The Great Bushcraft Haversack Controversy of 2023

Quick video to get something off my chest. In you comments, please do not mention any names or take any sides. Unless you agree with me. Then its OK.
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[@lilricky2515]

Only the internet can make a controversy over a 200+ year old bag design. Should I get in the middle of these two guys and call it a murse? 😁

[@sargevining]

I'd actually pay to see that......

[@paulotoole4950]

I would be tempted to argue it is a lot older than that however finding evidence would be a nightmare.

[@wildweasel8564]

I often carry a WWII German bread bag and canteen w/ accessories from At the Front. Maybe not period correct but very practical for day hikes.

[@sargevining]

Hike You Own Hike, that's what I say. Practical is basic. Iffin its purty and authentic but not practical, 'taint much good in the woods. Thanks for watching!

[@robertmcbain6247]

Or you could just use czech commie surplus instead of buying nazi reproduction crap

[@OldNavajoTricks]

"Military surplus shops HATE this guy...." Lol. Most of my portage is army surplus plce kit, not because I want to be Tactical Timmy or pretend I'm in the Special air parachute commando regiment squadron service, It's cheap, it's good and very adaptable. As Bugs would say about that gentleman... What a maroon!

[@sargevining]

It all depends on what your purpose is. If you're thru hiking the Appalachian Trail, you want light weight. If you're heading to the woods to cook on a campfire and smell sunlight on pine needles, it doesn't really matter unless you have a medical condition that suggests you should go lightweight. I use my musette bag for overnights when I do a Classic Camping outing, and a lot of reproductions like it to represent the "surplus" of the time. Thanks for watching!

[@OldNavajoTricks]

@@sargevining I'm from Britain so no AT for me haha but the system is designed for anything from edc to abandon society, pannier component currently waiting on funds but if mobile then 8 rockets and the main pack will be on the cycle.

[@scarling9367]

I've got a lot of ACU gear because it's relatively cheap and - for surplus stores - in great shape (NOS). I assume it's from the switch from ACU to OCP.

[@sargevining]

@@scarling9367 Surplus is always going to be an alternative to more expensive modern gear. Its cheap and durable. I still use WW2 surplus. Thanks for watching!

[@n.c.108]

Thank you sir! You are the most truthful and down to earth realist👍. I can see why some of these so called "bush crafters" ( who carve wooden spoons and love to use thier Ferro rod to light a fire just drink a hot tea), they are just following a fad. Thanks for sharng👍

[@sargevining]

I guess you could say that what we do on this channel is anti-Bushcraft. Not that we're against Bushcraft, but that the current state of bushcrafting is to find solutions to age old problems using old skills and new gear. What we do is look at how age old problems have been solved with modern gear and ask ourselves "How would I have done this with the stuff available a hundred years ago?'" While the claim by some is that we are preserving old skills, the reality is that unless your using the old gear, you're not really preserving anything. Thanks for watching! Hope you find some other stuff here that you like.

[@mikehowell5539]

Hey, Sarge... new subscriber here. One video is all it took to make me a fan. Thanks for being down to earth and having a practical opinion. And the history lesson was the best part. I'll be watching for new content. Keep up the good work!

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching and subbing! I hope you enjoy your journey here. I've got things broken up into playlists, the two most general are The History of Camping Gear and Classic Camping Living History. One compliments the other but I realize there are folks who aren't fans of one or the other. The History of Camping Gear starts in the 1890s and progresses towards the 1990s. We're almost near the end, then I start going back to "fill in the gaps" to add in different things in a more or less chronological order. Thanks again!

[@jacobbeal2845]

Got my subscribe when you said you like to maintain the illusion you wear pants on these. I’ve seen several of your videos - time to subscribe. Keep it up!!

[@sargevining]

Thanks for subscribing! I'm very careful to maintain the mystery. I swear to you that you'll never know whether I have pants on or not.

[@thefucrew9865]

Thank you, Sir. You made me laugh....and I needed to. Have a great day !!!

