Hello everyone it’s been a long time since I last made a post on this site so I just wanted to take some time to tell people about a bag I bought this past summer. Back in June I was in the market for a bag that I could take out on hikes and day trips. The pack that I was looking for had to be small with a few compartments. I looked at a number of pack and my final decision was Maxpediton’s Fatboy G.T.G S-Type (Good to Go Left Side).

When I am not out on the go and just have the pack sitting around I have it ready as a small very basic go bag. In this setup the side zipper compartment will have two energy bars, a small bag of trail mix, ear plugs, and a spare bite valve for my camel back eddy water bottle. The opposite side has a round open compartment with a retention cord to hold a drink bottle. Inside of the lid of the main compartment to the front I keep a Rite in the Rain all weather Mini Notebook (Sample), to the top I keep a small camera bag with Band-Aids small cardboard matches in one compartment and in the other compartment I have a selection of bear bangers and flares. Open the lid and on the front of the pack and there is an open compartment where I have a Buck 750 Redpoint also in there I keep my Zippo hand warmer. Next is a zipper compartment where I have pen launcher for bear bangers and flares, Browning Alpha Max flash light, Body Guard Dog Repellent, Advil liquid gels, standard Bic lighter, identification card wrapped with duct tape, and small travel Polysporin. In the main compartment I have a KA-BAR Knife- Fork-Spoon, 2nd small bag of trail mix, two Coghlan’s orange light sticks, and Bushnell H2O Binocular. The very back of this pack has a compartment that is for CWC. (Concealed Weapon Carry) The Laws in the province that I live in do not permit me to carry a firearm for protection at any time, so I keep a cheap light stick in there. On the shoulder strap I keep my Buck Thug attached with its sheath.

My decision to buy  the left side carry version has enabled me to carry this bag to my left side and sling a rifle/shotgun on my right shoulder without the two getting caught up on each other. With the basic setup I have described above I still have room for two boxes of rifle ammunition or two boxes of shotgun shells. This pack is a must for anyone who goes out hunting for hours at a time without hauling a big pack on their back.

In August of this past summer I took a trip out to some islands in Lake Nipissing with my 2-1/2 year old son and needed a diaper go bag. In seconds I can take off the Buck Knife and sheath, empty out the main compartment and replace my water bottle with baby bottle. Add four diapers and snacks for child and we are good to go!

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