[justanotherdude]

How have you other Docs and Medics carried a full modern medical load while also carrying your non-medical sustainment gear while rucking, what are your solutions?

I have a SKEDPAK that I'm trying to get away from. The medical compartment is much smaller than a STOMP2, which eats up space in the accessory pouches that are designed to hold personal gear. Overall, this bag is too small, and needs to be bigger by 2000-3000 cubic inches. Using it with the TSSI m4 provides more space and a jump bag capability. The m4 holds CUF and minimalist TFC items, and the SKED ruck has the advanced TFC stuff. No space for overlapping BLS between the two bags.

Solutions I've come up with;

1) Kifaru MMR/EMR: No doubt it has the cubes, but pricey as hell. I'd strap the TSSI m4 to the top as a jump bag. Drop a med insert or an underloaded STOMP2 bag into the main comprtment with just the advanced TFC items.

2) BHI SOF ruck. It's big and quite a bit cheaper than the Kifaru. I'd do the same as above with a STOMP2 & TSSI m4.

3) MOLLE2 ruck w/STOMP2 attached: Remove the sleeping bag carrier, strap on the STOMP2, voila! Think it will work? Would also use the TSSI m4 strapped to the top. Will always have a MOLLE2 ruck so this is a free solution.

4) Increased use and reliance on 1st line med gear (leg rigs, med vests).

Yeah, this is a lot of black and white.

Please Advise,
Dan

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