irl-gear

[granite tartan]

How did you get good kit

Where did you buy it

[grim gyro]

Me?

[granite tartan]

Yea

[snow scarab]

you gotta do the real deal. crye avs MBAV and fuck it up

[grim gyro]

The helmet is real crye. The gunshop I go is a dealer for Crye so I got the helmet plus chops and arch rails for 1,333$. The plate carrier is AR500 steel plates that came with a cheap plate carrier and molle mag pouches I got that at a gun show in Tampa plates and Carrier with pouches was 200$

@granite tartan

[granite tartan]

Ya know

I hate Florida

But Tampa ain’t all that bad

Least Shitty area of Florida

[grim gyro]

I’ve looked into getting a real AVS but idk if I wanna spend the money on it or not ( says the guy with a 1,333$ helmet) but on the other hand it would be dope to get…

Yea Florida isn’t all that bad with daddy Ron Desantis as Gov. and Tampa is where it’s at @granite tartan

[granite tartan]

Ron desantis is dog water

[velvet sparrow]

Da kagwerks fo today

[grim gyro]

Sheesh

[granite tartan]

Idk why people think he’s good

[granite tartan]

Oh no a pl350

[granite tartan]

Cool

[velvet sparrow]

Anybody who own pl350 has kissed a boi at least once

And I know I'm not wrong

[misty mango]

AR500 steel plates💀

[granite tartan]

Pl350s are just awful

I’m on my third light body from modlite

Fucking cringe

[velvet sparrow]

Maybe if you kissed more guys they will work for you.

[granite tartan]

Great pistol

[velvet sparrow]

[misty mango]

bro

[granite tartan]

I only kiss femmes

[misty mango]

why cant i send external emojis in this channel specifically

[velvet sparrow]

👹

[misty mango]

what have i done to deserve this

(i use emotes like a white woman and makeup)

[whole vault]

why does it take Gentex a whole fucking month to ship helmets

[misty mango]

based asf

[granite tartan]

They’re made to order

Did you order one

[whole vault]

yes

carbon discontinued

[misty mango]

1 month really aint that bad

[whole vault]

so I got the regular bump

and then my comtac V's are backordered until january

[misty mango]

the carbon bump just aint worth it fr

at that point
save a lil more and get a balistic

[whole vault]

my friend said the carbon has a metal mount for NVG's, which the normal one does not. so if the plastic mount snaps you are fucked

but I accept the risk

I will probably regret this when my future NVG's fall off and eat shit

[granite tartan]

The normal bump sucks

[granite tartan]

The carbon bump is $440

[misty mango]

its only 440?

[granite tartan]

Yes

[misty mango]

i swear they used to be 1k+

[granite tartan]

Which ones did you get

[misty mango]

am i going crazy?

[granite tartan]

You’re thinking of the SF

[misty mango]

fuck

[granite tartan]

I like the opscore bump

But only the carbon

My buddy just got his

The problem mainly is that the plastic will get eaten by the nvd mount

Which there is already a lot of wobble

@whole vault cancel it get a carbon for your sanity

They’re $440

[whole vault]

the carbon is discontinued

[granite tartan]

You can still buy them

And get parts for it

[whole vault]

they do not have my size

i looked

[granite tartan]

What size?

[whole vault]

large 22 - 23

[granite tartan]

What color

[whole vault]

green

[granite tartan]

They have them in tan

Gross

Look at the team Wendy

[stuck hazel]

I find myself saying this far too much but

At least it’s consistent

[muted gate]

No

[snow scarab]

the team wendy bumps are awesome from what i've heard. plus most people switch out most padding and harness for the team wendy. its been around longer

[snow scarab]

@coarse laurel @granite tartan opscore amp arms on the IHPS 😂

[granite tartan]

Ducking why

The opscore amps arms suck

[snow scarab]

because amps and amp arms are socom issue iirc

so they did a solution for that first

even tho socom will not use these most likely lol

[coarse laurel]

they wont

[snow scarab]

they are working on a way to mount comtacs more easily tho

but big army is dumb so amp arms first for some reason

[snow scarab]

someone help, idk where tf to buy comtac 3s

[echo jay]

idk where to buy but I know where to deliver to

[stuck hazel]

That’s mega unfunny

[misty mango]

god the ihips looks so goofy

[snow scarab]

it looks goofy like this sure, but its a very good helmet

lighter than an ACH even with all the mounts on it

[granite tartan]

Uh

It failed like

All bfd testing

You have an interesting idea what good is

[snow scarab]

for shrapnel?

[warm kettle]

helmets are DUMB

should have stuck to kepi..

[snow scarab]

shut up

[warm kettle]

no

i wont

helmets were cool when they were 10 dollar steel bowl that did nothing

[snow scarab]

helmets are even cooler now cause you put shit on them like literal super powers

[stark coral]

Ah fellow man of culture.

[warm kettle]

you can use tape and tape it to a m1

equally as affective just tape on your nvg

[stark coral]

An M1 is shit

[warm kettle]

true

use french helmet from ww1

[stark coral]

M15 Adrian is good

[snow scarab]

💀

please be joking

[warm kettle]

what?

they look BADASS

[granite tartan]

Everything

[snow scarab]

until they take a 9mm that goes straight through

[granite tartan]

It’s a bad helmet

The envg is cool tho

[warm kettle]

die looking cool

[stark coral]

And if you are shot you are supposed to die.

[snow scarab]

FAST helmets are much cooler

[stark coral]

🤮

[warm kettle]

no

fast helmets are product of globalist militarys and the WEF

stinky helmet EVERY army has because it has rails or some shit

[stark coral]

At this point just wear a hardee hat

[warm kettle]

honestly

ima just get a chicom and tape a plate to it

easy plate carrier that isnt made by a german company

[fickle bison]

Made something worse than the Chinese lol

[warm kettle]

the krauts controll military gear market

i aint want no jerry armor...

