One thing I've seen Adam and other guys do is cut down a sleeping mat so that it just extends just to the knee to save space. Instead of throwing that cut off section away, what I like to do is find a way to attach that section to the outside of my pack where it's accessible so that I always have a comfortable, dry place to sit down. This is handy not just for emergencies but for hikes -- the ground here in the PNW can be cold and damp even in summer, and a square foot section of mat is a huge quality of life improvement for when you're sitting down. In a FEMA-type emergency where you may be waiting for hours or even days on an airport tarmac or in a stadium with concrete floors, you'll be more grateful for that $1 cut of polyethylene than your $5,000 night vision.
@nedkelly3436 just be careful with that stuff, just watched a video of an older guy who was on dialysis and needed a kidney from all of the ibuprofen he took for pain management when he was younger. Everything in moderation, as always.
Yeah attach it to the outside of your bag so in the event that you need a dry place to sit down because... why would you need a dry place to sit, oh thats right because it has been raining you have the thing on the outside of your bag that is now covered in rain... you aren't very good at this.
@@thomgizziz lol, you clearly have more time behind a keyboard than out on the trails -- ground is often damp *even if the day is dry*. And if it's raining, you bring a pack cover anyway.
This video is fairly important to me after living through every riot in Los Angeles Ca. From 1960 til 2021. When I got out it was a great day. During the Rodney king riot I was working a contract to baby sit school. The local cop were so overwhelmed that they didn’t look surprised when they found my Mini 14 in my truck the old guys knew my the rookies learn to respect their elders. One of the older guys loved the shock and awe and told me some of the rookies were pulled from the academy to beef out the street cops.
Learned a lot from this video. Love the extra explanations, B-Roll, and water redundancies. There’s a lot of crossover from the ultralight backpacking community. The only things that I would add, for my environment, are a pair of merino wool gloves, an ultralight sleeping pad and some lightweight binoculars. For those that need a sleeping pad that packs down to the size of a Nalgene, Alton Goods has a 4 R-Value pad for $110. I’ve taken it on 15 backpacking trips (in Utah high country) and it’s held up like a champ.
Binoculars are great to not run into trouble, because you can see and plan so much further. For weight reduction: there are also very small and light and cheap monoculars that I love.
Sea to Summit Ultralight sleeping pad takes 9 breaths to inflate , deflates in seconds , has a 3R value , folds down to the size of a 1litre bottle , and is feather weight
You need water, some food, a firestarter, layered clothing, and a Swiss Army knife. I’ve seen you fancy guys out in the bush, weighed down and worried about water with rivers and lakes everywhere. Sleep on the ground, under covered logs and heat rocks to add warmth. Nature provides. You don’t need any of that crap.
@@michaellorenzen8200 So it takes up a liter of space and it weights at least ounces and the saying you all like is ounces is pounds, stop it with the cope.
I always appreciate these brake downs not because I'm always thinking about civil unrest, but there are little things that I can add to my hunting setups, or just should put something in the truck just in case like a fanny-pack with medical kit for when I take the dog in the woods, just really opens up more possibilities
Big thing for me that stays packed in bags is cash. Very under talked about in the tactical community. My personal standard is $185. (5) $20 bills (5) $10 bills (5) $5 bills (10) $1 bills Now this isn't a ton of money but it's enough to get you out of town, get you fed, or get you whatever little things you might need such as simple information. I've been saved by this multiple times where the internet is down in rural America and convince stores are only accessible with cash. Overseas I would likely double this amount, and possibly in a event where I could plan for it ahead of time like a hurricane, I may increase this exponentially while we flee or stay and rebuild the neighborhood.
@@MrSomeofthem deal with what we can control right now. Put cash in your bag, and drink water. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. There has been and always will be a form of physical currency, but that value is entirely based on the surrounding industry. Precious metals are cool, but find me a gas station or big box store that will let you buy something with silver and gold and how will they give you change?
Y'all carry cash? When the government takes a dump and you grab your go bag you think the US dollar is going to maintain its value? Think again, you'll have about 25 extra ass wipes. You need gold or other valuable metals in small to medium quantities. I keep 2 oz of gold coins in my go bag, along with a handful of jewels and gems that I can use to trade if needed.
@@thomgizziz Except that spiritus has alotta dudes with them with a background in SOF and Intelligence Spooks, which among other things also means Unconventional Warfare and SERE Training alongside real world experience in clandestine operations in a non-permissive environment
I cold soak freeze dried food all the time. It’s a pretty good weight vs convenience solution. You do have to let it soak for 30 minutes or more, but if you add water to it and toss it in a pouch on your kit you can keep moving and eat it a little later. You can carry 3x as many calories for the same weight, and you don’t have to use or carry a stove or fuel. Yes, you do have to use some of your water to rehydrate it, but on an extended movement you’ll be replenishing that anyway. Add some fast access energy bars, etc, and you’re good.
I have soaked MH meals. Meals with smaller pieces like rice or noodles soak a bit faster. Larger macaroni or bigger food pieces will take longer. Things like Knorr rice sides or even homemade meals using minute rice and other freeze dried ingredients do great and are way cheaper. You want to make sure the ingredients are freeze dried (they usually look like real food, not shriveled up food). Stuff dried at home in a regular dehydrator takes too long. We’re not talking gourmet here, but I’ve hiked hundreds of miles on the stuff and it’s fuel.
I’d be interested to see a family man version of the go bag from you guys. Obviously it gets specific to each families’ needs but What do you prioritize
For sure like diaper bags and how those could be incorporated to like the wife’s and how do you setup your 9 year old daughters bag etc etc. maybe Fred has some insight to that or stuff already thrown together he could share. I’m sure even Kevin has something for his family
You will never get to use the gear all of you drool over. It will paint a target on you if you ever get to use it but more likely there will still be some sort of government and they won't be okay with you walking around looking like soldiers or probably even carrying weapons. You all need to get a grip on reality.
Aircrew Flight Equipment here! Always keep your faceform in your mask!! That rubber can have a brutal memory and will not seal if it is creased too hard. It’s annoying but it will protect you in the end.
Dude he is totally pushing gear and a ton of gear that normal people are never going to be able to use and in the very off chance that everything falls apart and there is zero authority and you can larp around in combat gear you are making yourself a huge target. This is all a bunch of dudes playing soldier and dreaming about something coming to pass that they'd never be able to handle and should never wish for.
@@thomgizziz One of the first things he said is "A lot of it is whats going to work for and what needs are personally." He is telling people thought process and about why he chooses the gear he has selected. Which will undoubtedly change with time. It's a company YT channel, obviously theres bias towards his own gear. That's not a secret, He makes it clear that you don't have to buy his gear in many of the videos they have produced. As to your larping comment - and? Who cares if they are, it's a free country. Not my places or yours to dictate how someone spends their time or money.
Piggybacking his water importance message...for an option that isn't gravity, a Sawyer Squeeze will handle the dirtier water better than a Katadyn BeFree filter. A lot of backpackers will use Smart Water bottles, or LIFEWTR's bottles, as they have the thread pitch needed for a Sawyer Squeeze. They're super light and durable. Adam, the Platypus GravityWorks bags scenario you mentioned is excellent. It's super nice to have a bag going while you're doing other things, or resting. Don't let your filters freeze... sleep with them if you have to.
In my personal experience i have seen sawer squeezes fail more often than the be free, but its all different for different people. However, I drank from a literal elk wallow with a frog living in it for ten days on a sheep hunt this year with a be free and did not get even a little sick.
