irl-gear

[proud hazel]

wind does nothing

rain does nothing

snow does nothing

[granite tartan]

Hmm

Intrigued

I gotta take the snow stuff out

And see if I can repack it to fit my pack

I have it dangling at bottom of my pack

[proud hazel]

if you can keep the rain fly separate from the tent

[proud hazel]

that is why you hate it

[granite tartan]

The rain fly is the big one?

[granite tartan]

Doesn’t fit in my pack

[proud hazel]

its the outer shell

get a bigger pack

[granite tartan]

It’s a 45litree

[proud hazel]

that aint shit

for multi day you want like a 55 or 70

[granite tartan]

I lied it’s 40

[granite tartan]

What you run for 70

[proud hazel]

yea that is like just enough for food and water

[proud hazel]

i fucked up and did not listen to my local resource and got a 55

its almost too small

[granite tartan]

What 70 liter packs are good

The Komodo dragon is an assault pack

I need a big sustainment pack

[proud hazel]

the usual suspects, earble stock, mystery ranch, hill people gear

[granite tartan]

Yeah let me drop $1000 on one

[proud hazel]

no

300ish iirc

[granite tartan]

Sounds expensive

Mystery ranch is*

[proud hazel]

yea if you want a nice frame and space in something "tactical"

[granite tartan]

Yeah….

I gotta figure out how to pack this pack I already have for sustainment

[proud hazel]

you are going to spend 200 on pants but not a pack to actually live out of

the pack matter more

you can get by with jeans

40l is not enough that is like room for food water and some supplies

[twilit cape]

Just what I mostly wear

[proud hazel]

nothing wrong with jeans

you can limp through shit with them, but a shitty pack or not enough supplies will cripple you

load lifters are amazing

[granite tartan]

I’m going to get a Bivvy for my assault pack

[proud hazel]

internal frame also amazing

[proud hazel]

do it

[granite tartan]

And then my tent for long week stuff

And get a large pack

[proud hazel]

that would fine

[granite tartan]

Sorry I took Benedryo a little slow rn

[proud hazel]

just keep in mind that if it gets cold you wont want the bivvy

[granite tartan]

Yeah I’d bring the tent

[proud hazel]

or if there are large predators

[twilit cape]

Also get a woobie

[granite tartan]

I also wouldn’t want to be in a tent either

In a tent

[proud hazel]

the tent is more formidable to a predator then a small bivvy

also i can swing my 11.5 around in my lightfighter

bivvy you cant really do shit in

[granite tartan]

True

That’s a good piece of info actually

[proud hazel]

but i also live in idaho so if i let a little bear or cougar scare me i would not go camping at all

[granite tartan]

Setup I’d want

[proud hazel]

yea tbh a majority of the time where you live a tarp and sleeping bag is all that you need

[granite tartan]

Yeah ima get the Bivvy and a tarp to keep in my assault pack

And if it’s cold I’ll whip out the tent

[proud hazel]

yup should be good tell the low 40s if not 30s

idk how crazy the rain gets but if you expect a lot of wind or rain i might bring the lightfighter the tub bottom will keep all that shit out

[granite tartan]

True true

[proud hazel]

my view is while most of the time i could get away with just a sleeping bag i dont want to get caught with my pants down

the lightfighter is 3lbs so i will carry it

[granite tartan]

Lots of good information here

[granite tartan]

LF is 9lbs

[pulsar tusk]

The only tent stuff i have in my pack is a thick wool blanket and some emergency blankets

I dont see a situation where id need a tent

I can get one if i end up needing something like that

[granite tartan]

Wait sorry forgot can’t make that joke

[pulsar tusk]

I have tents and sleeping bags but those are for external storage straps not in the bag

[proud hazel]

negative

[granite tartan]

You sure?

[proud hazel]

positive

[granite tartan]

I got the two person

[proud hazel]

yup that will do it

i have the lightfighter 1

2 person is kinda good tho

you can bring your boots in the tent

or your pack

[granite tartan]

Question

You pull out the extra stuff you don’t need correct?