[snow scarab]

💀

[warm kettle]

what is that patch

[snow scarab]

i know people who think of conspiracies but you think the germans own hundreds of billions worth of american companies

[fickle bison]

This man really just called today-germans a kraut 💀

[warm kettle]

ofc

they are a exestential threat to humanity

[fickle bison]

Something tells me there is something deeper than that

[snow scarab]

people like you are why i have no faith in humanity lol

[warm kettle]

why..

you a german??

[snow scarab]

first off you think the germans own hundreds of billions of dollars worth of american companies and that modern tech is garbage compared to ww2 lol

[warm kettle]

modern tech IS trash compared to ww2

where else you find flame thrower tanks n shit

its BADASS

also not ALL modern tech is bad i like the microwave

[granite tartan]

Цwhich

There’s too

Two*

[warm kettle]

one on helmet

[granite tartan]

There’s two

[warm kettle]

black one with tree

[granite tartan]

Other one

[warm kettle]

the like

turkish flag with palm tree

what dat is

[granite tartan]

It’s a flag

[warm kettle]

of???

[granite tartan]

My state

[warm kettle]

ok..

[granite tartan]

It’s the South Carolina state flag

@warm kettle

[warm kettle]

oh

[muted gate]

Heres a fun academic question. How do you attach your gas mask to your shit

Mask bag, hanging, caribener, or what

[left flax]

I clench it between my cheeks

[warm kettle]

you dont

simple as that

[muted gate]

Correct way

[warm kettle]

if you dont got it you dont gotta worry

[stark coral]

What kind of mask

[muted gate]

Whatever gas mask you are rocking Lmao.

Its more of an academic question. If i need one, shits uber fucked

Im just bored waiting for my 4473

[stark coral]

ShM-41

[muted gate]

why man

Just why

[stark coral]

Or my not very reliable M2

[muted gate]

Imagine not rocking a k1 mask which i dont have a photo of on hand

[stark coral]

I mean, that's pretty cringe.

[muted gate]

Im sitting waiting for Nics lmao

[stark coral]

M2, I also don't have my own picture but get one soon.

[fickle bison]

flamethrower tanks
Bro, we living in the 21st century, flamethrowers aren't used anymore

[stark coral]

They actually are used quite a bit

PLA uses them often

[fickle bison]

pla
Paper tiger

[fickle bison]

U mean this? https://youtube.com/shorts/PVYsJqKxScY?feature=share

[muted gate]

https://i.redd.it/6bw3m1vtth391.jpg

Dis shit

[stark coral]

Yes lmao

[stark coral]

Useless 💀

[muted gate]

Imagine not using it solely for anti riot agents because if I need proper cbrn im dead anyway

[warm kettle]

CQB would be easier with a flamethrower

why send men in and risk their lives when you can incinerate the building

[stark coral]

Why would you need to participate in a riot

[muted gate]

Flamethrowers are great for anti fortification work

[muted gate]

I dont. Its just a plus to collecting

And the larp is real

[fickle bison]

Why send tanks in and risk the tank crew when you can use drone strikes to bring down an entire building

[stark coral]

Modern air defense networks with ammo.

[low fox]

Entertainment purposes

[warm kettle]

not even a flamethrower tank

just 2 dudes with a flamethrower

all you need

[muted gate]

Flamethrowers are used for anti fortification reasons. Thats their use historically.

Specifically shit that cant be blown up

[fickle bison]

I still haven't gotten a modern ref of a flamethrower tank being used effectively

[warm kettle]

dystopian

[stark coral]

TO-55?

[muted gate]

TO-55 never saw actuve combat

[stark coral]

Hahaha, ssssh

[warm kettle]

thats because some fucking paper made by some evil people says to not use them

[fickle bison]

modern
Reference some 60's tank 💀

[warm kettle]

even in ww2, a lot of armies successfully used flamethrowers for multiple tasks like in iwo jima and more urban enviornments]

[stark coral]

The modern era is in the 20th century

[warm kettle]

also the psychological affects of watching a dude get melted

[stark coral]

That's not the purpose of a flame thrower

[muted gate]

The werent used in urban shit. It was entirly fortifications

[warm kettle]

yea well your not meant to kill people with kitchen knife

[stark coral]

Not to melt but to rout the opponent

[warm kettle]

people still do it

[fickle bison]

Says how effective flamethrowers are
Effectiveness dates back to 1940's
Can't you atleast use the vietnam war as reference?

[muted gate]

Why do you need to get into this shitfit when im on phone

I HAVE CITATIONS IN MY PC

[warm kettle]

no because vietnam never happened

[stark coral]

💀 majority of the eastern front has been excluded.

[compact dagger]

Depends on what the obj is and if we have vehicles available, if we have to take them with us but we have our 6wheelers i just have it in the mask bag attached to the trunk wall for quick access, if on foot them just bag strapped around the waist

[warm kettle]

was a propaganda stunt, vietmanese people are crisis actors

[muted gate]

I was more asking if people ditch the mask bag for a dump pouch

Or just have it hang

[fickle bison]

Ah yes, gr8 b8 m8

[muted gate]

A trench is still a fortification dude

[compact dagger]

well the dump pouch I have is shit even for mags so I have it in the bag

[muted gate]

Kek

[compact dagger]

plus if its in the bag and you don't need to wear the mask it removes the cleaning factor afterwards

[warm kettle]

but in all seriousness vietnam is a dumb example for use of flamethrower in modern era

[stark coral]

Yes, then “Pavlovs”house 💀 (quite a famous event)

[compact dagger]

Like legit, we had LFX last week and I couldn't get my fucking mags in there

[warm kettle]

for a more urban enviornment something like ww2 would make a bit more sense or something idk

i dont care about tactics n shit

[compact dagger]

thats how I lost my mag

[muted gate]

PAVLOV IS A FORTIFICATION

[compact dagger]

because couldnt put it in so decided "fuck it, gonna put it back in the pouch and hope for the best

the best didn't happen

[stark coral]

Everything is a fortification

By this means of explanation.

