u/rojas762

Thank you for everybody who gave me wonderful advice and answers on adding attachments to my Jääkäri M INCH style pack.

I would love to see your Jääkäri set ups and what you pack in it!

My gear list as I know it (still have fat to trim but this is the Gist)

Savotta Jääkäri M.

2x 6L Pouches

2x 3L hip pouches

1x OD Green Snugpak Ionosphere 1 man tent( REALLY hard to beat for stealth camping)

1x Advanced cook kit

2x Fire steels

4-7x hi-vis lighters

2x Fire rolls

1x fat wood stick

1x Fat wood permeated rope(fat rope)

2x isopro gas canister

1x Micro Jet stream cooking stove attachment

1x 15⁰ down sleeping bag

1x 4.4R value inflatable sleeping pad

1x 55Gallon tarp(a large heavy industrial sized trash bag that is exceptionally thicker than most I can find)(I do plan to replace this with a lighter Weight tarp for rain)

1x tyvek ground sheet 5x8

2x Tarred&Braided Bank-line #36, #18

3x 50ft 550 Paracord

1x handcrafted IFAK

1x nitecore Flashlight(4400 lumens)

1x powerbank w Cable

2x Water filtration straws

1x Bottle Hanger.

3x Canvas needles

1x Silky Zubat Arbor saw.

1x Grans fors Bruks Scandinavian Forest Axe(or a Hudson Bay hatchet)

1x hi-vis orange 3V bush knife

1x S.D fighter.

1x neck/facial buff

1x pair of gloves.

1x sunglasses.

1x multi tool.

1x Shovel.

1x 12Ga single shot break action

5x Caliber adapters (.22LR, .22WMR, 9MM, 20GA, 45LC/410)

1x titanium canteen cook set(redundant and unneeded but I got it)

1x titanium Grill

1x Bugnet

1x internal aluminum frame

1x emergency rain poncho

1x treated oilskin duster + Treated oilskin outback hat(not in pack

?x General Clothing.(shirts socks underwear etc etc etc)

Current pack weight about 40-50 pounds. I am not entirely sure. Gonna try to figure that out tomorrow on the weight scale and see if I can trim the fat.

What do you carry?

how would you improve this self reliance INCH style pack? Besides the slight issue of weight, of course.

Current capacity is approximately 58L currently with the option of increasing it to 68/70/78 Liters respectively.

Post yours!

1: What do you carry?

2: how much weight is the limit for you?/how much weight is too much?

3: did/were you able to prepare for this lifestyle?

4: what did you use to carry with you that you have since gotten rid of?

5: how do/would you defend yourself/valuables, have you had to?

6: how are you enjoying your life?

7: do you feel free? Are you happy?

8: what kind of skills do you have? (in a self reliance/survival aspect) did you cultivate them before hand or learned as you went?

9: do you ever meet with other Vagabonds/Nomads?

10: was this life style your choice or was it shunted upon you?

11: do you look down on people who prepare for this type of life like me? Do I seem....out of place or odd for saying I have been preparing for this kind of lifestyle? Would you hate people like me for wanting this? Do you think I am privileged?( if you do then that's fine, i dont care, but I am curious.)

12: was your choice of lifestyle influenced by how you feel about the Goverment and what it has been doing?(U.S posters need only answer this)

13: do you have a place of shelter? Do you create shelter?

14: in addition to being a Vagabond, do you also call yourself any of these things:

Prepper, Off gridder, Anti goverment, Nomadic, paranoid(not a diss I can't stand the state of the goverment but I won't get into politics) freedom fighter, Luddite, Lone Wolf, Anti establishment, Anti Capatialist, Anti-Tech, Peace seeking, Simple living.

Please feel free to add any.

15: do you steal in the name of your own survival?

16: do you like other people?

Thank you for taking the time to reply. It means a lot to me.

My gear list as I know it:

Savotta Jääkäri M 30L pack(telescopic top allows 10L extra if overstuffed)

2x 6L GPPouches

2x 3L hip GP pouches

1x OD Green Snugpak Ionosphere 1 man tent(hard to beat for stealth camping)

1x Advanced cook kit

2x Fire steels

4-7x hi-vis lighters

2x Fire rolls

1x fat wood stick

1x Fat wood permeated rope(fat rope)

2x isopro gas canister

1x Micro Jet stream cooking stove attachment

1x 15⁰ down sleeping bag

1x 4.4R value inflatable sleeping pad

1x 55G tarp(a large heavy industrial sized trash bag that is exceptionally thicker than most I can find)

1x tyvek ground sheet 5x8

2x Tarred&Braided Bank-line #36, #24

3x 50ft 550 Paracord

1x handcrafted IFAK

1x nitecore Flashlight(4400 lumens)

1x powerbank w Cable

2x Water filtration straws

1x Bottle Hanger.

3x Canvas needles

1x Silky Zubat Arbor saw.

1x Grans fors Bruks Scandinavian Forest Axe(or a Hudson Bay hatchet depending from C.T)

1x hi-vis orange 3V bush knife

1x S.D fighter.

