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If I wanted to do 3-5 day trips innawoods, how does the LK35 compare to an ALICE pack? The LK is about 20 bucks cheaper than the ALICE packs I've seen that come with frames, so I'm really tempted to pick one up.
Also, innawoods gear general?
The ALICE frame packs are uncomfortable as all holy hell.
I dont have any experience with the lk35 but you wont regret buying an alice pack.
>>22762728
Innnawoods general hu? OK I got a question as basic as it gets.
How do I find a location to actually go Innawoods / exploring / whatever without getting shot for trespassing?
>77627 area code
Help a retard out.
>>22762809
Google for public forests within your area code.
Google probably already knows where you live anyway.
>>22762809
I don't know the area, but pic related is my first thought.
>>22762853
>Google probably already knows where you live anyway.
Google knows what tint your fucking piss was today.
>>22762809
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
Dig around in there to see what state and national parks are near, comrade.
>>22762873
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+color+is+my+piss+today%3F
Lies.
Should I buy a knife, trench tool and ax or could I just buy a knife and one of those trench tools with the serrated edges? I'm not going to be chopping down trees or anything but it would be for taking off tree limbs and such. I figure I can split wood by bayoneting the knife.
>>22762863
Everything you are pointed to is like 80% boat only marsh or/and duck hunting.
and the other 20% is some of the shittiest beach you will ever lay your eyes on.
>they call it a state park, it's just a state ran beach.
>Pic related
>>22762909
>I figure I can split wood by bayoneting the knife.
This is not recommended, it ends with you breaking the knife and cutting your own femoral artery.
If your taking off limbs a trench tool, machete, tomahawk/ hatchet or kukri would work. An axe is probably a bit much to be carrying around.
>>22762923
That looks like the worst fucking beach in the world.
Step up nigga.
>pic related: the beach 2 blocks down from my family's traditional home in Vietnam
>>22762936
Well I meant more like a hatchet like in OP pic. But I've been meaning to get a kukri for general purpose. /out/ says they can do anything, but they're not particularly good at any of those tasks.
>>22762923
Well you can always go up to the New Braunfels area, lots of camping there. Unless you just want totally untouched terrain, then I'd recommend out west Texas. But there may be something like that near NB.
>>22762940
Actually, that is one of our nicer beaches, you want to see bad?
Give me a second.
>Literally all the silt and shit from the Mississippi is washed strait into our coast
I haven't been in forever because it's so shit, but until I went to Florida as a kid, I was completely unaware that it was even physically possible for beach water to have >2 inch visibility, I shit you not.
>>22762958
>tfw Arizona valley and have to drive 3 hours to camp anywhere decent that isn't angry apache territory
Thanks for fucking them over, 1800s US.
>>22762744
can anyone confirm this?
>>22762940
>>22762968
I've heard bad things about them from the ROTC kids I know but then again the packs they have might as well be trash. It's like Vietnam era and badly managed milsurp that has decomposed to the core.
>>22762976
kek thank you that never fails to make me laugh
>>22762963
>>22762940
It's ok to be jelly, most people are.
>Until a few years ago no one even really picked up trash / cleaned seaweed up
>also fucking jellyfish would wash up, get buried partly in the sand and be like fucking landmines.
>>22762809
If you're worried about trespassing but you know of a cool as hell spot you can ask the property owner if its okay. Give him your name, promise not to disrespect the land and they'll let you 98% of the time
>>22762909
woops i meant batoning. haven't had my coffee yet
>>22763001
even the water looks horrifying, and I've seen the Mississippi in St. Louis.
>>22763002
Problem is like 99% of the land around me is owned by massive companies, mostly big oil.
>>22763013
Like i said, literally everything washed out of the Mississippi is carried by the Gulf currents strait into our beaches.
Those same currents are the ones that funnel hurricanes up my ass If I'm not mistaken.
I bring my LK35 innawoods whenever I go and it's comfy
My only complaint is that it's just one big pocket so you have to dig if you want something, but other than that it's comfy, it holds a lot, it's cheap, and it doesn't scream tacticool.
>>22763019
Oh in that case
Take some risks or go for a drive
The adventurers life is on of risks
>>22762809
National forest, especially National Forest Wilderness, where there are no campgrounds and you are allowed to camp anywhere as long as you leave no trace.
>>22763019
Ya you don't want to trespass on big oil. that's a sure fire way to get labeled as a terrorist minimum
Try explaining to the feds what you were doing stalking around the strategic oil reverse in full camo.
>>22763067
>My only complaint is that it's just one big pocket so you have to dig if you want something
I'm also rather lamenting the lack of any other storage compartments. As you said, it's cheap, light, durable, and very low-key, but goddamn if I wouldn't kill for 2 or three side pockets on the thing...
>>22763150
Do they give two shits what you bring?
>All I want to do is run around the woods in my milsurp with a rifle like a jackass
Been ""camping"" plenty of times, never just exploring / innawoods / ect... though
>>22762728
The LK35 carries significantly less than an alice large and has worse organization than both. It also has lash points on the top and bottom which is more convenient for attaching a sleeping bag and ground cover, however the alice's huge robust compression straps allow you to strap a tent, a sleeping bag, a ground cover, three rifles, and a bear can easily, it's just more annoying to actually get things out of the pack once you do.
The LK35 is a bit more comfortable as long as you don't move your arms around a lot and get pinched by the frame.