[muted gate]

Yes

[stark coral]

Yes

[muted gate]

A flamethrower is anti that shit

Specifically anti shit that we cant make go boom

[stark coral]

Yes

[compact dagger]

Or don't want to go boom*

[muted gate]

Falls under cant

[warm kettle]

modern armies should put flamethrowers on the bomb disposal drones

that would be badass

[fickle bison]

Sounds like a bad idea

[compact dagger]

Well you can blow stuff up, but you might want to keep it so you use the spicy water

[fickle bison]

Especially if the flames could cause more damage than the bomb

[stark coral]

So we agree they are used in urban environments?

[warm kettle]

no like

not use the flamethrower to dispose the bomb

use it as anti everything device

[compact dagger]

Tbh the police should do it instead

[fickle bison]

^ this

[warm kettle]

yea give the police flamethrowers

genius!

[compact dagger]

Like, you wouldn't want to commit crimes and hold up in a building if you know the local cops have flamethrower drone

Then you would have big chance of being burned to death

[warm kettle]

that is true

[fickle bison]

ATF should handle all ied. After all, explosives are in their name

[warm kettle]

we should also give cops hydra launchers on their cars

incase suspects in pursuit get a little evil

[compact dagger]

nah hydra too advanced

Just give them 30mm turrets

good enough

[warm kettle]

a bren gun

mounted on the winshield with a winch system for the trigger

[compact dagger]

ex military guys would be happy if they join the PD

[fickle bison]

Ah yes, police force becomes national guard moment

[compact dagger]

ah yes i do love firing nonstop because my fucking winch got jammed

kinda jelly af about americans

if the army needs something they just get it

[fickle bison]

I know, like 40% of ex military becomes cops. Just search up "40% police"

[compact dagger]

for us its been 3 years and we still havent gotten what we were promised

[warm kettle]

thats because all army dudes know to do is listen to people

[compact dagger]

and they said "oh yea it will be here in full count in 7 months"

[compact dagger]

rude

smh

reported and deported

[warm kettle]

sob

[plush topaz]

Is it common to get a hooded thermal base layer?

I don't own one but always see them For sale

[compact dagger]

None of our guys get it here

Might be different in the US tho

[snow scarab]

fuck if i know

[stuck hazel]

hooded? no

depends what you count as a thermal base layer

odlo on top

[plush topaz]

Right? Seems like an odd thing.

[stuck hazel]

i mean it makes sense but i would just wear a helmet beanie

[plush topaz]

I don't mean for door kicking

Just in general. Hunting. Winter camping. Etc..

[stuck hazel]

oh

well

just a beanie then

[plush topaz]

True. Same.

I have hooded surf shirts. But base layer I don't see a point

[stuck hazel]

i mean shit like the arcy leaf thermal base layers look thin enough to act the same as a helmet beanie but idk

no door kicking doesnt really matter

[snow scarab]

but door kicking is fun ☹️

[plush topaz]

My base layers are all from the army and they suck

Need a new one.

[stuck hazel]

i mean surplus shit isnt guaranteed to be good by any metric

[snow scarab]

i used my waffles out hunting. did pretty good in 20 degrees

[snow scarab]

you’d be surprised

[stuck hazel]

go buy some odlo

[stuck hazel]

there is no guarantee.

[snow scarab]

US Army cold weather gear is amazing

[stuck hazel]

not as good as high end civi shit apu

[plush topaz]

It is. We used Arctic mummy us Mil surplus sleeping bags in Israel

Holy hell they were heaven

[snow scarab]

it doesn’t cost 700 dollars tho

[plush topaz]

Ya I also have. But they don't wick away sweat

[stuck hazel]

i have 700

[snow scarab]

@granite tartan where would you say to buy comtac 3s from? or any comtacs for that matter

besides 3m

[granite tartan]

eBay

Tac swap

[stuck hazel]

LR damn

[plush topaz]

What's the process to screw a nod mount into a helmet?

[snow scarab]

single or three screw?

and does the helmet already have holes for it

[plush topaz]

No holes. I'm assuming 3

[snow scarab]

wilcox shroud will be one or 3 iirc. what kind of helmet?

@worthy heart this is probably a seb question

[plush topaz]

Rabintex ACH pretty sure

I'm Not concerned about the mount. I'm concerned about the actual drilling process

[worthy heart]

Drill

[plush topaz]

Just straight up drill into the helmet?

There's no technique or specific details

?

[worthy heart]

As far as I know of and looked into

People just straight up drill

Like they take their measurements

And then drill

[plush topaz]

Ok so there's nothing to worry about

[worthy heart]

Like people do these cuts with dremels and such and the helmets run fine

[plush topaz]

Do mounts come with the screws you need?

[worthy heart]

I think that can be dependent on manufacturer

[snow scarab]

wilcox should come with screws

[worthy heart]

Unless you have bad drill bits

Drilling is the only way to mount it

Just epoxy any existing hole you don't need

[snow scarab]

or it could possibly come drilled already

[plush topaz]

I have no holes

[snow scarab]

oh you already have the helemt

[worthy heart]

How good are your drill bits?

[plush topaz]

I have good ones

[plush topaz]

Yes it's my service helmet

[worthy heart]

[plush topaz]

I'm Going to get this mount for now

https://www.cadexdefence.com/products/helmet-electro-optic-mount/nvg-helmet-mount/

Similar to the one I had to use. I served right before the built in mounts were a thing.

[worthy heart]

Since I have the hole for the rino mount

Imma stick with the rino

Unless I feel like swapping to a wilcox

Then I'd epoxy the hole and drill new ones

[snow scarab]

you should have a single hole drilled already i feel.

that’s odd that it’s a service helmet and doesn’t have one

[worthy heart]

The idf use a different helmet

Those helmets probably don't have a hole

A design like that is a clamp on

[plush topaz]

@snow scarab I'm old

Like I said, we had to use adapters to mount nods

[worthy heart]

Or mounts into existing hardware like the pasgt mounts

Cough cough pasgt

I hate the pasgt NVG mount

[snow scarab]

what the fuck is that monstrosity

[plush topaz]

Oh hell no

[worthy heart]

You want to have a tactical helmet but you're too poor for an ACH conversion

This is poverty tier helmet

@plush topaz https://youtu.be/wD4KjYZArLk

You could be like this guy

That literally had to put too much work into the conversion

[plush topaz]

I'd rather die

[worthy heart]

This guy also makes me want to shave

He just cringes me out

He bought everything cheap

Had to do lots of filing and fitment work

And I think he used super glue on all of the holes

Instead of a epoxy resin or anything like that

[plush topaz]

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/rabintex-ach-mich-lightweight-411433328

This is mine

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/rabintex-ach-ballistic-iiia-403637190

[worthy heart]

Very round

Does it have the same ACH mounting hardware?

