SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Like-New+ Lightly used and well cared

Lightly used and well cared for

became the host of many accessories like optical inserts

and water outside the unit where it belongs

or selecting the correct flavor of Fanta (orange) from the cooler

SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Like-New+ Lightly used and well caredSome 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.