This kind of content is absolutely relevant for campers/hunters and militia types.  Lt. Col. Nutn Fancy always says "Lighten Everything"

bro as someone whos been trying to do a merge of these two styles for awhile, you've knocked it out of the park. It's weird carrying a pack that weighs 2+kg empty while on the other hand also decanting my soap into a 15ml dropper bottles but it's what makes me happy. Keep it up!

As I have gotten older, when by myself Elk hunting or other hunting I have forced myself to not hunt any further than I’m willing to pack the game out. The more people the further you can go. Great video, and great advise!

I never see anyone go on about the water storage bag that comes in the mre. You are missing out if you do not carry 1-2.
It will measure water. You can store and carry extra water. It fits in the heater.
But to me, I carry it to irrigate wounds. 2 salt packs "mre" in the bag. Hot water in the bag. Pin hole the bottom of it and you have an anti bacterial/microbieal jet to irrigate a wound. Or dip the sawyer reverse cleaning serenge into a mixture of salt/iodine/water for sterrile irrigation.
Just a thought.

Great blending of civilian and surplus gear. Thanks for the breakdown Randall!

I love how you mention 25 lbs is ultralight for a grunt. When I got back into backpacking after my ETS, I started following the UL forums. I remember in one of my first threads someone said “ultralight” and I replied something along the lines of they must mean around 35 pounds then, right? I could almost hear them falling out of their chair in their reply.
I’m more on the UL side of things than the grunt side now days and while I can see some replacements to your kit that would still be tactical but drop a little more weight, you’ve got a solid system here. I agree with your use of a hammock and tarp: much more comfortable and flexible than a tent.
Thanks for another great video merging tactical/Hunting with the backpacking communities.

POG trick:  Those MRE beverage pouches (once empty) can be filled with the hot water from your FRH after you heat up your entree.  The makeshift hot water bottle can be used to warm up your body, speed up drying damp clothing, or just preheat your sleep system on a chilly night.

Your videos are always full of good common sense and not selling bullshit or living in a fantasy land.   Great job.

As an old 12B, I am quite happy not to be carrying 70+ lbs rucks anymore and consider anything under 35 lbs to be lightweight. But I love the outdoors, so I am in much the same place as you are - trying to find a balance between grunt durability while taking advantage of the lighter modern hiking gear to reduce my load. Everyone needs to find their own load out that they are happy with, but I see way too many people being a little too faithful to the old school gear and burdening themselves with dead weight and extra bulk when there are so many alternatives. The colder months require a bit more weight, of course, but I am incredibly pleased that I can maintain all my capabilities and still get a summer weight below 25 lbs. I'm sure the ultralight crowd would throw a fit at that weight, but they aren't going off trail and through the brush. For your pack, if you want more rigidity instead of stepping on it, Savotta does make a lightweight frame for that pack, it's only like half a pound. I dig that blackout tarp though, I might have to try to get one.

Good video, ounces = pounds and pounds  = pain. My packs weigh between 15 to 25 pounds plus or minus. Knowledge = less pounds.

Yeah…20-30 lbs would be my civilian limit.🤠

26lbs is pretty good in my book! I'm a sort of light weight backpacker but that's exactly the same as my total weight (inc. water and food. I don't get the point of not weighing consumables). I love your mentality and the idea of bringing together Backpackers and Grunts. There's a hell of a lot we can learn from each other!

This is the kind of packing I'd camp with. Personally I'm more a tent guy but that's because my camping knowledge comes from an old fashioned Boy Scout troop.

Excellent. My “ultralight” Gucci backpacking load out for 3 days, including food and 4L water as you have here, would be around 20#. Depending on climate, I may be carrying as little as 2L (or less), which drops me to 16#. The difference between this load out and the UL is durability — my UL tarp, pad, and quilt will weigh much less, but they have to be handled more carefully. Not exponentially — I don’t baby them, and I haven’t broken them, but if I’m focused on another mission, not just hiking and sustainment, I may want something more bombproof. It’s all a choice, no right or wrong here.

I live between 2 rivers so our loads are very similar only I do pack a stove and cook kit and a little more gear leaning toward trapping and fishing.
No hiking trails in my state but one thing I have noticed is when you stay on a cattle trail they will always lead you to water. Just a FYI if your in cattle country 😉

Giant forehead? That is Grunt for bald. The hair loss is real.

Awesome kit. I would consider a metal container to have the option to boil water.

Large heavy duty construction garbage bags two or three minimum, if not 4!, they work great for waterproofing your gear for floating or browse bed, bag cover and body cover. I actually made rain gear in a freak snow storm on a 2 week trip. I always carry a firearm and I always carried extra ammo in case I wanted to shoot while I'm out in the woods. Those garbage bags though they don't weigh anything and could save your life I had to I use them and it probably did save mine or at least kept it from being a real emergency.

great video like always. listen more than watch, here at work, and at 11:08 man chuck that thing!!! so loud wholly cow no!!

Grams, equal ounces, ounces, equals pounds, pounds, equals, pain. Travel light move fast. And remember when on rough Terrain, watch your footing.