[plush topaz]

I don't know

[worthy heart]

It looks like it's probably around enough to mount the NVG bracket

Cause it kind of looks like it takes the shape of a ACH but shape differently

[plush topaz]

I think so too

It's so light. Such a great helmet

[worthy heart]

All you would have to do would just make sure you have it mapped to where you want it to be

[plush topaz]

It's under 2lbs I think

[worthy heart]

And then drill it

If you want to make sure that the Kevlar is together after you drill the holes you can take either epoxy or hot glue

And I would probably make sure you press in your screws because you're probably not going to be getting them out once you do this

[plush topaz]

Ok

What do you mean press in

[worthy heart]

For the screws

[plush topaz]

What does that mean.

[worthy heart]

When you drill your holes

If you care about the exposed material in the hole

You could close off the entire area

By using super glue or epoxy. So when you press in your mounting hardware for the night vision bracket

That being your screws

If you ever wanted to remove that bracket, your screws are probably never going to come out if you went to hot glue or epoxy

This is what I mean

Press in. If you drill your holes tight enough you're going to have to press it in

[plush topaz]

I see.

[snow scarab]

@granite tartan what kind of plate carrier do you think this is?

[misty mango]

that rpk goes hard

[granite tartan]

I know the owner of this PC

[snow scarab]

wait what

[granite tartan]

Yeah

I know him

[snow scarab]

skinny fuck that plays airsoft

has a pkm

[granite tartan]

It’s a custom plate carrier

Monkey

He was a moderator in a discord I modded in

He got banned

[snow scarab]

lmfao

[granite tartan]

Yeah

His name is monkey

[snow scarab]

yeah i know

he’s being a bit of a prick lol

just challenged him cause he made it seem like i don’t know wtf i’m talking about and made this big deal lol

[granite tartan]

Heh

Hold on

[snow scarab]

just mentioned try living a week in his carrier and he was like well i’ll ask green berets tbat use this exact setup and shit

i was like i can ask 3 different groups lol

[granite tartan]

What server is in this

You airsoft?

[snow scarab]

operator leo. i don’t airsoft but it’s in an airsoft server

[granite tartan]

Dm it to me

[snow scarab]

do it when i’m home, driving

[misty mango]

leo
lmao

the mf that shills Chinesium gear

"its just as good bro trust"

[fickle bison]

in Xi we trust

[misty mango]

winnie the pooh my beloved

[snow scarab]

@granite tartan either way, would you consider it an AVS?

all it uses is the yoke

[stuck hazel]

It’s built around a PC that isn’t an AVS, so it’s not an AVS imo

The whole “AVS” acronym is a bit bollocks icl

When people talk about an AVS it’s almost always the Crye plate carrier they are referencing, and sometimes the bullshit harness vest thing

That isn’t a Crye AVS PC so yeah it fails the AVS test

[granite tartan]

The yoke isn’t a harness

[snow scarab]

it’s modified plate bags attached to an AXL micro harness

[granite tartan]

God I haven’t talked to monkey in forever

[snow scarab]

the only crye parts about it is the yoke and SPC cummerbund

[granite tartan]

Yo

[snow scarab]

so it doesn’t even hug like an AVS is supposed to

[stuck hazel]

I said harness I meant the recce esque chest rig thing

[granite tartan]

I’m in

[stuck hazel]

Bit shit

[granite tartan]

Which chat is it in

@snow scarab

[snow scarab]

airsoft kits

[granite tartan]

@snow scarab I’m known in the airsoft community

[snow scarab]

lol

[granite tartan]

Not for good reason

The swick based

@snow scarab

[snow scarab]

nice

i need to order the airlite radio pouch

[granite tartan]

Good pouch

Krug like

[echo jay]

Polish supremacy

[verbal karma]

meme camo

[stuck hazel]

Usually those end up being the best reasons

Entertainment wise at least

[misty mango]

entertainment in airshit communities is great

they all swear by "its just as good"

but then you do find the occasional one that is solid and recommend real stuff for longevity

[muted gate]

DNC

[left flax]

Gonna sound dumb as fuck but

What's DNC stand for

[alpine wasp]

probably do not care in this case lmao

[left flax]

Do not come

[muted gate]

Desert Night Camo

TLDR they wanted to counter soviet nods used by the iraqis in 91. Issue is that it can be more visible than standard battle dress depending on the night vision used. Nowadays its used as a form of drip in the tactical scene, but its nearing the end of its tenure as the meme camo with it now becoming overused @left flax @alpine wasp

[alpine wasp]

cannot believe i didnt think of it

[muted gate]

"Circa 1983, the US Army and USMC began issuing a two-piece overgarment printed in a unique grid pattern designed to defeat the Vietnam era Soviet-produced night vision equipment they were familiar with. A thigh-length parka and baggy trousers were designed to be worn over the standard combat clothing, thus providing an additional insulating layer when temperatures dropped rapidly in the desert, as well as its intended purpose as camouflage. Unfortunately, military night vision equipment of that period was considerably more sophisticated than the pattern had been designed to confuse, and production of the Night Desert pattern uniform was stopped by the mid-1990s. The camouflage scheme itself consists of a dark green "grid" design with small spots over a light olive green background. Like its counterpart, the six-color desert pattern, early production versions of this pattern differed very slightly from those of later production. The primary difference between the two variations is in the thickness of the interwoven horizontal and vertical lines. In photographs, there often occurs an optical illusion that the early variation (with thicker lines) is darker than its successor. Oddly enough, some darker dyes were used, and varied tones of green can be encountered on different examples of the pattern. A direct comparison of the two patterns side-by-side can be seen " -Camopedia

[left flax]

Ah got it, cheers

[timber fog]

“I want YOU to join USEC!”

