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zipperhead_cop said:Cappuccino machine and Sony Playstation 2. What were you thinking? I'm gonna miss the Cougars!
...espresso machine is in the 2nd kit bag, and I have xBox 360!!! (Ha!!)
be safe,
blake
zipperhead_cop said:Cappuccino machine and Sony Playstation 2. What were you thinking? I'm gonna miss the Cougars!
How are the CSM's on these alternative packing lists? Still trying to charge people for not bringing kit that soldiers dont use but are on the 'official' items list?
RecceDG said:FWIW, here's my usual loadout:
But first, a few assumptions:
So then:
Valise: 2x sleeping bag, ranger blanket, bag liner, artic hood, bivvy bag, bugbar, groundsheet, camp pillow. I always bring the second bag, just in case one gets wet, or in case someone in the crew/troop gets his wet and only brought one - it can also serve to put extra padding around roots or rocks. The artic hood is near proof against getting cold while sleeping and I never leave without it. The bugbar... you only need to spend one night in a mosquito-infested swamp to remember to carry this, and in the tropics, malaria is not your friend.
Main Compartment, bottom to top: 1xset extra combats, 1Xset thermal underwear, 1xfleece top, 1xscarf, 7xt-shirts (less on a weekend) knee pads, elbow pads.
Left side pouch: GPS charger (wall and lighter socket) 16xAA batteries, 2xbootlaces, sewing kit, combat gloves, liquid boot polish, random small extra bits.
Centre left pouch: Toiletries, Gold Bond Powder, baby wipes.
Centre right pouch: 1xRation - never ever ever ever get caught without a ration packed; sometimes food won't make it to you.
Right side pouch (canteen carrier) - spare canteen (usually the thermos) full of water.
Top "butt pack" pouch: 7xpairs of socks, 7xginch (less on weekends)
Strapped on with valise: air mattress.
Butt pack (the spare small pack butt pack) 1xset raingear, 2xfield dressing, combat gloves, flashlight - I wear this as a buttpack if I am going to be away from the vehicle for any signifigant amount of time, and it can be worn with the tac vest and the ruck and they don't interfere with each other.
Kit bag: spare set of boots, 1xset combats, combat jacket, extra ziploc bags, extra garbage bags, big scrub brush, laundry bag - the idea here is to keep this mostly empty at the start of the ex, then as stuff gets dirty, it comes out of the ruck and goes into the kit bag. Every day sees a clean t-shirt, socks, and ginch.
DG
But RecceDG, for guys who arn't mounted in some sort of veh your kit list is more then a little heavy. Boot polish? C'mon man you could fit another pack of smokes in that space!! And the arctic hood?
Centurian1985 said:How are the CSM's on these alternative packing lists? Still trying to charge people for not bringing kit that soldiers dont use but are on the 'official' items list?
How about the portable shower ???RecceDG said:Oh, and I forgot the towel.
Pte.Pinky said:Don't bash the towel
Loachman said:Most of us use the kind with wheels and extendable handles most of the time.
SuperFry said:Hi,
I am getting frustrated with my heavy rucksack on exercises compared to everyone else's lighter ones. I'm not complaining about carrying a rucksack here, don't get me wrong. It just that I've had comments about the weight and I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
In my valise, I have 1 sleeping bag with liner (I think it's the inner part), ground sheet, basin, and bungees...seems to be standard.
In the main part I usually bring a couple pairs of socks, a fleece, a long john set and an extra uniform in case of extreme wetness to the other and my ablutions kit.
Am I packing totally wrong? I took things out of the pain part and it looks like all the weight is coming from the valise. Is there a specific way to pack the sleeping bag? Should I be using the other sleeping bag instead? Any thoughts at all would be much appreciated....including a kit list for a weekend bring whatever you need/want exercise.
Thanks