and how I'm going to be utilizing these
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when I'm out in the woods.
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So, first let's look at this little guy.
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This is the 4x6 in OD green. We have a
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center zip pouch and then we have two
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slip pouches
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on the either side of the zipper.
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On the flip side, there are two more
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slip pouches, but then we also have
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elastic organizers at the top and a
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larger slip pocket behind that that's
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big enough for a notebook. There's also
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a small grab handle.
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And it comes with a cord
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that is removable that can be used for
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neck carry. And I'll show you a couple
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other ways we can utilize this cord.
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So, first thing, let's look at this
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side. The two slip pouches are a perfect
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size for carrying a Swiss Army knife,
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which is something I always like to have
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when I'm out in the woods. A mini
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flashlight,
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and there's a pretty good size pocket
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there that's deep enough so you can
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carry a variety of knives. Now, I like
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to put lanyards on my pocket knives.
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That way I can pull them out easily
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because I don't always carry a pocketk
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knife that has a clip. And what I like
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about keeping my Swiss Army knife in the
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pouch. It keeps it handy but also keeps
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it protected. Keeps it from getting all
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scratched up or lost in my pocket.
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Does a good job of doing that. The
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center zip pouch of course when you open
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this up is basically the full depth and
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length of of the platty. In here, I have
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a mini Bick and some fire starting
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cubes.
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And that's it. But there's plenty of
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room for more stuff. This is also an
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excellent place to put band-aids, duct
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tape, any other little items that are
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floating around in your pockets that you
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want to carry with you. This is a good
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spot for that.
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On this side, I have
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a small notebook by Right in the Rain.
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This is the Essie
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notebook. And what I love about this one
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is it, of course, it has the map reading
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cards and some uh tips and tricks on
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there for you.
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That fits in here very nicely.
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I have my ferro rod
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down this pocket. And that's what I like
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about these elastic keepers. Even if you
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put an item, let's say in the slip
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pocket,
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well, it's going to fall out
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if it's not the right size. These
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elastic organizers allow you to put
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smaller, narrower items down in that
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pocket, but also secure them so they
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don't fall out because that's key. I
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don't want this thing uh when I take it
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out of my pocket or around my neck
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falling all over the place and losing
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all my gear.
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And in here I've got a right in the rain
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pen
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that actually collapses down.
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And once again, that elastic organizer
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does a fantastic job of keeping that
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item and securing it.
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So this little pouch doesn't have a ton
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of stuff in it, but for EDC
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items in it that I can get a fire going,
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I can take notes. I've got a task light.
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Those are all kind of the basic things
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that you need when you're out in the
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woods, when you're camping. And having
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this in a small neck pouch is perfect
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because I'm not going to lose this
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thing. Now, you're saying, "Well, I
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don't know if I want a neck pouch. I'd
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rather carry this in my pocket." That's
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totally possible. You can do that with
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these pouches because
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take off the cord lock, slip that cord
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through. Now the cord comes off and now
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you have a pocket organizer that you can
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put in your BDU pocket, your field
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jacket, or even throw it in your fanny
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pack or your backpack. And that way you
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have all of your essentials in a very
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small compact pouch ready to go.
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Now, let's take a look at the bigger
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pouch. This is the 5x7.
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And the 5x7 uh really has enough space
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to put together a very decent toolbox of
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equipment that you're going to use um on
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a daily basis when you're out camping.
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On this side, we have two large slip
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pockets just like on the smaller one,
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but they're of course much longer. And
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I'm able to fit
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my Lester River Bushcraft Sear saw
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that is a wooden metal blade on there.
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Folds down in this nice little kidex
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handle. And of course, I've got some
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blaze orange cordage on there so I can
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find this. But that slips in there very
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nicely. So now I have a way of
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processing small wood.
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Of course, a task light is something I
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always want on me. And here is a very
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basic flashlight. I believe this is an
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Anova.
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Of course, I got my lanyard on there, so
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I can retrieve that easily.
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The center pouch,
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just like the smaller one, is pretty
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big. We've got
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fire tape.
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Great way of getting a fire started.
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This is a nice little tinder material.
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I have my ACR whistle.
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I've got a mini Bick lighter.
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I've got my Gorilla tape
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ready to go.
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I have my Buck
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knife sharpener
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that has a fine and then a medium grit
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steel on each side sharpening up my
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blades.