[@sargevining]

Glad you enjoyed it, and glad you laughed as my goal was to make someone laugh. Thanks for watching!

[@carltuckerson7718]

Hey buddy - I’m on the road this week. Thanks for the content and chuckles! I plan on joining your membership w my real name’s KZbin handle when I get back next week. Keep doing you dude.

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching! no hurry on the Membership, and thanks for the interest. I did have fun with this one.

[@CarlSanford76]

I love this channel! We need more salty old school fellas like this in the world! PLEASE keep the videos coming!

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching! I'll try to keep it salty!

[@DF4Trap]

Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching! More coming.

[@ccasada8723]

I have one of WPG's Musette bags and have been using it for years. Sturdy, well built and can carry what ever a chap needs to go afield for an afternoon or weekend.

[@sargevining]

Yes, you could use it as an overnight kit. And its so frikkin cool looking.

[@imcastanza]

I just discovered the poopyhead's channel and your channel. Your content is awesome, you're hilarious, and your online store is amazing. I just subscribed.

[@sargevining]

Thanks for subbing and noticing the store! The poopyhead made a couple of snarky comments here and then deleted them. I think he finally realized that people would know it was him. The other guy the one selling the haversack, isn't a poopy head. Thanks again!

[@57WillysCJ]

Some people need to get a life, their no longer on the school playground. Might as well say it's not a haversack because it doesn't contain haver cakes.

[@sargevining]

Yah, but there have to be haver cakes made with knives-----

[@HistoryOnTheLoose]

Sure but I'm glad i have no idea what all of this haversack drama is. This was a suggested video through the algorithm and I was delighted by your delivery. I feel I may have come across your channel some long while ago, but can't recall entirely. It's, no doubt, the period-historical-camping-bushcrafty aspect that triggered the algorithm. I do 1750s to 1840 lifestyle stuff. It's not living history or reenacting. We're not pretending to be somebody else, our clothes are our clothes and not costumes, we don't (ok, most of us don't) have coolers keeping beer cold hidden in our shelters, we don't have scenarios, don't do first person, etc. We are an educational/research/practical-skills-of-the-period-applying bunch. The great majority of us trace our common start to the mountain man rendezvous of today, but have taken it much farther than a weekender hobby to a lifestyle we follow year round. I've made nearly all my own stuff, just because it's so expensive lol. So, not quite what you all are doing, exactly, but we're all sharing the woods. If you don't mind, I'll subscribe to your humor, dedication, and knowledge, along with a welcome distraction to the rigors of the everyday. Subscribed. PS. Hope you won't mind the occasional participation comment.

[@sargevining]

One of the things I love about making videos is the comments I get. I'd likely follow your path into the 1930s were it not for my metropolitan environment. The controversy was silly, one KZbinr attacking another about a haversack he was selling and elevating it to a level of moral turpitude and I just wanted to vent. Looks like I may have hit a nerve as its one of my most popular vids. As far as what we're doing in the woods, we're going camping 100 years ago, that's pretty much it. And yah, lets share the woods. One of the first things Daddy taught me was "Never turn anyone away from your campfire." Thanks for watching and subscribing. I'll do my best to provide a distraction any time you need one.

[@jimsullender3435]

I think a haversack is what ever kind of bag I want to use for the job ! Your. Bag is a haversack if you want it to be , mine is made from the legs of old blue jeans due to my low income . We all have right to call our bags whatsoever we want , I love your videos they give me ideas to make what I can't afford to but . I think your videos are a service to all !😊😊😊

[@OldNavajoTricks]

You made a bag from jeans? Have a sub good sir 👍

[@sargevining]

There is an historical use for a haversack thus a reason for calling it such. But you're right, whatever works, works. And that's all it needs to do. Jeans as a haversack---brilliant! Thanks for watching!

[@jimsullender3435]

@@sargevining Yes I made it the same size of a civil war haversacck and water proofed it like you did little food bags thanks for the information !

