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Wonderful kit. I see a lot of elements of the WW2 pack in the design. One of which the axe handle is fed through. Was for folding trench tool. Way cool.
I live in New Mexico so I really like your videos. This inspired me to get a haversack (old army issue but I can easily add buckles and sew in compartments. it has a rubberized waterproof liner though which is cool) and it's a great day bag and light weight to carry in my pack. Although I prefer to weave my molle. I have a pouch and canteen and they are much more comfortable when walking to have them secure instead of hanging.
You had a map of Texas assumed you from Texas. If I had waited to the end of the video ,I would have realized you're from New Mexico. Best Mexican food in the world. True art form. Thank you for the video.
Junkyard Fox...all of Ur reviews r excellent & really appreciate how well U go into details. Good to see this because it really does come n handy making decisions on what I need. Hope that U & Urs have a Merry Christmas & safe- Happy New Year! Looking forward to some more outdoor videos...not just reviews. Everyone needs to remember Bob Hansler n their prayers.
I like that bag and how you have modified its use. It is always good to see you in New Mexico enjoying the desert and its beauty. Have a Merry Christmas and see you next year. Thank you James.
I always admire the beauty in your videos. I also love your personality, makes the video so much more entertaining. I am mostly here for the knife reviews but I love outdoorsy things too. Wishing you the best for the new year, take care.
Dude! I've been waiting for this video! I love my Hidden Woodsmen Haversack! I have mine set up almost just like yours. Great video brother! Enjoy time with the fam and we will see you next year!
Good video. I think your haversack is the best I've seen in a long time. Not too big, not too small, it's just right. I look forward to your next video. Keep up the good work.
I have been camping and bivouacking since I was in the Cub Scouts, and I have owned and used many haversacks over the years. Many. The Hidden Woodsmen version is certainly one of the very best I haver ever used. right now, it is the one I most frequently use. I don't think you can go wrong. Very well built. Nice video.
Wonderful video brother. Really showed the diversity of the bag and how great the quality is, all while seeing a serene backdrop and listening to awesome music. Keep it up my friend.
Very well done review, James. Great scenery, music and showing how the haversack can be used in the real world. I think the only thing people might be wondering about is an approximate price point. I think your handle idea is an excellent one!
That is awesome the amount of useful things you can carry in that bag. Thank you for making this video! This was very helpful. Question, why is this video from 2016? Were are your newer videos? I really enjoy watching!
your cinematography is on point, i like that you bring more of an artistic side to these kinds of videos. and the music adds to the overall feel of the video as well
I am out here in Vegas. I have also lived in the area Junkyard fox is in this video. I can tell both of you it is very different. I have been doing bushcraft out here in the Vegas area. But I find myself going to the higher elevation due to the heat. I agree its nicecto some desert guys out there.
Thank you so much for this video, it helps me setup my haversack. I appreciate your kind way of presenting your topic(s). It is an encouragement it builds friendship, keep it up my friend. I’ll keeping following your Chanel. Blessings! From the Philippines 🇵🇭
Aloha James and this video was just Great along with the scenery makes me remember why I like this channel so much!!! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your Family and can not wait to see what you have in store for us in 2017.
Thank you for reviewing the bag and your gear. It seems to me that some items are superfluous. There is little food, and it’s probably worth taking more water in the desert. Unless, of course, there are not enough sources of it on the route. Tell me, how comfortable is it for your shoulder to carry a full bag all day? I understand that everyone chooses for themselves. It’s just that I’m used to a standard backpack, although I won’t refuse a medium-sized bag to go to the radial exits from the camp. Thanks
I know this is an older vid, but I must honestly say as long as I have been watching the tube, I am rarely as entertained by such an enjoyable video. The tunes don't hurt either. I have this channel pinned, subbed and the bell is rung. Thanks bro! PS I spent some time in Flagstaff & a few years on the high desert across the CA border.
great vid James, Happy Holidays. I always felt I'm not a true woodsmen or bushcrafter if I didn't have Malcoms haversack. I love it and I don't leave home without it. thanks for the ideas. We need to get together this coming new year. God bless my friend.
Malcolm heard you. He added a lifting handle on top. I have two of these bags, one set for the back country, and the other for city travels. Great for summer when you need less gear and don't want a sweaty back.
The intro was one of if not THE best I have ever seen on YT, wow, you’re so lucky to live in the Southwest! Beautiful desert scenery. Love your vids, you have a great way of making us feel like true friends. As if we’re sharing a campfire with you, real gift there. How cold does it get there? Keep up the fantastic work, and God Bless!
So happy I ordered mine! Got the black & Coyote color combination ,so i think it will fit into an urban environment just as well in the outdoors. Really wish he had your color combination in stock.Also I’m So glad they have added a grab handle now. As always it’s a pleasure watching your video! So glad I subscribed back when! Merry Christmas and God bless to you and yours!!! Cuervo Negro is Awesome! Thanx for turning me on to them!
thanks for watching! dude youre gonna love that haversack! im not sure if youve seen our latest video but were giving away 2 mora garberg knives. enter the contest for a chanceto get yourself an extra christmas present!
Junkyard Fox I absolutely did watch that awesome Giveaway video! I have the bell notification on your channel. I did enter. Also I make my own fixin wax ,if you don’t know what that is look up fixin wax on RU-vid. I don’t sell them I just use it for chap stick,cuts,waterproofing gear,treating leather, &wood and steel on my axes and knives. I would love to send you some just out of appreciation of your channel. I live in Fresno Ca and it gets up to 113 to 115 and down to 30-32 so the fixin was should Serve you well.If your not interested it’s all good ,no hard feelings. But thanx for the reply and that awesome giveaway. I did let the hidden woodsman know by writing on the notes section of my order that I saw his haversack on JunkYard Fox 🦊. God bless and Merry Christmas!!!🎄🎁
I enjoyed your video. I have been trying out a haversack and a small messenger bag as alternatives to day packs on short hikes. Your video gave me some good information and perspective on what I am doing. I am located in the middle Tennessee area. Thanks for the informative video.
