I'm currently deployed in Afghanistan and looking for a better way to carry both my medical equipment and my mission gear. Things like extra water, ammo, mre's, poncho.
My unit issued the simple configuration of this BDS aid bag:
http://www.bdstacticalgear.com/pd-co...-medic-bag.cfm
In order to carry mission equipment, I added this pack to the face of the aid bag:
http://www.tacticaltailor.com/remova...ratorpack.aspx
it works for a short movement, but not enough storage space to carry the needed quantities of water and mre's for a long movement. and it sure as hell won't hold any configuration of a sleeping system.
i have the armor back Camelbak in between the aid bag and the operator pack. works well for water on the go and very easy to move onto other molle surfaces.
http://www.camelbak.com/Military-Tac.../Armorbak.aspx
The biggest issue is the hands-going-numb effect of a very lack luster shoulder strap system. a temporary solution we came up with is strapping the BDS aid bag to the frame of the Large Molle Rucksack. This, however, involves removing the ruck sack itself from the frame.
I looked at some Mystery Ranch and Kifaru options. I want something that is designed to hold BOTH medical equipment and mission equipment.
MR has a cargo carrying system I think I can work with:
http://www.mysteryranch.com/s.nl/c.9...=7&category=50
I can use the BDS aid bag I have and cram it down the middle. With a large stuff sack pouch from MR in the bottom for my sleep system, it leaves my aid bag accessible. Add to this the NICE Daypack Lid, I think there is a reasonably successful aid bag set up.
Now this all sounds good on paper, but I won't know the quirks to this set up until I have been dragging it across the desert here. Does anyone have any words of wisdom on how to manage my load across varied terrain?
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