@@cymbolic_space1832 I wasn’t referring to sickness, I should have clarified. Stained water from Fall leaves recently clogged my BeFree to a slow drip while my buddy’s Sawyer flowed just fine. It was just something I made note of for future trips out is all. Both are so light, I plan to have one of each.
@@kevin-taber Oh interesting, the wallow had debris but not too much. We also filtered a glacial runoff stream which was grey and the water came out clear, so lots of sediment but no clogging. Was the leaf water relatively full of larger plant matter? Its good to know the limits of the gear. two i is an option but on long hunts the weight sacrifice is hard to justify. Did you do a backwash to clear the clog?
@@cymbolic_space1832 the leaf water was pre-filtered, but stained so bad it looked like iced tea. I didn't have a way to back-flush the BeFree, but it's still my preferred when going ultra light. For a Go Bag I'll bring both and use the Sawyer if the BeFree fails.
I do appreciate the duffle concept. I came to the conclusion that a realistic load out really does not fit in a ruck sack. I most of the time work out a vehicle. The duffle opens like a box, giving me easier access to my gear. I still maintain the ability to pack out with a collapsed pack at the bottom of the duffle. My weapon is carried separately in a non descript bag, as I take it vehicle to vehicle on a daily basis. It is paired with a non-dicript small pack, with nine loaded mags combined with one in the weapon making ten total. Three of the mags are in your Mark V chest rig, in the pack, with a complete IFAK, water bottle, and energy bars. The duffle has everything realistic to comfortably maintain the rule of threes, comms, navigation, etc. The duffle really has simplified carrying, keeping track of, and accessing equipment. Again, another great video. Thanks for sharing.
I must say, after seeing this I need to get off my hinny and get my bag / pack back together. I kept a very good ready to go bag / pack for a long time. I got lazy, real lazy after moving from the big city back to the country where I belong. I am inspired to get it together again. Being older and having a special needs child means I need to be much better prepared than most. Thank You for the inspiration / motivation. Well done.
Yeah super high priority because you have used that bag how many times... oh thats right never. At best you got a piece of tape out of it. So yeah the bag should be a super high priority over other things that make sense like having a food supply. Get a grip and stop the live action role playing you have going on in your nonsense brain.
@@thomgizziz The fact of the matter I have a massive food supply. I have been doing this for many years. I was doing it long before YTers started making bank roll off it. I was the guy with the Tin Foil hat that everyone talked about before it became main stream. I learned from my Dad that lived through the great depression. He showed and told me things they had to do daily to survive not to enjoy the likes of todays world. They had no Electric anything. All food was hand processed daily and many things traded. I know how to store fresh meat without a freezer or salt. I know how to make tires with holes in them useable without air. The list goes on. So yes food should have been on the top of everyone's list years ago. I should be able to go a long time not having to buy or get any food and eat well as I like it. Best of luck.
The Intro to this video was awesome and this is definitely one of the best bag videos I’ve ever seen. Love watching Adam’s videos. The detail he goes into and why he chooses things is really helpful.
Your channel has been on my feed for the last month. You’ve earned my subscription, great content. I’ve been building “jam bags” for my family over the last decade… they change with age, new gear, and as I learn about potential needs. We’re not military, but there’s at least 98% cross over with content.
Fun fact: you can rehydrate freeze-dried/dehydrated foods like Mountain House with room temp water. It will take longer to rehydrate and won’t have the morale effect of consuming hot food, but you can do it.
Absolutely amazing content. I kept pausing to make notes, bookmark, etc. TYVM. Two things I add to EDC, GoBags or GetHomeBags that don't usurp weight or space: silcock key, P38 or P51 can opener. Again, thanks for sharing good gouge.
I enjoyed this video. It's a wake up call for emergency preparedness on an elevated level. The Baofeng might get you comments, but its an easily attainable comm device. If you have time to make a video, I'd would love to see information about setting up basic comms and utilizing them in a simple network. I have a close knit group of friends that have gear, armor, and some with night vision, but most do not have comms. I feel that a large group of viewers might be in the same boat.
This was a great video, thank you for the breakdown. I couldn't help but think how funny it would be if you guys did a go bag review as an April fools skit. "The new Spiritus Systems Endless Bag Of Holding" or something where you just keep pulling things out and eventually there's a pile of equipment up to the ceiling, but it's completely deadpan and to the point. Like, full gas cans, a dutch oven, a few ladders, an even bigger bag inside a smaller one, combat roller blades, an olive drab chainsaw, a live dog, one of those vacuum sealed mattresses you can buy off the Internet, a whole wheel of cheese, a mini bike, a sack full of 10mm sockets, a pitch fork, spare tire, radar dish, 3d printer, N64 with four controllers and a CRT Television, one of those foam fingers you get at a baseball game, 20lbs of rubber bands, an ammo can with the Spam logo full of Spam, a bunch of fake moustaches, a beer cooler, an entire encyclopedia set, built in fog machine, a pineapple, and two Dixie cups with a paracord link connecting them.
One of the best “Minuteman” style go bag videos that I’ve seen. I do something very similar, except my main kit bag (chest rig, helmet, and sustainment times) is smaller which means it’s positioned next to my patrol pack, belt, and rifle bag on a shelf in my garage (along with the rest of my Bug Out Kit) for quick access and vehicle load up. I’ve been debating getting a larger bag, but I’m not sure if that’s the direction I want to go.
The water filter that you’re using can be “back flushed” to remove debris from the filter and improve flow again. A sport cap from a smart water bottle works great for this because it fits over the end of the dirty side of the filter. Sawyer filters work the same way. Don’t forget to bag your filter and keep it on your person if you sleep or are in cold conditions as the water will freeze in the filter and make it useless. Thru-hikers know this
An idea I borrowed from lightweight backpacking community was “cold-soaking” meals. I got bougie & bought a few of The Titanium Vargo Bots for this. You could use any plastic container with a sealable lid, but I liked the idea of having another lightweight metal container that seals up water-tight. You can store 3 Nutrient Survival Mac-n-cheese/Lasagna packets along with chicken packets inside the bot to save space there are all sorts of recipes for cold soaking meals out there if you want to get creative. I’ve successfully cold-soaked quinoa and rice but haven’t tried other foods.
I definitely appreciate the thought and effort that goes into content like this and I think I understand to motive to want to “bug out” in a SHTF situation. That said, when I start to walk through those scenarios in a practical manner, I can’t help but think that bugging out with my family would actually make our situation appreciably worse. These hypothetical scenarios all seem to start, as this one did, with some unexplained mandate that you need to urgently leave your home. Why? What dangers would you face in your home that you wouldn’t also face leaving or have left it? Sure, things can happen that make being hunkered down in your home a bad situation, but sometimes bad situations find you no matter where you are. I’d love to hear from someone who “bugged out” in particular situation and latter felt certain it was absolutely the right call.
Great video. Don’t miss some basic necessities though that can sink the ship: -a mosquito net -cash -necessary prescriptions -binos -extra glasses/contacts if you require it -consider having an item to blend in with a hostile crowd (I.e a Black Lives Matter shirt or Velcro patch you could throw on your pack if need be)
I've been using your(Adam's) example and found a couple possible substitutions or options. I had been researching options for fanny pack and bandoleers and the algorithm brought me to the Helikon-tex claymore bag that while small can covertly(big factor for me) carry alot and simultaneously be a more permanent peice of kit to dress down carrying a rifle and ammo. I also am using a gnarco drug rug as my blouse/overshirt. Again, it is extremely unassuming, and practical as it can accept mag pouches behind the hoodie pouch and plenty of pockets for decon kits. Last one is the Helikon-tex duffel bag that collapses into its own pouch has a ton of room but is packable and doesnt have to be left behind.
