[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Cole

Going to assume (so, take this with a grain of salt) but, every day dress (combat pants and tunic, underwear, t-shirts and socks) then field gear as well for a variety of climates (arctic to jungle to temperate to desert). Including tac-vest, frag vest and bucket. OP is probably packing differently every couple weeks/months so he doesn't have every single piece of kit packed at all times.

High readiness could mean anything from being called to fight forest fires (I did that, was on call for about a year) to assisting in a natural disaster abroad to the Communists invading (Wolveriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiines)

Ya see there is the difference right there. We had one set of equipment for all climates not a bunch of different patterns and styles. If you were sent north then they gave you the cold weather stuff when you got there (and you froze your ass off until somebody got around to doing it). If you were sent to the desert you rolled up the sleeves on your green shirt and carried on.