Wonderful review. I just traded some gear for an older version of one of Malcom's Haversacks on BushCraftUSA and can't wait to get it. I also am enjoying the rest of your channel! I was stationed at White Sands Missile Range back in the 80s when I was enlisted Army and was one of the Scout Masters and Explorer Leaders on post. We got the kids out to the Needles as often as we could. Can't say that I miss the desert at all (I don't do well at 112˚F no matter how 'dry' the heat, and I vastly prefer the same boreal forests here in New England that Malcom designs his gear in) but it was always a good adventure and it is good to see someone enjoying it as well as you seem to.
James, your world is so different than mine here in Nova Scotia. Still, Malcolm's products work just as well for us here as it does for you even if we pack it slightly differently. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas
i know, its so crazy how the world is so radically different. awesome, if ye have a video with your hidden woodsmen bag setup, send me the link so i can check it out! thanks mark, happy holidays, brother.
Hi James. Didn't mean to mislead. I do not have a Hidden Woodsmen bag... at least not yet. I do have a couple of shoulder bags I use and I have seen other Canadians using Malcolm's haversack. I guess I was trying to say how versatile the design can be
Merry Christmas James nice review on the haversack. I've been totin around a Maxpadition versapack for bout 7 years now. still need that horse brother.
Love Hidden Woodsmen's stuff. I've got one of Malcom's back packs and it's solid. Made perfectly. Can't say enough good about Hidden Woodsmen. Great review. That's a great setup with very minimal payload to carry. I want one of these little bags.
Great videos and enjoy the heck out of them. I know you are doing "how to videos" so I was wondering where you carry TP for the makeshift toilet. Will you be doing an informative short blip on useful ways to hit the john for us city slickers. Without getting "your boots dirty". LOL, but in all seriousness inquiring minds want to know.
all the bushcraft style videos ive seen have all been in wooded forests and the like. Seeing this video and knowing that you are from and use this equipment in the american southwest is awesome, since that's also where I live and do all my camping and hiking. Definitely a setup I will be looking into :)
so I also live in the desert. I love bushcraft and one thing I have been unable to make and find a video on is making a survival bow in the desert. as you know in the desert there sent as many resources and I was wondering if you could make a video on that. awesome videos! thank you for your time!
i actaully have never made a bow so i dont see me making a vid on that anytime soon but check out primitive lifeways channel, hes made a few of them plus hes in arizona.
Some of your modification (like the condor H2O pouch) seems very loose. I find it very irritating when my gear wiggles and wobbles around, whats your opinion on this? Do you mind that happening?
i dont mind it to be honest. if youre gonna order from the hidden woodsmen, im sure you can contact him and have him add extra molle straps to keep the gear tighter to the bag.
great video on great gear by a great guy, today our high temp was 4 degrees, with wind chill, minus 20, can you send some of your weather up here to the northeast.
love your vids don't get time to respond but your channel has very good info and advice, since I live in southern Arizona alot of what you do pertains to the same environment that I am in as well and I am not from the desert so you put out great info for me to study before I hit the trails.
Hi I've only just discovered you and I think what you do is awesome Could you tell me how can I get hold of the music you play on your video by curevo negro please I love the music
I'm a little bit fatigued with the Hidden Woodsmen haversack hype already out there, a small cynical part of my brain says "yeah, it's a bag", but it is a cool little bag and your cool thumbnail sucked me in. Love the scenery, music and gear ideas.
gotta say, its an excelletn top notch, beautiful bag. you dont necessarily need one ot get outdoors but if youre ever looking for a trusty bag that can be customized to your taste, give this one a try.
Yes it is, and I probably shouldn't worry about the hype, the big companies get that too and we just expect it. It is a good thing that one of the smaller players who puts out quality gear tailored specifically to a genre is being supported by the "community". Carry on, don't mind me ;-)
Where did you get your grill? I’ve been looking all over for a portable, but decently sized grill. I find plenty on Amazon, etc., but they are always very narrow and pretty short. I might be able to fit a cup of coffee and a medium sized chicken breast on them. It’s been annoying the hell out of me. LOL
well, if you want to live up to the "historic-style-fashion" I think this is ok (and I like traditional gear and historic tradition) but even as a minimalist I would add some little things like loops or D rings in the inside of one of the pockets in order to fasten the things I really do not want to loose. Perhaps a loop to be able to fix the bag to the belt? ... (and there are many other things which I will definitively modify myself). The idea of putting light colors inside is good! it is annoying if you look for something and darkness won't let you see a thing... Something I would really like though would be to have these bags in a "natural version" also (waxed canvas, leather, brass/wood/horn/bone buttons/buckles etc... although again, this is also a marketing issue). For the environmental conscious hiker this would be an asset (nylon cordura and the chemicals for impregnating are not totally ok or safe), otherwise these are nice products, and it is VERY important to support local craftsmanship!
i use a lot my magnifying glass for fire ignition (i live in the south of Spain, so plenty of sun here), now i collect dry and worn flowers of a thistle we name "Cardo Mariano" (Sybilum marianum) they ignite very easy with the lens or any source of spark, even the spark of a depleted buthane or gas lighter. (got to try it with flint and steel)