Mamba Magic Sticks. Individually, wax paper wrapped sugar calories that wont remove a filling. They are pretty quiet to unwrap. Definitely suggest transferring them from the store packaging to something like a cheap sandwich bag. 2 packs will fit in a cheap sandwich bag. The wrappers are wax paper, so a potential fuel source depending on what you're doing.
Thank you! As a Canadian it's impossible to presently get training, information and now even get gear and tools. Seems learning to prepare, evolving internally and educate myself into a better version is frowned upon now. I watch every one of your videos, hoping to learn all I can.. Very much appreciated. Truly. This content saves lives, builds character and instills true grit. Thank you @SpiritusSystems
still very possible to get gear, basically everything except the rifle is available in Canada.. however with the exception of a suppressor there are many replacements still available.
Avid shooting friend moved from the great white, never looked back. If it would be possible, first thing is buy whatever firearms you want, go to schools, 3 gun matches, etc. I cannot conceive living where I am a "subject" not a citizen. Take care sir!
This might be a dumb but I’d love to see how you guys built the wall lockers and any other organization systems for the shop/ vehicle/ home/ garage/ hotel even, and the thoughts/ why behind them. For most things I can place “the why” but it’s just nice to see it from someone who does this on a professional level’s standard and their “why”. 🤙🏽
huge fan of the layered concept. Just frustrating trying to do this all on a budget (as I am sure most everyone here can relate). It is hard enough to afford a basic rifleman kit, much less a duffel with redundant gear. Ive only just recently got to a point where I have staged multiple IFAK/CLS bags in the house, my vehicle and my wife's vehicle and a spare for the BOB. Lots or work to be done, haha.
Thanks. Lots of good tips. One thing I have in mine which you didn’t mention is a water key. Relatively light and inexpensive. They can give you access to water in an urban environment which would otherwise not be available
Always check the water quality in the region before though, filters cant get everything out, especially in a WROL scenario where normal cleaning systems may be compromised
Another great glucose option that I've started to carry with me are the Honey Stinger brand glucose tubes or what they call Gold Energy Gel. These are great I think for avoiding those adrenaline crash situations as well as having on hand for anyone who has a diabetic condition of blood sugar moderation control or medical issue like hypoglycemia because they come in a little package that you can tear and just consumed the gel right out of the package they're based around honey which is a perfectly natural and easily metabolized and absorbed. They are very small can be fit into a pocket or a little pouch on a bag or a fanny pack or wherever and just be taken on the go and you can have ready glucose and sugar for any reason be at energy or treating a blood sugar condition or like we talked about in this video leveling off of an adrenaline rush adrenaline condition.
This type of content I can get behind. I appreciate the ideas that I hadn't considered, and the gear is all realistic needed equipment. I'm kind of in the middle, I have some shtf/some natural disaster and some man-made disaster situational baseline gear. I have a ton of outdoor gear though. I bought several hundred dollars worth of tactical bags, but the thing is I want to be tactical and look like whatever I need to in that situation. So they'll stay purpose built, I suppose but what I found was using them sucked compared to my other bags. Watching you unload your bag had me thinking the whole time, "fail to plan, plan to fail". And having a series of water, food, shelter and fire systems is key but if you don't actually practice with them none of it matters. My optics started getting wonky after a few hundred rounds, irons didn't. This was awesome, thank you. I definitely need more practice.
"Some of us still believe in America... If you disagree, you should probably just unsubscribe." Fuck yeah, dude 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 This is why I've ordered like, a million things from Spiritus. Love supporting real Patriots.
One note to freeze dried food - it takes 30-45 min with cold water. You can fill water in. Zipp lock it again. And then move on. You can store it near your body to warm if you want. John Stryker Meyer did it in his MARSOC Vietnam time. I read it in "Across the fence".
I think having your gear consolidated in a ready-to-go format will facilitate using it more frequently and training with this gear. You'll learn what you like/don't like. Thanks for sharing your kit. Would love to know the ins and outs of the chem light communication, but understand protecting your SOP.
Brother, Baofeng gang here, I have taken mine through hell and still going, chest right, plate carrier, one in my pack just in case. Those things are tanks, battery lasts forever, great reception. Can't go wrong with a fang, more if you need battery life
Only feedback is with the lighter, I'm not a smoker so the lighters that I do have go a while without use, I'll keep one in the condition you have it in with the tape around it, but also a second with tape and a zip tie secured under the fule release tab so that it doesn't get depressed while in the bag or pocket and run out or become weak while in storage. I have gone to use a lighter I've had stashed for a while and it's been empty despite storing it brand new. Also seen people wrap a candle wick around it to extend the use of the flame without having to keep using the fuel, I personally do this with camping lighters when I need a flame longer than just to light a friend's cigarette or a camping stove
Adam, this is the first of your vids I've watched. Simple breakdown, plain spoken, and effectively communicated IMHO. Not sure if you covered it in any other vids but a few critical items that shiuld be in yoilur fanny pack or whatever youve adopted as your pack ofblast resort (for me it is a sling with the i cant live without items) your sustainment meds for issue like high blood lressure, diabetes, etc. A spare set of glasses with your current prescription, some sort of waterproofed info card wirh your pertinant critical medical history/conditions. I laso had a nimber of basic GI dog tags made up with sone of that info along with ICE info. Curious to also mine your channel to see what you think/plan for in terms of comms... dual edged sword but can be mighty damn powerful to have.
This was a great intro and the core ideas are great! I love the layered/staged setup, I'm updating my kit based on some insights I gained from watching this.
Personally I’d want a tarp for shelter and a change of clothes. Swapping out of cold wet clothes is good for morale and also good for your health and safety. Also some extra warmth layer like a fleece or wool sweater or something for when the temps drop. I wouldn’t want to try and bed down in soaked clothes with no shelter and no extra layers, good recipe for freezing. Also some gloves to keep your extremities warm and to protect your hands if you need to scramble or shift rubble or bust a car window to pull someone out, etc.
Ideas to add or get clarification: Magnification such as a simple monocular Range estimation cards Cash or items of value like silver and cigarettes for social situations Ways to open doors (lock picks, small pry bars) Spare phone (burner phone) to give to someone else for networking or heads up on possible issues. Device like a Flipper Zero. Hygiene kit (wipes and a tooth brush)
I actually keep chem lights on fishing line with sinker weights. This is to prevent them from being blown away it also get attention while the wind blows it around
Awesome video ! I would consider a sil tarp (imm action shelter) puffy jacket (more multiuse than a sleeping bag) fixed blade knife (fight, tool, in case scenario develops to survival) cash and inflatable pad (insulation, better sleep) printed maps for intended area, dedicated GPS, and compass. Then the kits about perfect - Some Air Force SERE guy
Rescue Essentials sells some unit dose kits that are really handy and fairly cost effective for booboo kits. Great video, thanks for walking us through your thought process as well!
I'm amazed you think that bag doesn't look tactical or military. You say it looks like a hockey bag, and to someone who doesn't know anything about hockey (like most people) it looks like a tactical bag. Good rest of the video.
Great list of items! The only small thing I would add would be a pocket sized mirror for natural disaster emergencies so you can signal and flag down individuals or aircraft/ vehicles. Keep one in my hunting bag.
Late to the party but it would be cool doing the same thing for family bags. I get that ideally you’d do this x2 for you and your spouse then maybe smaller food/water bags for the kids but maybe a trimmed down essential loading list for you, your spouse and kids/pets
@@kaceywells yeah good choice, I'm familiar with them but, that's cammo. Now imagine that quality but with one neutral colour. These are not easy to get a hold on I've noticed.
