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Taking a closer look at some American Made Products. The Hidden Woodsmen haversack and the S4 Tactical Pouch. Both in Multicam Black!
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I feel like no matter what I do, I'm going to always piss somebody off with reviews that
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I do. And that's because there's always two sides of the camp
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There's the people who don't want to see reviews on products that are made overseas
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and they only want to support American companies. And then there's people on the other side of the fence who want something cheap and
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affordable and that's not always stuff that's made in America. So it really becomes kind of an issue because it's like, what do you do
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So what I try to do is, at least in my videos, I'm always trying to show a variety of products
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from different manufacturers, different sources. Some are overseas, some are US-made cottage industry type companies, some are the bigger manufacturers
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I feature a lot of stuff that you can find readily available in the big box retail stores
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because that's what we're surrounded by. So my philosophy is that you buy the best that you can when you can, but other times
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you need to buy things that are affordable. So I'm always looking for stuff that is on the budget side, but I'm also looking for
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items that are quality. And there's a few manufacturers that I love supporting, I've supported in the past, and
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I'll continue to do so because they produce superior products and they're companies that
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are growing. And so what I want to do today is show you a couple of products that I just picked up
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that I'm really excited about because they, I think, really exemplify American-made nylon
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equipment that you can't find at Target or Walmart or even on Amazon
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These are cottage industries, they're small companies. As far as I know, they're only really manned by one or two people
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The guys that sell the products are the guys who sell them and I like supporting them when
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I can. And when I saw these new iterations of their products come out, I wanted to get them and
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I wanted to share them with you guys. So the first thing we have today is the Hidden Woodsman Habersack
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Now I've done a video, several videos on Hidden Woodsman products, on the Possible's pouch
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on his signal panel, on the last iteration of the Habersack, but this is his newest one
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And he's made some updates to it and when it came out, Multicam Black was like, okay
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I gotta have this because I love Multicam Black. I'm kind of obsessed with it right now
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It's my new favorite and any time I find Multicam Black products, I see how I can fit them into
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my gear. So what I love about the Multicam Black is that, of course, it is a camouflage, but it's
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also very subdued and it can go from urban to out here in the woods and do both pretty well
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And it's just sharp looking, it's unusual, it's kind of cool. There's a lot of mainstream manufacturers are starting to use Multicam Black
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You see it a lot in skater type products and urban lifestyle products
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So it's not like it's totally military in any way. I think it transitions between both pretty easily
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So the updates that I wanted to show on this Haversack are pretty simple and there's really
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not much that's changed. But the biggest thing is that Malcolm has added a grab handle to the Haversack
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And to me, that was one of the biggest pet peeves of mine on the older versions of this
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Haversack that did not have a grab handle. And when bags don't have grab handles, it really annoys me because there are so many
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times that you're transitioning from your house to your truck to the woods and you're
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just picking things up by the handle and setting them down on a seat or whatever
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And they're just easier to grab by. Certainly easier than trying to control this big long strap and then wrap that around your
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hand and carry it that way. Certainly can do that, but the grab handle to me is just a bonus feature
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I felt like it needed to be on the product and now it is. So when he came out with this new version, it was like, I'm going to get one
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I'm just going to wait for the color that I want. And then lo and behold, Multicam Black with these Coyote buckles
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Sharp, just really a sharp looking bag. I have no problem wearing this bag, walking around town for urban carry
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And of course the durability of this product is perfect for the woods
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So everything is mil-spec and sewn extremely well. Heavy duty buckles. Another nice feature, he has retention Velcro sewn into the straps so when these straps
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are too long, you can roll them up and keep them nice and neat, tucked away
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Molle webbing sewn on the sides so you can add some pouches
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Of course the grab handle. Another feature that is really nice about this bag, and this has always been on his
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Haversacks, is this axe sleeve. And it's perfect for carrying a small hatchet
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And this is such a nice spot. It does a really nice job of holding it and keeping it close to your side
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It's just a great option so you can pack this thing pretty full with your gear and
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still not compromise by not taking a hatchet with you. Usually you have to take a day pack with you, but with this pack you can have your hatchet
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with you which is awesome. And it's got the new Fiskars in there
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Dirt on there, not a big deal. You open this up. He's moved his Velcro panel to the inside
