OT Battle pack weight?

You wouldn't believe how many times I went into the field with just a Fanny Pack.....:)


It depends on what you were doing and how long you were going to be in the field. :D

Also depends on what your MOS was too.
 
Just wanted to confirm what others have said. I've spoken with Rangers on the Long Range Surveillance team here and they carry upwards of 100 lbs on their missions. They pack fairly light, but they're out there for weeks on end, so they need lots of food. I'm sure that straight infantry would carry a lot more ammo, so that would send the weight up a lot . I'm just an intel weenie, so I only carry 40 or 50 lbs on the occasional ruck march. So it also depends a lot on your MOS as was previously mentioned.
 
Buddy of mine in the marines was in joint training recently in Spain. He had a pack in the 90lb. range. but he says he'll never hafta carry that in the arillery unit he's in. Their motto, he says, is "If ya caint truck it, F*** it."

My Great grandfather's ruck (WW I) is little more than a canvas sack, couldn't hold nore that 5lbs of gear, like mess kit, med kit, brush, and a few other items.

Keith
 
I spent a long time in weapons platoons in the Marine Corps. I remember when the Browning .30 Cal.'s used a 250 round cloth belt of 30-06 sized cartridges. I don't remember the weight of those belts but, on many occasions as a platoon leader I ended up carrying 5 or 6 of them plus my own gear. I was sure glad when the end of the day arrived. The only good part was when some of it was getting used. In those days there was a thing called fire discipline so it didn't get used at the rate that some of us would have liked. That comes back to the old saying "waste not, want not".

I don't know how many of those belts a woman could have carried. Not many, they were kicking our butt and we were very used to the load.:)
 
Well, you figure:
M225 cannon, bipod, and M8 baseplate
M64a1 sight
Ruck/2 quart/bivvy shelter/sleeping bags/lights/rain gear and poncho
LBV/mags/canteens/M9 pistol
Change of clothes/socks/underwear/snivel gear
Kevlar/flak jacket/NVG
MREs

HI kukhuri. :D

Now, which you wanta leave out?

John
"Road marching is hell."
 
Going to a fight was a different situation than raod marching of course. I took 4 cans of C rats wrapped in my poncho tied to may pistol belt with blanket roll straps. After that the load was all water and Ammo. I didn't have any Khuks in them days but the only extras was a Randall Made Bowie, and a Hawk that my Grandmother sent to me just after I got to Nam.:)
 
Cool, I think your granny really cares!

I still have a Nam-era Ithaca shotgun with the leather sling strap. a buddy of my dad's carried it in Viet Nam. He tried to buy it back, but with the auto trigger and peep sights, its juts too cool a vintage piece to sell. The things people will give up fer $$$. I mean, this scatter guns got plenty of character and goood mojo, if it warded its bearer during a tour or two in the bush.

I'd say the same about that hawk...

Keith
 
I'll always have a place for a good Hawk or two. There is just something about that thing that instills a lot of confidence in you when it is in the hand. Very comforting thing in the night time too.:)
 
I have quite a colllection of the bitted blades meself. Bearded axes, Franciscas, Handmade trail& throwing axes, Paratech Pry Axe, Bardiche (pole axe), double bitted throwers, etc.

Keith
 
Originally posted by Spectre
Well, you figure:
M225 cannon, bipod, and M8 baseplate
M64a1 sight
Ruck/2 quart/bivvy shelter/sleeping bags/lights/rain gear and poncho
LBV/mags/canteens/M9 pistol
Change of clothes/socks/underwear/snivel gear
Kevlar/flak jacket/NVG
MREs

HI kukhuri. :D

Now, which you wanta leave out?

John
"Road marching is hell."
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Yeah I was in Weapons Company for awhile...81mm Morters..:eek:
And yes that crap was heavy, road walks sucked big time.
I don't remember what that crap weighed..(It was 20 Years ago) my memory is not what it used to be...LOL

I was just talking about the pack though. We used Alice Packs back then, don't know what they use today.
 
"I would guess that today's Military is alot different than it was 20 years ago;) "

Yup, todays military can do things that they could only dream about doing 24 years ago when I enlisted. Funny thing though, as technology, capability, and lethality, increase, we seem to wind up hauling more and more crap. Humvees are awesome, but I sure do miss the old jeeps that could be fixed with duct tape and baling wire.:grumpy:

Sarge
 
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