Rucksack suggestions please
- Thread starter Marts
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You can never have too many knives
And it is only the one pair of boots. Having done the Pennine Way and West Highland Way carrying a spare pair of boots I learnt my lesson
Phil.
Way back when, the Marine Corps policy was for every marine to carry a spare pair of boots. They rarely did though to save weight like you. One day on a trainink hike when a particular group of marines had gotten to the mid day stop for lunch, their commanding officer (then major) Chesty Puller gave the following orders:
-"Everybody take off your boots and turn them in to be taken back in the truck." Said truck had met them at the stop.
-After all boots had been accounted for he continued, "Now put on your spare boots from your rucks and lets go."
They NEVER went without the spares again. All that said, I've never taken spare "boots" either. Often a pair moccasins or beach sandals, but not boots.
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