Just food for thought on some of the gear. Concerning water, I would be more diverse on water collection/treatment. The inline gravity filter is awesome, I like the idea of 1 Cana kit in my pocket but in the actual go bag I would add a more diverse collection/treatment kit... Polar Pure is a small bottle of iodine crystals that allow you to make an iodine treatment solution. One bottle will last for years and treat thousands of gallons. Next water item I would add is a 4 way Silcock Key. Silcock Key can be picked up at any hardware store, essentially a tool that allows you to access water spigots commonly found on exterior walls of commercial and industrial buildings. Often times commercial and industrial buildings will not have a turn knob on an exterior spigot and you will need a silcock key to turn water on/off. Also would add more of a sleeping/shelter system. At a minimum a 10x10 or 10x7 sit/nylon tarp and a Sol Escape Bivi. All super small/lightweight and will be important if you are on the move for several days.
One thing I struggle with is sleeping/warming layers. In a “get home” or “go bag” context, when you’re trying to keep your bag small (not a ruck sack), I haven’t figured it out. Every time I get what I think I need for a 30 or 20 degree night, I end up needing a big ruck. Can’t seem to fit it in a small go bag. Would love to hear your guys’ thoughts on that. Didn’t really see any sleeping considerations in this kit, but if you need to move enough for long enough, you HAVE to sleep at some point. Again, would love to hear your thoughts on this.
@@eb4305kind of what I was going to suggest. Main pack as a three season and separate bag with insulated winter stuff. If winter Don the insulated, if not cache somewhere for later.
I carry a snugpak sf bivvi, a woobie, and a usgi poncho for my summer, and my winter stuff I usually have on when it’s cold enough to need it. The snugpak sleeka elite is good for packing, it’s relatively small and light, and the insulation does well with being compressed. I use a helicon tex Windrunner for a wind/water layer. Poncho if it’s gets too wet. Between the two jackets, poncho, and poncho liner, I’m warm enough down to around 10 degrees. And the whole spread only weighs like, 10lbs maybe? I can fit it in my 27l edc bag no problem.
I use the BREATHABLE SOL Bivvy bag, as well as a very small 30* bag that's about the size of the Bivvy just slightly larger (which sure as hell ain't comfortable to 30 by itself lol) but together it makes a decent system to 30+* in conjunction with FRESH Merino WOOL thermal top/bottoms/wool socks, a shemaugh, and a beanie in a small dry bag. Nothing makes you colder at night than wet clothing you've been sweating in all day. And SUPER important is a good sleeping pad. Ground insulation is VITAL in those temps. As is good proper sleep. And then my spare water container is a metal bottle, which I fill with boiling water before bed and bring it into the bag with me. It radiates a TON of heat and helps a lot. Also Make sure to EAT before going to bed. That fuel helps your body produce heat when sleeping. There is no such thing as a small pack in 20-30* conditions bud, but I've found this is a good solution to staying as.small/light as possible, but capable. You do NOT want to suffer at night, good sleep is VITAL. Now, if I have time And ability. I'm just making a quick shelter and having a fire, and insulating the ground with pine boughs under my sleeping pad, but that's not really smart in a "tactical environment" but when backpacking/camping ECT that's exactly what I do. I carry 2 military ponchos for shelter building, I can wear one while setting one up. Or set up both for a bigger shelter for two. With quick deploy ridge lines and stakes prepared ahead of time. And loops already tied onto the poncho grommets, it is a very fast shelter, and the Bivvy protects me from ground moisture ECT.
I support Adam’s pitch on not putting this behind a paywall. Like & subscribe yall!
💯 ! ❤
one of the better pitches ive ever heard. literally saw this as a reccomended video popped in and subbed.
these are promotional videos for a gear company. of course its not behind a paywall.
The intro for the Spiritus Systems movie looks dope
Their gear is good too. @@custosvilicus
@@custosvilicus it may be the best in the industry
Totally agree about the intro. A lot of time went into that…thanks for the reminder of recent history.
Agreed!
Not going to lie, it goes hard as fuck. So much said with one simple drop of a bag.
Thanks for watching everyone! You’re support is appreciated and inspires me to do more! Good ideas in the comments!
Thanks Adam always appreciate your knowledge base and perspective
Yall are some Gs
Add a four way sillcock wrench to your gear. Many commercial buildings have outside spigots that can be utilized if you have the key.
Adam, where did you get the drinking tube/system for the Avon C-50?
Hey Adam question for you what size is the slnt dry bag
One thing I've seen Adam and other guys do is cut down a sleeping mat so that it just extends just to the knee to save space. Instead of throwing that cut off section away, what I like to do is find a way to attach that section to the outside of my pack where it's accessible so that I always have a comfortable, dry place to sit down. This is handy not just for emergencies but for hikes -- the ground here in the PNW can be cold and damp even in summer, and a square foot section of mat is a huge quality of life improvement for when you're sitting down. In a FEMA-type emergency where you may be waiting for hours or even days on an airport tarmac or in a stadium with concrete floors, you'll be more grateful for that $1 cut of polyethylene than your $5,000 night vision.
Absolutely right. My folding seat pad is so freq used it's in my edc
@nedkelly3436 just be careful with that stuff, just watched a video of an older guy who was on dialysis and needed a kidney from all of the ibuprofen he took for pain management when he was younger. Everything in moderation, as always.
Yeah attach it to the outside of your bag so in the event that you need a dry place to sit down because... why would you need a dry place to sit, oh thats right because it has been raining you have the thing on the outside of your bag that is now covered in rain... you aren't very good at this.
@@thomgizziz lol, you clearly have more time behind a keyboard than out on the trails -- ground is often damp *even if the day is dry*. And if it's raining, you bring a pack cover anyway.
@@thomgizzizYou'll be amazed if you learn about the concept of pack covers
This video is fairly important to me after living through every riot in Los Angeles Ca. From 1960 til 2021. When I got out it was a great day. During the Rodney king riot I was working a contract to baby sit school. The local cop were so overwhelmed that they didn’t look surprised when they found my Mini 14 in my truck the old guys knew my the rookies learn to respect their elders. One of the older guys loved the shock and awe and told me some of the rookies were pulled from the academy to beef out the street cops.
Learned a lot from this video. Love the extra explanations, B-Roll, and water redundancies. There’s a lot of crossover from the ultralight backpacking community. The only things that I would add, for my environment, are a pair of merino wool gloves, an ultralight sleeping pad and some lightweight binoculars.
For those that need a sleeping pad that packs down to the size of a Nalgene, Alton Goods has a 4 R-Value pad for $110. I’ve taken it on 15 backpacking trips (in Utah high country) and it’s held up like a champ.
Binoculars are great to not run into trouble, because you can see and plan so much further. For weight reduction: there are also very small and light and cheap monoculars that I love.
Sea to Summit Ultralight sleeping pad takes 9 breaths to inflate , deflates in seconds , has a 3R value , folds down to the size of a 1litre bottle , and is feather weight
You need water, some food, a firestarter, layered clothing, and a Swiss Army knife. I’ve seen you fancy guys out in the bush, weighed down and worried about water with rivers and lakes everywhere. Sleep on the ground, under covered logs and heat rocks to add warmth. Nature provides. You don’t need any of that crap.
Yay we have a Utah larper... do you think that makes you any more special?
@@michaellorenzen8200 So it takes up a liter of space and it weights at least ounces and the saying you all like is ounces is pounds, stop it with the cope.
