SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Like-New+ and water outside the unit

and water outside the unit where it belongs

Optional rucksack adds 15L of extra space

The field shirt's mechanical design also has a long history with only minor changes being applied over it's service

who was an early adopter of the mask and continues to use it to this day

The sizing intervals are decently far apart

SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Like-New+ and water outside the unitSome photos may show the frame that the Grootsak used to be issued with the frame is not included. The P83 Rucksack, colloquially known as the grootsak (big bag in Afrikaans), certainly lives up to its name. It is technically a Bergen Rucksack, an alpine style bag popularized by the British SAS. If a mountain bag seems far from home in desert warfare, well you'd be right. During the Border Wars the SADF had a habit of judging equipment by usefulness.