Blaze A Trail

The Trail Blazer patch is about carving out a new path where there isn’t one. Oh and orange is slowly taking over my kit.

• Black Diamond Storm Headlamp
• Thyrm XL Cell Vault
• Seiko SKX007withSniper Bay Strap
• Olight i5T
• Trail Blazer Patch
• The James Brand Folsom withBlaze Bead
• Fiskars A6 Axe withShock Tie
• Homemade (by Mrs Config) Altoids fire kit
• Striker Kit by Ru Titley Knives
• Prometheus Design Werx Compass
• Recon Ranger Eye

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LOADOUT: Every Winter Day Carry

Often EDC posts are not items carried every day. It’s a tag that is often attached to just some nice gear, and I even do that myself, so this is not a shaming post!

However this is truly my everyday carry, nothing added for show, just what is always in my Bullet (or SHADO) and pockets – every day!

• Black Diamond Storm Headlamp
• Olight i5T
• Lorimer Leather Pocket Caddy with Ru Beads andVictorinox Tinker
• Pack Config X Evergreen Hanks Recon Hank Collab (sold out!)
• Seiko SKX007withMKS Nato strap “Dirty Bond”
• Filip Raboch Custom Pouch with various Pack Config Patches
• Nalgene Wide Mouth
• GORUCK Bullet 10L withMudhorn Clan Patch,Wotancraft custom MOLLE Clip, Carabiner and Shock Ties
• Zippo 1941 Replica LighterwithButane Insert
• Hi-Gear Flask
• PDW Watch Cap
• PDW Defiant Hoodie
• Shemagh
• Mechanix Wear Multicam Gloves with Merino liners

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LOADOUT: Quick and Dirty Kit List

Here’s a loadout that Documentary Photographer Matthew Aslett used for a recent day hike.

Editor: Matthew has some fantastic photography, including some really moving pieces on conflict, so do take the time to visit his site here.

Matthew: A few things missing like a space blanket which was in the lid and a spare camera battery which was stashed in a pocket with my chapstick.

• Pack – Mystery Ranch ASAP (+OV Cache)
• Green pouch – Food (dehydrated meal, snacks)
• Black pouch – Warm things (merino hat, gloves etc)
• PInk dry bag – Waterproofs (full set)
• Orange tube – First Aid (plasters, meds, moleskin)
• Comms and navigation – InReach Mini, iPhone XR
• Power Bank – Nitecore NB1000
• Brew kit – Evernew Titanium (+fuel = 1ltr hot water)
• Insulated Flask – Coffee
• Hydration – 2 x Vapour Eclipse (2 ltr)
• Trekking Poles – Black Series Micro Vario Carbon
• Illumination – Black Diamond Storm 400 Headtorch
• Locator light – Nitecore NU5 LE
• Emergency signal – Ru GITD Marker, ChemLight x2
• Matador Pocket Blanket
• Camera- Fujifilm X100V

Not shown:

• Base layer – Icebreaker 200 weight
• Socks – Darn Tough Hiking
• Jacket – TAD Ranger LT (2011 Edition)
• Trousers – 5.11 Defender-Flex
• Boots – Lowa Zephyr

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LOADOUT: Editors EDC Photography Kit

This was my loadout for a product photography and vlogging on the way to work carry.

• Woohoto iPhone Mount on Joby Gorilla Pod
• Røde Video Micro Kit
• UGreen Lighting to 3.5mm Adaptor
• Røde SC& iPhone Adaptor (which you need to attached to a smart phone!) and homemade paracord camera lanyard inside the lens hood
• Wotancraft Coin Pouch for spare batteries
• Nikon D3000 with Nikon f1.8, 35mm Prime Lens – this lives on the camera most of the time
• Wotancraft Zipper Pouch with EDC kit, IFAK, Tools
• Wotancraft Phone Pouch with torch, handcream and Gorilla Tape.
• Lowepro Flipside Trek BP
• Patagonia Hoodie
• Recon Hank – Evergreen Hanks + Pack Config Collab
• Rex Recon and Navigation Recon Patches
• Lorimer Leather Caddy with Olight and Victorinox Tinker
• Coffee Flask
• Nalgene (see our top 10 waterbottles article here)

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LOADOUT: Field Biology Carry

This loadout is what teacher Mauricio uses for his biology practices.

