Secrets of The US Forest Service - What's Inside A RED BAG 

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I was in a car fire a little over a year ago and sustained 3rd degree burns to 40% of my body, but I survived. I was really struggling with sliding into the depths of depression and then I found this channel. You have helped me find my strength again. I just got done chainsaw milling some American Sycamore slabs and 8 months ago I couldn't walk on my own. Please keep doing what you're doing. I can't thank you and your family enough.

I think it’s kinda funny that your way of getting back at the forest service is by taking over their internet presence with useful information and high quality content that they could never produce. Cheers!

As a wildland volunteer firefighter from Greece. My deepest respect for your effort to pass the knowledge you have!

Always nice to see we agree… The Hubba-Hubba is an amazing tent. I have the vestibule annex that I add on occasion (it makes a great place for the dog as well). Also the BA line of bags, excellent choice. I haven’t seen the stuff sack/pillow! Always learn something from your videos!

My Boy Scout Explorer group was sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service.... Mark Twain National Forest.... We were taught EXACTLY every thing that you are promoting here for general camping. This brings back great memories!!!

Great tip on the sleeping bag/ pad combo. I do the same thing on assignment with a normal sleeping bag and pad, just slide the inflated pad in there. I even keep it in there when I roll up my bag in the morning so I can just throw them out together at night. Hope yall have a (type B) fun summer!!

I’m taking my “go bag” to the national forest to survive the weekend just to test all my gear this weekend. Should be fun and let me know what I am lacking on. My lightweight bag has light weight tent, water purification system, sleeping bag, sleep mat, freeze dried food, usual wood work tools, fire starting stuff etc. gonna be a fun one

Good stuff. I love the simplicity and thoughts behind each. Thanks for sharing

The sweetest thing in the whole video is your cat. 🙏❤️🇺🇸🐈

Love the simplicity, thank you.

Good stuff ! Reminds me of Search and Rescue , some of the same concepts for missions , you did not always know how long you were going to be out and depending on your individual assignments you may not have the benefits of search base support so you had to be self supporting , at the same time weight saving was critical.

9:41 you dont hear it but is like "MRRROOOOOEEEEEW" the most hard as he can lmao

Just ordered a pair of the socks. I have worn gold toes for 23 years. Going to try these based on what you said.

Excellent video, Cody. Thank you!

Literally stopped watching at sleeping bag. Went online and ordered bag with pad sleeve and then finished watching vid. Great tip, never knew that the sleeve thing existed.

Excellent Video. No non-sense BS!! Thanks!! God Bless.

Awesome video, thank you! Hope to see the first line gear video.

I've also found when the top varies greatly that if I save the clean clothes just to sleep in it really helps my sleep quality and moral... and just put the dirty ones on for the day ... even if you can't shower just putting clean clothes on when you get back to camp it really helps moral

Nice kit. I've used Dr Bronners for soap for over 50 years, lol. Have a look at Alps Mountaineering (Hikers Direct) for tents & gear. Well built, normally a bit cheaper cost. Got a few stoves, but still like my brass primus, lol (& +50 years too!). Great ya take the time to help those starting out, or that still haven't sorted it out... Gotta stay sharp, & gear keeps you there. Thanx !

For charging cables, I’d recommend a 3 in 1 cable. Micro usb, usb c, lightning all in one. Mine is Anker.

It's been a long time since you made a Wildland Fire Video, which were very successful. Another great video. Fire season is upon us. My RT-130 is Saturday.

Your setup is very similar to what I use for backpacking. Very well thought out, sir.

Absolutely on the extra lights and batteries! I'm a lifelong woodsman and even with 3 lights in cold weather I've been caught out twice with no light. It's not a good situation. Batteries die so fast in the cold.

Thanks for the tips buddy. New firefighter here.

That’s a nice practical kit, I have that MSR backpack stove, really like it. Do you have a video on your 24 hour kit?

Outstanding!

Very useful and excellent video

Great Content!!!

