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Alright guys so I wanted to come out here to the woods and show you some
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Amazon gear that I've picked up over time that I feel is really great for
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bushcraft and that really doesn't break the bank. And I think as you guys all
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know Amazon has a huge variety of items, everything you can imagine. That's
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probably the world's largest shopping experience online and it doesn't disappoint that's for sure. But you really have to look around for specific
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items, you have to do your research because you never know what you're going to get. And there is also a huge amount of overseas manufacturers that have
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flooded Amazon with all sorts of knockoff gear. Some of it's good and some
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of it is horrible. Luckily Amazon has good return policies but nevertheless it's always frustrating to get something that you just wasn't
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expecting. So I'm going to show you some things that I like and I think that'll
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help you with your bushcraft gear. Alright so playing with gear is a lot of
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fun and when you're making your purchase decisions especially in this day and age
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where money is so tight it's really good to get some feedback on different items
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So what I want to do is show you some things that I've picked up that I think
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are pretty cool that I think are good value and that can be used for bushcraft
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and used for other stuff as well. So the first thing I want to look at is this
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bag and this is the Shangri-La tactical sling pack. It's a really interesting bag
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because it is a direct copy of the old Maxpedition Mongo. The Mongo is the
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largest Versa pack that Maxpedition came out with many many years ago I
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think over 13 years ago at least and now this pack is being produced by a company
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out of China called Shangri-La and they make some other cool packs too and when
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I got this thing I was super impressed with the quality of it and how it was
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built. So I'm going to take you through this bag real quick and then I'm going to
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show you some other Amazon gear that I'm keeping inside of it that you can also
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consider. Alright let's get this thing opened up. First thing I want to do is I
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want to get something on the ground because it's super wet out here. So this
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is an Amazon product. This is one thing you'll notice with Amazon gear and some
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of this overseas manufacturers they have some very interesting names for their
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stuff. So this is the Freelaxi tarp and it's really a more of a tent footprint
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than a tarp and it's really well made. Super quality. You can see right here the
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stitching on the corners. You've got spots for tent fly pole you know for the
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poles to your tent and you've got stake out webbing. So I'm going to set this up
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on the ground and put my stuff on top of it that way I have something to keep my
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stuff dry. Alright here's the bag. So it's a knockoff of the Maxpedition
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Mongo. It's pretty close to everything that the Mongo was as far as features
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but a few things are different. Really right off the bat what I noticed when I
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got this is the material is a Cordura type material. Now it may not be authentic
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Cordura but it definitely has the feel of Cordura. It's not a cheap feeling
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nylon. It feels like it's going to have some abrasion resistance to it. The
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sewing on this thing is really good. Nice even stitching all the way around
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Everything's sewn really well. The zipper pulls seem like a 550 cord type
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of cord so they seem to be good. They're not cheap in any way. Zippers look good
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So just overall quality nice and then the features are just awesome. It's a
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great it's a great haversack type bag or day bag. You got this big outside pocket
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here and I've got a lid to my cook set in there so we'll see that in a minute
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Up here there's a pocket on top of the of the pack and of course you've got
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velcro up there for patches and there's some bungee cords so you can tuck like a
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flashlight or a knife inside there. But then this opens up you've got a pocket
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in here and then you've got some elastic loops to organize some gear so I've got
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a lighter, some lip balm, a little Leatherman multi-tool. Now in the back
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there's also this big zipper pocket that is for concealed carry and there is a
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velcro panel sewn into it so you could put a holster in here so that's a nice
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feature if you want to do that. Of course on the outside there is a water bottle pocket and what's nice
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about this water bottle pocket as opposed to the Maxpedition version it's
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bigger. It actually holds a 32 ounce Nalgene with a nesting cup so I've got
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my Nalgene bottle here actually this is the Walmart bottle which is actually a
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great bottle very cheap and inside that nesting I've got my cook kit and this is
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something I just got too. This is of course another interesting name this is
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the Sugun-ing stainless steel 750 milliliter bush pot. It's got a lid, a
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bail, and folding handles. Really nice little pot and of course the awesome
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part of it is under $20 and it is solid so we're gonna cook with that today. Like
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I said you got this big generous water bottle pocket. There is this strap that
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goes over your water bottle that's adjustable so if you want to velcro your
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bottle down to keep it from flopping out you can do that. There is a cord here
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that you can pull tight and cinch up the pocket. The outside over here we've
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got a slip pocket and here I've got another great Amazon find this is BPS
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knives. This is a I believe they're made in the Ukraine if I remember correctly
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and they make a really nice Mora style Scandinavian grind knife with a very
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cool comfortable wood handle in this excellent leather sheath. I've got it
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set mine up for neck carry but everybody I know in my circle of friends has one
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of these little BPS knives. They're inexpensive under $30 I believe. We're right around there and they're just fantastic. They hold an edge really
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well, they're extremely sharp when you get them from the factory, and they're
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just great little carving knives to have in camp. So for bushcraft it's a
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great beginner knife and everybody should have one at that price. Then you
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got a pocket over here and here I've got my ECB Fire Dragon stove. Done reviews of that, used that in other bags and kits
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Love it. Got that on Amazon years ago. Another awesome piece of Amazon gear that I got recently is this WorkPro
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multi-tool. Typically with cheap multi-tools they are just that they're cheap, they fall really short of Leatherman and Gerber and I usually shy
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away from them, but I was reading reviews on this one and I was really impressed
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with what people are saying. They just really love this tool and it is a
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really quality, awesome multi-tool that does not break the bank. You do not have
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to pay Leatherman prices to get a decent tool. What's nice about this one is that
