Military field kit contents?

Question

I'm putting together a large hiking/camping/survival kit. I know what I'm doing for the most part, but I've really been curious as to what the Army/Marines, etc. issue a soldier in the field. I'm looking for some one, retired or active duty, who can give me a rundown of everything that was in their field pack.

Answer 1

The things a soldier carries in the filed are completely irrelevant to the needs of a hiker/backpacker. Military mission considerations mean soldiers have to make room for things a hiker would never even think of carrying (like spare M16 magazines: I carried a bunch of those). There is a legion of websites devoted to the needs of hikers, backpackers, and climbers. Just because a lot of military field gear is used by civilian hikers doesn't mean that the list of items carried is going to be useful to you. And apart from spare clothing, the most useful survival items I usually carried into the field were usually not issued generally to soldiers. And different soldiers on different missions in different deployment areas carried different gear.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Military Field Pack

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Actually depends whats on the units packing list. The unit provides the cots and heating unit but I never saw heater seven in the dead of winter, and tents, we provide the ruck, shovel, uniforms, LBE with canteen, eating kit for chow (we usually only get one hot meal out in the field and I only used my kit while in the reserves, active duty uses paper plates and plastic wear) sleeping bag. sweater, some stuff I can;t even remember the name of that CIF issued us.

I do recall that special forces was not allowed to wear their gortex in the field.

Answer 6

rundown on everything...

Civilian general relevant



Basic essentials are food, water, shelter, extra clothing, rain gear, seasonal clothing/layers, extra socks,



and:



flashlight, fire, matches, mirror, eating utensil, knife, cording, sunblock, insect repellent, pen, paper, compass



Maybe; map, binoculars, GPS,



personal hygiene items; razor, toothbrush, soap, towel, foot powder, floss, toilet paper,



Personal comfort; gum, candy, snack, book, sun glasses, swimming clothes



US Infantry generally is not camping and cooking or fishing or campfire or hunting, and not doing survival, living off the land. So would not have ax, saw, fishing gear, first aid kit, dish washing items, comb, hair product, camp chair, stove, fuel, cooking pot/kit/tools/implements,

Answer 7

SEWalk is correct. Mission aways dictates what is carried. A peacetime training exercise, as hard as we may try to make it real, is WAY different than what is carried in actual combat patrol. In training you never carry the amount of ammunition and explosives that you actually carry in combat.



Going on an actual combat patrol you mainly carry a sh*t load of ammunition, water, food and socks.