Epiphany while browsing this sub So I'm in the military, and a couple of years ago I took an advanced parachute course.   Exiting the plane for one the jumps , I had on a 50lb parachute,  a 30lb equipment bag that carried my 160lb rucksack.  In the rucksack was a radio, ammo, water, food, and a bunch of mission kit.  I myself weigh 183 lbs. I jumped with everything I needed to sustain myself and do my job for 3 days, and I still weighed less than these Dough Hippos Unreal