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26 September 2013, 01:37, (This post was last modified: 26 September 2013, 01:39 by CharlesHarris.)
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RE: Weight Limit
(25 September 2013, 23:17)Timelord Wrote: My "Pro-Force" 88 litre rucksack weighs 3Kg on it's own.... Ridiculous!!!!!
I have since sourced other dirt cheap older kit that weighs far less.

An 88 L pack is unnecessary. In the US most packs recommended for Search and Rescue work are in the 2000-2500 cubic-inch, or 35-40L range of capacity. This link has good general info on choosing a pack:

http://traildog.hypermart.net/faq_sar_equipment.html
(26 September 2013, 01:37)CharlesHarris Wrote: [quote='Timelord' pid='71861' dateline='1380147442']
My "Pro-Force" 88 litre rucksack weighs 3Kg on it's own.... Ridiculous!!!!!
I have since sourced other dirt cheap older kit that weighs far less.

An 88 L pack is unnecessary. In the US most packs recommended for Search and Rescue work are in the 2000-2500 cubic-inch, or 35-40L range of capacity. My own BOB is an internal frame ruck of 1500 cubic-inch or about 25L capacity. This link has good general info on choosing a pack:

http://traildog.hypermart.net/faq_sar_equipment.html

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Weight Limit - by Nutmeg - 24 March 2013, 21:24
RE: Weight Limit - by Highlander - 24 March 2013, 21:36
RE: Weight Limit - by Nutmeg - 24 March 2013, 21:56
RE: Weight Limit - by Metroyeti - 24 March 2013, 22:13
RE: Weight Limit - by I-K-E - 24 March 2013, 22:27
RE: Weight Limit - by Luci_ferson - 24 March 2013, 23:48
RE: Weight Limit - by Scythe13 - 25 March 2013, 10:17
RE: Weight Limit - by Tarrel - 25 March 2013, 11:39
RE: Weight Limit - by SecretPrepper - 25 March 2013, 12:12
RE: Weight Limit - by Tarrel - 25 March 2013, 20:50
RE: Weight Limit - by SecretPrepper - 26 March 2013, 10:36
RE: Weight Limit - by Tigs - 25 March 2013, 12:42
RE: Weight Limit - by Luci_ferson - 25 March 2013, 14:42
RE: Weight Limit - by Wildman - 26 March 2013, 18:59
RE: Weight Limit - by Northumbriman - 6 April 2013, 22:51
RE: Weight Limit - by Luci_ferson - 6 April 2013, 23:06
RE: Weight Limit - by Highlander - 7 April 2013, 08:26
RE: Weight Limit - by Luci_ferson - 7 April 2013, 08:49
RE: Weight Limit - by CharlesHarris - 25 September 2013, 19:00
RE: Weight Limit - by Timelord - 25 September 2013, 23:17
RE: Weight Limit - by CharlesHarris - 26 September 2013, 01:37
RE: Weight Limit - by Scythe13 - 26 September 2013, 00:38
RE: Weight Limit - by Scythe13 - 26 September 2013, 09:49
RE: Weight Limit - by Nix - 26 September 2013, 10:03
RE: Weight Limit - by Lightspeed - 26 September 2013, 11:39
RE: Weight Limit - by Scythe13 - 26 September 2013, 10:13
RE: Weight Limit - by BeardyMan - 26 September 2013, 10:44
RE: Weight Limit - by bigpaul - 26 September 2013, 10:51
RE: Weight Limit - by BeardyMan - 26 September 2013, 10:59
RE: Weight Limit - by Skean Dhude - 26 September 2013, 11:01
RE: Weight Limit - by bigpaul - 26 September 2013, 11:06
RE: Weight Limit - by BeardyMan - 26 September 2013, 11:12
RE: Weight Limit - by bigpaul - 26 September 2013, 11:17
RE: Weight Limit - by Scythe13 - 26 September 2013, 11:19
RE: Weight Limit - by BeardyMan - 26 September 2013, 11:37
RE: Weight Limit - by Nix - 26 September 2013, 12:28

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