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The Best Backpack For Bushcraft And Wild Camping | Helikon Tex Bergen
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Feb 3, 2024
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In today's video, I'm going to show you a new backpack I just got from Halicontex
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This is the Halicontex Bergen. It's the perfect bushcraft day pack. I know I've said that before, but let's take a look and see what you guys think
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Stick around. Alright, if you guys follow the channel, you know that there is always a plethora of gear
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that I'm showing, and I've been told that a lot of guys spend a lot of money after they
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watch my videos, so I apologize. I know I'm an enabler, but I like to show you guys a lot of the different options that
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are out there, and I've been on a quest lately for really just a good backpack that I can
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take out during the day for bushcrafting and camping, overnights when it's warmer
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I guess consider that my summer bag, something that I can just throw my tarp and hammock
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and some food and water and hit the trail. I've tried a lot of different ones, and I've come up short
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Some of them have just not had the options or the features that I like, and reviewed
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some great ones, and they're still great choices, but this particular pack, this Bergen from
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Helikon-Tex, or Helikon-Tex, is really checking all the boxes for me right now
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I'm going to show you the features of this bag and then let you guys decide what you
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think because I feel it's really a great place to start with a backpack, and the options
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and features are just amazing. All right, I'm going to sit down next to the pack and go through some of the features with you
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First of all, it is made from Cordura, so definitely quality material
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It's going to stand up to any kind of abuse you throw right out in the woods
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Quality stitching all throughout, good webbing and buckles, everything's sewn very nicely
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What I like about this bag so much, in this Bergen style, European style ruck, is that
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all the tools and water and things that I need to get to are on the outside of the pack
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and not on the inside. A lot of the packs that I've been experimenting with lately, that has been the flaw
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I have a lot of things on the inside and it makes it really difficult to get to things that I need
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For a bushcraft day pack or a summer overnight bag, I want to be able to get to certain things quickly
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Like I showed, hanging my pack on the tree, I want to be able to get to stuff easily
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especially my tools. So right off the bat, first thing is that this pocket has a pass-through tunnel and
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that is going to allow you to carry hatchets, axes, and long-handled tomahawks
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It goes all the way through. The side pockets also have pass-through pockets as well, so you can carry multiple items with
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you that are long. Another feature about this that is nice is there is a pocket sewn in here and here
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These two on the side are not pass-through. They're sewn at the bottom
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What they're intended for is a place to slip your knife in a sheath or put your saw
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That's what I've done here. I've got my Bako Laplander saw on the side
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Fits in there perfectly. So I've added these Grimlock clips to the side, to the webbing
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That way, when I put my saw in here and I run the lanyard through that Grimlock and
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then I close it, it's going to lock it. And then over here, I've got my gloves clipped in because these are something I want to get
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to quickly. The front pocket here is very good size, perfect place for my Possibles pouch
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You may want to check out that video. I did that not too long ago, but this is that Maxpedition, I think, the Beefy Organizer
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Slides right in there. Slides right in there perfectly. And that's where I keep all of my fire-starting equipment and survival stuff
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The side pockets is what I love about this pack as well because they fit a full-size
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water bottle and canteen and a cook pot as well. There's plenty of room
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And what they've done is they've also added drain holes on the bottom of the pockets
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which is fantastic. You can see here on this, these pockets holds a full-size water bottle, no problem
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That's a 32-ounce. And a nesting cup will fit in there as well
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I've got my cook pot on that side. So it all works really well because I typically don't carry a hydration bladder
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I like water bottles better because they don't take up as much room inside my pack
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So having the water bottle on the outside, for me, is critical
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Moving to the top, we've got webbing loops so you can put something on the top of the
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pack like a bedroll or a pad or a jacket. Velcro field for your patches
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And then if you open this lid up, it has elastic built in the sides
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So that's going to stay down and provide some protection for the contents
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But on top of that, there are two drawstring collars. So you've got one on the outside and one on the inside
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And that's really a great way of keeping the contents protected and secure and dry
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Now once you get on the inside of the pack, there is a small pocket with a zipper
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And I've just got some wipes in there. And then if you pull this up, there is a hanger for your hydration bladder
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There's a pocket for the hydration bladder. And there is a pocket back here, but this houses the frame sheet
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And that's going to help give that some rigidity, make the pack nice and comfortable, and helps
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it stand up. So I love frame sheets on this size of a 20 liter backpack
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It works perfectly. The bottom of the pack, there is webbing, so you can secure a pad of some sort
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You know, a sleeping pad, or a blanket, or a sleeping bag, or whatever
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And here's the back. So right off the bat, you can tell that this is really well thought out
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So what they've done is they've sewn in padding in three sections
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And there's a channel that runs up and down, and that's going to give you some airflow
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And the padding is not overly done, but it's enough that you do not feel the contents of
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the bag while you're hiking. It was a very comfortable bag to wear hiking back here
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The shoulder straps are cut with a curve to them, so that's going to hug your body nicely
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Makes it very comfortable. The sternum strap is adjustable. You can move this up and down
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It also has some stretch to it, so it's not strangling you
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And then quick release buckles to take the straps off. And then another feature, this bag does come with a hip belt
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It's not a supportive belt, but it is more of a stabilization belt, and that easily comes off
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I don't use belts for packs of this size. Doesn't make sense for me
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So it's just a strap, so I just took it off. But if you need to use that, you can
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And then the last feature on this bag, which I didn't even know it had until I started
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messing with it, but if you undo this, then you'll notice there's a collar right here
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Well, that's not sewn down. That is a flap. And that has webbing built into it, so if you wanted to attach a small pouch, you could
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Or this would be a great place for carabiners or those Grimlocks, so you can hang other
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additional items off your pack if that's what you want to do
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So it just gives you more cargo capability, more options. That all folds down
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And I really like how the cover on this is kind of three-dimensional
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It's not just a flap. So once you put that cover down, it hugs the top of the pack, it goes down all around it
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and it protects the contents from any kind of moisture getting inside. There it is
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I'm just going to throw this on for you
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Very easy to get on and off. And I think that's because the material on the inside of the straps and the back is kind
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of a smooth material, so it goes on very quickly and very easily
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And I can tighten that or loosen that as much as I want
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It's hanging more. It's a little bit tighter. I usually like it nice and tight
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So I'm a pretty good-sized guy, 6'1". And you can see how this fits me
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Would make a really fantastic summer weekend pack, especially if you're like hammock camping, perfect
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Because you'd be able to get a tarp, your hammock, and a change of clothes and some
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food and then all your tools and your water and stuff on the outside of the pack
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You'd be able to do it, no problem. But for me, it really has a great application as a day hiking pack
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I can keep this thing loaded up with all my gear. And then when I head out to the woods, grab it, and I've got everything I need
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I'm not compromising any way
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