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Looking at the new Pioneer Chest Rig from Full Tang Tactical. This chest pack will do it all from backcountry angler, to tactical set ups. Also a sneak peek at the new Frontier Backpack.
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Chapters:
00:00:09 - 00:01:26
Introduction and post-surgery hike
00:01:00 - 00:02:10
About Full Tang Tactical company
00:01:35 - 00:02:46
New Pioneer chest pack overview
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I am back with a new video and today
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we're going to be taking a look at some
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new gear from one of my favorite
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companies, Full Tang Tactical, made in
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the USA.
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Stick around.
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[Music]
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So, this is actually my first um hike
0:40
since my hip surgery. And it's been
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about 4 months, I think, something like
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that. So, um it has been a long time.
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And I will say that I was a little
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apprehensive coming out because I'm just
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not sure how well my footing would be,
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but I hiked back from my parking spot
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back here to the woods where I normally
1:00
do a lot of my filming and I have in the
1:01
past and uh it went fine and I'm fine.
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So, we're going to get into it today.
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Um, Full Tank Tactical is a company that
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um I've done reviews on. Um, done
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several videos in the past. I've
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reviewed a lot of his gear that he
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produces. And when I say he, um, as far
1:20
as I know, it's pretty much a one-man
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operation. Um, you know, he designs and
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sells all this stuff here in the United
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States. Um, it is all made, you know, by
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hand in small batches. And the stuff
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that he makes is phenomenal. Uh, it's
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very well thought out. And there has
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definitely been an evolution of his
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gear. Now, the first thing uh you'll
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probably notice is this chest pack I'm
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wearing. This is the new Pioneer chest
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pack from Full Tang. It is kind of a a
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um a hybrid um of several of his other
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chest packs. And what is different about
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this one is this has a dedicated um CCW
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pocket in the back. Um it has much more
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uh flexibility in that regard and I'll
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go through that and show it to you. And
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then the other piece of gear that I'm um
2:12
sporting today is this new 30 liter uh
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daypack. This is the flint lock. Um this
2:20
is not on the website yet uh as far as I
2:22
know, but I believe it's going to be
2:24
coming out pretty soon. Um so I'm
2:26
testing this one out today, carrying it.
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Um and this thing is so featurerich that
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it really needs its own video. So,
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here's our chest pack. Uh, you'll notice
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that there is some Molly uh field here,
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so you can attach um smaller pouches, uh
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potentially add like a bungee kit to the
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front of this, so if you want to tie
3:00
down some extra gear. And then on the
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bottom there is also
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more of this uh Maui. And this is a
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great place to put a tourniquet or maybe
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some more bungee. You also have drain
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holes for the main pouch. So we have
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waterproof zippers here. And of course
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the material that he is utilizing is
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Cordura material. But I mean
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there is water on top of it and it is
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beating up.
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No problem.
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We've got um a slip pocket up front. And
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in here I have my compass.
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I have a signal panel.
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I have a signal mirror.
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And then I also have
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some chapstick.
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So those are kind of my quick um graband
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go items
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and they fit in there very nicely in
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that pouch. And then the front panel
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here, this opens up
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and is adjustable with this cord kit.
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This is included. Um, it comes
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uninstalled, so if you don't want to put
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it in, you don't have to. It's just
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basically running through these slits in
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the material back here, and that way you
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can run this cord any way you want. Um,
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I've got mine
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set up so everything
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opens up fully and I can see the
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contents. Now, the back panel is this
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fuzzy um, Velcro type material, so you
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can put any kind of organizers you want.
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this organizer I have here. Um I believe
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this is just a shotgun shell holder that
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I got off of Amazon. Um but it fits in
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here perfectly and it's great for a few
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of my essential tools. And then I've got
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uh a small pair of binoculars. I have my
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notebook and pen. I have map. And then I
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have my buff. So these are all items
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that I want to be able to have quick
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access to in this cord kit. that's
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included really helps keep that that
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thing from opening up and dumping the
5:29
contents of your pocket, which is always
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kind of a concern with these chest
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packs. Now, this is where things start
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uh getting a little different with the
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Pioneer and why the Pioneer is such a a
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great chest pack because he's added a
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CCW pocket in the back
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that allows me to carry my concealed
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carry firearm, which I am licensed for
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here in the States. Uh this is a Velcro
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lined back and I've added this Velcro
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holster that I had. Um, but what he's
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also done is
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he's added these uh pull tabs and this
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is kind of a rubberized material. So,
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what happens is you leave a tab out.
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So, this allows you to hold that tab and
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then rip the panel open to access your
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firearm very quickly. But the really
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cool thing about this particular pocket
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is that he has sewn in um some more
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organizers. So, there are three slip
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pockets back here. And I've got a
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tourniquet in this one, but there's also
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elastic pockets
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on the front. And those are the same
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size as a 5.56 magazine. So, if you have
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20 round magazines and you want to put
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those in here for, let's say, predator
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hunting, you could do that. Um, you
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could, and I think this is something I'm
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going to be experimenting with, is
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actually you could, um, zip this up and
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then run 30 round magazines and just
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have them sticking out the top. Now, if
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you don't like that option because you
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still want to carry a pistol,
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well, there's more ways to do this. So,
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this panel right back here.