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And then back here, I've got a small
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ferro rod
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on this side, just like the smaller
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version of this of the Platty, we have
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the same pocket configuration, but just
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everything a little bit bigger. So, this
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pocket is big enough to actually house a
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pocket knife. And here I have my Cold
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Steel Finwolf, which is a fantastic
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Scandi grind pocket knife. So for
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carving tasks,
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I can take that along with me.
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That fits in down there very nicely.
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And that binding tape that they use on
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the edges of their pockets actually
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helps retain pocket clips so it just
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doesn't slip off. Over here, I have a
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SOG mini
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multi-tool.
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I'm always carrying equipment with me in
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the woods, like camera stuff, drones,
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things like that. So, I like having some
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repair tools.
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Also comes in handy if you have to
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remove a fish hook or something like
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that.
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Over
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here I have my Milwaukee
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Sharpie type pen just for marking stuff.
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Another pen.
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And then of course we've got the big
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pocket in the back which allows me to
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put a right in the rain notebook so I
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can take notes.
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And just like the smaller platty,
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this neck cord is removable
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by untying it and pulling it through. So
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you can make this a pocket carry. Now,
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my opinion on the bigger one is that
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this is almost too big, especially once
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you get it filled with all this gear to
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wear around your neck. It's going to be
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very, very heavy.
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So, for me, I'll probably remove this
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cord and just put use this as a BDU
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pocket organizer. That way, um, I can
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always grab my items, keep them on me,
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but, uh, the a BDU pocket is the perfect
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size for this pouch. I think the best
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way to carry this on your body would be,
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uh, crossbody. So, you're going to put
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your neck through the lanyard and then
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your arm through it. And this is going
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to hang down by your side. There is
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enough cord. They've provided
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enough cord that you can actually do
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that and wear this comfortably. But if
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you don't want it, just remove it and
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you're good to go. So, here's the small
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platty organizer.
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Wearing it as a neck carry kit. Works
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pretty well. There's not enough stuff in
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here to really weigh it down. I think
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this is perfect for neck carry. And then
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here's the big guy, the 5x7.
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That long cord
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adjustable.
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Probably a little too big.
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certainly is heavy. There's a lot of
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weight in here. I've got a lot of tools
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in mine, but
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open that cord lock up
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and then now
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carry it this way crossbody
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and it works perfectly and it takes that
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weight off your neck. Also, each pouch
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has these little grab handles. Now, this
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is another place that's great for dummy
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cording gear, too. You can actually take
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a small carabiner, clip that in, have
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that attached to your knife, your
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flashlight, whatever, if there's if you
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have a concern of losing gear. Of
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course, these are just really great for
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pulling this pocket out of your out of
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your BDU pocket or your jacket pocket.
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It also gives you a place to hang your
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pouch once you're in camp. Uh, put a
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carabiner on there, hang this from your
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ridge line of your hammock or in your
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tent, and you can find all your gear
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instead of opening and emptying all your
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pockets, which is always an issue when
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camping. I always have a ton of stuff in
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my pockets and I don't know what to do
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with it all. So, I usually end up
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throwing it in my ball cap and then
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sticking that in the corner of my tent
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or in the corner of my hammock. But now
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with this, I've got an actual organizer
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that holds it all, and I can keep this
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organized and together and in one spot,
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and I can hang this off my RGEL line and
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always find my stuff. All right, guys. I
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hope you found this video useful. If you
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did, please do me a favor and like and
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try to do at least one video a week. And
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check out the links down below for these
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organizers if you're interested in them.
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There'll be a link to my Amazon store
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and of course to MaxEdition.
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As always, Maxedition makes fantastic
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gear. I have been carrying Maxed gear
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really since they started. I think I've
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owned a lot of their packs and bags and
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organizers and I still do and I use them
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all the time. Their stuff is very, very
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well made. And these new organizers are
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awesome for the bush crafter,
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uh, the prepper, the survivalist, the
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EDC guy, whoever you are. If you got
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gear that you need to carry with you and
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you want to keep organized, these things
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are perfect for that. I'm very pleased
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with them. Glad I got them. They are
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going to be a great addition to my gear
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this year, and I'm really looking
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forward to using them more. So, thanks
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for watching and we'll see you next time
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on the Prepared Wanderer.