Your content inspired me to stop wasting my life and get back out there. Not that I’m expecting hard times or a fight of any kind in the near future, just to start living actively again and stop playing video games and watching movies.

Going into the Adirondacks tomorrow with 50lbs of gear and my 12ga - experience nature, exercise the body and mind, retrain myself on land nav and rucking.

Thanks, man.

The “never head out with a stuffed bag” is a huge and often overlooked tip. There have been tons of occasions both military and civilian when another person’s important/ sensitive items end up in another person’s pack.

So glad to hear someone say the poncho is not dual purpose. I've always carried rain gear and a small tarp. Makes sense to use a hammock on the ground as a bug net.   Good, practical gear use video.

That pack is genius. I can't believe I'm about to buy another pack. I've got enough packs to open a surplus store.

Super cool idea with the jungle hammock acting as a bugnet, thanks ❤

Thanks for the refresher course,Randall. Simplicity is highly underrated,when out in the field. If you have to pack up and bug out in a hurry,you won’t be heaping blessings on a complicated shelter.

I've been viewing your channel only  5 weeks...I  had to go back and rewatch your setup because I  have been searching for a fast assembly and teardown but was lightweight and provided tarp coverage but no large mosquito net or danged tent. I have since watching the first time went and purchased a jungle hammock and copied your setup.The kicker is I cannot sleep in a hanging hammock comfortably, but now I can use one on the floor. Brilliant. From a long time hunter and bush craftrer I thank you for your military grunt experience. I think I will subscibe to possibly learn problem solving techniques or a different perspective Thank you, sir! I salute you.

Thanks for doing what you do bro. Logical,helpful

Your instructional videos are just awesome, man.

Always liked woodland camo-- the old Vietnam style. Cain't nobody beat the cool factor of it.

Great idea with the hammock.

I would just recommend using a quick tie knot where all you need to do is pull the excess of the cord and then it unties. Just as quick as using bungie cords as well as you prevent the chance of losing them because it would just be tied directly to the tarp. You can also tie loops at the end of the cord, wrap it around a tree, put a bit of the cord into the loop on the end, put a small twig in between, and now you should be able to just rip the cord on both sides and the twigs will snap and the cord will come loose.

A super useful idea is to keep 5 or 6 empty sandbags folded up in the pack somewhere. If the ground is solid or rock and you can't use stakes, toss rocks, and / or dirt in the sandbags, and now you have anchors. End of the op just dump the bags and repack em, and off you go, even works in the dark.

Many years ago as a young nco I found myself on a ftx with an odd number. Spent a week living in my poncho liner and shelter half.

On point bro.  Yeah Ponchos aren't dual purpose besides for exigent/ emergency use really, always got my satellite tarp with me for a shelter and a Poncho for the meatsuit lol.

The way you were flapping that tent looks like you have extensive experience with that lmao. I felt that

2 ponchos is the way.

I would like to see more content on the army bug net

Embrace the suck yes but anything that can be done to alleviate the suck will make you healthier happier more alert and better suited for the task at hand.  I've had my experience with suck and the max level of suck  is being soaking wet for 12 hours in south Mississippi on a field exercise.    The poncho i had didn't do much cause I soaked myself with sweat after a storm came in.

I use a one wind solitary cape shelter and carry the mil-poncho as back-up or, supplement.