[proud hazel]

i only carry what i need yes

[granite tartan]

When I got home Friday I’m going to try to shrink down my stuff

[proud hazel]

do it

[granite tartan]

The tent was considerably large

Also these jeans are kill

[proud hazel]

i find my self constantly fighting with the military side of bring extra everything and the backpacking side of only bring what you need

[granite tartan]

Yeah true

[twilit cape]

Yea that sounds about right

[proud hazel]

as i keep going i just kinda figure out what i use and dont use then weigh the cons of utility vs weight

like a hatchet i never use

but i keep it

[pulsar tusk]

Same i have a small folding shovel in mine

When it comes to backpacks extra weight doesnt really matter

I used to carry all of my textbooks and shit in school all the time in my bag

[granite tartan]

Damn I just held my breath for 2 minutes

[snow scarab]

wdym by large? like a 100L pack?

eberlestock is the best you can get for those

the battleship is awesome

or the destroyer. can’t remember which one

[ashen edge]

Various Trinkets

[pulsar tusk]

i hope thats repro shit

[ashen edge]

Why?

[pulsar tusk]

larping in corpse armor

[ashen edge]

Who says anyone is dead?

[thin apex]

?

Thoughts on this photo

?

[twilit cape]

Def intresting

[thin apex]

That photo came from one my my daily session’s of putting them on and looking around because they’re cool lol

[storm peak]

I just wanted a helmet cover for my caiman

[misty mango]

oof

[stuck hazel]

We know

[granite tartan]

@misty mango bro the k19 look goofy as hell dawg

[misty mango]

real

tbf it can be done well

rarely

get rid of the god awful cummerbund

[compact dagger]

I wish tarp this big would be fast to fold up and more or less compact

[muted gate]

yall know of a good rifle bag mat combo that wont break the bank

my free one kicked the bucket

[storm peak]

Fysa yall, took me 3 weeks to find mine

[vocal heath]

All of yall talking abt 5.56 and all but

me personally this gun is better

punches through most body armor with ease

might still ricochet on helmets but overall decent pen

[plush topaz]

I don't even know who makes mine.

NC star probably. Chinese. Works. Carries guns. Turns into mat.

I repurposed it into a recovery gear bag for my truck though

[plush topaz]

[stark light]

I am sure it's easy to procure an m61 Vulcan

[plush topaz]

Children have access to classified documents

I'm sure they can knick a Vulcan

[muted gate]

i was looking at the greyshit one

but i dont wanna bet 100 bucks

[plush topaz]

$100 is about all I'd spend on thay

Gucci bags and mats are dumb imo

[muted gate]

problem is its kinda exactly what i want

[plush topaz]

What's the issue.

$100 is a good price for a bag/mat

[muted gate]

its 30 bucks shipping

and its greyshop

[plush topaz]

Oh

Russia

This is my 2 gun bag. It isn't a mat tho.

https://www.opticsplanet.com/vism-double-carbine-gun-case.html?_iv_code=K2-GC-D20N-CVDC2946G-36

[muted gate]

https://grey-shop.ru/product/weapon-case-mat-transformer

I dont need all that, i legit just want a bag to slap a rifle or 2 in

its basically perfect

[plush topaz]

What do you mean all that

Oh that's nice

I like

[muted gate]

yeah

also they dont ship to america anymore

[plush topaz]

Haaaa

[muted gate]

see what i mean tho by how it looks nice

[plush topaz]

Yeah very low key

Mine is similar to this.

https://www.opticsplanet.com/vism-rifle-case-shooting-mat.html

[pulsar tusk]

sigma hard case user vs beta soft case users

[plush topaz]

Hard cases are pointless unless you travel

They take up too much space

Don't get me wrong I own several but I rarely use them.

