12-06-2004, 06:50 PM
When we did our marches along the wall we were carrying about 88lbs all up which is the same as our Marines (Royal) were yomping across the falklands in 1981. Thats a pretty good comparison as the marine must be some of the fittest troops in the world. I would think that is about the most weight a fit man of any period could be expected to carry. If you recall they tried to get the Welsh Guards to do the same but they were not up to it and they had to go by ship . Hence the Sir Galahad disaster. <p></p><i></i>
Quod imperatum fuerit facimus et ad omnem tesseram parati erimus
