>>1142293> looks like it could be heavy and quite uncomfortable.I would modify it and get some better shoulder straps at least.
I had to use old school gear in basic training because the instructors didn't want to spoil us with modern gear until we finished basic training. During one particular exercise we were ordered to pack lots of stuff for a longer stay innawoods, and those thin leather straps cut into our shoulders like a hot knife through butter. My shoulders felt like minced meat after that. In the hands on the Norwegian army it's quite an effective torture device to make new recruits as miserable as possible :DDD
