Killer Yomp

[Oakers]

Have you ever noticed that all the kit they tell you is "manpackable" has been decreed so by those who've probably never seen it let alone had to "pack it"!

The LAW, link, SF kit, spare batteries, mortars come on lads you know this one join in........

[Andy O'Pray]

Royal has been manpacking for as long as he has had two legs to walk on. One of the toughest manpack yomps that I can recall was the yomp into the Radfan. The manpack belonging to one of my MMG No1's weighed more than he did and he was still there at the end. Not bad when the temperatures could rise to 128 degrees in the shade.

Aye - Andy.

[Tommy Gun]

Its like the kit you get to trial you say its good but never get it ,or its sh** and funny old thing 8 months later there it is . I reccon theres alot of back handers going around the corps, just look at the raiders they sent out, the old mk1, so whats up with the new one except the stern leg falls off for a pass time???

[barryc]

Andy,

I am feeling truly knackered just thinking about it. Carrying radios spare batteries et al on the Djebel Widina climb was a bit of a bu**er too. Good job we had those mules, oh sorry, HW rates to carry the Vickers and mortars. Hey pal, any room for three spare A41 batteries? F*** OFF Sigs!


Barry

[flo]

You lads think thats hard work, try christmas shopping in Plymouth high Street with three kids in tow and a hubby that insists in going into every sports shop invented. Bags all over the place, plastic cutting into your fingers and kids screaming because they want a pee, and hubby moaning cause he wants a pint.......now that is the yomp from hell!!

[Bob Bell]

Well said Flo, my wife asked me to pass this on, your hubby sounds like me. Bob Bell