[@michaelnasser8697]

That is brilliant using jeans! Now I have to find a video on how to do it, lol.

[@jamesflener6889]

Best rant I've read in a while!! Your right, as usual!

[@sargevining]

I might do more. I'm 70 years old. Rants kind of come naturally to guys my age. Thanks for watching!

[@FrontierLegacy]

I've been looking at shoulder bags for a while trying to find one that suits me and at a good price. The Mussette bag fits the bill. Thanks, Sarge.

[@sargevining]

The Haversack is a couple hundred years old. The Musette bag only about a hundred. It was made as an improvement over the haversack. Its still Old School, but an improvement over ancient school. Thanks for watching! Hope you stick around a while.

[@theguywitheyebrows]

im diggin that loop up high on the inside, thats a neat feature. @7:00 and watchin, learning as i go.

[@sargevining]

I'm about to do a more detailed video on the musette and how to treat the leather and how I'm packing it for a winter trip in a couple weeks. That loop can come in handy at times, that's for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@aaronwilcox6417]

I see an old Trapper Nelson in the background. Haversacks? They're alright for light duty and short distance travel. Mostly they're awful in steep thick mountains. I used the haversack for years underground for carrying explosive primers. In that application it's a canvas primer bag but it's really just a canvas haversack. A small pack with a chest rig is what I roll with these days.

[@sargevining]

Yep, that's an Old Trapper Nelson. You're right about the "floppyness" of a haversack when going to elevation, but you can take care of that by passing your waist belt over the haversack strap. These days, I'm Ols School more than anything else, that being pack and haversack or aluminum external frame pack. Thanks for watching!

[@ravenbarsrepairs5594]

A few years back I had this argument with a coworker, because I used an ALICE pack in the woods.

[@sargevining]

Did he want you to use it in a swimming pool instead? Thanks for watching!

[@ahayseed654]

I just use my man purse and call it a haversack. I actually found a couple of women's purses (yardsaleing) that are perfect. Nobody knows the difference. 😏❤️🇺🇸

[@sargevining]

Its a European Messenger Bag------ Thanks for watching!

[@anuvabastidanakist2437]

@ahayseed654 in UK a purse is a small container usually leather or faux leather that opens with a couple zip and is for small change lol

[@Gunny-USMC-re-tired]

I’ve got quiet a few “haversacks” but this looks promising for a bag to carry my lunch and Bible to work in.

[@sargevining]

I have a bunch, too. But really do prefer the musette. Its a lot easier to organize stuff. Thanks for watching!

[@cliffordbaldwin9157]

I’ve been watching your videos and you got one more subscriber I like your colorful commentary brilliant And before the haversack they had possible bags with all things either change or their names change

[@sargevining]

Thanks for Subscribing! Yes, there's been all manner of carry bags made by humans. It seems like these days, they've all devolved down to being a "Haversack". Glad to have you aboard!

[@cliffordbaldwin9157]

@@sargevining Well you got really good content so I had no choice I had to subscribe

[@christophersmead8140]

Greetings!! Did you purchase this recently? The reason I ask is because I bought one 7 years ago and it had some issues with the clips. Yours looks better so if it is a recent purchase I may buck up and get another one. I love this bag and design. I use it for my WWI British officer impression.

[@sargevining]

I've had this since 2017 and its seen a lot of use. I've been very happy with it. Thanks for watching!

[@billlyell8322]

Shoulder bags have been used for thousands of years. The haversack, and correct me if I'm wrong, comes from the german oat bag, which by definition of the war department would carry food and ammo. So technically, a haversack only carries food items. I use it that way for the ONLY reason i live in bear country, and it separates my food from the rest of my gear. Would that actually help? Probably not, but it does give me peace of mind and gives me 1 place to look for everything food related. I also have a belt system. It has 2 grenade pouches. One carries a 2-person hammock, and the other carries a tarp. They both are still grenade pouches, but so what? I don't have grenades, and they are a great size to carry my cover. What difference does it matter, if I use them to carry my hammock or somebody else uses a haversack to carry their other stuff. They are just containers. What's the big deal?

