If you put the sleeping bag at the bottom of the ruck sack and the sleeping pad at the top, your legs and hips carry the weight and leaves less of a burden on your back and shoulders.

@scouttroop291

7 жыл бұрын

way i do it and back in day use the dry bag for sleeping bag 5 gal gas can straps hold it to the pack old belts boy scout

@tadcobert1307

Жыл бұрын

Yes! The heaviest load should be in the middle of the lower back/bottom of the ruck, NOT up high. Packed like this, one slight bend over to avoid a tree branch and the ruck will either slide off or pull the wearer over onto their head-bad load plan!

@DarkMetaOFFICIAL

Жыл бұрын

the best optimal way is matching your body's axis of movement and center of gravity with the pack, making it as dense and uniform in weight as possible, in the shape of a box from top of the shoulders to the bottom of lower back. but yeah, if you have one thing heavier than anything else but for some reason you refuse to spread it evenly, which is best, but the heavy crap handles best at the top of the back, then lower. it's fine if you stack extra stuff, heavy loads as high as you want, because there will be weight at the bottom to counter act it making it impossible to fall over as long as you pack it evenly. i guess this is what tribes in africa have figured out thousands of years ago lol. and why mountain trekkers will always stack things up high before adding downward force or back pulling force coming from the middle or bottom of your pack. it throws everything off.

@WehrmachtsParadise

3 ай бұрын

It won't be comfortable when wearing it with LBE.

Very professional video, many thanks. I worked hard to properly pack my alice (large) and now laugh at what I was told..."dump that crap out and load this....02 claymores, 02 radio batteries, 04 belts 60 ammo, 02 smoke grenades, 02 CS grenades, 01 night scope. I ended up with room for a poncho liner, all of my Crats placed in my socks tube style and a towel and toothbrush/razor in the top flap. I also ended up with every 2 qt and 1 qt canteen I could attach. Water and ammo was the motto of the day. Thank you for this video.

Field stripping the MREs will take up less space, and save you from having to slice them open in the field. RIP Eastwind.

@edwardgazi7564

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information. I am doing that next time I go hunting

@alexvidu4517

3 жыл бұрын

This was great, been searching for "jungle survival guide" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Ryanzon Survival Genie - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my neighbour got excellent success with it.

@urielmartinez2161

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but don't forget that the bag is very useful they can pack anywhere empty. Armor use them as toilets

@gideonflynn8944

2 жыл бұрын

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Great videos, gentlemen!

I would try to keep the socks more easily accessible. My preference. I've always taken care of my feet. And changing socks is such an easy and overlooked way to keep your feet healthy for the hike.

1990 all over again. Thank you!

Finally, a basic no frills load out. I have been looking for this for some time. Subbed, liked, and shared on stumbleupon. Great vid!

Being in the UK. I have a Arctic sleep bag and mount it on the bottom of my pack using an alice sleep system carrier. Ive never seen the spagetti straps before, so this was informative. Thanks.

This is a very interesting and informative video. Thanks for posting it.

Apart from protecting gear from water, one of the best uses is for an emergency shelter. You can make a small pup tent or a lean to with it. A lot of people I know who like to pack light when hiking will carry one or two tarps and make their shelters from nylon cord and sticks they cut in the woods.

Thank you for teaching the sleeping bag hitch system to the backpack. Good video.

Fantastic Video on How to properly Load an ALICE pack with all of the essentials and yet still Have room for other items. This video reminds Me of the Old style Military ones I used to watch in Boot Camp back in San Diego when I was a wee younger.

thank you so much for this video :) learned so much about weight distribution and comfortable using a alice :) now i really love this pack even more !!!

Great job! Thanks for this info. Anthony.

I feel more confident concerning my previous purchase of my medium ALICE pack(s). Thanks - I enjoyed your video.

This is an awesome video on packing the medium alice pack, and I will refer back to it when necessary. You guys should put out a video on packing the large alice rucksack, I just got one but it's a little tricky to pack correctly. Thanks.

