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All in all, it'll do ya. @PappyM3 has some good points to consider, though YMMV; I find his 5th point to be useless for me, personally, though everyone's body is different and so are their LBE preferences. I like mine cinched way up, either with or without a ruck, though my preference is always ALICE instead of all the modern crap.
Good input. Regarding your point about wear with a ruck, you’re right that it really is dependent on preferences. Do you have pouches mounted all across the back, or do you have a spot open for the pack to sit?
For me it depends on how much I have attached at the rear of the kit. Currently I have my rig setup so that my ruck rests slightly on top of my pouches. My current webbing setup isn’t riding nearly as low as some people’s did back in the day, but it’s also not up above ruck’s waist pad like some prefer. I find it hard to wear it up high above the waist pad when you are wearing the British style of large pouches all the way around the back.
Oh yeah, the 550 cord for attaching the suspenders/yoke to the belt is key for a number of different versions. Great comment.