[@sargevining]

Yah. As far as I'm concerned, whatever gets you out into the woods and back home again is what works. Thanks for watching!

[@ROE1300]

👍 One of the best & most entertaining KZbin videos I have seen in some time. You now have 3,001 subscribers. 😀

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching and subscribing. Poke around in the Playlists to see what's going on here. Looking forward to your input.

[@ROE1300]

@@sargevining Thank you for welcoming to your channel. I will browse your playlist and promise to try my best not to be a Karen.

[@clovenbeast5183]

It's a goddamn bush purse

[@sargevining]

It's a European messenger bag----

[@davidkermes376]

it's a bag. .okay it's a shoulder bag.

[@shkibby1]

😂 ty for this. Great fun and no clue why anyone's arguing over semantics and colloquialisms. It's a heccin bag. Or is it a sack? The world may never know...

[@sargevining]

Its a European Messenger Bag------

[@TheSoupSandwich]

Well after this sitting in my shopping cart for a couple of months I got off the fence and purchased. You had mentioned in another video that you use this to tote camera equipment. Seems just the thing to tote my 7x50 binos around. Have you felt the need to wax your bag? I end up doing alot of wet weather camping so was curious if you had felt the need to treat yours. Thanks for the great content!

[@TheSoupSandwich]

Forgot to mention a personal opinion. Most of the folks that I've run into that bitch about stolen valor (in the context you are speaking about). Were themselves oxygen thieves while in the service.

[@sargevining]

I oiled up the leather bottom with Mink Oil and slap a bit on there occasionally (the comes "in the white" so you'll need to use whatever your favorite leather treatment is). The canvas flap is a double layer so I don't think I'd need anything more than the leather treatment, YMMV. Yah, its good for carrying my HFG50 with the mic attached and have room for food for an overnight. I'm trying to figure out a way to use my wooden staff as a monopod so I don't have to stuff the tripod into my pack.

[@sargevining]

My take on it is if you want people to hate somebody as much as you do, accuse them of being the worst thing you can imagine, especially if your other arguments are weak.

[@TheSoupSandwich]

@@sargevining Concur.

[@TheSoupSandwich]

@@sargevining thanks! looking forward to fresh canvas in the house. Weird, I know. I've seen a guy out on the trail that had a mount on top of his walking staff. then just stabbed it in the ground and used a couple of 550 guy lines staked in to stabilize it. not terribly convenient to set up but it worked. I did have a mini panic attack watching his camera perched up there but it did work. Hope you find a serviceable solution.

[@BrosephRussell]

Great video on this

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching!

[@fordtractorfanatic4836]

That was great one Sarge!

[@sargevining]

I did kind of have fun with it. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffconley6366]

Frankly I don't care what my bag is called. I bought the bag that I think works best for me. Beyond that people can call it what ever they want. I'm doing this to camp with a small amount of gear.

[@sargevining]

HYOH. Hike Your Own Hike. The best gear is what works for you. Thanks for watching, hope you like the content on the channel!

[@KenGray]

Hahaha.... 'stolen valour'.... 🙄 Listen jack, I PAID for all that Army equipment that made it's way into the surplus store.... I have the MOST right to carry and use it service or not. 👍

[@sargevining]

He really did say "Stolen Valor". All I can say is "If you buy a musette bag, you can't be accused of Stolen Valor!"

[@KenGray]

@@sargevining hahaha.... Indeed. 😁

[@distaff2935]

Nice looking bag.

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching! I really like the bag. Going to use it this weekend.

[@frogmorepipester7490]

Great video

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching!

[@behindthespotlight7983]

Every time I see your bookcase Sarge I think “where is my copy of ‘The Complete Walker’?” Cougar screams! (or is it “cougar yells?”)

[@sargevining]

I think a cougar offers to buy you a drink, at least that's how it happened when I was younger------ Probably the most influential book on outdoor sports ever printed.

