Last U.S. Bag’s Oscar Mobile Hideout bag packs out what you pack in while exploring the backcountry
Among Tread Lightly!’s Top 10 Ways to Minimize the Impact When Camping In the Outdoors are things we all know: Pack out what you pack in. Carry a trash bag, and pick up litter left by others. They also recommend that you pack out your waste, and your toilet paper. Minimizing the impact on the environment when you camp is critical, especially since you want to leave your campsite better than you found it.
One of the best ways to ensure you can pack out not only what you brought but what you find is to bring a utility bag with you. Vancouver, Washington-based Last U.S. Bag has debuted one they call Oscar’s Mobile Hideout, no doubt for its volume as much as its ability to hold trash and just about anything else.
Measuring 22” wide by 24” high and 8” deep, Oscar is made of 18 ounce reinforced vinyl that resists fading, is chemically resistant, and durable to the point where it may outlast your rig. If it gets dirty, you can hose it out. The poly no-stretch webbing has ITW buckles, dual vertical front locking zippers for easy access to the inside of the bag, a top cinch retention gasket, and a center strap closure.
With side compression straps, D-rings for exterior lashing, poly vinyl mesh outer pockets, and a poly vinyl mesh interior lid pocket, Oscar is quite capable of hauling firewood, holding dirty tools and implements, or storing a used dutch oven when you have no place to wash it out. The utility bag’s reflective trim might just keep someone from backing into your rig, and while our prototype is green, Oscar’s Charcoal Grey or Tan production colors work with most color schemes.
As a spare tire, ladder or rack-mounted utility bag, this all-purpose carryall is tough as nails, which may be the only thing that would puncture it. Last U.S. Bag is renown for their commercial bags, used to transport the huge fan blades on wind farms, or in the oil, gas, and utility industries for asset and drop tool prevention. Their DNA is manufacturing products domestically in their own factory, and they continue to invest in equipment, people, and education necessary to manufacture in the United States. Despite years of declining U.S. textile production, the Last U.S. Bag has steadily grown their footprint to offer a sophisticated domestic manufacturing option that makes product development and manufacturing seamless and on time.
Likes:
- Extremely tough, long lasting heavy-duty vinyl construction
- Washable, easy to clean with access via dual front zippers
- Right sized to handle your trash, and whatever debris you may encounter
Dislikes:
- Retail price of $209 is a bit pricey
- May appear stiff or heavy versus cloth trash sacks
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