This is what i did.
But please note i was a old green duffle bag era.
Green duffle bag can fit 2 army rations boxes (the carton boxes
army rations was packaged in).
Before you start, line your duffle bag with SAF’s
trash bag (the thick transparent one).
Then fill up 2 ration boxes with your loose items that do not
fit into the standard 7 pack items. e.g your remainder 3()
sets of Number 4, mess mug, water bottles, nicely packed
SBO, and spares you may need during your
ICT. ( why 3 sets because 1 in 7 pack item,
and 1 outsde to wear to report to your ICT, so 3 sets
left)
Put this 2 boxes at the bottom of your duffle bag, but tape them
up to seal them.
on top of your boxes, put your field pack (with 7 pack items)
and boots, and the topmost will be your helmet. Inside the helmet,
put a Thirsty hippo upright.
Before closing the duffle bag, cover the first liner with a 2nd
SAF trash bag inverted.
On top of the second trash bag, type out a list of items that
you DID NOT include in the duffle bag BUT
NEED to buy when you are called for ICT. these
are things with expiry dates or other reasons (beret/headdress you
wear to report, batteries, lighter, slippers/shoes you still want
to wear during in CV times)
After all these is done, close up your duffle bag,
LOCK it up or seal it with tape. This is to guard
against your brother or some maid opening up your duffle bag to
take things out with your knowledge.
BUT PLEASE NOTE, WASH and DRY totally
ALL items. Any damp or dirty items, is going to grow
mushroom. leave your water bottles open in the box.
Replace your thirsty hippo say.. once every 4-6 months.
nowadays, almost all ICT have been standardising. depending on
unit, CO may order all personnel to change to the black duffle
bag.
even for overseas ICT, need to use emart credits to buy the black
duffle bag, because now, the unit will print a standard
paper to paste on the sides of the "kit bag" black duffle bag
for freight to the exercise training area. now no more paint
the underside of the ali baba duffle bag with white paint and
use marker write particulars already.
