What Makes This Military Pack So Different!? EDC/Tactical/Travel/Hiking 

I've carried a 2dap as my daily work pack since December 2020 doing backcountry trail maintenance, wilderness stewardship, and Rx fire. The main mod I did was replacing the waist belt with an alpha one niner belt, and adding a radio pouch, rip away blowout kit, a USFS water bottle pouch, and also my silky zübat 330 and hard hat live semi permanently clipped to it. I've burnt 1000's of acres of land with this pack on my back despite it not being a NFPA 1974 pack, I've dragged it through hundreds and hundreds of miles of briars and branches. I've filled it with up to 70lbs of gear at some points in/on it. The only damage I've managed to do so far are some broken buckles, a soot stain from a hot drip torch, and a small hole in the lid from the dogs of my chainsaw that's been tenacious taped for like 3 years now. It's been dropped on hot ashes, fished out of a lake, frozen to a log, thrown off a lighthouse, and bathed in gasoline and bar oil on more than one occasion, and I would be shocked if I didn't get at least another 5-10 years of use out of it.

One of the BEST features of Mystery Ranch packs is the adjustable yokes. Each bag can be customized to each individual's torso length. Best bags I've ever owned. My other favorite thing about MR is the one pull opening top. Absolutely genius the way these bags open. Your channel has been a savior for me. Well done sir.

The 5.11 RUSH Belt Kit fits nicely onto this pack, providing comfortablehip padding when you need it.

Thanks for sharing, Aaron. I really like a lot of the features that Mystery Ranch packs (sorry) in, but I've never been able to overcome the sticker shock. Maybe one day, when I see the one that seems to cover all my particular bases, I'll splurge on it.

I love my Mystery Ranch 2 day assault! Mine is a boring black, but it is the pack I gravitate to to use the most. Great stuff 👍

Great walkthrough this bag 😉. My only military style pack is the 5.11. Maybe I should have a Mystery Ranch for a change to do my minimalist 1 bag travel 🤔

Definitely seems like a nice pack! I've always liked military surplus packs even though they usually aren't built for comfort, they are some of the most rugged and toughest packs on the market. The last flea market I went to, there was a tabke that was nothing but military surplus and military related items, tons of packs, all used of course. They had a mystery ranch pack, not sure what model it was, but they wanted $120 for it and next to it they had the FILBE rucksack with the assault pack included as well as the side pouches, good condition for $130. I couldn't turn that down for the $130, and to be honest, it quickly replaced my Alice pack and my Osprey hiking pack as I really liked using the two inconjuction with one another. I can hike to my camping spot with the packs, unload and set up camp, but then leave the large pack behind and hike with the assault pack which has the items I need for the hike as well as some extras in case things don't go as planned. I guess I put modularity and multi-functional value ahead of comfort and weight. It's not super comfortable and the large pack is rediculously heavy at around ten pounds empty, but the assault pack is light weight and surprisingly not bad in comfort for long hikes. As far as organization goes, I rarely ever use the packs organization, I always use individual sacks or bags so like toiletry bags or smaller molle pouches to organize my gear. Works great that way as I like to transfer stuff from one pack to another, but I also always know what has what in it. Keep up the good work bud, been a longtime subscriber and I have always enjoyed your content!

Still love my Mystery Ranch 2 Day Backpack (MOLLE, olive forest green, 27L) since 2020. Great for camping and minimalist travel. 👍

I like bags that gave organization so everything isnt getting tossed around. But on my 5.11 rush 12 there is a lot of pockets (too many) and have definitely lost and forgot thongs inside of it. Love that camo pattern!

This pack looks really nice. Mystery Ranch makes top notch gear. I have the Komodo Dragon which is a little bigger than this one, and is just amazing. Probably my favorite pack in the military style. It does draw a lot of attention when im out wearing it. Great video sir. Love Mystery Ranch.

