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Helikon Tex Bushcraft Kit Bag
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Feb 4, 2024
A quick look at the Helikon Tek Essential Bushcraft Kit Bag. This is a quality canteen/water bottle carrier. Perfect for day hikes! 5-Col Survival Supply http://www.5col.com?rfsn=504688.49256 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
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Everybody prepared to wander around the woods today
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And got a review for you today. We're going to be looking at the Helikon-Tex Essential Kit Bag
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This bag is a small canteen carrier that you can use for scouts, short hikes, day hikes
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whatever you want to use it. But it's a pretty interesting product and I was pretty enamored with it when I first
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saw it online and I finally ordered one, got it in, been messing around with it, filling
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it up, and I want to show it to you guys so stick around
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Alright, there it is. That's the Helikon-Tex Essential Kit Bag. Basically what this is is a small bag that holds a canteen or a Nalgene along with a
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cook set and all the essentials you need for a day hike
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It really forces you to kind of examine how much stuff you're going to carry with you
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You can't take a lot with you in this thing because it's not that big and that's nice
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because I tend to overpack on a lot of times and this is going to force you to really think
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about what you bring with you. So we're going to open it up and I'm going to show you what I got inside of mine
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So I'm out scouting around today looking for some spots to do some bow hunting this fall
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Something I'm going to try for the first time in a long time. I got a new crossbow
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I need to get sighted in and I need to scout out spots to hunt and to shoot and all that good stuff
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So one thing I wanted to take with me today is something that I can carry some water in
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and just the essentials because I really don't need that much stuff with me
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I'm not far from the car. I'm out on a trail so it really shouldn't be that big of a deal
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I don't need a ton of survival gear with me to make it through the day
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So this kit bag really is perfect for that. Like I said, 500-inch Cordura, Fasttech buckles, quality zippers
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It's built to last. It's a nice piece of equipment. Really built well and the price is not too bad under $55 if you can find it online
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Let's get to it right away. So the lid pocket opens up and you've got a nice mesh storage area here
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and I've got some wax discs for fire starting. Inside here I've got my Keith titanium canteen
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Some people will know it as the heavy cover canteen made by Keith
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Got the lid in the back. There's the canteen and there's the cup
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Now this bag's dimensions will fit a full-size 32-ounce Nalgene along with the cup too
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It doesn't have to be a canteen. So that gives you some options. I think that's really nice
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Because sometimes these other carriers I've seen, they only really carry canteens. They don't carry other stuff very well
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This seems to do both from what I've read. And that's a great feature
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In here is a slip pocket and there's a couple elastic, you see down in there
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A couple elastic webbing so you can insert like a pen or maybe a spoon
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Something like that. I don't have anything in here right now. But it runs the full length of the bag
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On this zipper pocket, there is a sewn loop so you can actually tether any kind of equipment you've got with you into it
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Which is nice. I've got fire steel. Got some fatwood
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Got my Match Cap XL. And then I've got a roll of Gorilla Tape
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There's a little mesh slip pocket on the side here. This pocket on this side
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I've got some tea, some sugar, and a couple of stingers. And then I've got a couple of stingers
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And then I've got a couple of stingers. And then I've got a couple of stingers
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And then I've got a couple of stingers. And then I've got a couple of stingers
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And then I've got a couple of stingers. And then I've got a couple of stingers
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And a couple of stinger bars in here, or one stinger bar
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So I've actually got a snack and a means of making some coffee or tea
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Back on the side here, I've got a lighter. I've got my little Streamlight MicroStream flashlight
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And then I've got my CRKT eating tool. So this side is exactly a mirror of the other side
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It has a mesh pocket. And it has this tether point that you can latch your gear into
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Now the cover, the lid on this thing, is slightly padded. So that's going to help protect your canteen kit so it doesn't get banged up
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It would also make a really nice camera bag too. I think you could probably fit a small mirrorless camera system into this thing
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I haven't tried it yet. I don't have a small camera. But I think it would work for sure
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I've got the Helikon-Tex Bushcraft Line patch, which is leather. It's kind of neat
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Okay, moving to the back. This is a really cool feature. This is something that I think is unique to this product
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The ability to carry a knife in the back is awesome. And I've got my Mora Kansbol in here
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And I've got it strapped into this D-ring. See that? There's a D-ring back here
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So I run the strap through that so I don't lose my knife. But that comes out
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And this pocket goes all the way to the bottom. And it Velcros at the bottom
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So if you don't want to lose anything, you can Velcro it shut
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And that becomes a closed pocket where you can open it up. And now you can run a longer item like a hatchet or tomahawk through the back of this
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It's also MOLLE compatible. There's the MOLLE right there so you can strap it to a pack
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It has belt loops so you can run it through the belt of a pack
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So your larger packs like your ILBE or any kind of backpacking bag that has a large padded hip belt
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This will slip through that, which is an awesome feature. And then it has a removable shoulder strap with these FastTech buckles
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And the shoulder strap itself is nice. I believe that's a 2-inch webbing on that
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So it gives you a nice... It disperses the weight nicely on your shoulder because it's 2-inch
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It doesn't dig in. That's what I like about it. And there's a little bit of a yoke design to this
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You can see that here. See that kind of Y-shape between the two straps
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Right there. So it fits on the back of your hip pretty nicely
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It rides really well because of how this strap is designed. The strap's not on the side, stuck on the side, so the bag doesn't dangle or flop around a lot
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It really sticks to your back, and that's what I like about it. But this back pocket, I think, is ingenious
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This ability to slip in your knife and carry it is just awesome
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The bottom of the bag is grommeted, so there actually is a drain hole right here
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So in case you get any kind of water buildup or leakage in your water bottle, it's going to come out this hole right here, which is nice
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That helps keep the bag inside dry. Colors. You can get this in Multicam, Black
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I think there's a Gray. There's a Coyote Brown. There's an Olive Drab kind of color
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And then, of course, the Multicam, which I got. Really a nice-looking piece of kit here
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These side pockets hold an amazing amount of stuff. I'm pretty impressed with that. I can get a lot in here
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All right, guys, that's it for today. Just a short video. I just wanted to show you this new piece of kit I got. I hope you enjoyed it
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I need to get back out on the trail here and start scouting spots. And I need to get my crossbow out and start shooting it this afternoon, too
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I've got to get ready for deer season. I haven't done that before, and I want to try it
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And I think it's going to be a lot of fun. So it's a big deal
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I've got to get ready for deer season. I haven't done that before, and I want to try it
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And I think it's going to be a lot of fun. So it's a beautiful day out here, and I need to get back at it and get some stuff done
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So we will see you next time on the Prepared Wanderer. Thanks for watching
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