I always appreciate these brake downs not because I'm always thinking about civil unrest, but there are little things that I can add to my hunting setups, or just should put something in the truck just in case like a fanny-pack with medical kit for when I take the dog in the woods, just really opens up more possibilities
All this type of video, I may pick up one or two small tips from each, but they all add up. Very useful!!
“If you’re out there listening, you are the resistance!” - A.J.
Terminator? not A Jones? lol?
Alex Jones! 😂
Big thing for me that stays packed in bags is cash. Very under talked about in the tactical community. My personal standard is $185.
(5) $20 bills
(5) $10 bills
(5) $5 bills
(10) $1 bills
Now this isn't a ton of money but it's enough to get you out of town, get you fed, or get you whatever little things you might need such as simple information. I've been saved by this multiple times where the internet is down in rural America and convince stores are only accessible with cash. Overseas I would likely double this amount, and possibly in a event where I could plan for it ahead of time like a hurricane, I may increase this exponentially while we flee or stay and rebuild the neighborhood.
Good for now. When they go full digital and destroy cash, that will be a problem so other things might be good to have. Precious metals?
@@MrSomeofthem deal with what we can control right now. Put cash in your bag, and drink water. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
There has been and always will be a form of physical currency, but that value is entirely based on the surrounding industry. Precious metals are cool, but find me a gas station or big box store that will let you buy something with silver and gold and how will they give you change?
I carry 600 as I can get a young person to drive me the 40 miles home for 200-400. I’m old and not very mobile.
I keep 1000 dollars in my kit, vevry useful. When shit hits the fan cards are useless.
Y'all carry cash? When the government takes a dump and you grab your go bag you think the US dollar is going to maintain its value? Think again, you'll have about 25 extra ass wipes. You need gold or other valuable metals in small to medium quantities. I keep 2 oz of gold coins in my go bag, along with a handful of jewels and gems that I can use to trade if needed.
I appreciate how much of this is rooted in science and statistics, not just the classic “this is a must have” with no reasoning at all.
This is rooted in dudes playing army... so it has not a lot of reality mixed in, but some reality and thought is there.
@@thomgizziz Except that spiritus has alotta dudes with them with a background in SOF and Intelligence Spooks, which among other things also means Unconventional Warfare and SERE Training alongside real world experience in clandestine operations in a non-permissive environment
@@thomgizziz lol "playing army." Most of these dudes have more combat hours in a week than you've had in your life.
I cold soak freeze dried food all the time. It’s a pretty good weight vs convenience solution. You do have to let it soak for 30 minutes or more, but if you add water to it and toss it in a pouch on your kit you can keep moving and eat it a little later. You can carry 3x as many calories for the same weight, and you don’t have to use or carry a stove or fuel. Yes, you do have to use some of your water to rehydrate it, but on an extended movement you’ll be replenishing that anyway. Add some fast access energy bars, etc, and you’re good.
are you soaking mountain house entree meals? or maybe something like granola?
I have soaked MH meals. Meals with smaller pieces like rice or noodles soak a bit faster. Larger macaroni or bigger food pieces will take longer. Things like Knorr rice sides or even homemade meals using minute rice and other freeze dried ingredients do great and are way cheaper. You want to make sure the ingredients are freeze dried (they usually look like real food, not shriveled up food). Stuff dried at home in a regular dehydrator takes too long.
We’re not talking gourmet here, but I’ve hiked hundreds of miles on the stuff and it’s fuel.
10hr loop of Adam rustling the bag please
I can see how this would help me sleep. 😴
everyday i’m rustling
what do you call guy with no arms and no legs, lying in a pile of leaves? @@LukeMlsna
lol
Adam’s ASMR on OnlyFans😂😊😅
I’d be interested to see a family man version of the go bag from you guys. Obviously it gets specific to each families’ needs but What do you prioritize
For sure like diaper bags and how those could be incorporated to like the wife’s and how do you setup your 9 year old daughters bag etc etc. maybe Fred has some insight to that or stuff already thrown together he could share. I’m sure even Kevin has something for his family
Same!
Water, fire, warmth, food, shelter, medical
Yeah man, a pack for mum dad and 4 kids 😮
The (static, defensive) basics.
In an absolute shocker, the first piece of kit Adam mentioned is ridiculously expensive🤣 love you dude, keep up the great work
7k right out the he bag in 1 second.
stop being poor!
You will never get to use the gear all of you drool over. It will paint a target on you if you ever get to use it but more likely there will still be some sort of government and they won't be okay with you walking around looking like soldiers or probably even carrying weapons. You all need to get a grip on reality.
Aircrew Flight Equipment here! Always keep your faceform in your mask!! That rubber can have a brutal memory and will not seal if it is creased too hard. It’s annoying but it will protect you in the end.
My favorite team room video yet - I keep a pair of boxers rolled up in my socks and some wet wipes. Nature calls even in SHTF
Haha, that’s true man!
I pack a partial roll of multipurpose toilet paper. It’s great for the nature calls moments and doubles as a starter material for fire making.
The the production value, the quality information that is shared and the fact you push knowledge over gear. This is why I support Spiritus.
Dude he is totally pushing gear and a ton of gear that normal people are never going to be able to use and in the very off chance that everything falls apart and there is zero authority and you can larp around in combat gear you are making yourself a huge target. This is all a bunch of dudes playing soldier and dreaming about something coming to pass that they'd never be able to handle and should never wish for.
@@thomgizziz One of the first things he said is "A lot of it is whats going to work for and what needs are personally." He is telling people thought process and about why he chooses the gear he has selected. Which will undoubtedly change with time.
It's a company YT channel, obviously theres bias towards his own gear. That's not a secret, He makes it clear that you don't have to buy his gear in many of the videos they have produced.
As to your larping comment - and? Who cares if they are, it's a free country. Not my places or yours to dictate how someone spends their time or money.
Piggybacking his water importance message...for an option that isn't gravity, a Sawyer Squeeze will handle the dirtier water better than a Katadyn BeFree filter. A lot of backpackers will use Smart Water bottles, or LIFEWTR's bottles, as they have the thread pitch needed for a Sawyer Squeeze. They're super light and durable. Adam, the Platypus GravityWorks bags scenario you mentioned is excellent. It's super nice to have a bag going while you're doing other things, or resting. Don't let your filters freeze... sleep with them if you have to.
In my personal experience i have seen sawer squeezes fail more often than the be free, but its all different for different people.
However, I drank from a literal elk wallow with a frog living in it for ten days on a sheep hunt this year with a be free and did not get even a little sick.
@@cymbolic_space1832 I wasn’t referring to sickness, I should have clarified. Stained water from Fall leaves recently clogged my BeFree to a slow drip while my buddy’s Sawyer flowed just fine. It was just something I made note of for future trips out is all. Both are so light, I plan to have one of each.
@@kevin-taber Oh interesting, the wallow had debris but not too much. We also filtered a glacial runoff stream which was grey and the water came out clear, so lots of sediment but no clogging.
Was the leaf water relatively full of larger plant matter?
Its good to know the limits of the gear. two i is an option but on long hunts the weight sacrifice is hard to justify. Did you do a backwash to clear the clog?
@@cymbolic_space1832 the leaf water was pre-filtered, but stained so bad it looked like iced tea. I didn't have a way to back-flush the BeFree, but it's still my preferred when going ultra light. For a Go Bag I'll bring both and use the Sawyer if the BeFree fails.
@@kevin-taber crazy! did it have a strong taste after filtering?