1x neck/facial buff

1x pair of gloves.

1x sunglasses.

1x walking stick.

1x multi tool.

1x Shovel.

1x 12Ga single shot break action

5x Caliber adapters (.22LR, .22WMR, 9MM, 20GA, 45LC/410)

1x titanium canteen cook set

1x titanium Grill

1x Bugnet

1x internal aluminum frame

1x emergency rain poncho

1x treated oilskin duster + Treated oilskin outback hat(not in pack

?x General Clothing.(shirts socks underwear etc etc etc)

Current pack weight about 34-45 pounds. I am not entirely sure. Gonna try to figure that out tomorrow on the weight scale. If soldiers can carry 120+ pounds in the Afghan Desert then I can do this. I am not an ultra lighter and I have the knowledge and capabilities to covertly make small structured shelters below or at ground level.

Currently on workout routine focusing on Endurance+strength

I completely understand my pack is heavier than is probably needs to be and I know all to well about how ounces make pounds and pounds make hell.

how would you improve this self reliance focused INCH style pack besides the obvious stuff I could cut out of the pack to save weight?

I do have intentions to add a 10-20L addition dead center in the middle for increased capacity to 68-78L but I don't believe I will really make use of all that capacity.

I understand this may seem exceptionally odd to some but I'm not asking for any hate or dissuading on the path I am choosing to take. I am simply looking for discussion and constructive conversation to improve my choice to become a self reliant pathfinder.

Again, thank you for your time and thank you for your replies.

Is it true that Gangplank is one of the more mechanically difficult champions to play? I heard he is the 4th hardest but I don't know if that is true?

I picked GP into Darius one day because i was told as long as i act hyper respectful(scarredy cat in lane) and just farm until ER...so i did just that and I proceeded to stomp lane so hard I got full build within 24 minutes... I feel like I connected with this champ so synergistically to the point where it just felt natural.

I already have 120k Mastery just through the years of regularly playing this game(Started in season 4) but now I think I want to pick him up and learn how to be a great GP.

Why does he feel so naturally...I don't want to say easy but I feel like he's right up my alley? Easy to understand how kit perhaps.

None of the enemies realizes I'm dropping barrels in team fights until 80% of their health bar goes *poof* all I do is take a backdoor like an ADC and drop barrels on heads.. gangplank just feels so natural to me.

I've been running DFT+inspiration(boots and biscuits) and it feels almost natural.

I am usually finding that after ER+Collector I buy 2-3X cloaks of agility to fortify my damage early on(before 20) and naturally farm them into items and that seems to be my bread and butter. What do you do?

This isn't just one game but a great many of them I am finding big Ws in games with myself having a large lead.

What can I do to improve my gangplank? I have been watching Solarbacca and he has taught me the intricacies on barrel mechanics and timers, but I am still wondering what I can do to improve.

At what elo do people start paying attention to my barrels in team fights? I haven't found those people yet and I am just curious when that may happen.

What ultimate do you upgrade first? I go with death's daughter first into the barrage upgrade and then the team upgrade as the last one.

Thank you for your time and replies (:

Coastal Maryland 10PM. I took my dog out for a walk and he kept biting at his foot so i checked him out and i (admittedly had a huge panic attack, still kind of am) i flung it off of him...my dog seems to be doing alright and doesnt seem to be in any discomfort of any sort...I just had mulch delivered so I believe the beetle was in with the mulch...he was very difficult to get off my 6LB mini Yorkie.

All I want to know is if this thing could have hurt my little guy. 🥺

Greetings reddit. I am an off grid fellow that currently lives quietly in the upper forests of Idaho. I have unfortunately had my previous firearm put to rest (H&R pardner 12G single shot)

So naturally I need a new firearm for not only bear; but also deer, elk, really anything on 4 legs I would like to be able to take down.

Here's my conundrum: I need this rifle to do a great many different things and I'm not sure what cartridge is best for me since I am being a bit picky.

I need a heavier caliber for the grizzly around here.

I would enjoy the cartridge to have 0 issue dropping a grizzly like a sack of potatos.

I need it to be exceptionally light or compact to the point i can backpack or hike with it. (Thinking 16-18 inch barrel)

And i also want something that I can shoot precision with (1300 yards is my personal best that I can hit semi-consistently but I do not intend to shoot past 800-1000 yards these days)

What am I looking at guys? What are my options?

I was looking at Ruger N⁰1 for a classic falling block but it doesn't come in .338 Win mag.

Honestly I have been out of the firearms community for a long time but I know dozens of new cartridges have released and I'd love to hear what has come out the gate post 2019

What cartridge sounds like the one for me?

Bolt actions/single shots/break actions preferred heavily.

Thank you for your time and responses and I look forward to discussing ideas.

I have outfitted my Jääkäri M with an additional 18 liters of capacity to make about 48-50 Liters(if overstuffed) with 6Lx2 and 3Lx2 pouches respectively, my question for the cult...what is the best pouch, pack, smaller carrying option to put dead middle? What would be best/most efficient to put here?