[@southernlandsolo7839]

@@sargevining hahaha. Did you accept the drink Sarge?😇

[@sargevining]

@@southernlandsolo7839 I refuse to answer the question on the grounds that it might humiliate me-----

[@southernlandsolo7839]

@@sargevining haha

[@jwgbmp40]

Good price, good bag. Thx.

[@sargevining]

I've been using mine for years and am entirely happy with it. Thanks for watching!

[@henrydaubresse9652]

Just in case anyone wants to add to their storehouse of useless information, the US Army used some variation of these from the Revolution through the Spanish and Philippine Wars but called them "Knapsacks". (Check out the M1907 version for a neat design.). The Musette is/was a French Bagpipe played while hanging under the left arm by a strap. The French Polius called their version of the European "Bread or Ration Bag" a "Musette" due to some fancied resemblance and that strange French sense of humor. I carried a M1936 (actually M1943) Field Bag in the service, the WWII version had the snap hooks on adjustable straps that attached to the belt suspenders. There was also a variation of the Utility Strap with D-rings instead of snap hooks for slinging this bag, we used the inside loop to store the carrying strap when wearing the bag on our backs.

[@sargevining]

You may enjoy my video answering the Haversack Challenge that will be coming out sometime in mid-June. Thanks for watching!

[@WidowsSon1981]

Hey Sarge, can we pllllllllllease have a " Hey ! I'm watching you, puppy slapper !!!! " Shirt in the store ?!?!?!?!

[@sargevining]

Now that's one very good idea. I'll try to get that done over the weekend. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching!

[@Trailtraveller]

Interesting.. This kind of controversy happened before btw.

[@sargevining]

More and more common with the advent of the internet. Its not exclusive to Bushcrafting, the same kind of thing happens with bowling teams and ladies' book clubs. It is amusing to comment on them though. Thanks for watching!

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

Thanks to you I am now craving Chinese food.....

[@sargevining]

Ooooooo.......another controversy is brewing..... Thanks for watching!

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

@@sargevining oh dear......no controversy just okay with where my food comes from and know better than to ask the species!

[@JohnTaylor-di8vr]

Ive been using a ww2 medics bag as my "haversack" for 40yrs. Who cares what the bag is called. Glad i found your channel

[@sargevining]

Knowing the actual terms used in the past is essential to historic research. But for carrying lunch into the woods, call it whatever you want and enjoy your sammich. Thanks for watching!

[@texascelt8363]

Maintaining the Allusion I wear pants when I do these videos LMAO 😂😂😂 that's some funny shit there 😂😂

[@sargevining]

My pledge to my viewers is that you will never know if I wear pants or not while in the cabin. Thanks for watching!

[@sams568]

one comment. I ordered the musette bag from the recommended vendor. It took a long while to receive it because it came from UAE.

[@sargevining]

I generally get what I order fairly quickly. Warehousing in the UAE is what keeps the cost down. I know these are made in Pakistan. The production runs of this kind of product are relatively small, but he has a lot of stuff spanning from the 1870s-1970s, so it does require a lot of warehouse space and the market isn't sufficiently large enough to store them economically here in the States. But most of my Classic Camping kit comes from WPG, as well as reenacting gear for other impressions. Its good quality, good value, and great customer service, so I don't mind. Thanks for watching!

[@ROE1300]

P.S. I purchased a Musette bag simply to avoid becoming part of the controversy. And, perhaps because of your recommendation. 😂😂😂

[@sargevining]

I do find the musette to have more utility and capacity than a haversack, but haversacks seem to be the current thing in the bushcraft/woodcraft community. I'm going to build on the recent videos I did on making an Early 20th Century Commercial haversack and make one that is a bit more "musette like", along with some poke sacks to go along with it. Thanks for watching!