I do appreciate the duffle concept. I came to the conclusion that a realistic load out really does not fit in a ruck sack. I most of the time work out a vehicle. The duffle opens like a box, giving me easier access to my gear. I still maintain the ability to pack out with a collapsed pack at the bottom of the duffle. My weapon is carried separately in a non descript bag, as I take it vehicle to vehicle on a daily basis. It is paired with a non-dicript small pack, with nine loaded mags combined with one in the weapon making ten total. Three of the mags are in your Mark V chest rig, in the pack, with a complete IFAK, water bottle, and energy bars. The duffle has everything realistic to comfortably maintain the rule of threes, comms, navigation, etc. The duffle really has simplified carrying, keeping track of, and accessing equipment. Again, another great video. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds like a great setup. How do you store it in your vehicle out of sight? I thought of using a fugly kids bag that doesn't look valuable.
Always love the breakdown videos. Watching them on repeat.
I must say, after seeing this I need to get off my hinny and get my bag / pack back together. I kept a very good ready to go bag / pack for a long time. I got lazy, real lazy after moving from the big city back to the country where I belong. I am inspired to get it together again. Being older and having a special needs child means I need to be much better prepared than most. Thank You for the inspiration / motivation. Well done.
Yeah super high priority because you have used that bag how many times... oh thats right never. At best you got a piece of tape out of it. So yeah the bag should be a super high priority over other things that make sense like having a food supply. Get a grip and stop the live action role playing you have going on in your nonsense brain.
@@thomgizziz Let me guess NJ, NY, Pa, Oh. The reason to have a well thought out bag is the Prayer that you will never have to use it.
@@arlissyoung8899 You are terrible at guessing and have also proved my point. You'd be much better off just having a good pantry built up.
@@thomgizziz The fact of the matter I have a massive food supply. I have been doing this for many years. I was doing it long before YTers started making bank roll off it. I was the guy with the Tin Foil hat that everyone talked about before it became main stream. I learned from my Dad that lived through the great depression. He showed and told me things they had to do daily to survive not to enjoy the likes of todays world. They had no Electric anything. All food was hand processed daily and many things traded. I know how to store fresh meat without a freezer or salt. I know how to make tires with holes in them useable without air. The list goes on. So yes food should have been on the top of everyone's list years ago. I should be able to go a long time not having to buy or get any food and eat well as I like it. Best of luck.
The Intro to this video was awesome and this is definitely one of the best bag videos I’ve ever seen. Love watching Adam’s videos. The detail he goes into and why he chooses things is really helpful.
103k subs and I've never seen this channel. You had my sub at "we don't want to hide this behind a paywall". great stuff!
The ASMR portion of this video is my favorite.
Your channel has been on my feed for the last month. You’ve earned my subscription, great content. I’ve been building “jam bags” for my family over the last decade… they change with age, new gear, and as I learn about potential needs. We’re not military, but there’s at least 98% cross over with content.
Fun fact: you can rehydrate freeze-dried/dehydrated foods like Mountain House with room temp water. It will take longer to rehydrate and won’t have the morale effect of consuming hot food, but you can do it.
Already know this is gunna be good.
I used to reference the TUSC shake down video a lot so I'm excited for this one
I have a hard time tracking it down, can you post the link?
@@Andrew65118I think it was mentioned a while back that the video was taken down as there was some out of date info in it.
@bachasaurus OH Damn that sucks, thanks for letting me know!
You can still find that video in the way back machine.
Absolutely amazing content. I kept pausing to make notes, bookmark, etc. TYVM. Two things I add to EDC, GoBags or GetHomeBags that don't usurp weight or space: silcock key, P38 or P51 can opener. Again, thanks for sharing good gouge.
I enjoyed this video. It's a wake up call for emergency preparedness on an elevated level. The Baofeng might get you comments, but its an easily attainable comm device. If you have time to make a video, I'd would love to see information about setting up basic comms and utilizing them in a simple network. I have a close knit group of friends that have gear, armor, and some with night vision, but most do not have comms. I feel that a large group of viewers might be in the same boat.
He may be polarizing but nc scouts baofeng guide is a good start
This was a great video, thank you for the breakdown.
I couldn't help but think how funny it would be if you guys did a go bag review as an April fools skit.
"The new Spiritus Systems Endless Bag Of Holding" or something where you just keep pulling things out and eventually there's a pile of equipment up to the ceiling, but it's completely deadpan and to the point.
Like, full gas cans, a dutch oven, a few ladders, an even bigger bag inside a smaller one, combat roller blades, an olive drab chainsaw, a live dog, one of those vacuum sealed mattresses you can buy off the Internet, a whole wheel of cheese, a mini bike, a sack full of 10mm sockets, a pitch fork, spare tire, radar dish, 3d printer, N64 with four controllers and a CRT Television, one of those foam fingers you get at a baseball game, 20lbs of rubber bands, an ammo can with the Spam logo full of Spam, a bunch of fake moustaches, a beer cooler, an entire encyclopedia set, built in fog machine, a pineapple, and two Dixie cups with a paracord link connecting them.
this company definitely has earned good will in my book. Valuable information and promotion of goods that are not their own.
That is because those goods aren't things that they sell... how slow are you?
We need to talk about your lack of wet wipes.
It's helpful to see that a real deal guy has some of the same issues . Thanks man
Agreed. What does a go-bag for a family of four/five with young kids look like?
One of the best “Minuteman” style go bag videos that I’ve seen. I do something very similar, except my main kit bag (chest rig, helmet, and sustainment times) is smaller which means it’s positioned next to my patrol pack, belt, and rifle bag on a shelf in my garage (along with the rest of my Bug Out Kit) for quick access and vehicle load up.
I’ve been debating getting a larger bag, but I’m not sure if that’s the direction I want to go.
Best intro I’ve heard. Spiritus systems team is so standup!
The water filter that you’re using can be “back flushed” to remove debris from the filter and improve flow again. A sport cap from a smart water bottle works great for this because it fits over the end of the dirty side of the filter. Sawyer filters work the same way. Don’t forget to bag your filter and keep it on your person if you sleep or are in cold conditions as the water will freeze in the filter and make it useless. Thru-hikers know this
One small suggestion is the addition of a space blanket in the field shirt pocket with the signal panel. Thanks for keeping it free!
An idea I borrowed from lightweight backpacking community was “cold-soaking” meals. I got bougie & bought a few of The Titanium Vargo Bots for this. You could use any plastic container with a sealable lid, but I liked the idea of having another lightweight metal container that seals up water-tight. You can store 3 Nutrient Survival Mac-n-cheese/Lasagna packets along with chicken packets inside the bot to save space there are all sorts of recipes for cold soaking meals out there if you want to get creative. I’ve successfully cold-soaked quinoa and rice but haven’t tried other foods.
I definitely appreciate the thought and effort that goes into content like this and I think I understand to motive to want to “bug out” in a SHTF situation. That said, when I start to walk through those scenarios in a practical manner, I can’t help but think that bugging out with my family would actually make our situation appreciably worse. These hypothetical scenarios all seem to start, as this one did, with some unexplained mandate that you need to urgently leave your home. Why? What dangers would you face in your home that you wouldn’t also face leaving or have left it? Sure, things can happen that make being hunkered down in your home a bad situation, but sometimes bad situations find you no matter where you are. I’d love to hear from someone who “bugged out” in particular situation and latter felt certain it was absolutely the right call.
Bingo. You know what we call people who "bug out"? Refugees.
