RAT + gear (Here lies great links)

I agree. This thread should be stickified. Not sure how the mods'll feel about it though. This forum already has a LOT of stickies. Perhaps a single sticky with links to the photo thread, RAT chat, and this thread would be the way to go. If I've overstepped my newbie boundary here, I'm sorry.
 
for my fellow canucks:

http://www.mec.ca

Mountain Equipment Co-op is a really good source for a lot of things. I get all my climbing gear, and packs from them. they also work very hard to make sure that conditions are good in their over-seas factories.

I've also found out that Camper's Village has started to carry Mountain Hardwear gear.
 
I clarified the title a bit and stickied this at the request of some pack members.

We do have alot of stickies, but a few of them will be going away soon (blade show meet and greet, contests) and this is a really great thread.

Jeff, Mike and Tony, feel free to unstick it if you disagree.
 
Thanks Guys!! My thinnking was the same with regards to some of the stickies going away... Great resource:thumbup:
 
Cut from Jeff's post @ http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=576684.

I Hope Jeff doesn't mind... I always find it interesting what the Pro's pack, and here is the list from a bonafide survival instructor. *Note- this is a "Go bag" not a full on "see you next month" load.

Maxpedition Pygmy Falcon II Pack (Total packed weight: 20 pounds including all the gear listed below as well as the admin pouch, battery pouch, radio pouch and single mag pouch connected to the main pack)


On the Outside Of The Main Bag:

Nylon poncho
32-ounce Nalgene bottle w/ SteriPen pre-filter
Stainless steel cup
MultiMat sleeping pad
Adventure Lights VIPIR Gen 4 signal beacon
Blade-Tech double mag holder For Glock 27 (w/ magazines loaded)
Maxpedition Admin Pouch
Maxpedition Battery Pouch
Maxpedition Radio Pouch
SpecOps Brand Map Case
Survival Tin (Bare-bones survival kit that fits in your pocket when you need to travel without the pack)
Small carabiner with handcuff key and various split rings attached


On Pack Straps:

Ranger beads
Whistle (attached to small carabiner)
MicroLight (attached to small carabiner)
Tick Tweezers (attached to small carabiner)
Maxpedition Single Mag Pouch


Maxpedition Admin Pouch:

Pentagon Light EX2 Flashlight
SPOT Satellite Locator Beacon
Silva Ranger compass


Maxpedition battery Pouch:

8 ea. CR123 and 4 ea. AA Lithium spare batteries


Maxpedition Radio Pouch:

Garmin 76S GPS


Maxpedition Single Mag Pouch:

SOG PowerAssist multi-tool


SpecOps Brand Waterproof Map Case:

Various topos and city maps inside waterproof case


Inside of Pack compartment 1 (First Aid):

Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight Traveler with user add-ons
Adventure Medical Kits Dental Kit
User configured surgical kit (includes injectable Lidocaine local anesthetic, surgical instruments, hypodermic needles, sutures, etc.)
Compression bandage
M2 one-hand ratcheting tourniquet


Inside of Pack Compartment 2 (Survival):

RAT Survival/ E&E Kit
Trioxane tablets (in Ziploc bag)
Compact gill net
Adventure Medical Gear Aid kit
Toilet paper (in Ziploc bag)
Toothbrush and toothpaste (in Ziploc bag)
Rite In The Rain notepad
Fisher Trekker Space Pen
Mini screwdriver set
Ben’s 100% Deet
BIC cigarette lighter
Carmex Lip Balm
DMT compact diamond hone
RAT fire steel
GreatLand rescue laser flare
Signal mirror
Orion aerial flares
AmeriGlow chemical lights
Katadyn water purification tablets
MIOX water purification device


Inside of Pack Compartment 3 (Camping Gear):

Pocket Ref Book (in Ziploc bag)
3 ea. Trailfoods complete meals w/ plastic utensils
RAT Cutlery RC-4 knife in Kydex sheath
Waterproof / wind-proof jacket in stuff pouch
6' x 8' Sil tarp
MultiMat pillow / cushion
Go-Lite shelter net w/ floor
50' orange paracord
 
Maxpedition! This company over prices their gear. You can get the same packs for about a third of the price with a little research online. That patch they sew on a production pack must cost them a bundle. The gear slinger is really the Falcon II minus a shoulder strap. Go to ebay and look for gear from Airsoft Eagle. It comes from Australia and takes two weeks to get here but it's the same gear and you save a lot. Enough to buy more stuff. Also, I use the Fenix E20 and it has replaced the other lights in my kit.
 
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boondocks said:
Maxpedition! This company over prices their gear. You can get the same packs for about a third of the price with a little research online. That patch they sew on a production pack must cost them a bundle. The gear slinger is really the Falcon II minus a shoulder strap. Go to ebay and look for gear from Airsoft Eagle. It comes from Australia and takes two weeks to get here but it's the same gear and you save a lot. Enough to buy more stuff. Also, I use the Fenix E20 and it has replaced the other lights in my kit.
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I hear ya, Maxpedition gear is a bit pricey, and you can get "similar" gear cheaper, but comparing the quality Maxped is on a different level.
 
I would gladly shell out the extra money for a genuine Maxpedition product. No one really makes a pack that solid that's any cheaper. Cheaper is cheaper :)
 
It really depends on how one uses the pack/accessory. Maxpedition stuff is well built to endure a lot of hard use/abuse, not unlike RAT knives. On the other hand, if someone doesn't put tough demands on their gear, Maxpedition is probably overkill. I lean towards Maxpedition and London Bridge because my packs are bug-out bags and I trust them to hold up when most needed. :)
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I would gladly shell out the extra money for a genuine Maxpedition product. No one really makes a pack that solid that's any cheaper. Cheaper is cheaper :)
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+1:thumbup: You get what you pay for, and I will spend extra $ for tried, testd and true quality.
 
Maxpedition makes decent stuff but my personal favorite for bags is Kifaru - handmade to order in the USA and just completely bombproof.

Very expensive but it is truly in a class of its own.

www.kifaru.net

Great forums too!
 
I think Maxpedition designs all the stuff and China makes it. As all of you know, I'm not big on Chinese goods (call me a racist, protectionist, right-wing extremist, whatever) but I have to say that Maxpedition gear is some of the best built and best designed stuff I have used.
 
R.A.T. said:
I think Maxpedition designs all the stuff and China makes it. As all of you know, I'm not big on Chinese goods (call me a racist, protectionist, right-wing extremist, whatever) but I have to say that Maxpedition gear is some of the best built and best designed stuff I have used.
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Technically the stuff is made in Taiwan, so it's at least it's not Red China. :)
 
R.A.T. said:
I think Maxpedition designs all the stuff and China makes it. As all of you know, I'm not big on Chinese goods (call me a racist, protectionist, right-wing extremist, whatever) but I have to say that Maxpedition gear is some of the best built and best designed stuff I have used.
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I'm right there with you. I make a concerted effort to avoid chinese made goods though it's all but impossible these days.

Nothing against the chinese people themselves but their ideology and march in the direction of global dominance leave me a bit disturbed.

A few notable exceptions to my attempted ban are Maxped and electronics.
 
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