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I understand the Askare is the perfect answer here but I don't enjoy way is it packed sideways. I would like a horizontal admin style pouch that zips from the top and it seems like it zips to the side..

I wouldn't be opposed to hooking up the Hatka 12L but I'd like to hear from all of you.

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This is my first post here so thank you for having me!

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Please post your set ups and give me inspiration.

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Second question: has anybody tried the Rintamus Chest pack on their main bags?

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Thank you for your time and answers!

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What is your grail knife? How much did it cost?

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Dan Tope Kukri in CPM 3V absolute grail.

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Post em here!

Not to beat a dead horse because I'm sure it's been talked about to hell and back...but now that Mike has been given the chance to explain and say his peace..and some time has now passed..what do you say? Will you ever buy/continue to buy a bark river knife/from bark river? How many do you own? Are you saddened? I'm very curious about how you all feel.

This is not their first controversy so I am told.. I only own 1 bark river knife and I personally love it to death.

1rst Production Run CPM3V Bushcrafrer LT in Blaze Orange.

My favorite color is orange and I love the color on knives.

Post your orange babies!

Orange Recon tanto and Limited Cutleryshoppe run of Spyderco Endura 4 SUS410/HAP40 steel with Zome handle scales.

Odenwulf Sow-catcher

Which colorful knife do you love the most?

Greeting knife makers. I have an odd request/question but ultimately I have no where else to ask being I was told to come here.

I have been to about 4 other subreddits and they all told me to come here to ask so I hope it fits the sub reddit.

I am the owner of a TOPS knives Szabo express (S/E)

I went to bring my blade into this standalone sharpening shop in my local area and I was promptly told that my request for serrations on the top side of my blade is not possible due to my knife only being 5/32s of an inch thick.

That being said, the designer of said knife has his own custom made serrated fighter and I would VERY much like to emulate it in the same or atleast a similar fashion.

I have since then posted to different subreddits related to blades to ask about this to varying degrees of success but ultimately it has made my lust for this to grow just a bit to the point where I would pay rather handsomely for this to come into existence.(I got hyperfixated on it)

Naturally I would just Email TOPS knives about it but I wanted to exhaust all resources available to me before having to mail in something that has...a lot of love and history behind it even with a possibility of it being a "No" from them.

I guess the TL;DR of my post is this:

1: Is it true that i cannot get this custom work done due to it already being treated and being so thin?

2: is there anyone (yourself or someone you know) in MD/east coast that would take this job on?

Thank you for your time and replies. I very much appreciate it all. Thank you.

Hello I am the owner of a single edge tops Szabo express.

I went to a mobile standalone sharpening gig in my area and I handed the gentleman the blade in question and I told him I want serrations added to the top side of my Szabo Express which has a top side false edge prepped and ready to be sharpened from the factory.

I was promptly told by the man that it is not possible to give this particular blade any serrations that would actually do anything..I left defeated but I felt like I was getting bullshit.

Is this man correct? I've been to 4 different subreddits aith 0 closure and at this point I would pay pretty handsomely to get this kind of custom work done.

Is anyone in Maryland or a neighboring state that would take this job? Thank you for your time.

Sorry if this doesn't fit the reddit but I'm at a bit of a loss here.

I have been looking for somebody for about 2 years to see about adding an inch or so of serrations on a beloved duty knife of mine.

I currently have a single edge fighting dagger that I would like to have made into a double edge. The false edge on the top would ideally be 80% Straight edge and the remainder of the edge would be serrated, near the handle.

I have asked probably every reputable standalone Sharpening gig in the state and parts of the east coast...and the gist of the replies I get back are:

"Possible yes, but realistically it would never be any good. Because of the primary geometry of a dagger and single beveled nature of proper serrations. What will end up happening is you will have serrations that don't end up doing anything"

So I ask if anybody could throw some suggestions at me for a place on the east coast that would take this kind of job i would love to hear from you.

Thank you for your time.

(TL;DR: can I find somebody to add customized serrations to make my (S/E) into a (D/E)?)

Hello knife club! I have been trying to customize my TOPS Szabo express (S/E) with relative success.

I've been doing enough training to where I have found myself fully comfortable to transition into D/E, that is when I saw the designer of this knife (Laci Szabo) had commissioned a custom D/E with serrations added (the sandstone colored blade) Obviously I want to emulate this style not just for the cool factor+intimidation but also serrations I find to be extremely useful and honestly I try to go with a serrated option when possible given my line of work.

So I went to my local standalone sharpening bussiness and was promptly told it is not a possibility because it has already been hardened/tempered. Is this true? I am honestly a bit saddened but I just wanted to make sure before slapping a regular edge on it.

So i figured I would ask the knife club! Is there ANY way to give my knife a custom serrated edge without it being an underwhelming add-on that doesn't actually do anything besides look cool? Money would not really be a question in this case.

Thank you so much for your time and I appreciate all of the responses if any come my way.