[ancient grail]

Purposely recommend lancer tactical

[misty mango]

im going to recommend APS

[ancient grail]

BUY ALL THE LANCER TACTICAL AND MATRIX

[misty mango]

say you love lanver and how theres not one problem with them on r/airsoft

and tell them that mesh eye pro is just as good

because the idds of it shattering a bb is slim and youve never been shot in the goggles

[verbal karma]

Ultimately I know DNC is less than useless

But it’s a pretty good meme

Funnily enough I have on multicam LE01s under the overpants

I kinda wish ASNL made a version of their occultation hoodie in multicam

[muted gate]

I usually have to go Airshit for my camos

Like find me some granite gear not made by airshitters

[verbal karma]

As well the overpants were like $15

[left flax]

Tbf lancer tactical is really reliable and good for their price

[coarse laurel]

I use my work stuff for airsoft

I mean it’s right there so why not

By work stuff I’m talking about my RFI Cryes not my actual OCP’s because I wear those for work and I have to keep them from fading out

And plate carriers/helmet

[stray rampart]

Any Strandhogg enjoyers here?

[snow scarab]

no, we are smart

[stray rampart]

Gotta watch out we got a badass over here

[ancient grail]

Simply too poor

[stray rampart]

Fair, I got mine cheap from a friend who switched to a different carrier. Wouldn't drop that much otherwise

[stuck hazel]

“Any strandgogg that enjoyers here” 🤓

[stray rampart]

Ah is that the reason theres like 2 active people in this channel? Yall are all assholes?

[whole vault]

scroll up read the chat history lol

[snow scarab]

not a badass, just smart enough not to spend 500 dollars on a plate carrier that doesn't revolutionize much. tubes aren't that cool

[iron tangle]

Has anybody from the USA bought anything from Kula tactical here recently?

[coarse laurel]

what bothers me about the strandhogg is the lack of velcro for placards

it needs the axl adapter

my favorite carrier atm is the FCPC v5

[granite tartan]

Gross

[plush topaz]

It's not just 2.

Post gear

[low zodiac]

“Any strandgogg enjoyers here” 🤓

[verbal quest]

rate my rig setup

[plush topaz]

For an 11 year old? 10/10

[muted nimbus]

Are viper hoods still cool?

[plush topaz]

Sure. As long as it isn't this viper hood

[muted nimbus]

Smh lol

[muted gate]

I keep forgetting you have that too

[plush topaz]

She's resting

[stuck hazel]

You literally mockingly called a kid a badass half an hour prior, pipe down

[plush topaz]

I mean, he isn't wrong. We're definitely assholes.

[stuck hazel]

Oh most definitely, he very simply has no high horse to sit on

[misty mesa]

He thinks buckshot doesn’t have energy transfer on body armor

[misty mesa]

I’m going to buy a strandhogg v3 for duty when I enlist but yeah this guy is that emoji

Anyway I’m might be getting this soon

What do y’all think of the osprey

[stray rampart]

Y'all had an autistic meltdown cause I asked if anyone liked a specific plate carrier

Y'all are some weirdos

[misty mango]

try and finnesse a virtus

the osprey carrier is
meh

comfy and stays warm

but thats about it

[misty mesa]

I’m getting for msw but I like authentic beyond being reasonable

[stray rampart]

Osprey is also from around the same time as the IOTV isn't it? Like early/mid GWOT?

[misty mesa]

Bro the only thing is that’s hard to track dow

[misty mesa]

Same time as they invented the anti kinetic force armor that doesn’t exist

[misty mango]

pretty much

used until like
2016 iirc

[muted gate]

Its a UK IOTV

thats it

[misty mango]

when virtus started getting issued

[misty mesa]

Hey mike long time

[misty mango]

uk ebay goes hard

[misty mesa]

Isn’t a virtus hard to track though

Does it?

[muted gate]

mk4 is 2009

[misty mango]

i love my ebay armourers

honesty favourite gender

[muted gate]

ive been here

[misty mesa]

I haven’t lmao

[misty mango]

ebay has shit tons
theyre just expensive

[misty mesa]

That’s the thing though

[misty mango]

same with the helmets

[stray rampart]

Shotguns blow you off your feet like the action movies! My army private uncle told me so 🤓

[muted gate]

i am pissed i LOST A 1P87 WITH MAGNIFIER AUCTION

FUCK

[misty mesa]

Dude plates don’t have the magic power to stop energy transfer

[muted gate]

Dude swiped in and got it for 1.1k on a buy it now

[misty mesa]

I’m sorry to tell you

[muted gate]

plates arent magic, if i get hit with a fuck ton of kinetic im not loving life

prolly with a broken rib or 2

[misty mesa]

What do virtus run for? Cause iotv’s go 3k

[muted gate]

and out of action for a solid second

[misty mesa]

Dudes been ranting about how buckshot is both against plates and there’s no transfer

It’s funny as fuck

[misty mango]

the helmets ive seen go for 800+ if youre lucky

[muted gate]

something something free IOTV

[misty mango]

ibe enen seen em go for 500

[misty mesa]

I told you I’m enlisting homie

This is for a British kit

[misty mango]

(a steal for a modern ballistic)

[misty mesa]

That’s definitely not too bad

[muted gate]

imagine not following 🧅 Doctrine

shame

[misty mango]

imma check the plate carrier prices rn

[misty mesa]

I’ll look for a virtus but idk if I can buy one on Home Depot money

Maybe

[muted gate]

My next setup is grimes from MW2 kekw

[misty mesa]

I also need to hunt for a service carrier for when I enlist

[muted gate]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/597839766578397289/1042230228052885554/Graves_Front.png

[misty mesa]

I like iotv’s for history not for use

[misty mango]

theyre going for 300+

with filler

🙏

[misty mesa]

Virtus?

