We’re often asked the question “how do I wear the East German rucksack?” Here’s a short guide.

[@Dinglesmckringles]

It looks like a backpack with more steps

[@americanapipedreamapparel]

it is!

[@spencerstockwell]

load is spread out more for carrying more weight

[@Drownedinblood]

You don't need the belt.

[@jamesparke6252]

To put it on and off you just undo the belt, it's just like a self assembled hiking pack.

[@erikenqvist9081]

You only have to do it once.

[@mannye]

Actual backpack score: 2 out of 20 Homoerotic Score: 11 out of 10

[@Karan-Aujla]

What never touching grass does to a mf

[@tylergendron4707]

Thats exactly what I thought when I received mine 😂

[@CrudDeposit]

@@Karan-Aujlawhat losing two world wars does to a mf

[@user-ls8pd1pz3h]

@@Karan-Aujlatake a joke

[@mrbushwookie6051]

*homieerotic

[@DwaynedPearce]

Boss: why were you late? Me: I was putting on my east German rucksack

[@DerMarkus1982]

This reminds me of that snail from Monsters University ...

[@deutschermichel5807]

Bad for you. Punctuality is the most important virtue in Germany

[@skalenger2450]

Bro has the new Norwegian uniform before most the Norwegian army even 💀

[@dimitrov8306]

I think thats Norarm's pants. The little black and white rectangel on the leg-pocket

[@ps1_hagrid_gaming517]

Its czechoslovakian camo vz.60 "jehličí"

[@damnits2200]

@@ps1_hagrid_gaming517he’s talking about the green pants

[@14sindre]

@@dimitrov8306got the same pants! Can tell you 100% that’s NorArm pants with the new Norwegian camo. But you can’t get them anymore cuz of some legal stuff

[@d.hdienstleistungenvertrie5990]

No its from the NVA (east german army) NVA = Nationale Volksarmee 💪 wie zum Teufel schafft es unser altes DDR Zeug bis darüber 😅

[@IacobucciB]

Me listening to Only A Fool Would Say That and getting extremely confused when I come across this shortly after pausing🤣 Excellent taste in music and gear sir!

[@Hungriger_Hugo1337]

For anyone wondering. This is so weird because its double purpose, you could use it as motorbike bag and when you arived you can straped it on your back

[@batt3ryac1d]

Presumably with the help of your comrade.

[@kingbillycokebottle5484]

Those are some cheap panniers, Bois, were getting motorcycles 😎

[@user-hl7nt1og7k]

Have you ever straped anyone?

[@senfdazu2230]

The use on a motorcycle was 'invented' after the equipment was on the surplus market. The purpose is to distribute weight, because the belt would be carrying ammo pouches etc.

[@werkzeugkasten2142]

Wer Simson fährt, fährt nie verkehrt ❤

[@Twitchz625]

Always here for Steely Dan's Only A Fool Would Say That!

[@Eddyspageddi7734]

Here in germany there are even aftermarket reinforced ones that stay square

[@curtismsh9211]

Do many people use that old milsurp still out in Germany?

[@Eddyspageddi7734]

@@curtismsh9211 yes actually even the non airsofter /milsim just becaus its there and afordable

[@Petrolpelican]

Extremely impressed and grateful for Steely Dan in the background! Great work dudes

[@TheLocalNative]

I hope he had a great day on his first day at school!❤

[@niklasmeyer9660]

20$ seems pretty fair, here in germany they cost arround 12-15€

[@gyromurphy]

I bought a few off them when I saw the price. It said it was issued, too, but it looked brand new. The best thing I've bought from them, however, was the 80s era German Polizei leather jacket. I've wanted one of those for years, but every site I searched only had reproductions. Then Americana Pipedream got some in for only $130, so I got that too. Funny thing, it had some clear bag in the sleeve pocket, which had a 🚫 symbol on it. I have no idea what it is... but I just put it back in the pocket. Plus, the zipper tab was missing and replaced with a paperclip by some cop like 30-40 years ago, which I'm also never going to fix. It gives the jacket some character

[@jamesfieweger8648]

I’ve never heard Steely Dan used as background music and I’ve definitely never heard ‘Only a Fool Would Say That’ used as background music either. Nice choice! 👍

[@jllemin4]

Thought the same thing!