Great video. Don’t miss some basic necessities though that can sink the ship:
-a mosquito net
-cash
-necessary prescriptions
-binos
-extra glasses/contacts if you require it
-consider having an item to blend in with a hostile crowd (I.e a Black Lives Matter shirt or Velcro patch you could throw on your pack if need be)
My go bag is the family sized cheese puffs from the dollar store 😎👍
That and a red bull and you're set.
Chem lights are awesome so many uses from rescue to other applications I am definitely adding these to my GO bag.
I've been using your(Adam's) example and found a couple possible substitutions or options. I had been researching options for fanny pack and bandoleers and the algorithm brought me to the Helikon-tex claymore bag that while small can covertly(big factor for me) carry alot and simultaneously be a more permanent peice of kit to dress down carrying a rifle and ammo. I also am using a gnarco drug rug as my blouse/overshirt. Again, it is extremely unassuming, and practical as it can accept mag pouches behind the hoodie pouch and plenty of pockets for decon kits. Last one is the Helikon-tex duffel bag that collapses into its own pouch has a ton of room but is packable and doesnt have to be left behind.
That intro is 🔥
Xotac makes a bic lighter waterproof, crushproof, sleeve with a cap, it’s adds a little more protection to your fire source.
Great recommendation, just bought one
Mamba Magic Sticks. Individually, wax paper wrapped sugar calories that wont remove a filling. They are pretty quiet to unwrap. Definitely suggest transferring them from the store packaging to something like a cheap sandwich bag. 2 packs will fit in a cheap sandwich bag. The wrappers are wax paper, so a potential fuel source depending on what you're doing.
So glad you did that 24:26, the only thing my mind was thinking is how can he resist it lol
Thank you! As a Canadian it's impossible to presently get training, information and now even get gear and tools. Seems learning to prepare, evolving internally and educate myself into a better version is frowned upon now. I watch every one of your videos, hoping to learn all I can.. Very much appreciated. Truly. This content saves lives, builds character and instills true grit. Thank you @SpiritusSystems
still very possible to get gear, basically everything except the rifle is available in Canada.. however with the exception of a suppressor there are many replacements still available.
Avid shooting friend moved from the great white, never looked back. If it would be possible, first thing is buy whatever firearms you want, go to schools, 3 gun matches, etc. I cannot conceive living where I am a "subject" not a citizen.
Take care sir!
This might be a dumb but I’d love to see how you guys built the wall lockers and any other organization systems for the shop/ vehicle/ home/ garage/ hotel even, and the thoughts/ why behind them.
For most things I can place “the why” but it’s just nice to see it from someone who does this on a professional level’s standard and their “why”. 🤙🏽
Also I recommend half dozen Jimmy hat’s in that ditty bag!
Please make a tactical toddler carrier! Add a turret mount to it so the kid can cover your six. Great video! Outstanding ideas! Thanks for the advice.
huge fan of the layered concept. Just frustrating trying to do this all on a budget (as I am sure most everyone here can relate). It is hard enough to afford a basic rifleman kit, much less a duffel with redundant gear. Ive only just recently got to a point where I have staged multiple IFAK/CLS bags in the house, my vehicle and my wife's vehicle and a spare for the BOB. Lots or work to be done, haha.
Thanks. Lots of good tips. One thing I have in mine which you didn’t mention is a water key. Relatively light and inexpensive. They can give you access to water in an urban environment which would otherwise not be available
Always check the water quality in the region before though, filters cant get everything out, especially in a WROL scenario where normal cleaning systems may be compromised
God Bless Adam and Garandthumb for making sure we the people aka prepared citizens are gtg
Another great glucose option that I've started to carry with me are the Honey Stinger brand glucose tubes or what they call Gold Energy Gel. These are great I think for avoiding those adrenaline crash situations as well as having on hand for anyone who has a diabetic condition of blood sugar moderation control or medical issue like hypoglycemia because they come in a little package that you can tear and just consumed the gel right out of the package they're based around honey which is a perfectly natural and easily metabolized and absorbed. They are very small can be fit into a pocket or a little pouch on a bag or a fanny pack or wherever and just be taken on the go and you can have ready glucose and sugar for any reason be at energy or treating a blood sugar condition or like we talked about in this video leveling off of an adrenaline rush adrenaline condition.
outstanding video and great topic. The biggest hurdle I see for a well rounded pack set up is COST! Thank you for the great content
I like to have more water on hand, usually 4 quarts. It just lets me travel farther away from any problems before I have to worry about collecting it.
I prefer to have 1 gallon on hand.
@@mrmicro22also known as 4 quarts lol.
This type of content I can get behind. I appreciate the ideas that I hadn't considered, and the gear is all realistic needed equipment. I'm kind of in the middle, I have some shtf/some natural disaster and some man-made disaster situational baseline gear. I have a ton of outdoor gear though. I bought several hundred dollars worth of tactical bags, but the thing is I want to be tactical and look like whatever I need to in that situation. So they'll stay purpose built, I suppose but what I found was using them sucked compared to my other bags. Watching you unload your bag had me thinking the whole time, "fail to plan, plan to fail". And having a series of water, food, shelter and fire systems is key but if you don't actually practice with them none of it matters. My optics started getting wonky after a few hundred rounds, irons didn't. This was awesome, thank you. I definitely need more practice.
"Some of us still believe in America... If you disagree, you should probably just unsubscribe."
Fuck yeah, dude 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 This is why I've ordered like, a million things from Spiritus. Love supporting real Patriots.
Just commenting to help the algorithm, and say this content helps American citizens be prepared.
One note to freeze dried food - it takes 30-45 min with cold water. You can fill water in. Zipp lock it again. And then move on. You can store it near your body to warm if you want. John Stryker Meyer did it in his MARSOC Vietnam time. I read it in "Across the fence".
I love the video. Would also watch a 2h video about the topic and the considerations. Adam is awesome.😊
I think having your gear consolidated in a ready-to-go format will facilitate using it more frequently and training with this gear. You'll learn what you like/don't like. Thanks for sharing your kit. Would love to know the ins and outs of the chem light communication, but understand protecting your SOP.
We can always go back to pech river valley. I am glad to see you are doing well.
Brother, Baofeng gang here, I have taken mine through hell and still going, chest right, plate carrier, one in my pack just in case. Those things are tanks, battery lasts forever, great reception. Can't go wrong with a fang, more if you need battery life
Love having the ability to take extra Loads😉
Your boyfriend is a lucky guy.
Spiritus using GMR Gear is something I never thought I’d see in my lifetime.😂
Aquamira for water treatment is absolutely undefeated. The advantages over every other option out there are huge.
I've been looking to add some goal zero stuff. Mostly the small solar panel and a battery pack. If you're going rechargeable might be worth looking at
Love the OpSec about the chem lights
Only feedback is with the lighter, I'm not a smoker so the lighters that I do have go a while without use, I'll keep one in the condition you have it in with the tape around it, but also a second with tape and a zip tie secured under the fule release tab so that it doesn't get depressed while in the bag or pocket and run out or become weak while in storage. I have gone to use a lighter I've had stashed for a while and it's been empty despite storing it brand new. Also seen people wrap a candle wick around it to extend the use of the flame without having to keep using the fuel, I personally do this with camping lighters when I need a flame longer than just to light a friend's cigarette or a camping stove
Xotac has a lighter that beats all others. Fill with fluid...it lasts for months.
Please keep putting info like this out, absolutely love them, hyper useful
Adam, this is the first of your vids I've watched. Simple breakdown, plain spoken, and effectively communicated IMHO. Not sure if you covered it in any other vids but a few critical items that shiuld be in yoilur fanny pack or whatever youve adopted as your pack ofblast resort (for me it is a sling with the i cant live without items) your sustainment meds for issue like high blood lressure, diabetes, etc. A spare set of glasses with your current prescription, some sort of waterproofed info card wirh your pertinant critical medical history/conditions.