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If you want Velcro on the front, that's an additional charge and he'll put that on there
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for you. So I got mine on the inside. There's a zipper pocket that runs the full length of this bag
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It's very deep. And then behind that there's another slip pocket that goes all the way to the bottom
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as well. And then to manage the gear on the inside so everything doesn't come spilling out when
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you open it up, you've got a Velcro panel right here. So he's been putting this high visibility orange and other high visibility colors inside
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his packs for a while and it really makes it nice for finding your gear quickly
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There's a small pocket sewn in the back right here. It doesn't run the full length but it's a little bit shorter than the full length of
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the pack but it does a good job of holding things like I've got a canteen lid in here
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a cup lid. And as you can see, this holds a lot of gear
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And there's a nice nylon webbing reinforcement that goes around the back of this and that
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helps hold that lid up and gives this bag some structure. And I think that's important when you have a satchel or a haversack
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You need a little structure to it so it can stand up on its own
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That's the nice thing about this bag is once you have this thing filled up, it stands up
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on its own really easily and you get into your contents pretty quickly
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So the other company I wanted to talk about is this, S4 Tactical Gear
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I've been following these guys on Instagram for a little while and I've always loved this
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pouch that they sell. It just seemed like the perfect size for tools to go into your haversack, your backpack for bushcrafting
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And just like the haversack, this is made of 1000D nylon Cordura Multicam Black
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I just really love the simplicity of this product but also the durability
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It has a really nice grab handle at the top and then has a secondary 550 cord loop on
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the bottom. So you have a variety of ways of storing it or hanging it
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And then a nice heavy duty zipper. But the size of this thing is perfect for these long items that you keep in your kit
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Now I've got my knife sharpener in here, I've got a fire steel, I've got a lighter, a little
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task light, my pocket bellows. So for carrying a variety of tools, this makes a really nice tool pouch to throw in your haversack
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And once again, it's made in the USA. If you go search S4 Tactical Gear, you'll see their website and see what products they sell
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Like I said, they primarily sell tactical stuff but this pouch, this particular pouch
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I think is perfect for the woodsman, for the bush crafter, the hunter who has a variety
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of items that they want to carry in their haversack. Certainly great for a pistol cleaning kit, knife maintenance kit, fire kit, storing 550
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cord, you know, a lot of different variety of options with this. But I like it because of how tall and narrow it is and it's got that good grab handle
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So it's perfect for my haversack. So it fits right down in there
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It's perfect. Just the right size. So I know everybody is going to ask, so I might as well just go ahead and show it
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This is what's actually in this bag. It's really not that dissimilar than all the other kits that I carry but it's basic stuff
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So I've got my nesting cup with my Stanley bottle. There's a bandana stuffed in there for cleaning up
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Just keeps it from rattling around. I've got the Bushcraft Outfitters Mess Tarp
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I've done several videos on how I set that up and also how I can use it as a chair in
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the woods. And then there's the S4 Tactical Pouch. That's just got all the various tools that I carry
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Knife sharpening, some fire starting equipment. Of course I've got my new knife which is the Riverbottom Blades M1
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There's a Bako Laplander
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There's the inside of that bag. So you can see the pouch in the back
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There's the lid from Lost Wild Outdoors for my cup. This back pocket I have this pouch of tinder
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What's in here is basically just jute twine and fatwood
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And then another product that I haven't even tried yet but I just picked this up
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Pine Fire Shop. Looks intriguing. It's like a piece of pine wood
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Just a piece of fatwood. So I got that in there. And then the very front pouch is my first aid kit, cliff bar, a small folding spoon
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and toe axe. And then some of this stuff. I don't know if you guys have seen this stuff
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This is another cool product from the U.S. This is Dragonfire Tinderbox Company
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And this is their first aid healing balm. It's a 1 inch tin and as you can read it's organic safflower oil infused with calendula
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flowers, comfrey, St. Johns Wort herb, plantain, beeswax, blah blah blah. So pretty cool stuff
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It doesn't have a strong odor to it which is nice. I like that being a guy
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I don't want anything that's going to smell too flowery. It's real buttery smooth stuff
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Great for your lips
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I love the strap on this bag because it's so long. I can make it long enough and carry the bag to my back
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So it sits basically on my lower back. That way I don't really notice that while I'm walking or hiking it's just right back
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there nice and comfortable
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