Source, I have an alice large which is my main pack, and I have two LK35s which are my loaners.
>>22763170
Learns to sew or find someone who can.
>>22763194
No, especially if your state has legal year round coyote popping.
Here in WA I can bring my AR innawoods and if anyone asks I'm hunting coyotes. Coyotes exist in all of washington's bio areas so it works in every forest.
Check your state's open carry laws, WA allows full open carry which helps with this.
>>22763170
Molle is literally just 1" webbing sewn at regular intervals with a strait stitch. Try that.
>>22763211
Where do you go innawoods in WA? I've only gone in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
>>22763170
In fact, let me take as shower and I'll open up paint and give you ways to use the frame to make more pockets
>>22763267
That would be nice. thanks.
Is an individual ILBE pack enough to fit innawoodsing gear in?
>>22763267
pls shower fast
>>22763211
>A hunting license is not required to hunt the following:
>Coyotes, if the coyotes are attacking, about to attack or have recently attacked livestock, domestic animals or fowl.
>Depredating feral hogs, if a landowner (resident or non-resident) or landowner's agent or lessee is taking feral hogs causing depredation on the landowner's land.
>Fur-bearing animals, if the hunter possesses a trapper's license or if the fur-bearing animals are causing depredation.
>Note: All laws and regulations governing hunter education requirements still apply.
So even if the fucking thing is running rampant and I see it doing damage, I legally still have to have completed the "hunter education program" to shoot it? what kind of liberal bullshit is this?
Fuck it , open carry for long rifles is legal, It's easier to just say I'm carrying it because I fucking can than even try to rationalize it with hunting given all that bullshit.
Okay so by /kay/'s standards: you buy the LK35 'inconspicuous' backpack so everyone will think you're a 'grey man' but at the same time they're walking around with a $1,500 AR-15.
/kay/ - 0
logic - 1
>>22763290
For how long? It's called a 3 day pack for a reason.
>>22763328
Ok i don't get this shit.
>Proof of certification or deferral is required to be on your person while hunting.
>Note: Certification is not required to purchase a hunting license.
So apparently you have to have this certification on you at all times when hunting, but you don't need it to purchase a hunting licence?
This is why people don't do this shit legally, it makes no fucking sense.
>>22763338
I just want it cuz it's cheap man. 36 bucks including shipping from NE
>>22763328
"It's coming right for us!!"
>>22763267
Please do.
Im stumped
>>22763289
>>22763293
>>22763602
It's a pretty crude drawing but I think you'll understand what I'm trying to get at
Thinking of buying one of these
http://www.bronzemoonoutdoors.com.au/online-shop/rothco-gi-type-heavyweight-mini-alice-pack
You guys reckon it'd be worth it?
>>22763792
here it is
>>22762983
It's 2014. Buy a pack with an internal frame.
>>22763881
>>22763881
>clips
>>22763911
I had to
>>22763881
God Fucking Dammit.
>>22763967
what, I did my best
>>22763338
I identify this to be fact. This is why I have modeled my gear for two purposes. the first is gear to fight with and the second is to appear non-threatening. Anything in-between will require a massive compromise.
Can't appear inconspicuous with a rifle.
Can't stay hidden without camouflage.
Can't protect your body without armor.
Etc., etc.
>TFW a typical "greyman" will be wearing non-camouflaged clothing
>equipped with web gear and no plates
>carrying a hunting rifle
>TFW no face
IMO either you're going to a fight, or you're not.
>>22763881
Looks simple enough.
I'm gonna try it, but I'm gonna make the pockets pretty big.
>>22763338
I bought it because it was cheap and had a solid reputation for being light yet durable. And I like surplus shit.
>>22764047
If I could legally go innawoods with a rifle ( I have to check with the owners of the land) I'd most likely go with a mini-14 I may buy off my dad than hypothetically using my father's AR-15. I know there is some type of hate against the mini-14 but I enjoy it more than the AR.
>>22762968
>>22762983
>>22763892
it's more that the alice shoulder straps and kidney pads are shitty than the pack frame or pack themselves.
find a frame, pack, and molle ii shoulder straps/kidney pad and you can have an okay pack for ~50USD if you look around funshows and swap meets, much more than that and better stuff starts to be available to you around the same price point. if you can find a reasonable priced used commercial pack they will usually be lighter and more comfortable than milsurp but anytime you're buying used inspect it thoroughly. fwiw some militaries have started moving towards beefed up commercial packs in camouflage for their rucks, the ILBE would be one example of this, iirc it's a licensed Arcteryx Bora 90 or 95 in marpat made by propper. it's a good comfortable design but supposedly sucked to wear over armor whereas the old alice did not. go figure.
>>22763338
>Implying I bring my AR when I go innawoods
>>22764194
I actually saw one of those full sized recon marpat ILBEs at a milsurp store for like 50 bucks the other month while on the road.
>>22762909
>I figure I can split wood by bayoneting the knife.
It's called "battoning" but regardless of the term, it's fucking stupid.
>>22764292
>not sure if weak ass knife
>>22764048
If you attempt it post pics
>>22764292
>super hardened steel
there's your problem.
>>22764292
I did this shit with a glock bayonet and it worked just fine.
It was dry firewood for a campfire though, so that might´ve changed the circumstances.
How do you guys carry your rifles when you go innawoods? Slung over your shoulder or attached to your pack?
