Weight consideration for bags

Any bag that you make should not be more than half your weight. I ideal weight is 25% of your weight. Realistically there is no way a normal person will be able to carry a 100 lbs. especially children.

That being said you should train your body to carry at least half your weight. Most of us here in St Lucia already know the struggle of a carry a bag full of school books that weighs sometimes more than you and that’s from primary to secondary school. Not sure about the rest of the world and you have to carry a heavy bag everyday just make sure you can carry the weight of your pack.

Now some of us have disabilities and other long stories that affect the amount of weight we can carry. Honestly if you can’t you can’t. All I can say is buy lighter gear make use of your space and have mutli use items.

You must also consider your dog if you are using it to carry load. This is not a clear cut question. You should train a dog to pull a cart or carry a bag and gradually increase the weight to see how much it can carry comfortably for long periods.

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Rule #1

Rule

#1

One is none,

Two is one,

Three is plenty,

Four is heavy.

This basically means that whatever you carry in sets of threes or twos. If you only have one of the types of item you will most likely lose it or forget it and have to go without. I added the three and four as they are saying that I made in cadets down in St Lucia to teach my friends how to pack their bag for either a two day camp or two week camp. Three being if it fits take it because it will make your life much easier without weighing you down. (Especially uniforms. They’re big and bulky. You choose three and leave the rest home. So one, for field work, one, for drill and one for PT). Four is basically like carrying dead weight you will most likely never use it and if you do you will most likely forget it. (Best leave that pillow at home guys you have enough to worry about if a survival situation ever occurs.

Notice I said badly not dire. Not everything is the end of the world sometimes we forget that getting stuck in the rain with your electronics or books in your bag, or forgetting your wallet is much more common and just as bad (ok maybe not just as bad but come on guys just imagine your phone dies, its rainy and there is nowhere for you to shelter. Do have coins to use the payphone? Do have a plastic bag to wrap your electronics in?All these question should have been answered before you left the house).

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Knowledge is Key

Ok, so let’s talk essential rules that you should be aware of. At the end of this little series I will be sharing my personal rule that I follow in life. Well one of the many I follow. A little disclaimer some of these rules, I have modified for my own benefit due to where I live and what gear is available which by the way is minuscule at best.

We will also be going over the motivation that you should have in order to be successful in whatever you do.

So the first order of business. Here is a Youtuber you should check out. 

Ultimate Survival Technologies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD-JY7ZuYQI&list=PLirEa18JJJaFKvksDqyopXOhl07qmqPjb&index=3

This guy basically reviews products and shows you different skills. I personally like his kit videos because of how clear and concise they are. There is no guessing of can I do this or will this works. He lays out the cards, shows you how to assemble it and then a few customization's and viola you understood the process and can now do it yourself.  The only downside is that many of his gear reviews are on pricey stuff and some of the things he uses simple are not as available as he makes it seem. For example cliff bars. You’re all looking at me like just go to your super market and I’m like dude… already tried that. Anyways moving on….

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