I remember when we got the new brain buckets
"Do not use helmet as a seat" Cause soldiers just LOVE getting a case of the piles
"Do not use helmet as a wash basin" Whatever happened to efficiency?
"Do not use helmet as a digging tool" Canteen cup here I come.
Ghost, I too used to get along just fine with the old webbing and a nuke bag. I'd be able to clear some space in my buttpack because I had the IP bag and when I wore my ruck I just strapped the nuke bag to it. And not having so much junk in my buttpack made it a whole lot easier wearing the ruck. Those IP bags were fought for when I was in, same as the Ranger Blankets, I had to buy mine from a Newfie, best investment I made, still use it all the time!