>>22765539
>implying I don't always carry at ready position in case of skinwalkers
An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of "oh god it's wearing my skin and raping my wife"
>>22764292
as they say, use the right tool for the right job
bring a hatchet or an axe
>>22765580
>tfw hatchets with quality wood handles cost more than faggy tacticool tomahawks
>>22764292
I would resharpen it for giggles. Would look cool.
>>22765608
>That ability to craft a new handle if the old one breaks.
Not pictured are my clothes, sleeping bag (being made now), and stove ( it is inside my Ti pot).
Bumping with my Eberlestock.
>>22765644
Yeah that's why I want a wooden one.
>>22765797
Yea bought one recently since last year I as to cut up an Oak tree with a machete...
>sore bones,
>Bent blades
>experience points
>>22765644
It is pretty fun to do.
>>22765886
Yea, really perfected my "V" cut
>if you know what I mean.
Then really learned how to aim an axe over the summer in Texas.
> gorgeous handle btw
>>22765478
>I did this shit with a glock bayonet and it worked just fine.
>>22765992
The handle is shit tier, I got it from househandle, I should have waited for Tennessee Hickory to get back to me about a better handle than that one. It isnt even straight, but it was the first time I have rehandled an axe so I'll take it.
>>22764292
I can't tell, did the blade break in the middle or something?
Because the broke off piece looks like a perfect dagger.
bump
>>22766821
>batoning
>ever
What a good way to destroy your things.
>>22766906
It's for scoutmasters, and I'm not sure if boy scouts are allowed to bring axes innawoods. I was ever one.
>>22766928
*never
>>22766928
They make "boys axes," for a reason. Batoning is a horrible thing to do and even worse if it is a survival situation.
>>22766906
Do you even go innawoods?
If your knife cant handle it, then stop being cheap and buy a good knife.
>>22767011
>Do you even go innawoods?
Yes
>If your knife cant handle it, then stop being cheap and buy a good knife.
Clearly you dont, why would I buy a nice knife to utterly destroy it doing something it wasnt built to do? I also dont use my axes pole as a hammer, but then again I must be crazy for wanting to use the right tool for the right job.
>find a national forest to go innawoods in near where I live
>shooting restrictions EVERYWHERE
tempting, but I'm gonna have to do some real homework before heading in
>>22767055
A good knife wont break if you baton it. I have $13 Moras and $150 + Benchmades, ESEE's, DPX, ect and they're still going strong after years of use from building shelters, normal task, and bushcrafting.
They're tools. You don't baby them.
>>22767261
>A good knife wont break if you baton it
Yes it will, it isnt designed for that use.
> I have $13 Moras and $150 + Benchmades, ESEE's, DPX, ect and they're still going strong after years of use from building shelters, normal task, and bushcrafting.
And yet none of those normal knife tasks you listed are batoning.
>They're tools. You don't baby them.
Babying tools is not using them for their intended purpose. The intended purpose of a knife isnt splitting wood, it just isnt so dont try to say it is. That technique is to be used in emergencies only and even then it is to be used when you have two knives that way you arent dulling your only blade on wood.
>>22767222
I'd bring a weapon to protect myself regardless if I wanted to go shooting or just camping.
At worst it sees no use. At best it keeps me from being killed by a bear, or some squatter who thinks I'm on his property.
>>22767330
Ok, Lumberjack. Not everyone carries around an AX. Why have extra weight when you can do everything from cutting rope to shelter building with a good fix blade? I'm 28 and I haven't broke a single knife my whole life, and I spend a lot of time bushcrafting and primitive camping. But what do I know.
>>22767393
>Ok, Lumberjack. Not everyone carries around an AX.
Firstly it is axe and secondly if you plan on actually starting a fire for something other than a twig stove you should consider it. If 3 or less pounds is too much for you then why are you even outdoors?
>But what do I know.
Not much if you espouse batoning in any situation save survival with a spare knife. You are the hipster of the outdoors.
>>22767393
Maybe not an axe but why not a small hatchet? It's obviously better suited, and I don't see a good reason to unnecessarily dull your knife.
>>22767345
ah, yeah you make a fine point, I'll probably take a sidearm too
I own one and love it, here's a bit of copy pasta I saved from another thread on which is better
The insides are roughly the same with the LK being a bit deeper. While ALICE packs have the added modularity with the ALICE clip system and external pouches; the design of the kidney belt and straps leaves much to be desired. The frame also lacks attachment points, while the frame can be detached from the ruck to carry other items (with a cargo shelf bough separately) the LK35 has one built it with the pack deataching in seconds. In comparison the LK35 lacks kidney straps (later models have them) and its current straps are very minimal with less padding than ALICE straps but it makes up for this by having a unmatched build quality.
TL;DR LK35 is a blank pallet to build off of and it's idiot proof, ALICE packs suited for those who like to make additions yet the market for upgrades has already peaked
Both require some level of upgrading to be made comfortable and suitable for long term use
Pic related is the mod I did, leaving my trip off for those who know me
>>22767580
I remember you from /out/ I was the one who was needing advice on gear for getting back into backpacking. My new stuff is pictured:
>>22765748
>>22767580
What kind of kidney belt is that? Is it MOLLE II? And how did you attach it?
>>22767393
Did a hatchet rape your mother?
>>22767618
Nice man, how much did that set up run ya?
