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Maxpedition Bushcraft Backpack | Perfect Backpack for Survival Gear
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Feb 4, 2024
https://preparedwanderer.com In this video I talk about the contents of my bushcraft pack for day hikes and short outings. Feel free to ask questions if something wasn't clear or you need more info. The pack is a Maxpedition Falcon II ORDER Prepared Wanderer Patches and Stickers Here: https://thepreparedwanderer.bigcartel.com My Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer20170928757?listId=G2KB0QXOLW6D 5Col Survival Supply: http://www.5col.com?rfsn=504688.49256 Prepared Wanderer FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1835005976546722 Prepared Wanderer INSTAGRAM: prepared_wanderer #preparedwanderer #bushcraft #survival
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Alright wanderers, we are out in the woods today and I wanted to go over what I take
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in my bushcraft kind of day pack. You know, it doesn't matter what kind of pack I'm taking, there's always some basic components
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I always like to have with me. It doesn't have to be a lot of stuff, it doesn't have to be very elaborate, but there's a few
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basic things I like to take. It makes my day a little bit more comfortable
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Today I'm rocking out an Expedition Falcon 2. This is a pack that I've owned before, just got it in a trade and you know, it's been
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a while since I've used this pack, but I'm really enjoying it and there's a couple things
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I like about it that are key features for me. One thing about the Falcon 2 is that it's a clamshell design and I'll show you that
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in a minute, but let's go through the stuff first. So on the outside of the pack of course, a small axe
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This is the Small Forest Axe from Grants for Brooks. It's the Ray Mears edition and it's got a badger claw, leather mask and collar on it
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So it's always nice to have that processing down wood
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Of course you can't go into the woods without some kind of fire kit
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My fire kit has multiple ways of starting a fire, it's just not one way because you
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never know if one's going to fail, you want to have something as a backup. So I have several different sources
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First thing is a container of cotton balls with petroleum jelly. These are great fire starters, they burn a long time and they take a spark very easily
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So this is a great emergency fire starter if you need it. Also it's good for wood burning stoves, you can throw that in the bottom of your stove
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light it with a spark and you have fire. Of course a good high quality fire steel, nice big one
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This one has a handle that actually can be shaved down and the shavings can be used to
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start a fire. I haven't tried that yet, that's kind of on my agenda. It also has a magnesium bar in the back of it, so that gives you another way, another
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ignition source. Flint and steel kit, of course this is kind of a primitive method of starting a fire
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It's a lot of fun to play with and it's just kind of a neat skill to have and I like to
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have one with me. This one has sentimental value, someone made this for me and it's just a lot of fun to
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play with. This one also, this pocket bellows, which when this extends out you can really get this
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down close to your fire and bring back an ember or a marginal fire into something that's
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nice with just a couple quick puffs on the end of it
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There's different methods of doing that, some guys carry arrow shafts or of course you can
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on your knees and huff and puff but for me I don't have to bend over as much, not put
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as much into it so I like to carry that. And then in the back here I've got jute twine and fatwood
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And there's also a butane lighter in here somewhere, you don't need to see that, I always
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have a couple lighters on me. So that's the fire kit and that's all in a nice contained pouch so if I grab it I know
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exactly what is in here, there's not a bunch of other extra stuff that doesn't pertain
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to being a fire kit, this is all fire kit so I can grab this, I can throw this in my
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BDU pocket, I always know what's in here, I keep it packed, I don't have to be scrambling
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going through my bag looking for different stuff, it's all in one nice little convenient package
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I always take a nice large bandana or chamag. Another thing I like to have with me is some type of stove, it doesn't matter what you
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like, I use alcohol stoves, I use folding wood burning stoves, I also use canister stoves
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it really depends on the situation and what I want to carry that day
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Today I'm using the alcohol stove, it's quick, it's easy, I can get my coffee going, I can
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boil some water, whatever, they're just nice to have because you never know if you're in
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an area where there's maybe a fire band or maybe it's just not a good safe place to start
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a fire, especially if you're in a state park or something like that so I like to respect
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the laws as much as possible and I always carry a little extra stove
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Of course a fuel bottle, the alcohol stove, compass, good quality compass, I can't stress
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that enough, don't buy a cheap compass, invest some money in it, learn how to use it, take
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a class on it if you don't know how, maybe join up with an orienteering team, do something
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to go out and actually learn how to use it. I like a base plate compass that has a sighting mirror, this is a Silva Ranger, this is an
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old model, this is when they were actually made by Silva in Finland I believe and not
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Chinese so it's a really good quality compass, no bubbles in it, has a sighting mirror which
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also doubles as a signal mirror so I don't have to worry about that, I always have that
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on me. Up here, small first aid kit, lip balm, some ibuprofen, there's a tick identification card
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there's some band-aids, burn ointment, antibiotic ointment, sting relief, there's a little safety
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razor in here, so just some basic stuff, this really isn't that elaborate of a first
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aid kit, this is more of a boo-boo kit but it's good to have on you
