Hmmm. On exercise in the UK my webbing normally contained whatever ammo we were issued, plus two water bottles (one with a metal mug), a single ration pack meal (sausage and beans, for preference), some tea/hot chocolate, socks, three six inch nails and two hexy fuel blocks for cooking with, my weapons cleaning kit, some mine tape, green string and arc markers, a magazine charger and some spare AAs in for my PRR and CWS. In my daysack I had a cut down foam sleeping mat for sitting on, sometimes a camelbak (in which case I binned off one of the water bottles), head torch, a warm layer for putting on if we were laying up for any length of time, and any other bits and bobs required for the task in hand.
My pockets contained first aid kit (left hand trouser map pocket contains a tourniquet and two field dressings), leatherman, soft hat/beret, cam cream, a compass, racing spoon, notebook and pens, aide memoire, more batteries, sweets, mini maglite, range cards and all kinds of random crap. I used to carry a lot of privately purchased stuff, but have since realised that nearly everything I need is available through the supply system.
In Afghanistan I was a lot more able to strip down to the absolute minimum - attached to my Osprey were my mag pouches for six mags, six 40mm pouches, a PRR, and a utility pouch for my mine marking kit, rifle pull through, miniflare (for warning people off when dismounted) and bandoleer of extra ammo. Tucked into the MOLLE loops was my racing spoon, rifle combi-tool and mag charger.
My daysack was kept right by the door of the wagon, and contained a camelbak, 24 hours of food, loads of lucozade powder, a ton of spare batteries, my CWS and HMNVS, a bandoleer of 11 40mm rounds plus 5 loose, rifle and UGL cleaning kit, several water bottles, and, in the top zip pocket, my PSP with a selection of films and games and whatever book I was reading. The idea was that this would be the only thing I'd grab if I had to leave the wagon under fire, and so it contained everything I might need. If I went on foot patrols I'd strip out what wasn't needed and travel light, often just taking the camelbak and leaving the rest if it was a quick bimble. Also, as I spent a lot of time in and around the wagon, the book and PSP gave me the means of entertaining myself without having to dig around in my bergen on a short stop. I tended not to eat, drink or use batteries from my daysack as the wagon I was the top cover on was the Flight CSS vehicle, so I could happily grab what I needed without digging into my emergency stocks.
You may be able to tell that I am a firm believer in one of the clauses to Murphy's Law, which is that the more you prepare for something, the less likely it is to happen.
My trouser pocket contained morphine, tourniquet, two field dressings and a selection cyalumes, both IR and visible. The other trouser pocket held my notebook and pencil, leatherman, headtorch (I had an LLM on the rifle so I didn't bother with a maglite) and random bits of food for giving to locals.
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