This is why: Train for proactive reloads rather than waiting for the mag to be empty; tossing empty mags into your cargo pocket because there should be few of them if any; work your ammo/ kit management to place an empty mag a certain way back into your kit so you can tell the difference between an empty, partial, or full mag.

An empty nutsack is hard to put back into a carry pouch? As a SAW Gunner I only carried two or three at a time: one was on the gun with 125 rounds (some spill but it works); two more on my right side. Those were for after consolidation, I would place a new nutsack on the MG to keep patrolling. As an infantryman I kept drums on my left, though in the sniper platoon and the few times I had to be the 249 guy as a Recondo I broke down the belts into 100. They could be fed directly from the pouch, or just pulled out and managed. It meant reloading more often, but mitigated the noise of the plastic drums and the constant swapping of nutsacks. There used to be 200 round nutsacks, and that's something that should be brought back.

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Poncho and poncho liner are the "sleep system". Sleeping bags as a default are for recreational camping; when weight and space are at a premium you pack what you need. I'll have to do another video specifically on that topic, though I've covered it over on Instagram a handful of times. This load out is for the weather you see me in, so it's way too warm for a bag anyways. And as a genera rule, you don't climb inside a sleeping bag on reconnaissance tasks because you have to be ready to get up and go at a moments notice. Obviously weather dictates, and when the temperature drops low enough, bags come out. Though even in freezing temperatures there are workarounds.

Agreed!!!

@@TACTICALNOMAD IWB keeps the blaster tighter to you and does reduce printing. This is an undeniable fact, regardless of opinion. What it does change, is of course one would need to size up their pants a bit to accommodate. For overweight people IWB is less comfortable, so for those folks OWB may be the way they have to go until they can slim down. IWB also keeps the blaster more hidden as you move around, because the shirt lifting doesn’t reveal a holster; only more of your trousers/ shorts. Rigid holsters make more sense and hold up longer. There are plenty of examples out there of people negligently discharging their firearm into themselves because their holster collapsed or an external pressure was able to move the trigger during a tussle or sometimes simply leaning into something. No, leather is not an automatic “you’ll shoot your eye out”, however, it isn’t the smartest overall. You use leather, and that’s your choice. I won’t, nor will I recommend it over rigid materials such as kydex.

Backpacks. Carry a backpack, homie.

Many years ago, when I made it into the battalion sniper platoon our Chief Scout interrupted a session of mission briefing practice by writing on the chalk board, "STOP THE FUCKING". Clearly, we had overdrawn on our allotment of daily fucks. Or maybe I could say that after all these years I have not more fucks to give? Some dad humor for the day. Thanks for reaching out with your feedback, it's appreciated.

That is a fallacious argument, to imply that those in the military aren’t retaining their equipment and simply being gifted new things over and over again. At no point is it encouraged to not retain magazines and equipment. What is encouraged is doing so properly, and thus negating the dump pouch. The very notion that a dump pouch somehow constitutes your logistical system is a dangerous level of cognitive dissonance.

1. I am not basing this of one job or duty, I am basing this on being a gunfighter who understands manual of arms and how to manage their equipment. These are concepts that transcend billet or MOS. 2. At no point have I ever encouraged not retaining magazines. This is a straw man argument, and one of the most common attempts to contradict. What is stated in the video is that retention does not require the dump ouch. And if you had served any length of time, especially in combat, you would be familiar with the laughable fallible logistic system. I have been without water, without food; I have not been in positions to simply replace the magazines I deployed with. I in fact have at times not even had enough ammunition to support full combat operations, though ammo was the one thing the Corps seemed capable of burdening me with. And as for the "SHTF" claim: back pack. Have a pack, and fill that with your spoils. Same for site exploitation, which is another claim which belies a lack of knowledge and experience on the subject.