[@IvanNedostal]

They call themselves Americana pipe dream, but selling soviet stuff...

[@alexhayden507]

Song whips, one of my favs

[@obscurist2468]

​@@IvanNedostal Military fans enjoy other countries' equipment too.

[@SvenTviking]

They’ll get blocked. There’s fuck all Dan on KZbin.

[@foosmonkey]

10/10 Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann Und mir steckt's auch im Blut Drum wandr' ich froh so lang ich kann Und schwenke meinen Hut Valeri, valera Valeri, valera ha ha ha ha ha Valeri, valera Und schwenke meinen Hut

[@deutschermichel5807]

wandrʼ ich kann ich net mal aussprechen

[@masonchristmas5519]

I appreciate the Steely Dan sir🫡

[@jojojojo4332]

A world become one.

[@madsam7582]

​@@jojojojo4332Salads and sun.

[@aesthe3002]

only a fool would say that ​@@madsam7582

[@adamquinn3230]

I ordered this a couple weeks ago, but then they refunded it because of an inventory issue. They remedied this by sending me a free Austrian ALICE rig! Really appreciate it guys! Thank you! I will def purchase the ruck sack again though once it’s back in stock!

[@elizabethhood5146]

Loved it! I will give it a solid 2

[@cat_city2009]

Mid 20th Century military kit was anything but ergonomic.

[@Luxemburger57]

The way he just stands there 😂

[@JEB66]

"Ready for your 1st day at school"

[@theillegitking1304]

Now how the HELL do you access what’s inside while in the field 😂 I love it though

[@KratasCRAFT]

That's what friends/squadmates are for.

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

Unclip only the belt buckle to remove the whole thing as one piece. It's a complicated backpack, more or less. I'm sure there is some purpose to its design.

[@superpenis420]

​@@anonymousaccordionist3326 Longevity and versatility. That style of ring, stitching and clasps will last a very long time. The harness not only ensures your pack will stay on, but ensures you don't fatigue as quickly from your pack slinging around. Think of the straps as extra strips of muscle on your body

[@nickkennedy9034]

​@@anonymousaccordionist3326 redistribute the weight so you can carry heavier gear more comfortably. The Americans and British went with frame backpacks instead which have proven to be better if more expensive. You gotta remember that East Germany had PKM, AKM, SVD, and RPK and gear for that gets awkward and heavy. There's also the side benefit of a modular backpack system where you can pick and choose how many bags to put on your rig. Is it ideal today? Not really, there are better options, but other East German kit is pretty nice.

[@aliceblack3533]

You don't. You pack your stuff in your homies backpack & he puts his stuff in yours.

[@gubbtratt1]

I have two of that belt that I use daily. Got them from my grandpa along some soviet brass belt buckles. I never would've guessed there's suspenders and a rucksack that goes with them.

[@FerdinandFake]

I struggle to figure out how his works without a buddy

[@medicman4444]

Communism friend we all help each other

[@panzermauschen2907]

You don't put it together while it is on your body.

[@ambiguousdrink4067]

I struggle to find any situation where a backpack that basically needs two people to operate is at practical in any other situation than being in the military or playing airsoft. It's like the wedding dress of backpacks for civilians.

[@goranjosic]

This is comrade racksack 😅 (no comrade, no way of putting racksack)

[@donnikthejedi2222]

It uuuh comes off when you take the belt off. Pretty sure you can put it on that way as well. Nobody says you have to completely disassemble it every time you take it off.

[@bigbeefscorcho]

Excellent music! One of my fav SD tracks

[@curtismsh9211]

The guy in the backpack looks BAKED in this video. Hahaha

[@paulmears5330]

Steely Dan theme music, nice 🙂

[@dennisdrayna9383]

Steely Dan's Only a Fool. Way under rated.