One year under my belt with the 2DAP. My intention was for EDC and to use on short business trips, with a single compression bag for clothes, and supplemental MR Zoid bags for all items I don't want floating around the bag (e.g. toiletries, med supplies, snacks, tools, etc). In this configuration, I can unload some internal organization in my rental car/hotel and the bag converts to my briefcase for meetings. It has lived up to its every expectation. Few gripes but one is that if you extend the futura harness more than a couple notches up, the top cover does not want to lay back when open (i.e. the upper yoke inhibits the range to which you can open the top). Not a deal breaker but surely a pain when you have to hold the top open with one hand and rummage with the other. Just returned from a three day business trip where the 2DAP was the only luggage I needed to carry and it fit under the airplane seat. Gone are my days of a rollerboard AND a backpack on short trips.

Your video of the Rockies is beautiful. Never been there, we have our own beautiful mountains in California, but the Rockies are basically the center of the US... I'd be a little nervous hiking there, running into a grizzly would not be pleasant. I owned the 2DAP but decided to trade up for the 3DAP Cl. LOTS more space... but both bags are amazing. My only complaint is the "adjustable" plate thingy for your height size. I'm tall, 6'4", with a long torso, and I'm still having trouble getting the thing adjusted properly.

My 2DAP is my fav rucksack/daypack. Top nothch, quality, design and comfort. I use the Coulee 40 for bigger loads that call for a hipbelt.

Great job on the video Aaron. The only thing I would add to this great pack is some velcro (or elastic bands) for the loose straps.

FILBE belt works great, no molle but you can slide on a belt pouch if you like. My 2DAP is coyote so the color match is a bonus. Every pack I have either has a loop for a hydro sleeve or I add one. Then I clip on a 'biner with a lanyard for tiny flashlight and emergency whistle- the flashlight is great for finding stuff in the pack at night. That 'biner works for keys as well and keep them at the top of the pack.

My military issued mystery ranch is 15 years old and holds up just as good as the day I got it.

Well done Aaron. Good review.

My son loves his. It's one of the smaller ones but I can't believe how much he's able to pack in that thing. It's an impressive piece of kit to say the least.

I have this pack and matching pouch. Love ‘em.

I saw the thumbnail and I like it, I found it interesting and then I click and watch the entire thing and I'm not regretting it. Even though I rarely hiking, but seeing this military backpack. *Chef kiss 👍🏼 From Bandung, Indonesia

My day hike pack is a 22L Mystery Ranch Hardscrabble. It disappears on my back no matter what I'm carrying in it. It's like MR can't mess up when coming up with pack designs.

I have the 2DAP on deck fornmy next test as well, though mine is blue. I've been running the Redwing 30 tac in multicam arid the last few weeks. Gonna rotate to the 2DAP tomorrow getting ready for the 50 mile stop solider suicide challenge that's being put on by USAA in May.

That looks like a great pack.

I just bought the 2day assault pack but in the coolest camo!! I bought DPM camo. I love ur bag but ur version is missing some molle cuz of ur specific specialized huckberry version. I don't know if that matters for u but I'm just mentioning it 😉 I can't wait to get mine in the mail!!! I just ordered it today! DPM camo...God is good yo!!

I guess this was a limited edition l, looks very good with that contrasting black color

Also wasn't a fan of the belt. I wish the option existed for mystery ranch the way it does with Eberlestock with their belts. Wild o covered the same thing about the organization on the F5 Switchblade video I did. Just enough organization without causing organization paralysis. Excellent point

6:00 no hip-belt = fail.

Gt man you would absolutely love the hillpeoplegear aston3. It would hit all your marks.

This pack caught my eye as a good choice for day hikes and your (as usual) thorough review made me pull the trigger. Love your work, by the way! Got it for 119$!!!

Another excellent video! For a short term hiking bag this seems excellent. But i am curious, what would you recommend for a longer trip like a week or so, something where you'd be traveling farther distances and need enough supplies to see you through. If you have a recommendation I'd love to hear it and if you have a video out on it even better lol. I tend to worry about a lot of the larger hiking packs I've seen at places like basspro and others, they don't seem very durable, especially if you load them down heavily with supplies....i get light weight for sure, but what's the point if it seems like it could tear once it's actually loaded with supplies? 😅

Great review They need to use strap management on the straps on the outside of the pack.