Insightful and informative. Both did a fine job. Thanks.

man my family was kinda poor where I had this kinda bag used by my grandfather as a school bag, man we're those the day's

@hamishdow2188

7 жыл бұрын

Average Joe the best school bag ever in my opinion I had the same one, money was tight growing up and my parents went to a surplus store and bought me a bag that in my dads exact words "won't wear out and will last you until you finish school" it only just wore out about 2 months ago which is nearly 2 years after I left school

@airmoccasins

7 жыл бұрын

Hamish Dow dang that's really cool man

@Sakitsunebi

7 жыл бұрын

Back when a man made due with what he had.

@airmoccasins

7 жыл бұрын

Lol ramen noodles

@Sakitsunebi

7 жыл бұрын

Average Joe 1204 Sounds like my college days haha. That and lots of cheap, crappy beer lol. Ahhhh, good times.

That Pancho should be inserted into the cover of ruck so when it rains it's easy access. The sleeping bag on top prevents the head from looking forward while in the prone position. You could easily pack more... stuff, jam, cram that stuff in. That sleeping bag is twice as big as it should be.

Awesome video, thanks from the uk

Outstanding informative video. Thank you sir

great video thanks for sharing always learning

best video i have seen with dealing with a sleeping bag on the ALICE and where the shoulder straps need to be positioned.

Outstanding video. Thank you!

Awesome video, thanks from Spain.

Great video, tried repacking with some of this in mind and I think it will wear much better!

Great stuff guys. All the way from the U.K.

Awesome video. Quite informative. Gracias.

Well done sir, very educational!

Best damn video I have seen yet. Outstanding! Keep them coming, please!

@geraldmiller8973

3 жыл бұрын

you are easily pleased.

A forced road march with a loaded ALICE is an ass whoop.

You could use the compression straps of the compression sack to compress your fart sack, then it wouldn't look like you strapped your sea bag to your ruck. Also, those spaghetti straps are all wrong. Those are used with the M-1956 web gear and carry the blanket/sleeping bag and shelter half, and those snap tab deals sure enough are an attachment point, they run under your arms and attach to the rectangular rings on the front of the M-1956 suspenders, the sewn tab at the end just keeps it from running through the adjustment buckle. Most of your other fails have already been covered by others.

@jakobroynon-fisher9535

3 жыл бұрын

They don't care though, they probably make a mint off of training people who are not gonna question them on their explanations of things.

Thanks brother.

Awesome video sir!

Great video! I find myself checking back and re-watching this video every fall as I pack for bowhunting. Thanks for the great info.

Great video, thanks!

Good vid ! Thanks for posting !

Good job matt

Great info....I'll keep this in mind when I repack my bug-out bag.

well done vide and good advice. thanks

Great video, man.

I like your channel keep the vids coming.

Thanks Matt!

Very good vid!! 👌🏿

Really usefull! Thak you for detailed info.

good video thank for the information!

Pretty Spot on, aside from a couple of Squad specifics distributed, but all in all, this is a great one.

Awesome gear it gust looks so cool and stay cool

great video !

Given that the weight difference between the entrenching tool and magazine pouch can vary significantly, the two canteens should be attached to the bottom of the ruck, not the top ( even though they would most likely be worn on a pistol/tactical belt or a load bearing harness).

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great vid.

Straight forward information.

thanks for the video

great video

Is that John Candy narrating?

@lirabarbajavier

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha 😜😈

@squirreltamer2548

3 жыл бұрын

Sure sounds like it!

@eddiep47

3 жыл бұрын

@@squirreltamer2548 hahaha!!!!

@vermontvermont9292

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha omg I never realized that.

@doublemountainman9962

2 жыл бұрын

That’s not a real gun! That’s a pellet gun!

Thanks for guide, good stuf.