[@oliverwinton1333]

Only a fool would say such things

[@jojojojo4332]

Wearing a white statson hat

[@nick_john]

@@jojojojo4332a fool on the hill but his hat was black

[@aarone-swing8519]

Im from east germany and we have mopeds from the GDR. You see these so called Simsons alot in our region. I have frames for these rucksacks attached to it. One on each side. One is for maintenance (bcs its a 2 stroke from the 70s), and one for sups and clothing. Come in really handy :))

[@noksuan59]

I like the aesthetic lol

[@adams9604]

Lol @ "we're often asked how to wear an easy German rucksack"

[@CashewChickenEnjoyer]

Dude is standing there like he lost his fuckin icecream it's killing me lmao

[@Fish-bp6wo]

Awww hugs are nice

[@OGWimoTapia]

Just by looking at it my acoustic brain said "he is overcomplicating it, you can literally wear this on an easier way"

[@Lilroman124]

Couple goals 💀

[@Kumanekosamurai]

That twist in the strap kills

[@jefferyjames8292]

go to school like go to fashion Show 😂

[@Pvt.Parties]

Fuck me the war would be over before you get that on solo.

[@mattman3960]

Steely Dan detected, video liked

[@cripstopheriii3509]

A land become one, with salads and sun, only a fool would say that. Awesome background song 🙏

[@sendouharuka1004]

Now I understand where the TF2 Medic’s Medigun back pack comes from.

[@Lps-vx9dv]

I bought my East German backpack 4 days ago

[@rustie115]

catch me walkinf around campus with this fit

[@notar33lbadjur60]

Soldier: so how do i get into the rucksack Officer: thats the neat part, you dont!

[@thezone3946]

Love the DDR rain gear!!!

[@TacticalOtter2]

The most German backpack ever

[@Sakulboss123]

As a kid that grows up nowadays in east germany, i can say that we have blankets with the exact same pattern, these are like tarps, but very robust and for that very practical

[@panzerwolf494]

Used to use these on my gas and ebikes because they worked really good at keeping the elements out so my tools and spare parts stayed dry.

[@mxmartin85]

As an east German, i can Tell you the best use today is to use it as an motorcycle bag when you have the bag with rubber surface inside 👍

[@hannesromhild8532]

that was the original purpose for the Feldtornister anyway.

[@abdurrahimabdul3560]

They created the Titanic at the beginning😂

[@nickkennedy9034]

East German gear is weird, but cheap and generally pretty good.

[@cat_city2009]

weird, but cheap and generally pretty good" is socialism in a nutshell.

[@aarone-swing8519]

Yeah it survives for a really long time bcs of quality material (which was also cheap but robust)

[@nickkennedy9034]

@@aarone-swing8519 Having worn some East German stuff over the winter I will say for a fact that their pants are nothing short of good quality. Tightly woven fabric, good insulation, plenty of pocket space. It has been surprisingly comfortable. Moreso than American surplus gear I'll tell you what.

[@BFNgaming2024]

I have one of these and I use it for university, it fits my chrome book perfectly

[@RebelFNOS]

I ended up finding one of these at my local surplus they also had the mag pouch to go with it

[@wolfscareglow2425]

Brother got the hugo boss drip

[@donnikthejedi2222]

Where did you see SS Uniforms there? Lmao

[@jusele-ox9rc]

The old raindrop camouflage. Long time no see🇬🇧🍺🍺🇩🇪

[@JPFighter93]

It's way more versatile and usable than it might seem from this video 😅

[@MasonVaughan-pv5bh]

Looks like infrantry in sniper elite 5

[@onisatori]

I like the content very much. But to be honest I wasn’t even planning on actually buying anything. But now that I know that your media team enjoys Steely Dan enough to put inside a short. I def going to be checking out your catalog.

[@ROCKDESTROYER.]

Oh yeah great a backpack i can't take off, exactly what i needed

[@caspernewton1072]

I am German i never heard or saw those but i am intrigued 😅

[@alecedwards2331]

"Aren't you a little short to be a stormtrooper?"

[@thestone7388]

You don’t need the belt to wear it! All you need is the suspenders and the backpack itself. Just clip the backpack to the suspenders and bring and suspenders straps for backpack under your armpits and hook it on there. 🪖🤙

[@freesloppy]

I think you may have found my spotify playlist.......

[@CardboardSliver]

Now I can store my East German goods in my East German rucksack, to put in the boot of my Trabant.

