This video review of the Maxpedition proteus versipack is the third of a series. The one thing that I can say about this pack, I am really surprised at how well its built. The overall quality is outstanding.
The two outside pockets have attachment points where you can attach ALICE or MOLLE equipment. So I attached 2 - 1 quart US army canteens. This made the pack a little heavy. Regardless of the extra weight, you have to have water with you on those day hikes. I tried attaching a single 2 quart canteen to the rear of the back. But that was too heavy and pulled the pack backwards too much. So the 2 quart was removed and the only other option I saw was the 2 - 1 quart canteens.
The large inner pocket is big enough for a couple of MRE main entrees, a rain poncho and a few other odds and ends.
The smaller pocket all the way to the rear of the pack is large enough for GPS, compass and topo maps.
Its the attention to the little details that says "quality". Such as having 550 cord on the zipper pulls. This is going to be a really nice feature in winter time when your wearing gloves.
The two outside pockets 1 on each end of the pack - their just big enough for a cell phone or a small - medium sized GPS unit.
I give the Maxpedition Proteus Versipack an A+ rating. The only thing that I personally would change on the pack, is the belt buckles might need to be a little bigger. When compared to the buckles on an ALICE pack, these seem a little small. But then again, the Proteus Versipack is not as big as an ALICE pack either.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Someone has to pay the bill
When tax dollars are used to benefit a few select people, or a few select companies, the republic ceases to function.
A republic by its very nature, is supposed to work for the good of all of its citizens, not just a certain few. With the bail out of wall street, the bail out of the auto makers, and every company in between, every day citizens have been turned into servants. We are now enslaved to the federal reserve system - which is a privately owned company. So we are now in effect, enslaved to a company with no face.
We are not employee who can just quit and walk away. We are slaves, who must work and pay our taxes the the internal revenue service. The taxes are payment for being an involuntary servant. If you do not work and make your payments, your thrown in prison.
So the question is, how and why have we allowed this to happen? Its quit simple, really. This is what happens when you have an uneducated voting populace. We have voted ourselves into slavery.
There is one solution - abolish the federal reserve and remove the two major parties from office. Both of these have to be done in order to restore law and order that protects the people, and not just a few select few.
A republic by its very nature, is supposed to work for the good of all of its citizens, not just a certain few. With the bail out of wall street, the bail out of the auto makers, and every company in between, every day citizens have been turned into servants. We are now enslaved to the federal reserve system - which is a privately owned company. So we are now in effect, enslaved to a company with no face.
We are not employee who can just quit and walk away. We are slaves, who must work and pay our taxes the the internal revenue service. The taxes are payment for being an involuntary servant. If you do not work and make your payments, your thrown in prison.
So the question is, how and why have we allowed this to happen? Its quit simple, really. This is what happens when you have an uneducated voting populace. We have voted ourselves into slavery.
There is one solution - abolish the federal reserve and remove the two major parties from office. Both of these have to be done in order to restore law and order that protects the people, and not just a few select few.
New articles section
The people over at the survival gear forum have opened a new articles section. Some of the topics include general disaster prepardness, wilderness survival, hiking and camping and several other topics. The layout is pretty straight forward with a 2 column layout.
The articles section was opened in response to members asking for a place for important forum post to be stored. Instead of each section of the forum collecting stickies. The outstanding threads will be copied and posted into the articles section. The article will then have a link going back to the forum thread.
Its kinda like going through a book collection, picking out the best ones and putting them into a library. All of the magazines and general print stuff will be stored in the boxes.
That way, if a member is looking for an article on a certain topic, they can go into the articles section, browse through the categories or use the search feature to find stuff that interest them.
Besides articles, there is going to be a videos section. Where members of the forum can post their videos. Hopefully this will make a well rounded addition to the forums.
The articles section was opened in response to members asking for a place for important forum post to be stored. Instead of each section of the forum collecting stickies. The outstanding threads will be copied and posted into the articles section. The article will then have a link going back to the forum thread.
Its kinda like going through a book collection, picking out the best ones and putting them into a library. All of the magazines and general print stuff will be stored in the boxes.
That way, if a member is looking for an article on a certain topic, they can go into the articles section, browse through the categories or use the search feature to find stuff that interest them.
Besides articles, there is going to be a videos section. Where members of the forum can post their videos. Hopefully this will make a well rounded addition to the forums.
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