Great information, thank you. I know so many folks who skimp on socks and then whine and complain about sore feet, blisters, and overall foot, ankle and leg pain. I dumped dumb wool when they went woke, and have been using Darn Tough since. I will give the Point6 a try. I will will also give the wool t-shirts a try during a trip to Europe this year. The Exifico shirts and underwear I used for my past trips overseas work okay, but don't breath very well.

I like the concept of line gear

Informative and beneficial video

Awesome video, hope all is well,miss the live streams brother !!! The memeber emojis are fantastic by the way

Great list Cody! I love the BA bag… I too do not enjoy mummy bags.. and I like this bag with the pouch.. better than scooting off the pad in the middle of the night… And the merino wool tshirts… I wonder how they would do on a king distant bike tour in humid July in Iowa??? RAGBRAI, for those who know… there is the Lycra crowd dressed for cycle street cred, and “aero”. But I am not sure I want to dress that way… the exception is the cycle shorts… but maybe a merino wool tshirt would be nice???

This video is awesome do more like this Cody, 21 day and I'm also interested in what's on your person before you go off

Important TIP!! Do Not store your sleeping bag and sleeping pad in a compressed state! If so, the bag and pad will lose its loft and it will diminish its performance! Including losing its functional thermal range!

I absolutely love these videos! Trying to be as prepared as possible is gonna be key to surviving the near future

I have the small jet boil, it’s a bit larger than your stove kit

When I retired from the fire service due to injury in 2018, I handed my webgear and red bag to a young rookie firefighter. The only items I removed were my toiletries and clothing items. I hope that gear is still serving him faithfully to this day. After the fire service, I continue to have “civilian” versions for bugout or get home needs.

Same thing with the Army, we change our underwear, tshirt, and socks, but get more than one use out of the field top and pants. Personally I like to pack double or triple on the underwear stuff and per set of top and bottoms if space and weight is no issue

Would love to see a tent comparison video one day when Wranglerstar sets up the outfitter tent at the river

Hey Cody. Have you tried bamboo versus the wool under garments? Both have similar properties but the bamboo tends softer. I've been making the switch with my boxers, shirts and socks.

as to a fark sack (sleeping bag), i have a banket with it all you need is something to cover up with if it gets cold to your feet and you heard should be a cover-up soon as i am covered and warming up i am back make the bears run away i do snore loud wildlife have to band me from them lol

Great video as usual. Do you have a link to the clock on the shelf with the green check mark? Thanks

All of these gear video’s are the best I am the same build as you what is you 0 degrees sleeping bag Can you make a gear playlist that would be much appreciated 🙏🙏😎

Don’t know if this is standard across the entire Forest Service now, but the USFS Type 2 IA 20 man handcrew I’ve been on for the past few years does things a bit differently. We abandoned the “Red Bag” a long time ago, before I ever joined the FS. We use larger waterproof duffels. In them we keep personal sleep systems, clothing, personal hygiene products, and any other personal gear you think you need to sustain yourself for 14 days. All food, water, First Aid medical supplies, and all other work specific gear and supplies are kept on our rigs. Every truck carries enough water (5gal jugs), food (MREs), slash, truck, and saw fuel, medical supplies, and everything else to sustain all 5 crewmen on that truck for 72hrs. They do issue sleeping bags and tents, but everyone in my crew throws the tent in their locker first day and just uses the sleeping bag and a plastic tarp fora ground cloth and we just sleep in the dirt when we spike out. Even if we go to a campaign fire with a full Fire Camp, we never bring or setup tents in the sleeping areas, because there’s never a guarantee that we’ll go back to camp for the night.

Hey Daddy I am over here Says the Momma as she was over on the chair talking to you before she hoped up for her moment in Fame , looking for some love from ya :) she is a cute cat

Big like for the cat.

thank you from chief terry

Not necessarily on the theme of this video but I’d love a video reviewing your G19x and other Glocks you might especially love

Love the cat

Cheers

My next railroad grip bag...

Pro tip goal zero 5 in charging cables seem 40 % faster or maybe just faster

I’d love to see that Level 3 kit

Man, I miss your daily streams!

