Being a 52 year old noob And a tad on the porky side, I quickly discovered pretty much all the cool looking british army gear (plate carrier, 3l water bladder etc) turned me into a mobile sauna! Humping around any extra weight (aside from me) was killing me, i am not saying i am one kebab away from a heart attack but it sure as hell feels like it! So now unless its freezing cold i drop everything i can aside from boots, ppe and a few mags.
do i regret all those ebay bargains? Hell no, its half the fun