I laso had a nimber of basic GI dog tags made up with sone of that info along with ICE info.
Curious to also mine your channel to see what you think/plan for in terms of comms... dual edged sword but can be mighty damn powerful to have.
Really appreciate you not putting this behind a patreon paywall as you stated. Been loving these videos.
This was a great intro and the core ideas are great! I love the layered/staged setup, I'm updating my kit based on some insights I gained from watching this.
I just discovered your channel. Wait a second.. the intro is HARD!!! PLEASE PLEASE tell me that you all are making a movie.
Personally I’d want a tarp for shelter and a change of clothes. Swapping out of cold wet clothes is good for morale and also good for your health and safety. Also some extra warmth layer like a fleece or wool sweater or something for when the temps drop. I wouldn’t want to try and bed down in soaked clothes with no shelter and no extra layers, good recipe for freezing. Also some gloves to keep your extremities warm and to protect your hands if you need to scramble or shift rubble or bust a car window to pull someone out, etc.
thank you for your continued service and for sharing with the world. spiritus gear is top-notch
kit shakedowns are some of my favorite content
Ideas to add or get clarification:
Magnification such as a simple monocular
Range estimation cards
Cash or items of value like silver and cigarettes for social situations
Ways to open doors (lock picks, small pry bars)
Spare phone (burner phone) to give to someone else for networking or heads up on possible issues.
Device like a Flipper Zero.
Hygiene kit (wipes and a tooth brush)
I actually keep chem lights on fishing line with sinker weights. This is to prevent them from being blown away it also get attention while the wind blows it around
Nothing says grayman like a dude with a ballistic nylon footlocker on his back.
Awesome video ! I would consider a sil tarp (imm action shelter) puffy jacket (more multiuse than a sleeping bag) fixed blade knife (fight, tool, in case scenario develops to survival) cash and inflatable pad (insulation, better sleep) printed maps for intended area, dedicated GPS, and compass. Then the kits about perfect - Some Air Force SERE guy
Rescue Essentials sells some unit dose kits that are really handy and fairly cost effective for booboo kits. Great video, thanks for walking us through your thought process as well!
Thank you for providing your perspective👍
I'm amazed you think that bag doesn't look tactical or military. You say it looks like a hockey bag, and to someone who doesn't know anything about hockey (like most people) it looks like a tactical bag. Good rest of the video.
For me, in these situations you don't even want to look much more prepared than anybody else.
Hell yea, been waiting for Spiritus go bag breakdowns!
Absolutely spot on.
Great list of items! The only small thing I would add would be a pocket sized mirror for natural disaster emergencies so you can signal and flag down individuals or aircraft/ vehicles. Keep one in my hunting bag.
He has a mirror.
Thanks for giving us this opportunity!
The most important part of having a go bag is having a plan. The bag and its contents supports executing the plan.
Waiting for that new fanny!
They have become, legendary
Spiritus systems is the standard 🔥
Late to the party but it would be cool doing the same thing for family bags. I get that ideally you’d do this x2 for you and your spouse then maybe smaller food/water bags for the kids but maybe a trimmed down essential loading list for you, your spouse and kids/pets
Great video. Saw a handful of items I didn't have but need to add to my kit. Thank You!
Like, toilet paper?
@@Sool101 I actually had that one covered.
@@kaceywells I miss a good Poncho though. Got any ideas?
@@Sool101 I did just purchase a poncho from a local military surplus store, GI poncho. My old one lasted over 20 years so I just got the same one.
@@kaceywells yeah good choice, I'm familiar with them but, that's cammo. Now imagine that quality but with one neutral colour. These are not easy to get a hold on I've noticed.
Love these load out videos; more of it please!
That intro was dope af
Just food for thought on some of the gear.
Concerning water, I would be more diverse on water collection/treatment. The inline gravity filter is awesome, I like the idea of 1 Cana kit in my pocket but in the actual go bag I would add a more diverse collection/treatment kit... Polar Pure is a small bottle of iodine crystals that allow you to make an iodine treatment solution. One bottle will last for years and treat thousands of gallons. Next water item I would add is a 4 way Silcock Key. Silcock Key can be picked up at any hardware store, essentially a tool that allows you to access water spigots commonly found on exterior walls of commercial and industrial buildings. Often times commercial and industrial buildings will not have a turn knob on an exterior spigot and you will need a silcock key to turn water on/off.
Also would add more of a sleeping/shelter system. At a minimum a 10x10 or 10x7 sit/nylon tarp and a Sol Escape Bivi. All super small/lightweight and will be important if you are on the move for several days.
One thing I struggle with is sleeping/warming layers. In a “get home” or “go bag” context, when you’re trying to keep your bag small (not a ruck sack), I haven’t figured it out. Every time I get what I think I need for a 30 or 20 degree night, I end up needing a big ruck. Can’t seem to fit it in a small go bag. Would love to hear your guys’ thoughts on that.
Didn’t really see any sleeping considerations in this kit, but if you need to move enough for long enough, you HAVE to sleep at some point. Again, would love to hear your thoughts on this.
I have a separate bag with insulation layers as a winter buffer bag I can add if I need it. Also has hand / body chemical warmers and calories.
@@eb4305kind of what I was going to suggest. Main pack as a three season and separate bag with insulated winter stuff. If winter Don the insulated, if not cache somewhere for later.
I carry a snugpak sf bivvi, a woobie, and a usgi poncho for my summer, and my winter stuff I usually have on when it’s cold enough to need it. The snugpak sleeka elite is good for packing, it’s relatively small and light, and the insulation does well with being compressed. I use a helicon tex Windrunner for a wind/water layer. Poncho if it’s gets too wet.
Between the two jackets, poncho, and poncho liner, I’m warm enough down to around 10 degrees. And the whole spread only weighs like, 10lbs maybe? I can fit it in my 27l edc bag no problem.
I use the BREATHABLE SOL Bivvy bag, as well as a very small 30* bag that's about the size of the Bivvy just slightly larger (which sure as hell ain't comfortable to 30 by itself lol) but together it makes a decent system to 30+* in conjunction with FRESH Merino WOOL thermal top/bottoms/wool socks, a shemaugh, and a beanie in a small dry bag. Nothing makes you colder at night than wet clothing you've been sweating in all day. And SUPER important is a good sleeping pad. Ground insulation is VITAL in those temps. As is good proper sleep.
And then my spare water container is a metal bottle, which I fill with boiling water before bed and bring it into the bag with me. It radiates a TON of heat and helps a lot. Also Make sure to EAT before going to bed. That fuel helps your body produce heat when sleeping.
There is no such thing as a small pack in 20-30* conditions bud, but I've found this is a good solution to staying as.small/light as possible, but capable. You do NOT want to suffer at night, good sleep is VITAL.
Now, if I have time And ability. I'm just making a quick shelter and having a fire, and insulating the ground with pine boughs under my sleeping pad, but that's not really smart in a "tactical environment" but when backpacking/camping ECT that's exactly what I do.
I carry 2 military ponchos for shelter building, I can wear one while setting one up. Or set up both for a bigger shelter for two. With quick deploy ridge lines and stakes prepared ahead of time. And loops already tied onto the poncho grommets, it is a very fast shelter, and the Bivvy protects me from ground moisture ECT.
Are you using compressible stuff sacks? Makes a huge difference. Pack up your layers and sit on it and pull the straps tight.