[BwanaNdege]

I carried 65 to 90 pounds in Vietnam (No, I did not see John Kerry while there), the lighter load while patrolling in the mountains. Walking is OK, but if you have to run with it, it’s a kicker! Especially through rice paddies!

Later in training in the mountains in Korean my team had packs weighing 105 to 115 lbs. I would not want to carry much more AND fight. Of course, we always dropped the bulk of the load before an assault.

I was 5’ 8” and 155 lbs at the time.

[SunkenCiv]

> I was 5’ 8” and 155 lbs at the time.

So, how tall are you now? /rimshot

:’)

Thanks, that’s an excellent anecdote, because the wet terrain in Vietnam is analogous to the field conditions at Agincourt (freshly ploughed ground, rained for days before).

[Little Bill]

300 rounds, rifle, entrenching tool, poncho, poncho liner, grenades 3, helmet, cigarettes, c rats 6, clothes, two gallons of water, 200 for the pig, 1966.