Could You Carry 100 Pounds of Patrol Gear?
Vietnam War infantry soldiers had to carry 80-100 lbs. of gear amid hot, humid, and dangerous surroundings. 'The Weapon Hunter' host Paul Shull gets a taste of that grueling experience. From: THE WEAPON HUNTER: Monster Machine Gun http://bit.ly/1RHM4nK
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hell, 90 by noon, its over a hundred in texas during the summer at around 11
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Only the yanks would carry over 20 mags
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what's that bottle strapped to his helmet?
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We train with our equipment,ALL THE TIME....you get use to it also you figure out what needed and what isn't,you share some load with others.....anyway you hold your own!
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i tried this my dad is ex-usaf 1972-96 he had A LOT of vietnam era gear and it was all given to me. For my own experiment i went to jemez springs (i living in new mexico) in the cool of autumn and for 5 day tried out the gear! TOUGH THATS WHAT I'LL CALL IT! this gear is heavy and modern tactical gear is a vacation compared to this stuff! my respect to soldiers past and present!
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If he knows that's bad, imagine sweating your ass off wearing a flak jacket. Which for the record was Nylon covered in plastic and added an additional 6 to 7 pounds.
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and im 14
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yes bc i do
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That didn't include live ammo
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They didn't mention Claymores, 100 rounds of M-60 ammo, Tripflares, and all the canteens that you could beg, borrow or steal. Then you get to sleep maybe 5 or 6 hours a day if you're lucky, and live on C-Rations. Ahhh, what a life! But believe it or not I wouldn't trade that experience for anything now. Grunt !!!!!!!
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Bless the Vietnam Infantry Veterans on both sides.
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and the vietnamese had a simple cotton vest, sandals, a rifle and a couple magazines...
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Don't
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Down by the river we took a little walk ran into Korea and had a little talk we pushed em hey we shoved hey push em in the river and laughed as they dried out we do need no commies hang en around don't be a fool hey hey someone said we were number 2 they lied we're number 1 GO ARMY!!!
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Can You do it???????
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Please don't produce any more of this reality discovery channel shit
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Now toss THIS type of show on the History channel and I might turn it on again!
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Not to mention we now wear full armor.
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We still carry this much gear around. It's not much fun.
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I would've collapse if I go running around with all that weight.
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