[misty mango]

yeah

theres 3 up currently

300 - 470

[misty mesa]

Fuck that’s only 100 over a osprey I’m definitely gunning for that

Buy once cry once

[misty mango]

having tried out an osprey and a virtus

they virtus is just a massive upgrade

[misty mesa]

Alright I’ll go for that

Now I just need to commit the sin of buying a l86

Even in airsoft form it makes me cry

[misty mesa]

What would you recommend for a service carrier?

Like none country specific

Cause I wanted a strandhogg but I’m seeing be said it’s overpriced

[misty mango]

personally having not served i cant say too much

[misty mesa]

Fair enough

I just don’t wanna be stuck with a iotv that shit is ass to serve in

[misty mango]

but i know the main ones ive seen are the ferro FCPC, warrior assault systems DCS, and the crye JPC

the WAS are just super common in the uk

[misty mesa]

With cryre being as recommended as dd for ar’s I’ll have to check it out

Can’t be a hippie about everything

[misty mango]

there was also a guy in here that runs an agilite K19 as a service carrier
alongside his JPC

but he uses the JPC more for shorter stuff (ranges and shi)

and the K19 for field work

[misty mesa]

When I wanted to be a 50 gunner I wanted a titan but when I learned you can’t mos being a gunner I said fuck that

[misty mango]

since the k19 is just stupid comfortable

[misty mesa]

Full kit armor is too much

[misty mango]

(i can also back up that claim)

[misty mango]

yeah

[misty mesa]

I’ll check those out

[misty mango]

it has a purpose
but its just unnecessary fpr most situations

[misty mesa]

The only time I want that heavy of armor is when I’m in a vehicle

Fuck marching or rucking in pads

[misty mesa]

Yes

Fuck standard issue gear

Lowest bidder looking ass

[coarse laurel]

@misty mesa are you army?

[misty mesa]

Going to enlist in a year

[coarse laurel]

Oh gotcha

[misty mesa]

On disqualified meds

[coarse laurel]

Lol I see

[misty mesa]

But after tha mandatory year I’m gonna mos a combat engineer

[coarse laurel]

Yeah I’m a 68W combat medic in fort benning atm

[misty mesa]

Nice

[coarse laurel]

Ranger school is my duty station for the next 4 years

[misty mesa]

I wish I saw severing already but genesis can suck my ass

[coarse laurel]

Just came from an ABCT

[misty mesa]

Dude I wanna do rasp so bad

Become a ranger sapper

[coarse laurel]

If ur talking about getting your tab it’s different from rasp

Rasp is a try out for 75th, ranger school is for the tab

[misty mesa]

Ah ok

Yeah I don’t have enough ego to shoot for 75th lmao

[coarse laurel]

As for sapper, it’s doable but you need to study your ass off

It’s not about ego, it’s about not quitting, I tried to ruck their ruck March route the other day and I can see why some people tap out

[misty mesa]

Fair enough

I’m not gunning for being a tier one though

[stuck hazel]

Lol ok pal

[misty mesa]

Just wanna try and make it to sapper

Then maybe

That’s a climb of itself

How bads the study anyway

[misty mesa]

.

Anything I should do before enlisting

[coarse laurel]

Lol the issue they strandhogg as an RFI item at the moment

[misty mesa]

?

Oh you looking over that

I just don’t know what carrier I want

I cut my phone with a safety knife at work and now I can’t type for shit

[coarse laurel]

I use a JPC and a K19 alternatively

K19 when I’m in the desert for long amounts of time for comfort

JPC when I’m doing ranges

[misty mesa]

Well that’s 2 recommendations

Guess I’ll probably get that

[coarse laurel]

People hate on the K19 but I wore that shit for weeks on end and i can say it was comfortable and breathable enough that it didn’t fucking STINK like ass when I got back home

[misty mesa]

Like the homies say

Fuck the iotv

[coarse laurel]

I abused the hell out of it and I did t just larp in a bed room with it

It got dirty, I got dragged on the ground with it on, I’ve climbed the sides of a mountain with it, etc

[misty mesa]

Sounds solid

Like mentioned before though is there anything I should study for before enlisting to prep for sapper

[coarse laurel]

What I like is the straps in the plate bag itself because it keeps the plates still and stable it allows me to run and do quick movements with it

[misty mesa]

That would definitely help

[coarse laurel]

When we decide to do plate carrier runs for PT it puts me at an advantage compared to my co workers

Also like how easy it is to put placards on

[misty mesa]

You have any advice for shooting with shaky hands by any chance?

[coarse laurel]

When I was running MEDEVAC missions it makes it easy for me to just slap on a new placard for ammo or class 8 med supplies

@misty mesa don’t be that guy who drinks beta blockers to steady their hand

[misty mesa]

Never heard of it

[muted gate]

Pistol Belt, Holster, Magpouches, Ifak

[coarse laurel]

^

[misty mesa]

Just train it out I guess?

[muted gate]

carrier, rigs are stupid if you are planning to one anyway

[coarse laurel]

Take your time too

Rigs are good if you are doing anything recce related

[misty mesa]

Alright

[coarse laurel]

Or if you work in a training environment like I do

[muted gate]

you think anyone in here is gonna actually do a recce loadout ontop of knowing how to

[coarse laurel]

When I was training cadets in Fort Knox I had to wear a rig while following these clowns

Because no way I’m wearing a plate carrier

[muted gate]

my recce loadout

[misty mesa]

I need that radio

[muted gate]

god that radio is heavy

[misty mango]

based and 8 second lifespan pilled

[misty mesa]

I fucking love radio packs

[muted gate]

got it for FREEEEEE

Now i need a demilled Nestor Encryptor box

[coarse laurel]

Lol thank god our asip radios are smaller than that now

[misty mesa]

Do they still have long ass antenna

[muted gate]

but good luck on finding a Nestor

[coarse laurel]

Can fit it in an assault pack and fir more stuff

Yes

[misty mesa]

Good

[muted gate]

yeah

[coarse laurel]