• 5.11 Rush 12
• Pouch Aids Firts
• Black Shemag
• Corona Cap
• Columbia Gloves
• Multi-tools
• Water Bottle
• Pet containner
• Paracord
• Weight scale
• Bear Bottle
• Candle
• Nylon bags
• Sun Cell Power bank
• Sharpie
• Compass
• Waist Bag Puma
• Pedernal
• Paliacate

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LOADOUT: Light Hike Kit

This is what military photographer Adam (81mm_media) uses for a like hike.

• Pack: 5.11 Rush 12 (non pictured)
• BaoFeng UV-5R
• 5.11 Tactical AAA torch
• Exotac fire sleeve
• DJI Camera tripod
• Mountain Warehouse Poncho
• Maxpedition EDC pouch
• Field dressing
• Paracord and carabiner
• Spyderco Tenacious
• Garmin Tactix Bravo

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LOADOUT: Woods Walk Carry

This loadout is everything that ModChop packed for a day exploring the local woods and hills.

The pack:

• The pack is a Mystery Ranch Urban Assault 21 in their Wood Waxed fabric (the fabric does not have a ‘waxy’ feel despite the name).

• The pack is in their classic tri zip design and opens up cadaver style to give great access to the contents. Inside there are two small zippered mesh pockets towards the top on either side, a suspended laptop sleeve plus another sleeve that would take a tablet/iPad, both can be secured by a webbing strap and Velcro tab.

• The pack has a very ‘clean’ look externally with just a lid pocket accessed by an aqua-guard zipper and a single row of PALS webbing on the underside should you wish to strap anything to it. The back system and shoulder straps have an air mesh fabric facing to help with ventilation with the shoulder straps also have load lifters to help stabilise the load as well as a sternum strap. At the top, rear of the pack is a simple 1” webbing grab handle. There is no provision for a waist strap but at 21 litres I doubt you’d ever need one.

• The pack itself carries very nicely and is comfortable on extended walks/days out, I also occasionally use this pack for every day carry, something it works well at. Somewhat strangely of the many packs I own and use this is the one that has generated the most admiration and questions from non bag nerds (I count myself as very much a bag nerd by the way…), even my mother complimented how it looked, praise indeed!

The gear:

• Starting top left are my sunglasses, polarised with semi-hard case, both from Decathlon (highly recommend).

• Next is a small unbranded (and old!) first aid pouch containing just the essentials for a walk in the woods.

• Then we have the ubiquitous $20 Dollar Bandit Micro pouch that moves from pack to pack constantly, this has a Leatherman PS4 small multi tool, a small AAA powered Streamlight Microstream torch plus spare AAA battery, mini Sharpie, Field Notes notebook, Bic lighter and a Pocketwrench II pry bar.

• The jacket is a Rab Ventus lightweight soft shell.

• Below that is a Goruck 4L Shadow Pocket which contains a merino wool Buff and a merino beanie and Endura MT500 waterproof jacket.

• Moving right is a Mystery Ranch Zoid pouch containing Anker 10000 mah battery pack, Anker lightening cable, Joby GripTight phone tripod.

• Drinks are covered by a 1L Nalgene Oasis water bottle and a Sigg 750ml vacuum flask and mug.

• Next to that is an ancient Highlander sit mat that is a veteran of many walks, camps and beer festivals.

• Above that is my Triple Aught Design Field Cap, to the left is a camo Muc Off Essentials pouch with holds the all important brew kit.

• Above that is a can of Smidge midge repellent.

• Finally upper right is the black Multicam pouch made by @firefly15_hanks this holds a Victorinox Explorer Plus, antibacterial hand gel and wipes, a knife, fork & spoon set, spare batteries, reading glasses and usually a few snacks for the day.

• The Velcro front panel is currently sporting various morale patches.

