The Last 'Big Lie' of Vietnam Kills U. S. Soldiers in Iraq

[civ_king]

What the hell did you have in your pack to make it weigh 100lbs? When I go backpacking, 30 odd miles a day for three or four days, the heaviest I have carried was 40lbs.

That's for COLD weather, and 2-3 weeks time
Reinforced (with steel) backpack (how else am I going to carry this?)
4 full changes of clothes, weighs quite a bit
2 pairs of Snow Boots
assorted food-some canned (lots of tuna, I usually consume 3000 Calories per day in that kind of weather),
Cast Iron Girdle,
Hatchet,
Parachute cord,
rock climbing gear,
Camera with lots of batteries
Hand Warmers
Tough 4 season tent
Gallons of water,
Purification Equipment,
Shovel
The list goes on...

But this is for like 2-3 weeks in Cold weather, my backpack normally doesn't weigh anywhere near that, more like 40 pounds normally, being Minimalist probably like 25 for a couple days

 

[cardgame]

civ_king

2 pairs of boots in addition to the shoes you're already wearing?

why?>?

shoes are heavy.

 

[Ecofarm]

Dry shoes = gold.

 

[otago]

The point is, though, that having a "good bolt action" is fundamentally inferior to having the US rifle of the time. So a pretty good bolt action, or even a very good one, still sucks. Ninja-snipers excluded, of course, but I suspect the US sniper rifle was world-class or best as well.


I'm happy for you, Pretorian. Ima let you finish, but Zulu had one of the best spearmen OF ALL TIME.


That's what this bolt action talk is.

As Mausers went the Springfield was not too bad.

 

[capslock]

Hand Warmers

POG! (haha j/k)


I brought extra boots once and it payed off. I only brought them because they were on the packing list, but it poured on us and having dry boots in the morning was money.

 

[civ_king]

Dry Boots in Snow=gold!