The long antenna is a must

[muted gate]

antenna havent really changed

[misty mesa]

The aesthetic matters

[misty mesa]

Nods

Nice

[muted gate]

I wish i had a pic of my old setup, fucking carrier broke and im waiting on my replacement

[misty mesa]

Wanted to get a pvs-14 but I’m not dropping 4 grand

[coarse laurel]

Lol my radio antenna is long it’s always folded though

[misty mesa]

Pvs-14 time

[misty mesa]

I need it

Bad

[muted gate]

I need to buy some larpers commo setup

im stuck in 04

[coarse laurel]

I airshit for fun as well, we have a whole airsoft field inside the base in fort benning funded by the army haha

Got me all addicted

[misty mesa]

Bro I will fucking trespass on military property to play that game

[coarse laurel]

You don’t need to trespass, just get a visitor pass

[misty mesa]

Probably easier

[coarse laurel]

A lot of people from southern Georgia go here to airsoft because everything is in Atlanta

[misty mango]

[misty mesa]

There isn’t much here in Arizona so I basically wait for msw events

[misty mango]

off to benning

(for unofficial business)

[coarse laurel]

We have a trusted traveler system where If you have a Real ID enabled ID card you can just get a pass for 30 days and just renew it every time

[misty mesa]

That’s kinda sick

[misty mesa]

Gaming time

[coarse laurel]

They stopped it temporarily during Covid but since Covid is over they put it back

[misty mango]

idk if ive asked this before but what placard and phone case are you running on that

[misty mesa]

Also when did genesis start?

[coarse laurel]

It’s a HRT Maximus

Placard rather

[misty mesa]

For the military branches

[coarse laurel]

I love it because I can turn my mag pouches into a zippered pouch if I’m not shooting stuff and doing medic shit

[coarse laurel]

It went live last year

[misty mango]

swanky

[misty mesa]

Your fucking with me

[coarse laurel]

I’m a medic so I had to get trained up on the system

It’s ridiculous

[misty mesa]

If I was a year old I could have hoped in

[coarse laurel]

I can see everyone’s medical records from when they were kids

[misty mesa]

Fuuuuuujck

I’m k that’s actually something I can ask then

Does that include sealed court records from when I was a kid

[coarse laurel]

Back then people just omitted shit but now since your medical records are tied to your SSN and the insurance companies now talk to each other it’s all in one centralized system

[misty mesa]

Cause if so I might be fucked

[coarse laurel]

It’s a case by case basis thing

[misty mesa]

Well when I was a kid do to some shit I was diagnosed with everything under the sun

Odd, autism ect

[coarse laurel]

Doctor has to do a MEDREAD then if something is wrong then you need approval from a doctor and so on it’s a stupid long process

[misty mesa]

I’m slowly having that shit removed

[coarse laurel]

Part of the reason why recruitment is down is everyone these days are ineligible medically

Well most of everyone

[misty mesa]

Ok what have you seen that’s a hard no

[coarse laurel]

Fat people are easy to train, 5 months in Fort Benning and the fuckers will lose 20-30% of their weight

[misty mesa]

Things like ptsd trauma or oppositional defiance disorder could you get those waivered?

I know I’m asking a lot but this is the first time I can ask and not be lied to by a recruiter

[coarse laurel]

Like manic depressive disorder, Gout, diabetes (both types), Situs Inversus (which is your organs are placed backwards or opposite of where they are placed)

Just some of the stuff I’ve seen

[misty mesa]

Normal depressive is usually alright?

[coarse laurel]

‘Ish

[misty mesa]

Cause I have a laundry list that half isn’t even true and I’m trying to figure out how far I’d make it to enlist ment

[coarse laurel]

Mental health stuff is case by case and they read doctor recommendation plus the meds taken and the length of time taken

[misty mesa]

Ah ok

I might be good

[coarse laurel]

Oh god trust me they are well aware of the issue

[misty mesa]

Cause my docs have discovered I’m not the walking mental case my child doc thought I was

[coarse laurel]

Like the previous generation was literally overdiagnosed with add/adhd

[misty mesa]

Oh yeah

Both

When I was 3

You want to hear a funny one?

I was diagnosed with moderate aspergous or however you spell it

Problem is I grew out of the symptoms

You don’t do that with autism

And they still won’t take it off my record despite my therapist and phyc

Sorry too personal

[misty mesa]

Thanks for the help man

[coarse laurel]

No problem, perks of being a medic is being aware of military medicine and the recruitment process on the medical side too

[misty mesa]

Yeah I fucking hate genesis

I hope it’s a passing thing but I’m not that dumb

So fingers crossed

[coarse laurel]

Lol you know for 2-3 months they shut it down then it came back

Last year

[misty mesa]

Yeah I wish I’d do that again long enough for me to have a chance In hell

I’d go merc but unless you wanna do private sec for a hospital you need mil experience

Also free kit for service

Anyway see you around

Thanks again

[coarse laurel]

No problem

[stuck hazel]

If it’s funded by the army do you still have to pay for entry??

Probably the coolest thing I’ve seen them do if not

Well it’s still up there

[coarse laurel]

We don’t pay

The catch is they give us the supplies and we also maintain the field ourselves and give us stuff to expand it

So we have build days where we expand the shoot house

[granite tartan]

Assburgers

[stuck hazel]

keeps getting cooler imo

[snow scarab]

that sounds dope as fuck

[plush topaz]

Which chefs hat should I wear to cook sausages

[left flax]

EOD suit

[warm kettle]

the non multicam as multicam is evil

[plush topaz]

The green?

[warm kettle]

yes

[plush topaz]

Ah. It's not multicam. I forget the pattern. Our ghillie suits use it.

[warm kettle]

who is our

why the only shit people in this server own multicam

[plush topaz]

@warm kettle see the flag?

[warm kettle]

israel?

[plush topaz]

Ya

[plush topaz]

Because most of the people here are American.

And multicam is plentiful

[warm kettle]

would think od shit would be better but

idk

[plush topaz]

I'm an OD/ranger green type of guy

[warm kettle]

i wantes to get some dpm

but i would never need to use it

[plush topaz]

Dpm is nice.

