SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Good+ This can be viewed here

This can be viewed here

5 oz (280 gm) cotton/polyester blend fleece

immediately escalating into the First Arab–Israeli War

but made of heavy-duty nylon for better waterproofing than its cotton counterparts as well as reducing weight

35% Cotton

SADF Pattern 83 Field Pack, "Grootsak" Condition:Good+ This can be viewed hereSome 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.