Beast of Burden

The average infantryman can carry up to 45% of his own body weight at times. That's quite a lot of weight for anyone.

I looked down on my bergan again with some trepidation. It didn't look that heavy. Tentatively I put one hand on the strap and went to hoist it onto my shoulder. No chance. I knelt down, put one harm through the strap and went to stand. I nearly made it but lost my balance and ended up sat on my arse on the floor. Hmmmm what next.

I ended up sat on the floor putting both arms in the straps. A friend of mine then grasped hold of my hands and pulled me upright - this was going to be so much fun.......