Most of the time I carried the radio. It gave me another 25 pounds plus depending on how many batteries I carried But more weight to go in my rucksack. Some people would stack them on a rucksack one under the other most people were wearing the 77 in the back and 38 in the front. The more you look like an empty pair of fatigues laying on the ground, the greater your chances of being hit when somebody is shooting at you.