04-03-2012, 03:54 PM
Very easy in fact. These are just two buckled belts. If you put the tongue of the belt in the right position it takes a few seconds to unbuckle the belts and your shield is free.
@Crispus: we use 3 different carriage systems at the moment in my group. For this patrol I tried out the two strap system my brother normaly uses. I had not tried it out before on a longer march. It is in fact very easy to use, also with a fully laden furca, additional shovel,...
Here are some more pictures of a march we did a few years back. http://www.legioxi.be/fotoslentemars2009.htm
But there are alas no closeups of the different carriage systems in that album.
I once did some marching once using a carriage system with a strap that went over my left upper arm. I think it was the Junkelmann system. This was a horrible experience. It almost completely immobilised my left arm and hurt like hell after half an hour :-)
@Crispus: we use 3 different carriage systems at the moment in my group. For this patrol I tried out the two strap system my brother normaly uses. I had not tried it out before on a longer march. It is in fact very easy to use, also with a fully laden furca, additional shovel,...
Here are some more pictures of a march we did a few years back. http://www.legioxi.be/fotoslentemars2009.htm
But there are alas no closeups of the different carriage systems in that album.
I once did some marching once using a carriage system with a strap that went over my left upper arm. I think it was the Junkelmann system. This was a horrible experience. It almost completely immobilised my left arm and hurt like hell after half an hour :-)