>>22763881
I might try this with some ALICE pouches and paracord
>>22767639
It's from a Outdoor products external frame back, any used/cheap one would work. Pic related. I can dump the steps if you'd like
>>22762885
>the person is participating in a public hunting activity within the state park that has been authorized by written order of the director so long as the person is in compliance with the applicable public hunting rules and regulations; or
the person has been authorized by written order of the director.
nooe
>>22767670
pls dump
>>22767717
Alright, dumping step by step
Remove the pack firstly
>>22767670
Yay! I actually came up up with a simple design anyone could make!
>>22767757
>>22767781
Explain?
>>22767790
I made this>>22763881
I'll order one of these packs before the end of the month, i'll follow your intructions once I get mine
>>22767790
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Himalayan-External-Frame-Backpack-Green-/271597283149? would be good for cheap parts, check local thrift shops too
>>22767808
Ah yes, I would highly suggest it. Last I checked NE sells them, ebay, and varuskel. I'll grab some bits I have laying around all see if I can replicate what you have drawn.
Also remove the lower strap support
>>22767442
>>22767463
I own camp hatchets and axes. If I'm building a large shelter, Ill strap them to my pack and use it. But most the time I use a kukri that I won from a bug out contest from Cold Steel. (They actually make good machetes)
Less is more for me, so if I can have a good knife that can handle every aspect of cutting, then I'll use that.
>>22767651
Once....ONCE.
>bag thread
Maxpedition Condor 2, Eberlestock Gun Slinger 2, North Face Terra, MilSerp.
>filename
>>22767906
Czech bread bag at the bottom?
>>22763253
I haven't gone out much, but theoretically the okanogan wilderness looks really cool. I've done some shooting trips in that forest occasionally since I was a kid.
Here is a complete list of wilderness areas:
http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/stateView?state=WA
>>22763328
I want the hunting license because I actually intend to take any coyote that I see, and then make Korean soup out of them when I make camp.
I've been preparing for a wilderness coyote hunt for a while now, almost got all the gear together.
It would make it a much simpler conversation with cops though.
Secure the kidney straps with paracord, if you look along the back where to attach it will be obvious but it varies with rucks
>>22762909
I was camping recently and handled all the firewood chopping, cutting quartered pine/maple logs down to chopstick sized bits with a Estwing hatchet. They're cheap and they work but are heavy so something pricier will serve you even better. For wood processing you want a dedicated tool. Saw wise you shouldn't be cutting wood off of trees anyways, its green and wont burn well/ at all, Buy a folding pruning saw if you need to cut dead wood to length.
>>22762728
http://www.amazon "." com/Red-Rock-Outdoor-Gear-Assault/dp/B00768NEUW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410391471&sr=8-1&keywords=coyote+pack
Related to OP's question, how is this pack?
>>22762952
That's true except for delimbing.
Kukris are the best tool for light delimbing, even small chainsaws got nothing on them.
>>22767923
Im not sure, I always wondered what it is. 1 main pocket, 2 pockets on the side and 1 at each end.
The duffle bag is German. Scored it for $9 from CTD around 10 years ago.
>>22763338
Grey man doesn't apply to innawoods. In an actual SHTF situation you won't be trying to blend in with other people innawoods you'll just be avoiding them, and camo helps there.
Thats why I have "high profile" gear that is camo, and "low profile" gear that will blend in with other people, I can keep the high profile gear in the trunk of my car or something as I'm bugging out.
>>22767580
>pallet =/= palette
the more you know.
>>22768021
Reviews seem good, a little tacticool for my tastes though
>>22768036
I'd say it depends on the environment, here in Florida a machete will do fine for all tasks (so as long as it has a high quality, heavy head for clean cuts)
>>22768053
Any tags or markings? Also
>"gee bill, how come your mom lets you have TWO rifles?"
>>22768071
Thanks :^)
>>22767580
I wonder if MOLLE straps and pads would fit on the swede.
>>22768053
Can you attach bear cans, rifles, ground cover and stuff under the flap of the eberlestock G2 like you do on an alice, or is it too shifty?
>>22768086
Absolutely. If you've heard of ALICE Hellcat mods then you'd figure with less attachment points than the LK35 it'd certainly be doable, if not much easier, with MOLLE straps.
Pretty sure I just spent $80 on a pack from a site that doesn't promise delivery of goods and implicitly states this in their terms and conditions.
Should I just give up and neck myself ?
>>22768153
What pack and site?
>>22768153
what was the site and can you ask for a refund
Master-race?
what does going innawoods mean?
do you just walk into a forest and come back out 3 days later?
>>22768170
http://www.bronzemoonoutdoors.com.au/online-shop/rothco-special-forces-assault-pack-0
>>22768176
>can you ask for a refund
Not unless you call up before ordering online and ensuring the package can be delivered between a certain date or some shit. Basically no.
>>22768080
Made in India?
>I get that every time I post that photo.
This ones better. lol
>>22762940
Emerald coast, motherfucker.
>>22767670
288 for the backpack
300 for the sleeping mat
55 for Ti pot/pan
23 for wood stove
12 for alcohol burner
10 for mess kit
12 for cooking utensils
8 for Ti spork
49 for a rain fly
400 for a sleeping bag that is being made
100 for stuff sacks and water proof compression sacks
Probably another hundred on random stuff. I also got my wife a lot of gear.