[@ROE1300]

@@sargevining Unfortunately many in the “bushcraft” community are in it for the $. There are still some purists who do not market products, but simply try to educate and communicate. “Bushcraft” (or camping/fishing/hunting as we called it when I grew up) is not a journey into living history so they should welcome whatever works best for a task. I’m not sure the “bushcraft” legends (Nessmuk, Kephart, or Korchanski) would have turned their nose up at the musette. Mine is on order and should be here in a few days. After some real world experience I will let you know what I think about this version of a “cloth bag with a strap”. 😀 But, I live in South Texas where this time of year is very hot and very humid so it may be awhile.

[@sargevining]

@@ROE1300 While I have no real conflict with the way folks feed their family, I understand your meaning and tend to agree, although I do use this channel to let folks know about my Collector's Guide and do have a Spring Store, neither generate much income at all and I'm OK with that. If I end up with 5 bucks more at the end of the month than I had at the beginning its the same to me as if it were 500. Same thing applies to the Memberships (KZbin recommends I put a high threshold on donations, but I opted for the lowest available) the funds from which I use exclusively for small improvements and conveniences associated with video production. Living History is a way for me to better understand what those guys were telling me. As such, I don't really practice what bushcrafting has become. I'm sure you'll like the musette. It comes with the leather unfinished which I actually think is a good thing as it allows one to tailor the look. I used Mink Oil on mine and am more than happy with the way it turned out.

[@ROE1300]

@@sargevining Sorry if I created some confusion. My point concerned people who have more interest in selling gear than in the hobby itself. After watching a few of your videos I do have the impression your main goal is to promote products you are manufacturing & selling. Again, I apologize if I gave you the wrong impression.

[@sargevining]

@@ROE1300 I don't manufacture anything. The stuff in the Spring store is on demand printing and I've made a grand total of $15 since I launched it in April, consisting of two coffee mugs and one book. I did write the book, but its priced well below others in the genre. Making videos is almost a full-time job and right now the combination of the income from the video watch time, Spring Store, and Memberships is running at about $33.00 a month. That's not even beer money these days. My interest is mainly in adding some bit of scholarship to an area (the History of Recreational Camping and Camping Gear of the 20th Century) that has appallingly little of it. My hope is that others watch the History of Camping Gear videos and do their own research. My goal is to have the channel make enough money to sustain repairs and replacement of the camera gear I've already purchased so that I at least break even.

[@hiddenwoodsben]

loved it.

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching!

[@aliceduser6347]

'I want to maintain the illusion that I wear pants in these videos' - A+

[@sargevining]

Its one of the reasons folks watch my videos---trying to see if they can tell I'm wearing pants or not. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Haversack, musette bag, messenger bag, a rucksack with just a single strap? Armchair campers! First World Problems.

[@sargevining]

Some people live for the pissing match, win, lose, or draw. All you end up with when you do that is a smelly wet spot on the ground. Thanks for watching!

[@billrivenbark8983]

I have both types most which are MILSURP in nature. Who the heck cares as long as you’re happy with what you use!

[@sargevining]

That's where I fall on this. In hammock camping we say HYOH -- Hang Your Own Hang. Here we can say Hang Your Own Haversack. Thanks for watching!

[@billvan5219]

Dude 😅, you're cracking me up! You'll catch another subscription for this, maybe we can get you up to $18.50🤪

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching! Become a member and maybe we can get it up to $22.50!

[@billvan5219]

@@sargevining I don't know, your poopie head community guidelines might be too much for me 👹 Have a bitchin day!

[@moderntentcamping]

I still don’t understand the controversy buy my understanding is the haversack goes back to the rural south back in the early 1800s (or earlier?) where men used it as their lunch box. They carried their cornbread and pork belly out to the field for mid day snacks. The oils from the food typically saturated the bottom of the sack - so they were reinforced with leather? How does this story fit with your understanding?

