'Specially if you are going to wear a pack on top of the suspenders...

I use a Maxpedition Devil Dog as my small BOB and due to the fact that It's probably loaded more heavily than intended and the fact that I suffer fom no butt, I use an Combat H-Harness (or H-Suspenders) to hold it up. This setup has the bonus of adding attachment points to the back so I can add my ThermoBak, backpack or other pouches to it, as well as the front so I can clip on other items.

Any time I go hiking I take it with me. It gets the odd look or two from other hikers with traditional backpacks or buttpacks with no suspenders.

Before everyone harps on this guy for using snickers bars let me point out they are snickers MARATHON bars. They are significantly different. I've had them. Not only are they quite tasty (which to me is pretty important) but also have extremely high nutritive value. They provide excellent long term energy and good caloric/protein intake. Here's the nutritional info:

http://www.snickersmarathon.com/nutrition.asp

Plus, they're not anything really like the chocolate bars you see in stores so they hold together much better too.

"...so they hold together much better..."

Thanks, never heard of them, I had a mental pic of a squished gooey chocolate mess in a wrapper...

Ah, someone else who has a ditch kit for every day, and an empty or emptiable rucksack for those times when things are likely to go screwy.

I like what I see, but I would suggest trying any aftermarket handle for that cup BEFORE you leave the dorm/home. You might be suprised how unreliable coat hangers are after a while. I would also say look for a can that fits over it, and using a side-cutting can opener, make yourself a pot lid for your cup.

Also, no socks?

Looking at that, they almost seem like an update on the old WWII D-bar . ANyone tried these in a high tempurature enviroment? And how big are they?

It's on my list of things to add. Problem is I've got precious few pairs of good wool socks with me right now. I've got to pick up a few more. Seems as though when winter rolls around a few of my nice warm clothes like to walk away from the laundry room. <img src="/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

I took my homework down to the laundry room and stood gaurd, the brought my wool gear back to the dorm room to let dry on the bungie cords I had strung on the bed springs of my roommate's bunk. Our beds stacked in the dorm I spent most of my time, and I always got the lower bunk, so I took advantage of the space.

I also invested in a five dollar drying rack that folded up and stashed in my closet when not in use. I used to rent it too my roommate for fifty cents per load he did on it- considering the driers took about two bucks to dry what the rack did in a day, it was a good deal for everyone.

Luckily drying is free, but they charge you an arm and a leg for a wash. <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

By the way, I filled up the water bottles and added a pair of socks, then I weighed the whole bag on the scale. Came out to be almost 9lbs. Not sure if that falls under "good" or "bad" (as I don't usually look at the weights of things). But I thought someone would like to know.