Fall Property Patrol Loadout
Fast and Light setup...
Decided to take a day off to get out to camp and do a fast and light property patrol. The main goals were to check on the camp itself, check trails for blowdowns, and to check the eastern and southern property lines for any signs of activity.
I was asked the other day in an IG comment if I could start doing hasty bag dumps/EDC loadouts of gear in my patrol videos, so here is a rundown of gear, as seen above, with contents…
Rifle (BCA BC-15)
Chest Rig (AT Armor Light Scout Rig)
-Rifle mags x3
-Pistol
-IFAK w/TQ
-Radio (Baofeng UV82 w/U94 ptt and throat mic)
-Field Knife
Patrol Pack (Mystery Ranch 2DAP)
-Hydration bladder (3 liters)
-Water bottle (1 liter) with nesting Toaks Ti cup
-Esbit stove w/fuel tablets and lighter
-Ration pack (24 hour)
-Woobie Hoodie in dry bag
-Poncho w/bungees
-General Purpose pouch including cordage, ferro rod, firestarters, camo face paint, headlamp w/spare batteries, zip ties, chemlight, tape, lighter, electrolyte mixes, sharpie, iodine tablets
-Map/compass/nav notebook w/map tools, pens/pencils/markers
-Socks, watch cap, underwear, glove liners, long underwear top in small dry bag
-Sit pad
Below is a 360’ view of the full loadout…
On my body is the following…
Head
-OD Boonie hat (USGI Surplus)
Top
-Patagonia Capilene t-shirt
Bottoms
-Krydex G3 Combat Pants pockets include spare pistol magazine, folding knife, Boo-boo kit, keychain led red light, button compass
Feet
-Real Tree Merino Wool Socks
Checking the trails…
For context, this was a rare 50 degree december day with a warm breeze and bluebird skies during a high pressure zone in Ohio. It had rained 2 days prior and there is no rain forecasted for the next week. Nighttime temps are dipping into the low 40’s the prior night and next night.
It has been deer hunting season here and only one person is allowed to hunt this property. So there should be no signs of human activity in this area. The property owner was last back in these areas 2 weeks prior. Nearest neighbors are over 1/4 mile away.
It is important to know these details when planning property patrols such as this. It will determine how you patrol, what you may take with you, and what the duration of it may be. All part of METT-TC…
hell yeah. looks good. i dont know if its the camera or if its the actual color of your weapon. but it look almost like a powder coat. but i love how its extremely flat or matte. keep kicking ass.