Subbed. Great content. Thank you.

wow ok thanks guys great video now know how too use my pack good too know this thanks again

Great question! The Bivy (read: Gortex water proof) bag is a cover slip that your sleeping bag is put into to make water proof. From there your simply "Stuffing" your now water proofed covered sleeping bag system into the Black Compression bag (read "Stuff bag"). Ive conducted patrolled over alot of miles in alot of weather conditions ( read rain..heavy heavy rain) and it stays perfectly dry on the out side of your Ruck..plus we are always rucking so much stuff that we need that space inside

Most unit SOPs (standard operating procedures) require your sleeping mat on the top of the ruck and require your sleep system stuff pack to be packed inside the ruck.

good tutorial!

Our 19 Delta Cavalry Scouts carried more than that PLUS a PRC -77 Squad Radio :)

Your a hero.

And this can be yours, if the Price is right. "Two hundred dollars, Bob!" Great video by the way. The ruck looks good.

Night vision equipment and optics are considered sensitive items and there for have to be carried on your person and would never be allowed to be stored in your ruck!!

Man these guys at One Shepherd are squared away!

Very Nice!

Awsome than.kd for the tips

I wanna pack like this when I travel!!!

Strip those MRE's down man. You don't need the whole damn package.

@markschmidt7167

7 жыл бұрын

ymp5000 right?

@kalleolson7296

6 жыл бұрын

well Mre is meant for 24 hours, breakfast lunch supper etc

@StevenTheAristolianNerd

5 жыл бұрын

@@kalleolson7296 Not the US MREs. They have 1 meal per package.

@GruntProof

5 жыл бұрын

what was your MOS? I've never been able to save more than a few ounces by stripping down. Best outcome is just to lose the excess packaging.

@LTbyerly

5 жыл бұрын

@@GruntProof It doesnt loose weight more then make the package smaller and easier to back. Ounces lead to pounds too.

Nice vid... ALICE rules!!!

Great video, I just have a few questions. What size tarp is that? And what does the military use traps like that for? Thanks.

Mil- brown poly thermals can take you into the 40's, because you are completely surrounded in the hammock by the fleece&liner. Ozark makes a great fleece bag @2.3lbs for same temps. I place GTex jacket in the top flap. Dry bag holds: liner,u-ware,heavy socks,tee,fleece gloves and hat,mid wt thermal, TP and hanky. Inner pouch for a 2 liter hydra-bladder. I use para cord to hang the 48x96" hammock (I'm 69"). Pcord is looped through a sleeve at each end. Use heavy duty thread-6 passes. Cold War Vet

we just used the sinch straps to tie down our bivy sacks to the top and boot bands for the iso mats on the bottom.

Good vid

I use a viet nam lg ponco liner with a fleece throw sewn onto it. It is sewn up as a bag. Note with modern liners you may need to sew a fleece strip down the bag if the liner can't fully wrap around you. Wt=2.8lbs. It will take you down to 50 with light brown Mil- poly balaclava,clothes, and heavy socks. I made a light nylon hammock. Left a small hole in bottom of the bag. Run the para cord that cinches the end of the hammock through the hole. Pull liner up around you. Don't need a bag or pad.

thanks much

That bit about the tie down straps is wrong. The system was meant for use with the M1956 suspenders that have an eyelet that the button fastener was supposed to loop through.

Have you seen the hip/belt/suspension technology on backpacks like the osprey argon and gregory baltoro 75 or any of the kelty/rei/arc'teyrex backpacks? Modern packs are fitted to your body size(go to a good outdoor store and get fitted for a pack), most have independent suspension for the shoulder harness, and hip belts. The hip belt,shoulder straps and frame are much more ergonomically designed and padded. The cost is worth the comfort. I use a Gregory Baltoro 75 myself with 55+ lb in gear

To all those wondering about the spaghetti straps for the sleeping bag, you probably haven't seen them because they are, last I checked, Vietnam vintage from the M1956 webbing set. Not to say they aren't still produced, but just that that's when they are from, so you may not have even been issued them.

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Used both the small and LRRP size great carriers , the small one is great for 24 hrs

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing when I seen him flip that lightly loaded pack over his head.

Trying to get the most out of my ALICE mid-size.