[snow scarab]

i use them cause i need shit locked up cause my parents are idiots

[ancient sandal]

Not big progress but some progress

[sand rover]

man's investing in alice

[sand rover]

call me crazy though, it seems easier to find okay hard cases than okay soft cases

there's a shit ton of garbage soft cases out there

[pulsar tusk]

Never heard of militaria collecting

[pulsar tusk]

Yes if theres nothing in them

[sand rover]

never said it was a bad thing

[plush topaz]

For sure

But they don't need to do much

Besides carry guns

[sand rover]

I store in teh case as well

[storm peak]

Wooooop, my new pistol belt came in after ordering it a few months ago

Wilder Tactical Urban Elite kit

Hands down the nicest battle belt I've had my hands on, albeit this kit cost me nearly $600

[plush topaz]

No safe?

[sand rover]

no, we use the basement with a thick locked door and cement walls

[sand rover]

it'd look a lot better with the kit on the belt tbh

[plush topaz]

A safe room!

[sand rover]

kinda yeah

[low fox]

new shoes

for that scav cosplay

[pseudo fossil]

Whoever it was here who told me the airlite cumberbund is bad ur so right

[plush topaz]

Isn't that crye?

[snow scarab]

it’s a bitch to put on

otherwise it’s fine

once you get it properly sized and spaced, it’s amazing

[snow scarab]

what plate carrier you got sittin there?

[pseudo fossil]

Yea

[plush topaz]

What's so bad about it?

[pseudo fossil]

Do u have it overlapping

[snow scarab]

yes

it’s supposed to

i have 8 molle slots on either side usable cause i will be using side plates

[pseudo fossil]

The fact it’s made for fuckin shrek sized people and u gotta overlap but when u do it fits like ass example I’ll bend down or take a deep breathe and it’ll expand a bit but not come back

[snow scarab]

you using both bands?

or just one?

in terms of tying them together

[pseudo fossil]

One, I got 3 but I couldn’t see them all fitting nicely

[snow scarab]

i’m also using one. make sure it goes through all 4 segments

[pseudo fossil]

Or where to even the others when it’s over lapping

It is going thru all 4

[snow scarab]

take a pic for me

it’ll stretch a bit but it’ll be fine otherwise

[snow scarab]

i have both mine running internal

gonna mess it up more having it outside

[pseudo fossil]

Lemme see

[storm peak]

Not a plate carrier but my eberlestock g2 bag

[snow scarab]

ah

[snow scarab]

how you like it?

[storm peak]

I like the bag alot actually

Reallllyyyy nice

[pseudo fossil]

So ur cumberbund is moved up a slot too?

[snow scarab]

yes

so both bands of the bund are inside the plate bag

[pseudo fossil]

Will that make the plates sit higher

Only did that cuz seen online it’s nice to do it this way but idk why

[snow scarab]

i’m thinking of getting either a little brother and putting a couple saddle bags on it for a 3 day or buying a battleship for everything

[snow scarab]

it’ll make your back plate sit a little lower, but you can make it fit perfectly if you set it correctly

[storm peak]

Got alot more stuff coming for the spiritus kit

[pseudo fossil]

Yea idk why cry don’t got a video on how to do this

Shit hole company

[snow scarab]

why tf do you have a maritime lv-119

[storm peak]

I got it on ebay for $200 off

It also looks cooler than the overt l119

[snow scarab]

debatable

i don’t like paying more for less fabric

it’s like paying more for swiss cheese

tastes the same and less of it

[pseudo fossil]

Is this good I undid my knot

I got one band going thru all 4 little slots

[snow scarab]

yes. as long as the two sides are being held together by all 4

[storm peak]

There should be an instruction manual with every crye kit, check the box it came in habibi

[snow scarab]

except i like to do opposites attract thpe

[pseudo fossil]

Boy

[snow scarab]

inside goes to outside

[pseudo fossil]

U think they tell u how

[snow scarab]

outside goes to inside

[pseudo fossil]

They tell u horse shir

[snow scarab]

yeah it doesn’t come with it dude

[storm peak]

My avs came with a very detailed manual

[snow scarab]

it’s annoying as fuck

[snow scarab]

yours was also military issue

[pseudo fossil]