[warm kettle]

yea

[snow scarab]

@worthy heart no chin strap available

but its like 30 bucks on amazon

[worthy heart]

It's up to you. What type of harness you want in your helmet

[snow scarab]

probably wendy

[worthy heart]

Personally I'd go with the multi-adjustable team wendy

They offer a left and right handed options

All it really does is change the buckle placement

[snow scarab]

yeah i know that much

[granite tartan]

Because it’s the best camo for our range

And it’s the most useful

[worthy heart]

Fits really well for tanner environments

For me multicam sucks

[granite tartan]

It’s good in woods too

The pattern breaks you up well

@worthy heart what is your environmen

[plush topaz]

Multicam works everywhere

[worthy heart]

Trees

[granite tartan]

Yeah multicam is great

[plush topaz]

Plus drip

Can't go wrong

[granite tartan]

Ofc

[worthy heart]

Too green here

[granite tartan]

Ranger green is alright

[worthy heart]

And brown

[granite tartan]

It will still work

[plush topaz]

Even OD green in Israel's desert works.

Lots of shrubs

[granite tartan]

Ranger green is alright

Just not as useful as multicam

People used RG to be different than multicam

Till Ranger green became the fed camo

[coarse laurel]

when all else fails, go multicam arid

[worthy heart]

A lot of people use m81 woodland

[plush topaz]

@granite tartan gonna drill this bitch

[coarse laurel]

what i like about multicam is you can mix it with aor1

[worthy heart]

Cause it works ok

[granite tartan]

I am not a fan of m81

[worthy heart]

Same

[granite tartan]

The blacks ruin it

Use RG or multicam

[coarse laurel]

multicam tropic is also nice

[worthy heart]

Atacs fg works really well in my shooting spot

Cause of the tall grass

[granite tartan]

Isn’t great clothing with atacs unfortunately

I like atacs

[worthy heart]

It's pretty nice

I like it around fall

[plush topaz]

I love atacs fg. It looks like a green shirt stained with grease

[coarse laurel]

lol when i was training cadets in fort knox i had a hell of a time looking for them in the woods

[worthy heart]

When someone spilt too much guacamole

[coarse laurel]

even though we have MILES gear on them, the trackers we have says they are in said location but you have to look super hard to spot them in the brush

[plush topaz]

A-TACS GUACY

[granite tartan]

Multicam is sauce

[plush topaz]

What soft shell is that

[granite tartan]

Beyond

Modus?

I switched to Arc’teryx

[worthy heart]

I need to get nice winter camo

[granite tartan]

Much nicer

[granite tartan]

Multicam and alpine

Multicam alpine ducks

[worthy heart]

That

Looks drippy

[plush topaz]

You don't need winter camo. Just edit your photos to black and white

[worthy heart]

[granite tartan]

Yeah I want an acr to larp as soap

[plush topaz]

I'm looking at one right now.

6 grand. Comes with 3 barrels

[granite tartan]

Eh…

Just move to boca

[plush topaz]

450 Bush master

Who would even want that

[granite tartan]

Me

[worthy heart]

All you need is a white towel

Boom winter gun camo

[granite tartan]

Overwhites

[plush topaz]

Until it gets wet and freezes to your face then you Peel it off looking like the monster from The Thing

[worthy heart]

That's from the remake

[plush topaz]

Yes

[worthy heart]

Not as bad

Plus I got it on my handguard

[plush topaz]

Got what. Towels?

[coarse laurel]

Half my damn closet

[plush topaz]

Sir that looks like your entire closet

[coarse laurel]

My slave outfit

[plush topaz]

[worthy heart]

Yes

It's getting carbon on it

[coarse laurel]

I have a tough box full of uniforms RFI’d to me for deployment, everything still in the plastic

I have a lifetime’s worth of uniforms unless I get fat

Then I gotta switch sizes

[plush topaz]

You plan on being in for life?

[coarse laurel]

It’s starting to look like it

[plush topaz]

Rip

[coarse laurel]

The only UCP thing I absolutely adore is my woobie and my tarp

And I guess my UCP Wool blanket I keep in my car if I have to sleep over at work sometimes

[granite tartan]

Thank you for your service

[fickle bison]

only multicam
Come on man, have some variety

[coarse laurel]

Welllll unlike some of us I do this for a living and we have standards

The standard is multicam/ocp

I’d love to fucking wear AOR1

But I’m not a seal

Or the navy

[fickle bison]

I understand that ur jobs uses it. But don't you have other camos (not for work)

[coarse laurel]

Lol even my hospital scrubs is in OCP

🤣

I guess I have some ranger green stuff lying around somewhere

But it’s nothing to write about

[fickle bison]

Imagine walking into a hospital and you see a doctor wearing that

[coarse laurel]

yeah in an army hospital lol

[fickle bison]

But like, imagine a public hospital. But instead of getting a medical bill you get recruitment papers

[snow scarab]

that shit is so weird to me 😂

[coarse laurel]

man ur NG so u dont get to hang around AD hospitals much huh

AD is a whole new world, come on over boi

[snow scarab]

no but our PHA was full of medics in those

[snow scarab]

i’m tryin. just gotta finish this contract lol

cause kansas is stupid

only one guy has been released to active (that wasn’t getting some kind of SF or ranger packet) in the last 10 years and that’s cause he was the son of a general in the state

[granite tartan]

I only see a hangar

[elder forum]

what pattern is the guy on the far right wearing?

im too lazy to scour camopedia

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1046732533536145448/1046736744244064297/unknown.png

[fickle bison]

British dpm

[elder forum]

oh

appreciate it

[fickle bison]

👍

[crystal isle]

What’s the grey one, I’m gonna try explain to the pentagon why it’s gonna kill more soldiers then help them in afghan and Iraq 🥲

[timber fog]

Irish dpm = best dpm

[cinder stream]

UCP

It’s been phased out already

[crystal isle]

Thank you

[fickle bison]

Grandma's antique rug camo