Essentially my group went with, 'if it fits into your pack with the rest of your gear you can bring it' solution. The teams then got rid of there smaller packs and went looking for larger ones with more storage room or even added buttpacks strapped on for even more gear. Pain in the neck if they have to hump that gear across bad terrain but it allows a team to bring a small number of personnel possessions.
Surprisingly enough the last team I was with, books took up the excess space mostly with the occasional family pistol or such.
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