>>22768149
Different Anon here but do you or does any other anon have info / some experience using the hellcat mod? I'm considering putting one together with an ALICE pack but would rather hear some peoples experiences than potentially waste my money.
>>22768153
>>22768222
Trips confirm, ya dun goofed m8
>>22768232
That picture just reeks tryhard mallninja. Cringeworthy.
i have a 5.11 rush 72 tacticool pack and i actually like it, works out good in the woods
>>22768105
Under the lid? You can if they are not a lot of stuff in the bag. The outer straps work really good at holding tarps, blankets, ect.
no one takes hand sanitizer to innawoods?
>>22768170
>rothco
you fucked up mang
>>22768232
Commercial shit probably, look into Finnish gask mask bags
pic related
>>22768248
Nope. Google it, check out the forum posts the guy does. Check local places and surplus stores for the old woodland shit too. I wanted to make one but I decided I'd probably get no use out of it. Also check out TT's mods (mostly overprice but good quality, I'd suggest at least buying the straps)
>>22768303
What Machete? CS?
>>22768272
Duh!
Some times you got to get a suppressed DMR and ghillie suit and go camp in the rain.
>>22768247
$300 for a sleeping mat?
$55 for a stove?
$12 for utensils?
$400 for a sleeping bag?
Tell me. You can be stupid with your money all you want, but do you even know how to start a fire.
>>22768332
so who are you designated a marksmen by kiddo?
>>22768331
Yup. Build a lot of shelters with it. Hold an edge nice. Just wear gloves because the handle causes blisters if you just look at it.
>>22768331
Okay sounds good, ill check out the forums I guess. Also. Fin Gas Mask Bag love. Really wish I had bought 2.
>>22768357
Tier 1 armchair unit.
You prob haven't heard of us...
>>22768248
Get the special plastic alice frame, lighter and actually designed to work with molle straps.
https://www.entrygear.com/product.asp?id=1606AC
I priced out a hellcat last week for 160 dollars with all new components except the actual straps which I can't find new, including a new camo alice med, all camo, and with the plastic frame.
I would build that but I already have an alice large and 2 swedes and I think I want a eberlestock G2
>>22768331
>you fucked up mang
Well ignoring the dodgy site. What's wrong with Rothco?
Also, what would you recommend for an ausfag looking to get into becoming innawoods then?
every post i see here about the LK35 is just fgsfds.
i can not think of a shittier pack off the top of my head.
to make one of them be not a piece of shit is even more work than an alice and more money because nothing will simply attach to the frame without intermediaries. i can understand /out/ers being upset about people recommending milsurp instead of saying 'milsurp is only okay' but people recommending LK35 ought to be strung up. i don't even get it.
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/ZWB-144
Does anyone use the modular sleep system for camping? How is it?
>>22768421
Thanks for the link and info. Though I kinda wonder if at that price if I should just stalk my Local Mountain Equipment Co-op for a sale on a nice pack.
>>22768468
Id be interested too, though mostly in the functionality of the Bivy for it.
>>22768452
It is 30 bucks and it holds enough stuff and it works out of the box.
Who cares if it isn't the most comfy thing ever?
>>22768369
>not owning two
>>22768438
Most of their shit is shit, with exceptions for their smaller bags and shirts
>>22768452
I will admit, it's not amazing by a long shot. But for it's price and features it makes a very nice entry level ruck.
>>22768468
>>22768487
I own the 2nd layer, it's very comfy and built well.
>>22768468
Do you still need to pitch a tent or hooch or is the bivy supposed to be your complete camp?
If you still make a poncho hooch I don't see the point I'd rather get a 60 bux snugpak.
>>22768385
probably haven't.
>>22768468
good but not lightweight by any means. comfortable and MODULAR*BUZZWORD™ but very heavy for what it is. you can find commercial bags rated below freezing that are very light for reasonable prices but if you can find a MSS for (much) cheaper than that and don't expect it to compliment your ultralight bag you won't be disappointed. do bear in mind you have to have the bivy, patrol bag and sleeping bag layered for it to meet the -40 rating it boasts and do compare to commercial bags on the market before you buy. milsurp tends to be cheap durable and heavy but never the best nor is it light.
>>22768303
Under the lid or on the front either way.
I once had a sleeping bag, a ground cover, and a bear can lashed to the front of my Alice large.
Would it be reasonable to put a normal sized sleeping bag on the bottom and a ground cover on the top like a normal pack?
>>22768611
I keep a 35 degree bag in the bottom of the pack with a big agnes air pad beside it. So if you have it in a stuff sack you'll be able to fit it all in. A tarp or ground cloth would fit under the straps and the lid.
>>22768680
I just have a military style roll that I got for 4 dollars. It has a diameter of about 3-4 inches.
>>22768539
So much regret.
>At least I have one
>Ri...Right?
>>22768720
I'm so fucking glad I got two.
And my cousin got 1 too so I don't have to loan him one when we go out. I legitimately have 2 extra milsurp packs to use as loaners. Feels good man.
>>22768701
I would go for under the lid or compressed on the side. Its not the biggest pack.
>>22768680
I still can't decide between a plastic frame alice medium hellcat in all woodland and a eberlestock G2 in multicam.
I like my alice large for it's capacity and organization, so if I got the G2 I would put molle pouches all over the outside in the same pattern that an ALICE's pockets are to replicate my current user experience. That would make it even more expensive vs the hellcat that is only 160.