[@osamaabuhamed5258]

How do you take it off ?😂

[@Shotty262]

Great tunes

[@kaloschke]

The east german magazine bags are the best, lightweight and safe

[@marlow769]

That rucksack would be to bullies what a baby seal is to a polar bear.

[@Dom-ny9dt]

personaly I put two of em on my bicycle onto the sides in the back, I also have a frame I built from wood and you can put two of em on and your whole camping gear like tent, sleeping bag, I always take one or more furrs in winter, get greative with these!

[@themetaphysicalaxe5506]

These bags are solid, my dad had a bunch of them big and small. We would use them hunting or hiking or just at the range. They were super tough and kept water out well with some wax.

[@jamesx2703]

Oh great now I need friends just to wear my backpack

[@uksoloz]

Anyone else oddly annoyed he didn’t do the last clip the right way 😂

[@Hoschikus]

There are a lot of good reasons the GDR doesn't exist anymore and this is easily in the top 10.

[@floxy709]

hug your homie while u are putting the belt on him, that's what I'm talking about

[@rivernygren871]

You know they missed a chance to only charged 1955 for it

[@cravinghibiscus7901]

Warsaw pact drip has been overlooked and devalued for too long.

[@Irate_Beau]

i was the kid who would genuinely wear that to school

[@schuylerbrown2963]

I learned the other day that the top d-rings on the y-strap were actually for mounting up the NBA (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) suit.

[@DZX5000]

and now your ready to be a super buck 😂

[@MindsMouth]

I remember back in 2000 2004 when I was still young in high School playing airsoft with my friends I'd pick these rucksack kicks up from the military catalogs back then and they would only be about 14.99 plus shipping. Used to get great deals on Alpine flange too. $25 for an entire sniper suit

[@reef4519]

Bought mine for 5 dollars and had a trip around Scotland with it! Reliable and cute! My dad absolutely hated it though

[@RussClarkRocks]

The Rube Goldberg Rucksack.

[@hondaryder3779]

Let's go back in time 60 years😅😂🤣

[@ScarcrowX]

That's very clever 💡 You had to protect your comrad because when he gets killed you couldn't pick up your rucksack anymore 👌🏼👍🏼

[@w4t3rsn3k5]

Defo been wearing my strichtarn wrong, thanks Americana pipedream❤❤

[@veronikalugitsch]

Love it❤

[@medicman4444]

I had to hook them on the bottom one and then keeps the upper area free for threading through buckets on the ABC roll

[@M21assult]

Those suspenders are way better than the clips and clamps we have now. Who tf decided to change them?

[@jungerfritz4173]

We call it a Sturmgepäcktasche (literally storm luggage bag)

[@soupreme3764]

Steely Dan‼️

[@dvns1987]

What pants you got on bros? Those are cleaaan

[@Slix__]

I'm from Germany amd never knew these existed haha

[@HeinzSchmidtUweGonzo]

Lots of individual parts but not too many, easy to repair, built to last, that's what's cool about products from the Eastern Bloc.

[@CentrePeice]

Cant imagine bringing everything you need in a tiny bag like that

[@sebtroop23]

I bought one a few months ago and to be noted, YOU CAN wear withouth the belt that may not be fashionable with every style. You only have to adjust the front straps a bit tighther so the bag doesn't hang as loose. And you will have to adjust the straps to your exact fit or else those metal clips will start to hurt your back. It also fits more things that it seems, and the straps on the sides make it perfect to carry jackets and bottles and everything that can be hanged. Excuse my poor english.

[@juliusvillapando1676]

Thats actually a pretty good proce

[@fishinpuddles2014]

Pierre Gasley after F1

[@LtColwtf]

Here is something to contemplate. Rather than the Rucksack seen here being derived from what kids wear to school, it is in fact the reverse. Not by accident either. Got to get them used to the idea from an early age.

[@goblindeeznutzz]

Damn why they got Steely Dan on this

[@yourcasualfinn2213]

You can use the Y-rig to make it an actual backpack without using the NVA belt

[@officialsumo6192]

This seems suspiciously easy to remove from sleepy comrades