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it is spring-loaded, which I love. That's my favorite type of multi-tools, ones
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that are spring-loaded. And then all the tools are on the outside of the handle
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Very reminiscent of a Leatherman. I think like the charge maybe is like that, but
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you've got a nice saw, screwdriver, Phillips, scissors, which is really awesome. Scissors are always a
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great item to have in camp. Of course a can opener, plain edge knife, a file. Files are
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great, especially when you're working with axes and things or just you know
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crafting stuff. A file is very useful. And then there is of course a bottle opener
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and a flathead screwdriver, a larger flathead. And then also here is a very
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excellent bushcrafting tool and that is an awl. So if you're doing leather craft
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or need to sew something heavy, an awl is really a great tool to have. So
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fantastic multi-tool and it comes in a really nice ballistic nylon sheath that
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is molded so it holds its shape. Just a fantastic piece of equipment to throw in
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your bag. There's that. And then of course you've got on this bag a nice padded
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shoulder pad that is removable. A two inch nylon strap with a buckle, a Fastex
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style buckle that you can take on and off. You've got a little key keeper up
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here. And then these, just like on the Mongo, these pockets in here you can put
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a pocket knife in those. That is also, you have webbing on this side so if you
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want to clip like a radio or add an additional pouch you have that ability. So great features there. And then moving to the inside, front pocket here I've got
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just a little disposable emergency rain poncho. I think I got that at Walmart
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Nice big generous zip pocket in here and I've got my first aid kit and some wipes
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and a flashlight. Another item that I got on Amazon, this is the EZ Lap and this is
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their diamond stone. So if you want a really nice little sharpening stone, I
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love this one because it's diamond on one side but then it's ceramic on the
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other. And I love ceramic for touching up blades and this is just a nice little
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sharpening stone. It comes in this cool little case. Moving to the inside, it's
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got the storm collar on it just like the Maxpedition one did. You can tighten
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that down, cinch that up, and that kind of contains your contents so stuff
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doesn't fall out of your bag and it also keeps things dry a little bit. Here I've
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just got a little nylon pouch that I've got all my fire making stuff. Got some food for
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tonight. Got this really cool mushroom guide and I think you can get this on
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Amazon. I believe my girlfriend got me this and I think she got this on Amazon
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Very cool little pocket guide. So there's a lot of these field guides on
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Amazon. Of course Amazon started as a book company, book selling company, and
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they have tons of literature for sure. And then there is of course two slip
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pockets. One's mesh and then one's nylon, just a straight nylon. I got some gloves
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and a bandana. And that's it. That's all I've got in the bag. Not a ton of stuff
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but it's a fantastic bag and the price point is fantastic. I think right
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now it's going for about $42 if I'm not mistaken, which compared to what the
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Expedition bag is, which is like $150. This thing is budget-friendly and that's
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why I love it. And that's why I love Amazon because you can find so many cool
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budget items that don't break the bank and are actually decent quality if you
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do your research. So I think it's time for some dinner. I need to cook something
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up, so I'm going to use this bush pot that I got and we'll test that out. Super
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windy day today, but temperatures are up and it's sunny finally. I have been
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itching to get out and do some filming outside. Hopefully the weather is going
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to start holding together for us and I can get out and do some more outdoor
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videos. I'm really tired of being cooped up in the apartment and not being able to film
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So there's the Fire Dragon stove, got the ground cleared off a little bit. You can
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get the gels, the fuel gels, on Amazon. Oops
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I really like 750 milliliter pots because you can nest them with an
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algine bottle and they're just the right size for boiling water for ramen
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or for doing dehydrated, freeze-dried meals, rehydrating them. They're just the
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right size. They're not too big, not too small. They're kind of Goldilocks of
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cooking gear for bushcraft. The nice thing about this pot is it does have graduated
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markings on the inside and on the outside in ounces and milliliters. Of
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course it's got this awesome bail which just makes it a more versatile pot. If
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you're going to buy a bushcraft pot, get something with a bail. That way you can
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cook on a stove and over a campfire. The more you start doing bushcraft, you're
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going to probably be doing more open fire cooking and less stove cooking. Let's see
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if I can get this thing lit with the wind. Yep, it's going
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And of course a lid is really important because it helps contain the heat and
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things boil faster. So it's rotini noodles with mushrooms, onions, and celery in a beef flavored gravy. These are really good. Okay, so you ready for
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this? I purchased this in 2007. I have no idea. Okay, it's best by 2013. It's a
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little old, but it's sealed and it's been kept in a Rubbermaid container
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Always dry and temperature controlled area. So I've been using these for years
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and they're always still good. So that and then I'm going to cut up this meat
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stick. This is Country Meats Sweet Annie Brown Smoked Pork Snack Stick in
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smoked flavoring added. So add that to it. A little extra protein
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Here comes that pesky train. Hear it? All right, I'm gonna cut some of this meat stick, all
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this meat stick, and put this in the pouch. It's got the drain hole. Get rid of some of the excess water
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I actually put the noodles in the water to get those to cook a little bit faster
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because the water wasn't coming to a boil because of the wind
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Okay, there it is. It's hot brown
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It's pretty good. So what are some of the things that you found on Amazon that you think are just
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great value? I found some amazing stuff, just not the stuff that's here. There's
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some things back at my place that I use for camping that are just fantastic. So
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leave some comments down below. Let me know some of the things that you're finding. Some of your favorite bushcraft camping items. All right, so you can see
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the Shangri-La bag on me. It rides really nicely on my hip and then with this
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waist belt it really stabilizes the bag. It doesn't shift or move when you're
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hiking. So really a fantastic bag for the money. I mean, $42 for this thing? Holy
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cow. Awesome. I love it. All right guys, I'm gonna get out of here, head home. Thanks for watching the video
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