I’ve used the medium Alice pack and the large Alice pack and LBE since 1982 and I’ve never had a clip come loose. Never heard of anyone else having problems with their clips I always take needle nose pliers and put a little bit of a bend in every clip so that I have to force the clip point into the bottom and once it’s there, it’s there for good.

Hi, I just thought I’d send this along, I know of two surplus stores that sell USGI slide on padded shoulder straps that have loop on the back that you just slide over your current straps. They come two to a set. Ones Moore Militaria, the other one is Joe’s Army Navy Surplus. I hope that you can use this!

Those plastic packets taste nasty! Such a pity, I keep trying them and I’m continually disappointed. I’ve bought my last. It’s proper rice from now on. Thanks for the vid.

ACU is an untapped gold mine.

Nice! I will use it tomorrow.

I always enjoy your videos. I see this is an older video I'm sure by now you've made a lid for your cup or at least carry foil to make shift one. Water boils much faster in turn less fuel. Keep up the good work. 😊😊

Great video Sir! I will be sharing on my channel.

Hello Matt, I resubscribe back to your channel with Tim and Dave! Ray from Long Island

This looks so good!! I might try it

What color is the netting? Does it come with black netting?

yep we been caught in the rain.

This is an ageless design.

If you foolishly chip or flake of the beryllium pink or white insulators you seriously risk cancer, or other horrible diseases and death. Strongly suggest this be an outside project.

Slide that cold water bottle in a couple of wool sock s for insulation

This is a great video! You saved me $200. That is what I was quoted to replace my carburetor before the tech even looked at my generator to see if that was what was needed. So.......I watched your video, cleaned my carburetor in 20 minutes and it runs GREAT now. Thanks so much!

Enjoy your spinal injuries.

Thanks so much! I just got a 1961 pip tent a few days ago and this helped me set it up for the first time!

Don't forget to not only hydrate the day of your hike, but the day before as well. If you don't drink water the day before, it doesn't matter how much water you drink on the hike, you'll suffer.

Great to see you doing well…… Your philosophy makes a lot of sense my friend… Wishing you a great end of the week canteen cup cocktail…‼️ Take Care and Stay Strong 💪🏻 👍🏻

In New Hampshire it gets in the 90’s in the summer. We just go swimming then. Don’t forget about the “w” wearing! What you wear does matter in the summer. Just wearing a backpack heats up your back. In the heat I drink about a liter every mile to two. I carry 5 liters. lol it’s heavy but it’s important to be able to camel up. You can’t always rely on having a water source by your camping… I’d say 1 water, 2 weight, 3 wearing, 4 weather, 5 waiting. Like waiting for the heat of mid day to go down before you head out again. 6 wetting. lol your back is going to be soaked for sweat and your backpack. Take lots of breaks with your pack off. It really helps….

Thanks, that was pretty good.

It’s only been in the 70’s last week and this week till Wednesday, then hit 90 🤦‍♂️🤬. Number 4 is the best one, lol. In the military years ago, we had a thing called “red flag” days (I think that was the term, lol. Depending on the temperature, you could only work/train so long then get in shade and rest for a specific amount of time. Maybe that could be used/modified for when you’re hiking? Just a thought. Finally, I think someone mentioned it above, but if I’m going to be out in the heat, I try and drink as much water as I can before I get started. Also, to help with dehydration, I have read that pickle juice is good. I haven’t tried it mind you 😂

Great advise , especially the bonus W , stay safe

when pitching an emergency shelter drop one corner a couple of inches to create a run off then if you've got an open pot pan etc you can catch the run off , of course capacity has to be balanced against weight but did you know Nalgene has a 1.5 litre bottle all dimensions identical except for height

I’ve played with using my Mountain Smith Day lumbar waist pack, combined with a canteen setup & pouch & maybe my haversack. Your body vents a lot of heat off your back & it really helps if you don’t cover it with gear.🥵

good video bro......being a year round hiker, I can relate to the 4 W's no doubt, especially the last one (WTF) which I keep repeating to myself constantly (what the F_ _ K am I doing out here!) every time I go hiking on a hot Summer day!

I subscribe to Blackie Thomas (KZfaqr) on hot weather. Also being in Florida, time of day is key. Make the most of daylight particularly morning’s first light. Do your heavy lifting/pushing distance on the cooler hours of the day. STOP when the heat approaches your body temperature. Seriously stop all strenuous activity and just hang out or rest as the peak heat hours pass. As the sun starts to set and then the temperature drops, resume until you have just enough daylight to set up camp. Just my two cents. . .

It also good to stay well hydrated and especially before any outing. I generally do my walks with 20 to 30 lbs for several miles. But im used to carrying weight.

Good video. Good stuff. God bless. From Glenn CATT. In Massachusetts.

I backpack and camp every month here in Florida...secret when extremely hot is ro be near a water source you can cool off in. And hammock is the only way to camp because of convention cooling..was almost chilled at 70* by morning

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This trash can idea is a solid inspiration for my motorcycle sissy bar with a conventional pack. 1987: I acquired a 3- gallon plastic frosting bucket with lid from a bakery (free). Slid it into my ALICE pack. Made a useful seat at bivouacs. Doubled as water bucket, washing machine, etc. When it wore out. Replaced it with a pickle bucket ( green) . Same size bucket with lid is at Lowe’s for under $10. 😊

Didn't realize they were grenade holders. I will definitely be doing this mod tonight.

I was taught to be very careful not to over extend your tarp foot print past your tent because of rain. Water would get under the tent if you did not roll the tarp to divert the water. It was better have the tarp undersized than oversized. It looks like your tarp will bring water inside your tent when it rains. I would rolled the edge of the tarp to the inside of your poles to prevent this.

I was taught to be very careful not to over extend your tarp foot print past your tent because of rain. Water would get under the tent if you did not roll the tarp to divert the water. It was better have the tarp undersized than oversized. It looks like your tarp will bring water inside your tent when it rains. I would rolled the edge of the tarp to the inside of your poles to prevent this.

New intro, nice! Music sounds familiar. Subbed for a while, good to see new stuff!

Great information as usual! Great job

That's badass.. thanks for the video brother

Would have been nice to see the bug net.

Nice set up , thanks for enduring the heat , stay safe and great new intro …

This video is 3 years old and I bet he’s still tasting that juice 😂

I see you’re upping your game with the new intro, lol. That a cheap and easy hack for the pup tent, well done! As far as the heat, you seem to be up at the a$$ crack of dawn most days, so go out then 😂

I'm diggin that new intro.

Nice, good to know that the 6x8 will fit 👍. I was going to do a similar project but I was going to add velcro on the tarp and inside the half shelter to make a complete enclosure. Thanks

Good information.. The music is in competition with your voice.

one could roll around in the sticks for camouflage.

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Glad to see you back!

Glad to see a good cook on youtube finally!

You can’t put it on a normal belt? I think it would move around a lot on a regular belt.