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Sometimes I carry more of a trauma kit with me, especially swinging axes and being out
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here alone, I should have a tourniquet of some sort or some kind of large bandage, of
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course my band-aid or my shemagh, excuse me, my bandana and my shemagh are going to
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double as a bandage if I hurt myself, so first aid kit important, get trained, now I'm out
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here shooting video so I have to carry extra batteries for my cameras and SD cards, of
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course a lens pen for my cameras, a good quality flashlight, this is a Streamlight, it's nice
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and bright but it's also small, compact, doesn't take up a lot of room, notebook, I
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like a write in the rain notebook, this one is all set up for land navigation, there's
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grid readers in here, there's the key to my ranger compass so I can change it, the declination
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on it, there's a pen, write in the rain notebook, if you do any kind of map reading you're going
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to need all that stuff, and then of course cordage, really important, 550 cord, it's
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a good all purpose cordage, I always buy the high quality stuff, this is military spec
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this actually has the 7 strands inside of it that can be broken down into even smaller
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strands, it's not the cheap department store stuff, so get high quality paracord, I have
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a ridge line that's already rigged up, ridge line and guy lines are already rigged up so
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I can use these to set up a poncho or a tarp really quickly, I don't have to mess with
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trying to figure out what I want to do for a set up, this is already ready to roll, this
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is all I use it for, and of course bank line, bank line is really easy to find, you can
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get this at walmart in the fishing section, it's pretty tough stuff and it's nice for
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just kind of general camp crafts, whatever you're going to be doing in camp, you know
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if you're going to do some lashings and you want to put together a tripod chair or a tripod
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for the fire, this is a good way to put it together and then when you're done with it
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you can just burn it or pitch it. Alright so you can see the clamshell design opens up nicely, everything is on display
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there's no digging at the bottom of your pack looking for stuff, you can immediately see
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what you have, and I kind of started using these types of packs when I first started
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doing search and rescue, this was recommended to me by a buddy of mine, Uncle Z, he trained
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me and he always preached that these were the best types of packs, clamshell designs
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for search and rescue because when working with a patient you can easily lay your pack
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on the ground and open it up and have all your gear displayed, first aid kit, rescue
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gear, ropes, whatever, it was all right there, and ever since then it's something that I
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always go back to, I've tried other packs and I tend to like these better just for that purpose
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So in here you've seen some videos I've done on this one, this is the Bushcraft Outfitters
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Mest Poncho, size large, OD green, really nice lightweight poncho that also can be used
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as a tarp. I've got some steaks already rigged up, just cheap steaks you can get at Walmart, no big deal
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My food bag and kitchen bag, this has everything I need in it to get my meal going, I've got
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a little folding cup, some salt and pepper, there's Spam in there, there's a Clif Bar
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a package of coffee, a cup of soup, some chicken flavoring from a ramen, some different sea
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seasonings, hot sauce, just various things that I need. A pot grabber, this is aluminum, very lightweight, works with my skillet
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Then I have my cook kit, always have some kind of container to cook in, either it's
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going to be a canteen cup or it's going to be something like this, which is, this is
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the Towax titanium 750ml cup, I've got a snow peacock lips on the side of it so I
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don't burn my lips when I'm drinking coffee, I keep that in a little stuff sack
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And on the inside there, when I'm going on a hike I usually put food in there, so like
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this morning I had my eggs, my ham, a few other things, some butter, and that kind of
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acts as a protection to the food, it keeps it all nice and neat
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Another thing I always carry is a casualty blanket or a reflective blanket, this is a
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military issue one, it's a little bit different than the store bought grabbers but it's very similar
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You know, reflective side, and then of course the dark green nylon side
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And I usually use this more as a ground cloth than anything, but also in an emergency it
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can be used for something to, you know, keep me warm. Ok besides what I carry in my day pack, I always have on me, you know, a high quality
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bushcraft knife, this is a Mora companion and a Kydex sheath, high carbon steel, great
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basic blade, and then I always have a pocket knife with me, I prefer the Sack Farmer just
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because of the tools it has on it, it has a nice awl, that's great for using on a fire
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steel and also doing woodcraft, and then it also has, if you're unfamiliar with this
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knife, is a nice little saw, and that saw comes in handy, especially when you're doing
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like little carving projects like making spoons or whatnot. So besides what you have in your pack is also what you have on you and that's just as important
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Usually carry in my BDU pocket a small personal survival kit, a butane lighter, maybe a little
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bit of cordage, just depends on the situation what I'm doing. Alright guys so that's it for today, thanks for joining, I'm gonna get home, it's been
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a really nice morning out here in the woods, hope you enjoyed it, and please subscribe
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if you like, and I'll see you next time
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