BACKPACK FOR BUGOUT & BUSHCRAFT? 5.11 Rush 24 Backpack 

Does that compartment get soaked in the rain? That's a deal breaker for me.

Agreed

Just ordered me a rush 24 ,, how heavy do you think I can load it before it's too heavy or too loaded?

Bout 25-30lbs comfortably

​@@LiBuiltthanks for the reply. I have it now and I am loading it up with some supplies and really like this pack. I actually went to the shop in Vegas and got the waist belt for it also.

​@kevinhart46 The whole gray man thing... it depends. You're right but also not entirely right. There ARE plenty of scenarios where you WOULD want to try and be "gray man" and blend in. But this is mostly for city-slickers around lots of people and with potential military/LE threats, checkpoints, etc. But the rest of what you're talking about is equally fantasy. Most major SHTF events I've been through, local communities tend to band together for help and protection. Yeah, you'll always have your looters and 💩 bags running around but getting shot up just for walking around in daylight is a little out there. As long as you're not doing criminal stuff yourself and not living in the middle of a ghetto, no one is going to be randomly shooting at you. That's TEOTAWKI fantasy book doomer pr0n. It would take A LOT of crazy 💩 happening all at once for things to be THAT bad. 🙄 And if they did get that bad... you wouldn't want to be roaming around day or night. You'd want to be in a well stocked bunker for the next 2 years or so.....which 99% of us don't have the funds for anyway. Outside of the animal cities, most suburban and rural towns, communities will come together to maintain order and distribute resources.

I have all the Rushes and they're all crap except the 72... because that's the only one that comes with a hip belt. And none of these type bags are what you really want anyway for a situation walking on foot for miles on end with any amount of gear over 20 lbs.

Where I live a lot of people wear packs like this to go to school and commuting, so by wearing one you are actually a grey man Like I travelled to south america a while ago and I saw everybody wearing Maxpedition knock offs from China, they're really popular there for some reason

@@pennsyltuckyreb9800 It's like the problem is I don't think there's a situation where you need 1000 denier like osprey has lifetime warranty and hiking bags are better fit for carrying long distances but I bought the previous rush 24 because they were a really good deal for $50 each lol

@MrLuffy9131 The Rush 12/24/72 are great bags as long as you don't overload them. Keep it around 20-ish pounds maximum. You can load up the 72 up more but not much more. That kind of material is an advantage for longterm durability, cutting brush off main trails (which is a real possibility in SHTF), rubbing up against boulders regularly.... something common in my area of the Appalachians. For serious hiking on foot, 5.11 offers newer better models for that kind of walling. I'd like to get a much lighter pack, but for now, I go minimalist in my USMC ILBE. It's a heavy pack but near bombproof and very comfortable. I can easily haul around 40-ish pounds for miles in it. That would be my personal maximum winter weight...... but I'm trying to cut that down still.

Yes it would work.

Yes for sure. Video coming soon!

Thanks! Looking forward to it! I'm trying understand how to maximize kit potential for longer outings addressing multiple potential needs, but have trouble finding any online examples of the combination of LBE with pistol / combat belt, and back pack.

Zulu Foxtrot

It seals with velcro but there is a possibility of soak through

Did yo watch the video all the way? This bag is not being given away. This video is the giveaway: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OkAXZJxQ2E0.htmlsi=OLsovCWVWvwmN3In

This is not where the giveaway is happening.

As stated in the video it's a cut down military foam pad. Found at most surplus stores.

@@ThePreparedWanderer OK, thank you I did not catch the part where you said it was a military pad I will have to look for that.