@Blakewater0326 Thanks for response. Well having served over 35 years (just retired) in Army with almost 2 dozen Combat Deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations as a CT advisor, with SMU's, and also dozens of gunfights under my belt, I found that: True the logistics is never always on point, but in GWOT there were usually extra Mags at the truck, COP, FOB, or Resupply Drop. (Unless on RECCE, LRRP, long patrols, etc) (If your only packing 3-4 mags that's a self Inflicted wound) During a firefight, or lull, picking up mags and inserting them in a different position in often collapsible pouches is slow and cumbersome and not usually a lot of Battledrill/Muscle memory exercise time spent on, especially usually needing two hands. (It can be a blindfolded drill like reloads, and in SHTF or on a LRRP/RECCE team may need to be) Sometimes you just need to gather your shit and get the hell off the X or objective ASAP. And a foldable collapsible Dump pouch is fast, easy to do justbthat. And it can also be used to throw extra mags, Frags, smoke, belts, charges into for an objective or redistribute to others low or need. Most folks don't carry a pack on objectives, and definitely not everyone. (I always had a small collapsible plate pack (charges, mags, breach tools, etc) Designated SSE bags are of course a thing, especially if that's a huge part of Op. Like u said the corps could always find more ammo, as did the Army and teams. A luxury in a true SHTF scenario that will unlikely stay true. I guess at the end of the day, it's all personal choice and mission dependent METT-T driven. Most of the Fighters in Ukraine fighting full on conventional war find them indispensable, and not just trying to copy "operators" they see in media or TV. Like some guys online think because ST6 or CAG carried 3-4 mags on quick in/out capture/kill ops where helo'd in/out, any long term patrol, MTC or a long Term National SHTF scenario, what you carry is what you have for long haul, and while heavy (You and I both know ammo and water are the bulk of weight) You never know when or if can be resupplied. So a dump pouch is a personal kit choice based on the shooters experience and mission. I hate Text/Comments because it removes tone and inflection. My comment was not meant to be smart ass in any way. Just let viewers/readers expand their factors to decide. We all have our opinions and preferences. Thanks for yours! Always open to new perspectives!

@@wolfpack2486 you mention a good point and common excuse: poor training. It takes so very little effort to train for retention, yet when we fall short we blame our training and refuse to see where we simply failed ourselves; it is easier to blame someone else, especially when its "them". Yes, some mag pouches are not as easy as others, and to that my response is: source better equipment; you have pockets and potentially (if not wearing armor) the front of your jacket/ field shirt/ combat shirt. I'm also not saying people should eject mags to the ground and THEN collect them, rather be proactive in their reloads by exchanging mags and immediately retaining without having them fall away. Should one run to lock-back while bounding it is still possible to exchange the mags without ejecting the empty to the ground (time, distance, and cover being considered). I am also not advocating for the small loadouts we see so commonly from troops conducting direct action or working with PF. The load out should be appropriate for the mission and with the consideration that one fight will often lead to more. Considering all aspects of support, fires, and troops available as well as the enemy situation. A dump pouch is not preparation. It is the lack therein, as rather than train, rather than objectively analyze the environment, and rather than build tribe and community, rather than becoming active in local politics to make our voices heard and take the power that we the people are supposed to have; people buy kit and blasters and bullets. People stockpile various things and say they're ready for the imaginary worst case scenario. We can do better.

Forgot to mention - this is for deep recon, Vietnam LRRP style operations. Just amazing stuff

The worst and possibly last day of your life will be the day you're not equipped. ALWAYS BE PREPARED!

Sounds like maybe an issue in weight balance with the packed items, so double check that. Reset all the straps on the pack, and size it back up. When you don the pack, tighten your hip belt up first, and then the shoulder straps. Make sure the load driver straps aren't set disproportionally.

12 quarts was the standard for 96 hour sustainment. That alone is about 24lbs, and with the rest of sustainment items and mission essential a ruck will weight 80-100lbs. I’ve had rucks up to 120lbs.