SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Good+ 5 oz (280 gm) cotton/polyester

5 oz (280 gm) cotton/polyester blend fleece

we received a handful of armor sets without the side armor MOLLE pouches

immediately escalating into the First Arab–Israeli War

Of course if you wear them without anything underneath

or require minor field repairs to the fabric or hardware

SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Good+ 5 oz (280 gm) cotton/polyesterSome 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.