3rd Line Gear For Field Use

• By tire iron
• 12 November, 2014
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3rd Line Gear for Field Use

OK, 3rd Line Gear is what you live out of…..all the stuff in your pack/rucksack.   Remember 1st Line Gear is survival items, 2nd Line Gear is your fighting load – so 3rd Line is your ‘sustaining’ load.

Again, this is *my* list and your may vary from it.

This fits in my Vector ruck, but will also work with the Large ALICE pack, CFP-90, etc.

So…here goes for 3rd Line (Heavy)

3rd Line Gear for Field Use

4 10′ lengths of OD bungee cord
20′ of 550 cord
2 Liter Water carrier (civy wide mouth canteen)
Water BladderCamelback Storm in Ruck
Water Purifier(I use a ‘Pur Hiker’)
Sleeping Bag (I use a Wiggy’s Winter Bag – UltraLight in OD)
Sleeping PadThermarest
Bivy Shelter (I use a Sierra Designs – Light Year CD – it works great as a cold weather bivy)
4 pair of socksUSGI OD
2 set of cammies (top and bottom)
2 OD Tee Shirts
8 MRE’s – Stripped
6 packets of Top Ramen with Noodles
Gore Tex Rain Suit Top and Bottom
1 Packet of ‘Bum Wipes’ (Baby Wipes) UNSCENTED! (Scent is a target indicator)
Small tooth brush NO TOOTH PASTE! (tooth paste leaves behind telltale evidence you were there…)
AA Batteries 24 pack
Extra Ammo in bandoleers
2 Pair Thermal Underwear (Thermax/Polypro,etc.)
Winter Gloves
Sleep Hat USGI OD
4 pair Thermo Socks
Snow Camo (I use West German Top and Bottom Over Garments)

TAILOR THE LISTS FOR YOUR INDIVDUAL NEEDS BASED UPON THE MISSION

Picture of me with 2nd and 3rd line – after USMC

Picture of what I felt like when I was in the USMC

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO!

cheers

tire iron