Hey Cote what are you going to be doing? Are you with 1RCR BG, are you a wog, or DnS? If you are combat arms, then mission will dictate. In 2002 I was a C9 gunner, so I had 10 boxes in my ruck, 2 M72's, 2 claymores, etc...you get the picture, plus the hotter it got, the more water we carried. If...