*LMAO* Ok I won't speak for the SAS, but I will speak from my own expirience.13 years in the army, 9 in the infantry the rest in communications.I weighed out my gear several times over the years, thats the ruck,weapon(weapon changed from time to time, from a SAW, to an m-16/203/to an m-21, and back to an m-16),and lbe, the LIGHTEST my gear ever was weighed in at 135 pounds, the heaviest weighed in at 170.The ruck of course weighing the most out of everything.
I climbed mountains, forded rivers,swamps, and yes even ran with this gear, no I didn't run a 4 minute mile but I ran.I've been in jungles,deserts,mountains,and everything in between carrying close to or above my own body weight in gear.It can be done melvin and is done daily.
One's gear and equipment means several things.With your gear you can of course accomplish the mission(as a soldier), as a civilian your gear will mean the difference between living and dying(as it does with a soldier, and boy's and girls by me reffering to soldiers it applies to all branches of the military),your equipment is your edge, only the foolish think they can and will be able to head to the hills with no map,compass,canteen,food,knives,weapons etc and survive for very long.Gear is expendable, from your weapon to your ruck it can all be used and used up, but it will allow you to either live and gather other gear, or will just keep your butt from dying lost and cold in some unknown location(melvins plan will lead to the lost and cold and dying scenario).
40 pounds of gear is what my wife carries, as a bare minimum, and she's 5'2 and a hundred some odd pounds.My personall equipments heavier, then again my role and what I use my equipment for is different.Our group has women in their 50's who carry more than 40 pounds, and are active parts of patrols etc.Run across one of those women melvin and they'd beat you to a pulp.
I climbed mountains, forded rivers,swamps, and yes even ran with this gear, no I didn't run a 4 minute mile but I ran.I've been in jungles,deserts,mountains,and everything in between carrying close to or above my own body weight in gear.It can be done melvin and is done daily.
One's gear and equipment means several things.With your gear you can of course accomplish the mission(as a soldier), as a civilian your gear will mean the difference between living and dying(as it does with a soldier, and boy's and girls by me reffering to soldiers it applies to all branches of the military),your equipment is your edge, only the foolish think they can and will be able to head to the hills with no map,compass,canteen,food,knives,weapons etc and survive for very long.Gear is expendable, from your weapon to your ruck it can all be used and used up, but it will allow you to either live and gather other gear, or will just keep your butt from dying lost and cold in some unknown location(melvins plan will lead to the lost and cold and dying scenario).
40 pounds of gear is what my wife carries, as a bare minimum, and she's 5'2 and a hundred some odd pounds.My personall equipments heavier, then again my role and what I use my equipment for is different.Our group has women in their 50's who carry more than 40 pounds, and are active parts of patrols etc.Run across one of those women melvin and they'd beat you to a pulp.
