Brad made the Tac picture thread and I don’t want to drown it out with chatter so lets talk about kits here.
Personally I feel I could get away with the OSOE Micro rig and a CamelBak as long as I had cargo pockets. I have not picked up anything but am curious on opinions.
I have not been in the military but have had to pack lots of weight and gear for wildfires. I know what it takes to live for about 2 weeks out of a 60 pound pack. This is not with guns and ammo.
So the way I see it if I had to go “Wolverines” I would have a base spot or two. I see no want or need to carry over 40 pounds of gear for guerrilla warfare…..unless I had to sustain myself out of my kit…..which the most important item would be socks. I have carried what we call piss bags for miles, 5 gallons of water for a fire we cant get hose to so everyone carries water, so that plus your tool, chain saw/fuel and line pack in the mountains. ….you don’t feel exactly spry to wage war when you get there.
I have looked at a lot of vests and packs. I feel I would settle on a chest rig, bdu, and my CamelBak Mule.
It would have to be versatile as well, not just for SG, but carbine too. ….or bolt action rifle depending on the mission for the day, I am not going to pack a SG and a rifle.
Any thoughts on kit set up and considerations of having to carry it for miles on end and then possibly having to do battle after or while all that stuff is strapped to your ass.?
I am not as fit as I used to be and I have some very fit kids working for me and we all get tired. I haven’t even considered bullet proof vests worth of weight either, probably take my chances without.
But anyway all this stuff ifs for fighting so we better talk about it as it is intended for battle. Now if your talking standing your ground and not maneuvering that’s another thing.
Everyone’s thoughts on this are appreciated as I haven’t bought anything yet.
http://originalsoegear.com/12gamicro.html
http://originalsoegear.com/microrig.html
Personally I feel I could get away with the OSOE Micro rig and a CamelBak as long as I had cargo pockets. I have not picked up anything but am curious on opinions.
I have not been in the military but have had to pack lots of weight and gear for wildfires. I know what it takes to live for about 2 weeks out of a 60 pound pack. This is not with guns and ammo.
So the way I see it if I had to go “Wolverines” I would have a base spot or two. I see no want or need to carry over 40 pounds of gear for guerrilla warfare…..unless I had to sustain myself out of my kit…..which the most important item would be socks. I have carried what we call piss bags for miles, 5 gallons of water for a fire we cant get hose to so everyone carries water, so that plus your tool, chain saw/fuel and line pack in the mountains. ….you don’t feel exactly spry to wage war when you get there.
I have looked at a lot of vests and packs. I feel I would settle on a chest rig, bdu, and my CamelBak Mule.
It would have to be versatile as well, not just for SG, but carbine too. ….or bolt action rifle depending on the mission for the day, I am not going to pack a SG and a rifle.
Any thoughts on kit set up and considerations of having to carry it for miles on end and then possibly having to do battle after or while all that stuff is strapped to your ass.?
I am not as fit as I used to be and I have some very fit kids working for me and we all get tired. I haven’t even considered bullet proof vests worth of weight either, probably take my chances without.
But anyway all this stuff ifs for fighting so we better talk about it as it is intended for battle. Now if your talking standing your ground and not maneuvering that’s another thing.
Everyone’s thoughts on this are appreciated as I haven’t bought anything yet.
http://originalsoegear.com/12gamicro.html
http://originalsoegear.com/microrig.html