[@sargevining]

Part of the controversy is the importance that some modern day bushcrafters place on haversacks. Part of it is that one KZbin bushcrafter doesn't like another KZbin bushcrafter and makes videos criticizing him. I try to avoid the whole thing by calling myself an historic campcrafter carrying a musette bag. When the video about haversacks was put out by the poopyhead, I saw the humor and foolishness of it all and had to say something, so I did. The history of haversacks is one of those things where they've been around for so long, nobody really knows where and when they started being used. Every story I've heard makes sense to me. Differences between types and designs seem to be mostly cultural and regional. Some have the leather bottom, some do not. Some are reenforced with a double layer of material at the bottom. Some are made by folding the cloth lengthwise and sewing up the sides, others are sewn on three sides. The bag I use is called a musette because that's what they were called by the French when doughboys first encountered them on store shelves over there. The British had been using them and calling them that for about 30 years before that. Other than that, its a haversack for all intents and purposes. Thanks for watching!

[@moderntentcamping]

@@sargevining I like your Musette. It’s much larger than my haversack. I was trying to find a larger one but didn’t know the proper name. Thanks,

[@smd482000]

But your right

[@sargevining]

Well, anyone who thinks I'm wrong is a poopy head.

[@anuvabastidanakist2437]

Love your out look mate n no I'm not a poopy head puppy eater lol that made me laugh thanks

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching! And not eating puppies----

[@anuvabastidanakist2437]

@@sargevining no worries 😎👍

[@zerohero187]

I enjoyed your video and sub to your channel. I'm not taking any sides because I think the whole situation is a ridiculous waste of time. I really don't like either "poopie head" all that much either. There is a lot of gate keeping with a lot of the guys on KZbin. I will say that I think poopie head #1 was claiming stolen valor because poopie head #2 was saying the haversack he was selling was made in the USA when it was actually made in China.

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the sub! In the video, show my alternative--the Musette Bag--so as not to take a side. The whole dang thing is silly, really. Its a cloth bag for criminy sake. I do have a couple videos coming out on the 28th showing two different versions of haversacks that would have been used by folks in the first half of the 20th Century. As far as the "stolen valor" comment that was made, I'll say this: As a Veteran I'm of the opinion that using that term in the manner it was cheapens the meaning of the term, so I'm a bit pissed at that aspect.

[@MrGratefulEd]

Still my favorite video. I watch it every couple of weeks. From now on, Karens will be forever know as Poopy Heads! Not throwing out my Haversack for a Musette bag just yet though! ;)

[@sargevining]

Well, I got you saying poopie head, I figger now its just a matter of time before you get a musette. I've got another musette video coming out in a couple of weeks.

[@stuphiladelphiapa7680]

One more subscriber to add. I shall poke around.

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching and subscribing! I've arranged the playlists by subject to make the poking a bit easier. Looking forward to your input.

[@paulotoole4950]

lol stolen valour. I'm in trouble as my haversack has the US Marine badge on it and I am neither an American or a Marine.

[@paulst4523]

Im not positive but i think the comparison to stolen valor was that some people were selling bags they said were usa made but were really bought from china and resold

[@paulotoole4950]

@@paulst4523 I think there is certainly a little bit of a lack of clarity on what is coming from where.

[@MrJbarreda]

That bag you have doesn’t look like the one on the website, the leather strap and leather look different, the one there looks cheap, yours looks better made. Even the color of the leather looks different…

[@sargevining]

The leather comes to you "in the white", meaning there's been no treatment on the leather. This is historically accurate. I applied some mink oil to all leather parts, let it soak overnight, then applied one more treatment. If you do that with mink or neatsfoot oil, the haversack will look like mine. Thanks for watching!

[@texascelt8363]

Look Karen 😂😂😂😂😂 love it

[@michaelnasser8697]

I didn’t know there was any controversy, I feel like I’m missing out on all the fun dumb a$$ery going on 😂. Adults never cease to amaze me with their childish stupid behaviors. I think we need to remove all the safety warning tags, etc and let the chips fall where they may, lol. Finally, I hate the word “bushcraft”, I remember it being called woodscraft since we don’t live in Australia 🤪.