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There's a Velcro pocket back here. And
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he has uh come up with magazine inserts
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that will fit back here. So you could
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run three 30 round magazines in the
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back, run a pistol in this compartment,
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still have your admin up front, and have
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it all in one chest pack. That is, I
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think, the beauty of this Pioneer bag is
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that now you have a pack uh a chest pack
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that you can use for a variety of
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different scenarios. So if you're hiking
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and you want to carry a gun and a
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compass, that's not a problem. If you
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want to do some predator hunting and you
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want to carry some 20 round mags, you
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can do that. Uh if you want to quickly
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turn this into more of a Patriot Minute
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Man self-defense uh kind of uh chess
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pack and add 30 round magazines, you
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have that capability as well. So, uh
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it's really limited to your imagination
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of what you want to do. Uh lots of
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modularity. And then of course
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this back panel has a very nice soft but
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durable uh foam mesh uh backing so
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doesn't rub on your chest. Um does a
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pretty good job of doing some moisture
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wicking as well. And then this comes
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off.
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And why does this come off? Well, if you
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take this panel off, there is a separate
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belt kit that he has made that will
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attach to this. And now this can become
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a fanny pack or waist bag, however you
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want to use it. Once again, more
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modularity. That is the name of the game
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with Full Tank Tactical. The other super
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nice feature of this pack that really
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kind of I think makes it uh stand out
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above all the other chest packs that
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I've seen um including some of the Hill
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People gear ones is this harness system.
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It is a H harness system.
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It has loop
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material that you can attach accessories
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to. You have these holes on the side,
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which is perfect for running uh bunggees
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and clips and running antennas or wires.
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So, if you're running radios and you
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want to kind of manage the the wire
9:46
system for your radios, you have that
9:48
ability. And of course, the other great
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thing about this harness is that is
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completely removable.
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So, now we have the pack that can be
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turned into a fanny pack or a butt pack.
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I will tell you that these H harnesses
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are more comfortable than anything I've
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used on the market today. And then there
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you can see the his emblem is kind of
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it's uh it's almost like it's branded in
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there. It's pretty cool. It's a nice
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little touch. But um I think you can see
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that the quality on this thing. So, this
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buckle right here, this is adjustable.
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This actually
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will come off. It's split. So, you can
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take this off. And that's how you adjust
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the height of the pack. So, if you want
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to move this up, detach that, move it up
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to the next slot. If you want to go
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down,
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I think there's one more underneath
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here. I've got this pretty much at the
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bottom. I wouldn't go much longer for my
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torso length, but if I want to go
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higher,
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there's plenty of space up here to move
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that buckle up. So, I think one thing
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that a lot of people have, of course,
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issue with with something like this is
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pricing. You know, anytime you get into
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these um small mom and pop uh American
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shops that are making this stuff one at
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a time, um it gets to be very expensive.
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And of course, when you're sourcing
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materials that are all topnotch military
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grade uh or better, you um are going to
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pay a premium for that. This is not
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being manufactured overseas in a factory
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someplace. So, you need to be aware of
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that when you're uh you know making your
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decision on purchasing this stuff. Now,
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uh the base price for this bag is I
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think around $180,
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something like that. It's under $200 and
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it's the pack and it's the harness. Um,
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and uh, that's it. So, you have to
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purchase the pouches that go inside of
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it inside of it. If you want like an
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organizer or holster, if you want that
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belt kit that's going to convert it into
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a fanny pack, which we'll be going over
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at another video, that's a separate item
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as well. Um, but also there is um,
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warranty with this. He stands behind his
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products. if you have issues, he will
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make it right. I know that for a fact.
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Um, and you know, you're supporting a US
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company and that's great for the
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economy. And you know, I I hear this all
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the time when I do videos on cheaper
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gear. They're like, "Well, it's made in
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China. It's junk and I don't want to
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support China." Well, here's your
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chance. Put your money where your mouth
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is and, you know, spend the extra
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dollars on gear like this cuz it's going
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to last you forever. And there's nothing
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wrong with buying cheaper gear if that's
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all you can afford. Not everybody has
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money, especially in today's economy.
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But if you have the cash and you want to
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buy something once and be done with it,
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this is well worth the money and the
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look at. So, um, I carried this thing
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today on my hike and, um, you know, base
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weight on this thing. I haven't weighed
12:57
this thing yet, but I'll do I'll put a
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caption down below telling you what the
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base weight is. I would have to guess
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it's probably two or three pounds um
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with my pistol loaded. Uh, but what I
13:07
love about it is as a base um kind of
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survival kit, I can have all my
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essentials, navigation,
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fire making, uh, binoculars, pistol, and
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that way if I'm away from camp and I
13:24
have to drop my pack, I at least have
13:27
some things that are going to get me um
13:30
through a a tough situation. And that's
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what I love about chess packs. They are
13:34
so versatile in that regard.
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All right, I hope you found this video
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useful. Now, do me a favor. Go down uh
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to the Full Tank Tactical
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link. Check out um the pack. Check out
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his other products. Um be on the lookout
13:50
for more reviews um on this pack also on
13:54
the Flint Lock backpack, which I showed
13:56
you um because th they are coming. And
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this is going to be my go-to gear for
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the rest of this year and into next
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because I have a lot of plans to do
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stuff with this. Do some overnights, do
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some hunting with it, hiking.
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Um, we'll do some bugout type stuff with
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it. We'll just try it in all the
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different configurations and see just
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how modular this stuff is and really put
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it to its test because I think it's it's
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well worth it. Um, it it needs to be
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tested. It's begging to be tested. is
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such fantastic, well-made gear. And then
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also leave a comment down below. Tell me
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what you think.
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And we'll see you next time on the
14:36
Prepared Wanderer.