G'day Aaron, quality product no doubt and really dig the yoke, bladder access as well as the roomy top and internal water bottle pouches; however ..... that "Y" zip set up just doesn't do it for me ..... because, I want anything external, (certainly a med kit, maybe a hatchet or indeed anything else), to sit in the center and maintain as symmetrical a balance as possible, nor do I want extra things hang'n off the side, just a SS bottle on one side and a Grayl on the other, which in fairness, this pack would do very well. Also; cant beat clamshell for access/organisation IMO. I'm with ya mate, a padded waist belt, (with a pocket or two), is still desirable for us civvies, though at least the attachment points are there and a simple strap is better than noth'n. Cheers Duke.

Nice truck GT.!

Okay, I was about to say, no hip belt, not for me. But since it does. Yeah, I wont even use a day pack if it does not have a waist belt.

Do no where find this color that sit is out?

I have this pack and really like it for 1-2 day hikes and fishing outings. However, I agree with you concerning the waist belt. I have a pacemaker so anytime I can get weight off my shoulders it is great. So last week I was in the 5.11 Tactical store near me and low and behold they have a new item. It is a padded waist belt that attaches to all my packs with sub-par belts. I picked up two of them and they work great. The padding is along the hips and has molle webbing for attachments. Check it out and let us know what you think.

I like it😘 i love it.

Excellent and informative video Aaron. Thanks for all of your hard work. Even though you’ve cost me a ton of money (buying cool gear), still love ya bro.

I know you love the mystery ranch packs along with many others but I absolutely hate the zipper to the main compartment 3 zip pulls to get all the way in is ridiculous in my opinion and that's not including the compression straps that have to be undone. It's a deal breaker for me but I'm just some random guy commenting.

Please compare this pack to the Eberlestock Switchblade pack. That would be very useful! Thank you!

Are there any differences between this (Huckberry version) and the standard 2-day assault by Mystery ranch? Is it just the color?

Kelty packs were what I use mostly, Mystery Ranch changed that...

I know they take forever to get but would love to see you test a Survive! Knife.

Any 25-28Litres backpack that aint Mystery Ranch? I can't quite afford that so abit cheaper options would help? Thanks.

I wonder if they have a larger liter in this same design?

I only see the 21L version. I don’t see the 30L 2-day assault pack you have in that exclusive camo

In reference to my last comment the waist belt is called the "Rush Belt Kit"...and they are $20 for each kit.

Is this still your go to hiking day pack?

Will a 2 liter gi canteen fit in the side pockets?

Could you maybe review the ANV p200 Mark 2 in your next video

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Really good design and features for this back pack . But the price is a bit spicy.

I might try that one. I've tried different packs and end up going back to the old Alice.

Why does it say 30 liter on huckleberry?

TDAP. Two day assault pack? Or tetanus, dypyheria, and pertussis? Ask your doctor if TDAP is right for you.

Why you haven't made a large fixed blade yet us beyond me. Get to it already!

Does it come with a rain Pancho?

To bad it doesn't have a hydration tube port

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I’m a big guy, and I love the idea of movable sternum straps. I have never seen movable sternum straps before and I have had problems with them all my life. They always seem to ride just below my boobs and make them puff out even more than normal, which is something I really want to keep hidden. I’m gonna keep my eyes open for these movable straps. I need a new fishing backpack anyway.😃

What part of CO are you in?

Dang it Aaron, I want this pack. Im telling my old pack it was your fault 😂. My pack - ”but we’re not even half way through the season!”

I don't understand the obsession with these tactical backpacks. As someone that bought a few to hike in, they're not good for hiking. Any dedicated hiking backpack would blow this out of the water. Why would someone purchase this for hiking?

love your videos but Huckberry is 99% overpriced hipster gear

These packs are MASSIVELY OVERPRICED And the quality is no better than various military issue packs . The yoke is identical to the 511 packs which are 70% cheaper... Many maxpedition packs have superior build quality to mystery ranch packs ... My berghaus crusader pack out performs all other packs and That's just a fact . Don't get robbed .

Great job on the video. I like the pack. Charles 🪖🇺🇸❤️