[@sargevining]

We try to limit dumb a$$ery here but have no trouble pointing it out. The problem with calling it "woodcraft" come with our entry into the internet age. If you use any search engine using the key word "woodcraft" you're going to see table saws, drill presses, planers, and the like. Using "bushcraft" at least gets you what you're looking for. As for me, I prefer "Classic Camping" because what the original writers from Nesmuk to Whelan were doing was camping. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelnasser8697]

@@sargevining good point and makes sense, thank you.

[@davidjanzen5728]

Dog gone puppy Eaters!!!!!!😂

[@sargevining]

Probly rent pigs, too. Man who rents pigs can't be trusted. Thanks for watching!

[@randymartin5521]

Poopy heads that slap babies and eat puppies. LOL You just got another subscriber.

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching and subbing! Mama don't allow no poopie heads and baby slappers round here.....

[@dragonwisard]

I came across this video, and while it was informative and entertaining, I'm left completely clueless about what the "controversy" actually was. Can anyone clue me in to what the controversy being referenced was about? Was it just about the historical names of different bag designs? I saw on another channel that what we commonly call a haversack today is quite different in design to what the oldest bags to go by that name looked like. But that video didn't make it seem controversial at all, he was just talking about the etymology and making the comparison to a later (but still old) variation of the haversack.

[@sargevining]

The poopie head likely took it down. He was attacking another KZbin who was making and selling a haversack. He made a couple snarky comments here (called me a senile old man) and took those down as well. I'm doing another video in more detail on the musette and how to treat the leather as I pack it to go on a 1930s camping trip in a couple weeks. Thanks for watching!

[@christopherpike8269]

Late comment, I was subbed to poopy heads channel until Al this started and he then continued to hit others channels over stupid stuff. Lost my subscription as I imagine a lot of others too. Just not the type of content I get anything out of. Now this channel I am all for love the historical knowledge being passed on. Please keep it up and put poopy head out of business.

[@billlansdell7225]

I'm not convinced you must be Yankee Marshall's dad.

[@sargevining]

Well, I did do some travelling in my mis-spent yoot. Thanks for watching!

[@thomasoverton7131]

Awesome video brother. Thanks for sharing

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching!

[@supernoobsmith5718]

LOL. I use a 35 liter laptop/overnighter backpack for everything. As a daily bag in the car. For day hikes. Bushcraft adventures. Overnighters at a friend's. Overnighter in the woods. And even 3 day wild camping excursions. I don't carry a laptop, but it has sections like that musette bag which make it very convenient. Sometimes I'm carrying only 5lbs of stuff. But it also carries 30lbs of camping gear/food/water with ease. The real haversack controversy should be....why use one? I respect history and tradition, but convenience trumps romanticism.

[@sargevining]

The reason I see for using a haversack (or musette in my case), is to maintain historical accuracy for practicing Living History. Otherwise, yah, use what you want. Grandma Gatewood thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail using a pillowcase. Thanks for watching!

[@xbarros2010]

Gostei do senso de humor , " comedor de cachorrinhos " kkkkkkkkk

[@sargevining]

Sometimes, you just have to make fun of some things. Thanks for watching!

[@smd482000]

Lol it know where is come from

[@sargevining]

I'm not going to mention any names, just my take on the whole thing. Thanks for watching!

[@dewolfeFSP]

I'm just going to get a M28 Haversack. Everyone knows it's the best.

[@sargevining]

Dang. I almost feel like I should argue with you----- Thanks for watching!

[@randyyeager]

I think the whole thing about what people call their bags, gear and everything else is ridiculous. I use a British Osprey gas mask pouch/ field pack. It's my haversack. People complaining about the name are morons as it doesn't really matter what you call it. It's like putting limitations on a survival knife. A survival knife is any knife you deem to be a survival knife.

[@johnreusing7435]

Really it's a man purse .

[@sargevining]

Its a European messenger bag------

[@noahpitre3657]

😂puppy eater LMBO love it Brother