SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Good+ Elbit SLG White Phosphor Tube

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but made of heavy-duty nylon for better waterproofing than its cotton counterparts as well as reducing weight

immediately escalating into the First Arab–Israeli War

35% Cotton

take a measuring tape and wrap it around the largest part of your chest

SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Good+ Elbit SLG White Phosphor TubeSome photos may show the frame that the Grootsak used to be issued with the frame is not included. The P83 Rucksack, colloquially known as the grootsak (big bag in Afrikaans), certainly lives up to its name. It is technically a Bergen Rucksack, an alpine style bag popularized by the British SAS. If a mountain bag seems far from home in desert warfare, well you'd be right. During the Border Wars the SADF had a habit of judging equipment by usefulness.