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When I was in Africa, we had to wear civies and maintain a low weapons profile when going out on village assessment and the like. I took all my E&E gear in a 5'11 vest. It held the following:
MS 2000 strobe
VGS17 (1/4 size piece)
Silva compass (issue was too big)
Magelan GPS
Pilots E&E map
field dressing/cravat/quik clot
british/WETSU survival kit
zip lock bag of Cipro/anti diahreal (SP?)/pain control meds (sorry dont remember name of meds)
surefire C2 w/ red&IR covers
550 cord/tape
signal mirror
IR chemlight buzzsaw
cell phone/minutes card
lighter
spare batteries in a zip lock
couple of energy bars
Gerber multi-tool
2 small water bottles (pockets for those are on the sides)
Currency, cards, documents in the pants. Same with a folding knife.
The vest was did end up a little bulky, but nothing was showing. No prob getting in and out of vehicles. Weapons carry style was personal choice. I carried an M9/spare mags in a Blackhawk fanny pack (not my favorite way to carry, but it was low-profile). For long guns, one mag loaded, one in a buttstock carry pouch and a 4 pocket bandoleer that was in the vehicle (around my neck when I was sitting in it).
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