most soldiers that were in platoons did not carry a backpack the things i carried when i was there was 2 canteens of water and a butt pack with some c rations.TP and bug juice and a poncho mostly the idea was to go light it was hot and we mostly carried ammo and water
During the war, SOUTH Vietnam lived on motorcycles (motor scooters actually). North Vietnam, it seemed lived by the bicycle. Today, one country, Vietnam; probably lives by the motorcycle (motor-scooter). If there's 80 million people in today's Vietnam, count on at least 1/4 of the population riding motor bikes (motorcycles/motorscooters). Motorscooters were (are) easy to move about, easy to park, easy to store, light-weight, inexpensive, quiet, non-threatening (traffic wise), easy to maintain (compared to a car), take up less space, and can go anywhere (compared to a car). Which is probably why they were so popular back then...and probably still are today.
They did not eat a lot therefore they lost weight and they were healthy during the war.
The average seems to have been around 5'9"/5'10". Although, during the Vietnam War, the Army used inches not feet & inches (5'10' would be 70" inches on his ID card).
That particular coin is a privately minted coin and is worth its weight in silver. Whatever the current spot price is at.
5 ft 10, 180 lbs
It depends where you lean, the weight of you and the backpack, and the distribution of weight within the backpack.
It depends on its weight and the force of weight it is balencing out with.
Half of your weight is the estimated weight!
A day pack for Scouting can be a backpack, depending on the trip. A day trip consisting of mostly hiking can be a lighter weight backpack or a Camel backpack.
A school backpack should weigh less then 15 % of your body weight.
The Internal Frame Backpack was invented by Greg Lowe in 1967. His novel series of straps made it possible to evenly distribute the weight of the backpack.
as a senior, mine is about 25 pounds.
The weight of an empty backpack could probably be measured in grams. However, a filled backpack would best be measured in kilograms.
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the way the backpack slides takes weight off the back
ProTeam backpack vacuums range in weight from 8 to 13 pounds (3.6 to 5.9 kilograms). When harnesses and straps are adjusted properly, the weight is evenly distributed making the vacuum seem like it weighs much less.
The mass of a chapter book is unpredictable. Is it hard bound or soft cover? How many pages is the book and what kind of paper is used?