Lightweight grab bag (help me out!)
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Swimming shorts: For slepping, showering when the showers is more primitive and you could offend someone, training kit, warm weather or even swimming.
Sunhat: if you don't get one, bonnie hat typ but in a non military color.
Spares of PPE, it doesn't mather if you should get them, if you need them you need them know, not when next transport arrives etc.
First aid kit: Same as ppe.
Then I would have some bags with stuff that is more aimed for different jobs. You don't need food for a week if you work at a consert but a singel ready to eat meal can be handy. In other cases it could be a good ide to bring enough for a week but ready to eat is heavy so a mix of freeze dried and ready to eat could work.
Same with cold weather kit and water purification.
Make two/tre bags, label them and just grab the right ones and stuff them down in your large rucksack.
I do not recommend the Snugpak Jungle Bag anymore. The fabric tears out leaving holes at the seams. Apart from the wind could go nasty insects in there. And the elastic draw string breaks in just a few years and you can't replace it easily because it's sewn in.
Yes, it looks good in the first view but disappoints after approximately one year of permanent use within 4 years of ownership, even if you know how to treat your equipment carefully.
I think that the very similar Carinthia Tropen is the far better choice.
I don't own the Carinthia Tropen but it seems to be the better choice for professional use as it's also issued in the German army. And German army personal equipment is usually the best that you can currently get if it fits your own needs.
The British made Snugpak Special Forces 1 is also similar and outstanding good, especially in combination with the Snugpak Special Forces bivvy bag.
But for that you have to add a seperate head net that's built into the Tropen.
I usually don't need a moskito net and the Snugpak SF1 serves me very well since several years in most weather conditions and regular professional use.
If you get immediatly the complete Snugpak SF system also for winter use depends on the possible scenarios.
If you have it you are perfectly prepared for most conditions.
The similar other parts of the Carinthia system would be Defence 4 and Goretex Sleeping Bag Cover. The Carinthia bivvy bag is surely better and more durable than the Snugpak SF bivvy bag, but heavier and much more expensive.
Yes, it looks good in the first view but disappoints after approximately one year of permanent use within 4 years of ownership, even if you know how to treat your equipment carefully.
I think that the very similar Carinthia Tropen is the far better choice.
I don't own the Carinthia Tropen but it seems to be the better choice for professional use as it's also issued in the German army. And German army personal equipment is usually the best that you can currently get if it fits your own needs.
The British made Snugpak Special Forces 1 is also similar and outstanding good, especially in combination with the Snugpak Special Forces bivvy bag.
But for that you have to add a seperate head net that's built into the Tropen.
I usually don't need a moskito net and the Snugpak SF1 serves me very well since several years in most weather conditions and regular professional use.
If you get immediatly the complete Snugpak SF system also for winter use depends on the possible scenarios.
If you have it you are perfectly prepared for most conditions.
The similar other parts of the Carinthia system would be Defence 4 and Goretex Sleeping Bag Cover. The Carinthia bivvy bag is surely better and more durable than the Snugpak SF bivvy bag, but heavier and much more expensive.
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Just a side note to say that this arrived today - looks great.
I’ll put a post up after a bit of use.
TeeDee a pleasure to deal with.
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