Swamps would be rough! I got 3000' vert and 20 miles of mountainous terrain to escape denver😂 Im runnin a 40l

For hunting cloths I switched to Wool a few years ago, I now stay warm when everything is wet, Its quiet, and it doesn't get the smells like other cloths do. I picked up the old buffalo plaid for rifle and then I have plain gray or green for everything else.

The Infantry beat it into me with the world's largest stick always change your socks

Liner socks are a great base layer for your feet. This a lesson learned backpacking/hiking many different types of terrain. I don’t hike or backpack without them. They are an essential ingredient in my kit (light and pack small). I wear them under my backpacking synthetic wicking wool socks. Keeps my feet happy for miles and miles.

That crap sucked but it just goes to show everybody can get got

Carrying Bolt Cutters may get someone in trouble. Check local ordinances as here in Colorado, bolt cutters by themselves, are looked at as Burglary tools.

We're all guilty in some regards but the smart ones learn and change

I agree whenever I teach firearms if it starts raining I start pushing folks more it's such a good tool if you can do it well in the rain you can be extraordinary when you're dry

If it ain't rainin’, you ain’t trainin’!

I’m not Uncle Freedom, but my suggestion would be a well thought out chest rig. And I do mean WELL thought out. Make a list of the ones you’re interested in, look at reviews, their pros and their cons. Think about what you would put in yours and where it would go, especially if it’s a chest rig you’re piecing together. Where does your medkit go? Does it have room for your administrative equipment like maps and notepad/etc? How many mags do you want it to carry? Generally, if you can only get one, I’d suggest something that’s capable of more than 3 primary rifle mags, aka not a micro chest rig, but maybe you’re trying to have something more covert, up to you. Do you have night vision? Does that live on your chest rig or is that something that lives in your pack that you may have to ditch? I believe in a civilian context, armor is for vehicle born operations, kicking in doors, or for a defensive position. While defensive position is probably the most likely, still generally, if you’re being shot at, especially by more than one person, you’re kind of screwed anyway. Consider the fact that armor only covers 10% of your exposed square inches of body/profile or less. If movement and capability are your priority, the chest rig is a way to carry that fighting load, with increased capability and reduced weight. Something people often forget is water, and if you ditch your pack which had all your water, how long can you run or fight without it? I keep a Qore Performance Ice Plate on mine (MUCH better than a bladder, especially somewhere it could freeze). And then the war belt, some people have different definitions of. Some “war belts” have a buttpack, some sort of hydration, 4-6 mags, a medkit and a couple admin/utility pouches. Other definitions are a two piece belt with two pistol mags, two rifle reloads, a medkit, dump pouch and a pistol. Personally, I think the rifle takes precedent, since it’s the primary, and whatever you can do to keep that in the fight is the best, so the former definition is my ideal over the latter if you decided to go with that, just know it makes it more difficult to get in and out of vehicles with a loaded out belt than a loaded out chest rig. Ive walked long distances with my idea of a war belt, which I call my sustainment rig, but it does get a little taxing on the hips after a few hours. I’ve been fortunate enough to have the budget for all the gear for all the scenarios… but if I had to pick one, I’d suggest a VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT chest rig for your environment, weapon platform, sustainment needs, covert needs (perhaps something scalable/shrinkable like a split rig? (That’s what I have converted to)), your organizational needs, etc. It’s also generally easier for a chest rig to fit in a bag too, if you were trying to conceal it or get it from one place to another. I’m curious to see what Uncle Freedom thinks about “If you only had one”, but I haven’t watched all of his videos yet, so maybe that answer lies in one of those.

While this would be cool, context matters, and not everyone is an expert in all contexts. Someone in Florida is unlikely to be expert on Alaska. Someone in the US is unlikely to be expert in Brazil. Just some considerations.

This all gets addressed in the Get Home Bag video

Secound comment the flashlight "weapon" is a great idea i always did that when i bounced in the night clubs when i was younger

lol I took a stick to the eye walking in the woods back in my Ranger days. Was pretty nasty and I had to get medvac out of the field and what not

@@tomyoung8563 for real dude. An eye injury will make you wish you never took your eyes for granted. I got a severe corneal abrasion in the woods one time and it immediately got me on board with adventure eyewear. Never thought i would need it