Brian - Thanks for your posts. I am hearing and listening to everyone's opinions here which are proving very valuable. I am totally reconsidering the leg carry. I have been walking around with a temporary ankle rig for a couple of days and it is indeed not comfortable. So a neck rig using the breakaways you suggest would be my next stop. I want to try to spread out the gear on the rig though - maybe more of a sewn U shaped fabric collar than a necklace. Again, this is something I have never seen... I have a Lewis and Clark neck pouch which I find feels too cumbersome on the neck when loaded with more than a couple of ounces. Hanging from cords that dig into the neck is constantly annoying. So I guess it's back to the drawing board...