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LOADOUT: Rebel Mission to Endor

Here’s a quick loadout of items editor Nat Wagstaff imagined would be helpful for joining rebel assault on the second Death Star.

To celebrate the release of our Falcon patch (launching Friday) I used the aptly named Rebel Lightweight Backpack that Wotancraft kindly sent me to test out to assemble this imaginary loadout.

• Wotancraft Rebel Pack 
• Shemagh
• ITS Tourniquet
• MoraKniv Garberg
• Ru Titley Falcon Prototype Bead
• Fiskars A6 Axe
• Petzl Carabiner with rope
• Filip Raboch Custom Black MultiCam PouchwithFalcon Patch
• Wotancraft Phone Pouch with Compass and Charging Pack
• Spyderco Techno V1
• Gear Cache
• Black Diamond Headtorch
• Ru Titley Knives Fire Striker Kit
• NCB Leathercraft Axe Sheath

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LOADOUT: Bunker Hills Trip

Here’s a loadout that przemek.ma used for a short trip through the bunker hills on Hel Penninsula, Poland.

• Mystery Ranch Spartan with ITW & PDW collab patch
• Crud of Sweden gloves
• Hellikon Tex Trooper Jacket with CustomKnives.pl patch
• Wild Willy Beff jerky
• Esbit Titanium pot PT750-TI
• Snow Peak Titanium Spork
• Fire Marple Titanium Ultralight Stove
• Klean Kanteen bottle
• Swedish Fold-a-cup
• ITS Gizmo Lite Bag with photo gear
• ITS Slim Pouch with trauma kit
• Chris Reeve Sebenza 21

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Forest Brewer Loadout

Heading out to some local woodland to make a brew and shoot photos is a regular weekend activity in our house! Here’s some of the kit that always comes with me.

• Prometheus Design Werx SHADO Pack with Forest Brewer Patch
• The James Brand Folsom
• Pack Towl
• Mechanix Wear Fast Fit MultiCam Gloves
• GBG Mighty+ Pouch with Topo Bill RE
• Bahco Laplander
• Snow Peak Titanium Mug
• Jetboil Zip
• Nalgene
• Aeropress Go, Doughnut and Coffee pot in a Wotancraft pouch
• Wotancraft “Fighter” 03 Rider Bag

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Shepherd’s Carry

This is Dom’s load out for his sheep work and lambing. He particularly loves the chest rig as it keeps everything close to hand when catching and dealing with issues at lambing time.

• Osprey archeon chest rig
• Moleskine journal
• Esee churp
• Fallkniven dc4
• Aiguille alpine pouch
• Foot shears
• Eid tags
• Needles
• Alpkit head torch
• Thermometer
• Multi-tool
• Logan sheepdog whistles
• Keys mecarmy sg4

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Short Hike + Bugout Kit

Here’s what contributor Mervyn uses as his carry for short trips out, plus it doubles as a bugout kit.

• Tarahumara Pack (Hill People Gear)
• Double walled, vacuum sealer bottle (Prometheus Design Werx x Mizu)
• Duckbill Cap (Patagonia)
• The Mighty Pouch (Garage Built Gear)
• Topsider (Open Sea Leather Co.)
• Warden Keychain & Key Covers (Hitch & Timber)
• H&T Utility Pouch (Hitch & Timber)
• 7995/0 Ranger (Tudor)
• Zipper Pull/Key Ring Compass (Trunord)
• Todai Flashlight (Prometheus Design Werx x Laulima)
• Runoff Waterproof Pocket Slim (Nite Ize)
• Ti-Double 300 Mug (Snow Peak)
• Butane Lighter (Zippo)
• Para 3 Maxamet (Spyderco)
• Ti-Scribe Mini Brass (Urban Survival Gear)
• A6600 Mirrorless Camera (Sony)
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro lens (Sony)
• Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod (Peak Design)
• Cairn Sandals (Bedrock Sandals)

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It’s not a secret that we spend a LOT of time in our local woodland, making this patch inevitable. Introducing the Woodlander.

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Plus I always get asked for more “Watcher” themed patches. So here you go anyone who asked!