But it also has built in hydration support and the rifle carrier. I don't know if I can bring myself to open carry in the woods without the rifle carrier to make me seem non threatening. Maybe I"m just a pussy and I need to just get my permit to hunt coyotes and use that as my excuse.
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>>22762983
>>22762968
>>22762744
I have an alice and I love it, but mine is in great condition. I've heard if youre a midget or a skeletal they really suck nuts. I suppose they would suck if the kidney straps were worn to hell as well. I see lots of people mod the frames to accompany a Molle style strap system like
>>22764194
I had to search a while but found mine for 45 bucks and its in very good condition. Ive heard good things about the hellcat mods
>>22768763
Its a good bag. Just have to pack the basic stuff since its not that large. I have a CCDW but if I have a rifle Im innawoods and not in a park. Where I live, they are mountains all over to get lost in. I can get on my atv and hit three counties without even touching the blacktop. All on on logging roads.
>>22768153
Call your credit card company and cancel the payment.
>>22768811
I wouldn't be able to put my sleeping bag inthe bottom of the bag like an alice but I can just put it on the bottom.
I don't pack much else, just food, a water bladder, and clothes in a USMC dry bag in the inside.
The rest of my stuff, fire starting kit, stove, water purifier, poncho with bungie cords, canteen with secondary stove and canteen cup, I would buy molle pouches for and put on the outside of the pack.
And obviously put my ground cover on the top or side.
>>22768778
They're good
>>22768720
Ebay is your friend
>>22768385
oh god that AK with a stanag mag
>>22768487
it's just a camo goretex bivy in the most basic sense. if you can sleep without the tent's illusion of shelter it's just like every other bivy that doesn't have a face piece / net shelter. iirc the whole set up is cut the the same pattern as a mummy bag, without draw strings on the bivy.
>>22768585
you can camp with just the bivy or not. the only reason you'd explicitly need anything more than a sleeping bag and maybe a tarp to stop rain is purely psychological. whether local fauna possibly getting cozy bothers you or not is on you and you alone.
>>22768903
>stop playing dayz
>>22768903
Sometimes you have to toss on gear and go camping in bad weather. Its not to look cool, its just incase SHTF. So I like posting silly stuff my friends and I do when people get all serious. lol
>>22763881
Okay how does this sound?
>>22768353
Yes. The sleeping mat is for winter camping, the stove is a Chinese clone of a 65 dollar stove. The sleeping bag is 850 treated goose down. Stop being poor and get nice gear.
Anyone have good experiences with Eberlestock backpacks?
>>22762728
is the lk35 the swedish one that ivan has up for sale on the /k/store?
>>22765608
>go to flea market or ebay
>find head for 7 dollars shipped
>do not pay more
>soak in white vinegar overnight
>buy a handle
>good one is around $20 shipped
>wash off vinegar
>dry
>head the bit
>not fucking hard
>cold blue if you want to
>or not
>I'm not ATF
You now have a boss ass hatchet for $30 and you won't be laughed at by fellow boy scouts
>>22769078
I posted 10 photos of mine and some details about it in this thread.
>>22769098
Yes
>>22769078
I've heard nothing but good things, ask the guys @ /out/ they know more
>>22769107
>"won't be laughed at by fellow boy scouts"
my sides
i have an lk35
What I do for more space on the outside is strap a fanny-pack to either side, straps are longs enough to weave through the frame and the plastic buckle make it easy to remove or move around.
Pic related, its one of the hip-packs I use on my LK35.
I imagine any fanny/hip pack will work for this.
>>22763150
fuck yes! all of my camping is in national forests!
>>22763194
>Do they give two shits what you bring?
depends on your state hunting laws. For instance, in my state, I can use the "coyote hunting" excuse to carry a rifle innawoods, but I have to be smart to the facts of:
>need to have a hunting license to hunt coyote even though there's no bag limit
>can't carry guns during deer gun seasons without deer permits
so make sure you verify that shit with your state hunting laws.
Also: national forests prohibit "target shooting"...you're only allowed to discharge firearms for hunting and defense.
>>22763338
>LK35
>grey man
it's a fucking E-frame backpack. nothing about that is inconspicuous.
>>22769426
Well, it's less conspicuous then a tacticool pack with a plate carrier and shit.
>>22769395
depends on the national forest. as a whole it's better to assume no, but they do allow target shooting on a per organization basis.
>>22764292
>Using a tactic that takes less energy out of you than swinging a big heafty axe all day is fucking stupid.
Fixed that for you.
I came across this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVoQN5RS21g
Anyone know of other decent innawoods channels?
>>22770321
>3lb hatchet
>"hefty axe"
/k/omrade pls. And you still have to swing around a branch, besides from dulling your knife.
I use a MOLLE Gen2 ruck and I love it. It's what I'm used to and I really can't find a reason to use anything else.
>>22770321
I like batoning but you have to be retarded to think that it's easier than a good hatchet.
If you get that exhausted from splitting or even cutting wood with a hatchet or axe than you have either only held a chinkshit maul or have no idea what the fuck you are doing.
>>22768468
For what I paid for it (nothing), fucking excellent.
>green (light) bag is good to ~45 degrees
>black (thick) bag is good to ~30 degrees
>goretex bivvy bag is actually waterproof
I've not used it when it was cold enough to use both bags together, I've got a good 0deg North Face bag for that that's smaller/lighter than the 2 combined.