Cody can u do a video showing us ur mountain bike plz

Definitely agree with you on wearing good bass layers. Wool is great, but also don’t discount aramid. It’s not hard to find military surplus aramid bass layers or those that are made for military personnel. They’re made to be fire retardant and they turn to ash much the same way as wool when a flame hits it. there are no melt no drip synthetic aramid bass layers. Very inexpensive actually cheaper than buying wool.

Dirtco socks I’ve been wearing them for years

slip in pad is infinitely better it should even be standart. it is literally a game changer and i've never seen that before.

For minimalist camping, just carry your footprint, and the rain fly

Can you do some build videos or something other than the "infomercial" type videos?

I went to check out the socks listed and saw that they’re half nylon, is there a particular pair that is 100% wool or was the recommendation for avoiding nylons and other like materials just for shirts?

Are livestreams coming back at some point?

Cody, are we going to see outside stuff again?

You should actually look at jetboil. The burner, stand, and fuel all fit inside the main can. Much smaller than what you have in the video.

Toe socks. Never will go without them again

Get a Jetboil, they are so fast. I had an Brunton multi fuel stove and my Jetboil boils 16 oz water in 2.5 minutes. My Brunton takes like 12 minutes.

The Point6 socks in the Amazon link are Wool/Nylon/Elastomer blend not 100% Wool… is that correct?

Can we see a video of the 21 day bag

Great video Cody . Can you ever do a video on the Pack test required to be a wildland firefighter ? Thanks

Exciting to see some member's only content! Why can't I run this in the background? I have RU-vid Red

21 day kit please

Here in the Lake Erie northeast all the way north on Lake Erie in Cleveland. There is no Forest. None at all. There are so many new houses. Every last forest or farm area has been turned in to a house or a high rise apartment building. The new streets are crammed into any last vegetated area. The traffic is gridlock. It takes an hour to go 5 miles. I try to stay literally on Lake rd. It is the only road without gridlock. Rocky River the city I live in used to be nice until they turned a shopping center with a grocery store, rite aid, movie theater and a Home Depot in to a high rise apartment building completely destroying the city. I can not relate at all to the forest. I have never seen a forest. We have the metro park. A 100 yard strip of trees along the Rocky River they can not put housing developments on because it is a cliff and the area along the River floods.

Hey Sir. It's just great that if I were to type into the search bar "US Forest Service," I get highly educational and entertaining content from your channel. Should I ever get into a bind, this is useful knowledge to have, or barrow, to keep myself and others safe... and that is what it's all about. Ya' know? Right, US Forest Service?🙂 Right?

Is there a good documentary on how forest fires are fought? We had one in our area.

Does anyone know when the live streams are coming back?

I slept in my car for 2 years wonder why i was exhausted all the time lol.

What breed is your pretty cat? 🐈❤

Can we get an update on your line gear.

Never been a fan of the jet boil either. Bulky and you needed to use all of that system.

You almost had a Mama Kitty stowaway 🤣😂

Good. Glad that you are again long-form as opposed to a short form which you suggested RU-vid would advise as advantageous. I would rather watch you and your wife make coffee for 10 minutes that has and safe keeping of the sweet loaf than a 35 second remedial on sharpening axes from 10 years ago. We need both. And then, but . . . Beacons never look into the past. Your friend afar . . .

Are members supposed to get notifications if something is posted members only? Also i can’t remember the last time I actually received a notification for a video u post.

How many liters is the red bag?

How to get FIRED from the US Forest Service

A solar charger/battery would be even better

woohoo members only

Are you back on the U.S. Forest Service again

Was hoping that bad would weight 17.76 but oh well

Had no idea that Cody is 6'4" .

Can I join the us forest service part time and if so how

yolo

Love your RU-vid. Recently I saw one of your episodes in which you named the "only fire extinguisher used by the US Forest Service. It had a name that was a play on "America", IIRC. Please remind me of the name. Thanks much.

Why do you wear two watches?

what if you have a bed in your car?

USA

I love this idea but I would disagree about the jet boil.. Jet boil I far better and worth the extra weight

Whats inside my skid marked gitch!? One can make an accurate guess, but Who cares !!!!!!!?

I would recommend aluminum foil over tin foil.