Nevee carried a ruck sac itself, but i've done plenty of hikes with large camping back packs. As a life long Scout, and a 1st class one at that (highest in my country) we were always taught to carry the heaviest equimpent right by your hip belt, so the heaviest stuff gets carried by your hip. Then the higher you get, the ligther you get. For me, my sleeping back is always on the bottom, sleeping pad on top. Any comments on why these 2 philosophies vary so much? I mean, i get it, i wont get shot at during a hike, but non the less i dont want my maps and compass in the bottom either, also, besides, a ruck sack when it comes to it, its just a large framed backpack. So i'm really interested in hearing why the philosophies vary so much

One Shepherd...I have made it my duty to attend at least one of your semesters,HUA? I would love to have my military skills"re-sharpened"by your facilities.First...coming by O.D.Green BDU/ACU is much tougher than acquiring the Woodland Camo-any suggestions on where I can acquire?

That sleeping bag is huge when in the stuff sack. I want to get one as my colleagues swear by them, I jus want to know if it will fit in a 100 litre British army PLCE bergan and still leave room for other items?

@christopherlarsen7788

6 жыл бұрын

The USGI ECWCS sleeping system will fit into the UK PLCE rucksack. The sleeping system compresses very well, but takes a minute to push out the air. You should still have plenty of room for mission essential items.

I would have the opening for the case containing the entrenching tool facing the other way so that it can be accessed without removing the backpack.

I'd like to see your ruck and the improvments you've made.

Depending on the rucksack i use .. i tend to keep mine tied to base of my rucksack either in a dry bag or i roll it up inside my tent & keep in my tent bag thats tied to base of rucksack (If im on my own) not sure if that helps you but something to consider

man, I'm glad we had large rucks during Basic/AIT, can't imagine trying to mess around with those spaghetti straps in the field.

@Aquilifer321

8 жыл бұрын

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@angryveteran8585

8 жыл бұрын

simon pronesti ?

@Pauliey365

8 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by "The Field"?

@angryveteran8585

8 жыл бұрын

Going out to train in the woods. Aka 'field problems' or just the field. We'd go out for a week or two at a time. Do they not do that anymore? Of course almost everyone is Stryker or mech these days. Ain't about that light infantry lifestyle no more.

@Pauliey365

8 жыл бұрын

I think you saw way to much into this considering my name...... I was hoping it would have made you laugh.

i do not think you need the intermediate bag unless you're going into the arctic bro, use the patrol bag instead, also strip down the MRE's, but great vid

@pvtavis

6 жыл бұрын

DeltaGaming also probably don't need a full bag and a woobie. Just my experience.

@soothingmeow22

6 жыл бұрын

DeltaGaming I thinking of the same thing about the mss but the mre for demonstration purposes and just to go by what the old Field Manual said I understand

glad I came across this video. been trying to figure out what to pack in my A.L.I.C.E. pack for Airsoft games. thanks

@kevinjacks1258

8 жыл бұрын

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@Sakitsunebi

7 жыл бұрын

Airsoft seems like a good way to practice tactics in my opinion. If your ex military or law enforcement (or even current), seems like a good way to stay sharp in a non-lethal way. Especially if you carry real GI loads.

@MK-tg1hx

7 жыл бұрын

It is. There are events that are 48 hours long which require both a rucksack and your A bag on top of your 1st and 2nd line stuff. They are very fun and veteran owned/operated/veteran played.

So in another video I saw 2 quarts of water are attached to the LBE. So 2 additional quarts go on the bag for a total of 4 quarts?

that's is one thing I love about my ALICE pack is all the I guess MOLLE straps?

Very informative, but you forgot the First Aid eq.! Either inside the pack or clipped to the outside.

Trey, the poncho liner (woobie) is at the bottom, there is no poncho but there is a gortex parka and pants. for rain and cold. Wtach the vid again

Overall good video. However, I would suggest using a standard issue E-Tool and carrying case for this video. The E-Tool attaches and secures better (with no play), to the outside of the pack than yours does