Gripes about it:
>the snaps are obnoxious and you WILL end up laying on at least some of them
>the zipper is fuckhuge and obnoxious and digs in if you lay on it
>the draft tube is vestigial on the black bag, the green bag doesn't have one: both bags leak air out the zipper like mad
>the bivvy bag has neither a full-cover hood nor mosquito netting so you still need at least some cover for your face
I've got two sets, both I was told to keep when the army switched to UCP (a woodland and a desert 3-pat one). I've also got a spare UCP bivvy bag I acquired by accident somewhere (literally digging through my gear and went WTF where'd this come from?).
I modded the woodland bivvy to include mosquito netting by chopping up an old Boy Scout mosquito net and sewing velcro to it and the bag. Works pretty good.
>>22770416
"Go-pack" inside ruck. This bag stores the food, water purification, sleeping system, medical supplies and other bare essentials I could survive with should I ever have to drop my ruck.
>>22769078
Eberlestock is one of the Top 3. It's the heaviest but most feature-rich.
In no specific order,
>Kitanica (ultralight featureless)
>eberlestock (heavyweight full-feature)
>Mystery Ranch (midweight, interesting innovations)
I've got a couple of their packs. I've got a McMillan (coyote tan), a Firefly (Realtree Max), and a Phantom (MC). They're heavy but have pockets everywhere and are made out of heavyweight cordura and good zippers.
For most people, I'd recommend going with Mystery Ranch. They're expensive but oh so worth it.
>>22762758
ALICE back wil literally never die if you dont cut it to pieces. I use my fathers old one which is no less than 30-35 years old
>>22768468
it's fine, but honestly far too large and bulky to carry for more than a few miles.
read the specs carefully. the temp ratings are for soldiers wearing their uniforms, boots, and for the low temperatures, several layers of winter clothing. you will not be able to sleep comfortably at the rated temperatures in your pajamas.
td,dr: get the kelty cosmic down 20 and save the money you would waste by putting the MSS in storage and buying a nicer bag down the line.
>>22770539
no offence intended, but the go-pack sounds like the entire contents of my camping backpack.
what do you keep in the rest of the bag?
>>22762940
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ChTL-3c3o
>>22768385
The more you look, the weirder this picture gets
>>22770539
Muh nigga. I tend to keep all essential supplies in an outer bag (ie med kit, half shelter, light sleeping bag, spare fire supplies ect.) though I've never thought of a backpack to put in there, seems the run into >>22770964 's problem of 'if it can't fit in there you probably don't need it'
>>22770539
Surely that waste's a huge amount of space with the straps and padding taking up so much space. I can see your reason for it, but are you really that likely to have to drop your ruck?
>>22770964
>>22771014
The ruck holds extra clothes/uniforms and a big medical bag. Also more food/water etc
>>22771026
The inside of the ruck is huge. And I don't know if I'll ever have to drop my ruck or not. I'd rather be able to still have supplies should I end up in a situation where I have to evade but the weight of a full ruck would slow me down.
How is the Marine ILBE? I see one on CL for 65 bucks right now. Good price? I know it's like over 200 new.
>>22771326
lol what? http://ads.midwayusa.com/product/916408/military-surplus-ilbe-rucksack-nylon-marpat?srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=36-8108936-2&ads=&cm_mmc=pf_ci_google-_-pf_ci_google-_-pf_ci_google-_-pf_ci_google
It's an okay deal, you can't really go wrong with it but I always found that it fit my manlet frame kind of awkwardly.
>>22771326
It's the best milsurp going.
It's an Arc'teryx bag, which means it's quality (assuming it isn't beat to shit and back).
It's better than most Kelty commercials, about on par with mid-level commercial bags.
It's heavy for a hiking backpack, but light-ish as far as milsurp goes.
>>22769078
Shits so cash
>>22763290
>>22763348
Depends on what skills you have. The biggest problem I see with it is that most people will want to bring a tent with them, or a sleeping bag, and there is honestly no reasonable way to attach that kind of shit to an ILBE assault pack.
However, if you're open to hammock camping, that could be more feasible. You can get a fancy-pants hammock that comes with a rain fly (but let's be honest, if you're trying to innawoods with just an ILBE assault pack, you're probably not spending the money on that), or you can bring a tarp with you and set that up over the hammock. you'll still need padding/insulation below you to stay anywhere near warm though.
>>22767580
I have an Alice pack large and an ilbe that I nabbed from be, I was thinking of getting the lk35.
What's mods did you use for yours? I tried to
hellcat my Alice and botched the job.
Looking for a good 3-5 day pack that won't murder my spine.
>>22768053
What's this?
>>22768149
Seconding this, I botched it up good n proper
>>22771407
Idk man, or a brand new one from online, sucker is frying everywhere - but otherwise tough little bugger
>>22767330
are you fucking kidding me bushcrafting have you ever done it? batoning is a big thing in bushcrafting as well as building a shelter.
>>22768758
dat flannel shirt
>>22762728
i like my alice pack
>>22765994
And that's why we don't baton unless we have to. Also the reason why an axe/hatchet always has a place in my pack.
>>22773151
>batoning is a big thing in bushcraftin
>Destroying your knife is useful
Opinion discarded.
>>22773352
>set up in back yard
>laptop charger going into tent
>milsurp
>/k/
>>22773352
nice backyard setup homo
>>22773352
>/k/goesinnawoods.jpg
>>22773848
>>22773850
>>22773859
Id give him the benefit of the doubt, Maybe Anon just wanted to test his set up and then relax outside.
>>22773914
Haha I'm just fucking around. I hope he didn't internalize any hostility from it.
>>22773959
I doubt it. This is 4chan after all.
>>22773352
Maybe you could tell us what your setup is?
>>22762728
>>>/out/
>>>/out/
>>>/out/
>>>/out/
k is for airsoft and stuff
>>22773352
pure wilderness.
>>22773848
>>laptop charger going into tent
dats for the dragon dildo
>>22773985
artlover pls go
>>22768232
multicam looks fuckin bright.
what about the weight? without water?
>>22768247
>400 for a sleeping bag that is being made
pffff spider silk bag?
>>22774040
whats so bad about art? you freakin caveman
>>22774058
>I think $400 on a sleeping bag is a lot of money
That is actually cheap, if you too are in the market for a nice down bag I suggest Enlightened Equipment.
>>22774065
Artlover is a well known pedo trip.
>>22774077
>Enlightened Equipment.
>400
hipster rip off.
>>22774077
>Enlightened Equipment
Instantly made me think of the "tips fedora" picture.
you'll cowards dont even wear fleck
>>22774100
I just realized how great that pattern would be for the New England autumns.
>>22774100
Original backpack?
>>22774100
I actually wanted one of those hard when I first started getting into the whole "tactical equipment" thing, but I decided against wearing all Flecktarn and now I'm going for solid, flat colours.
They do make Flecktarn backpack covers, so you can go full stealth.
>>22774087
>>22774098
I dont think you guys realize how much true outdoors gear made for 3 seasons or 4 seasons use costs if you are still stuck on a 400 dollar two person sleeping quilt.
>>22774120
I use an rain poncho. no need for extra cover.
>>22774127
I'm actually kind of glad I'm not -that- serious about outdoorsing. I love camping but I already sink enough money into car parts.
>>22774127
fail
120-399 for an 4 season down bag is OK. 400 is just retarded.
>>22774134
Adult hobbies are much more expensive than the legos of my youth.
>>22774139
HAHAHA, holy shit, I cannot stop laughing. if you want treated goose down 400 dollars is the cost at wholesale of 24 oz of it. Jesus, I know I am on /k/ but still people should have some idea of worth.
Have you guys ever done a minimalistic "survival" expedition? Or at least fuck around with it when you're innawoods? I'm going camping in November I want to try my hand at building a wigwam. Since it's my first time trying I'll obviously bring a tent in case, but it'd be cool to build and sleep in my own shelter.
>>22774077
What's wrong with being paedo?
>>22774159
>Adult hobbies are much more expensive than the legos of my youth.
Tell me about it, man. The start up costs for real outdoorsing are crazy. And you can sink so much fucking money into cars, guns, video games, etc.
>>22774127
>implying I'm the guy paying 400 for a quilt
I'm still feeling my way through it all, so I'm not dumping money at random.
>>22774159
wherr did you find dat down thingies? in ur ass.
>>22768080
>here in Florida
where do we go in Florida to innawoods? I'm up on the panhandle and everywhere is either protected because of the fucking seabirds or is private property covered in sand
>>22774171
At least my legos have partially funded my outdoors gear and gun purchases recently..Yes I have been selling some of the rarer ones.
>>22774181
I am the person who paid that, I do not regret it because I know the costs of the materials involved, which is something others seem to have issues with.
>>22774162
>wigwam
enjoy bugs and stuff.
>>22768468
>modular sleep system for camping?
For camping I use a Cabelas Alaskan Guide 6-man tent, (with wall-to-wall carpeting)
a Cabelas Lounge cot and either my old mid-weight Boy Scout nylon/flannel sleeping
bag or a heavy canvas/flannel bag (I've pinned both together with safety pins for deer
hunting in Michigan during Nov).
I see no point in being uncomfortable when camping.
For a bug-out bag on the other hand, the military modular system can be doable and it's
good down to below freezing and will keep you dry, though it is also heavy and bulky.
If you're willing to accept the weight & bulk, you might as well add a Thermarest self-inflating
sleeping pad inside the bivy bag for comfort and added insulation.
>>22774198
I have a very light sleeping bag I paid not much for, and an old one that has been in the house for years so is basically free for me.
If I decide I want something more, I'll cross that bridge when I get there.
I'm not one to knock people for their spending habits, but at least I don't waste my money on booze and smoking.
>Hey anon, is your family rich or something, you always go on vacations
No we just aren't fucking retards with our money.
>>22774193
http://www.alliedfeather.com/products
How is your nugget treating you?
>>22774219
I was in the same boat, my wife and I were using old bags my parents didnt use anymore. We got sick of lugging the bags around, even with a nice compression bag they were still 20L. I did a lot of research and for two people we decided that in terms of money spent and weight that a two person sleeping quilt is the way to go.
>>22768758
we dayz now
>>22774210
You would be surprised at the number of backpackers who realize that sleeping is more important than saving grams. The one thing to not skimp on is sleeping equipment. If you arent well rested you dont have as much energy and it wont matter how light your pack is then.
>>22768758
w-wait. radio on the backside?
>>22768369
>>22768720
Why don't you get another with the Varusteleka order?
>http://www.varusteleka.fi/en/product/finnish-gas-mask-bag-used/1715