This is only page about it

[storm peak]

Because it's just a cumberbund bro, shouldn't be that hard to put on

[pseudo fossil]

and they don’t explain about over lapping a lot in Manual when everyone is gonna be doing it cuz they don’t know how to make proper sizes

[storm peak]

It was directly from crye to the unit in my name

[snow scarab]

it’s a bitch to do it

trust me

you can’t size it like crye says to

cause it’s way too big

[storm peak]

If you want something to complain about, the avs bridal is a pain to put on and size

[snow scarab]

like don’t put any of the bad outside of the plate bag @pseudo fossil

[storm peak]

Took me like 2 hrs to figure out

[snow scarab]

yikes

[empty sorrel]

what plates

[snow scarab]

i’m honestly thinking of getting a CPC over an AVS

[storm peak]

Spear Gen 5 and hesco cheapos

[pseudo fossil]

Put any of the bad outside the plate bags? Wym

[snow scarab]

older sure, but more snug from what i’ve been told

[empty sorrel]

spear gang

[snow scarab]

any of the band

typo

[snow scarab]

he is not like you

he did not pay

[empty sorrel]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[pseudo fossil]

It has to be tho when u drop it a slot

[snow scarab]

sure

[empty sorrel]

he pays in back pain

[snow scarab]

but don’t drop it a slot

move it up

it’s much better that way

less exposed to the elements and less likely to snag

[pseudo fossil]

The thing sags like shit it keep it up more

[snow scarab]

no it doesn’t

actually wear it and size your shoulders better

two to three fingers below the collarbone

remember that

[storm peak]

Different plates G

[pseudo fossil]

That’s where top of plays should be?

[snow scarab]

he sits in a room all day. that comfy chair must destroy his back

[empty sorrel]

Any word on when y'all are getting the gen-5 B?

[empty sorrel]

Yeah you have the ones from velocity systems instead of ltc

[snow scarab]

same exact plate. just different cuts lol

[storm peak]

Considering that I'm getting a cab and you never deployed...

[pseudo fossil]

What kinda knot u do

[empty sorrel]

Imo downgrade

[snow scarab]

three basic bitch knots lol

[snow scarab]

you’re getting a CAB cause you got unlucky and didn’t actually do anything

[pseudo fossil]

Okay thanks

[snow scarab]

there’s a difference

[pseudo fossil]

Who invented Crye precision

[empty sorrel]

They changed the labels on em, same weight and makeup

[snow scarab]

vs my NCOs who have CABs from putting dicks in the dirt

[pseudo fossil]

Did u pull the cord too and make it super tight

Or leave slack

[snow scarab]

yes

as tight as i could

[storm peak]

Here we go with the private who drank the "we're combat arms kool aid", son I was outside the fob quite alot

[pseudo fossil]

Okok ty

[snow scarab]

that’s why i used the basic knot

[snow scarab]

you even said it yourself you wore kit 9-10 times

and most of them were for movements

[storm peak]

At the start of deployment

[snow scarab]

this was like 3 months ago

it was within this year

[storm peak]

During the holidays

[empty sorrel]

Honestly the spear plates aren't particularly impressive. Glad I helped get some (public) test data for them

[snow scarab]

so you’re gonna tell me you got into a gunfight as an intel guy when you aren’t SF qualified?

[storm peak]

I'm not going to get into detail here, there was no gunfights

Literally none

In the entire eastern syria

[snow scarab]

there was the drone attacks

which is public

[storm peak]

I was on the base that got droned attacked

[snow scarab]

which would technically meet requirements

[empty sorrel]

Honestly considering swapping the spears out for these

[snow scarab]

i’ll take them off your hands then

gimme

[empty sorrel]

$1600

[snow scarab]

that’s it?

gimme till june 5th

june 5th i get my bonus

[empty sorrel]

Let me see how these extra pounds feel lol

Haven't put em in yet

[storm peak]

Wait wait hold on

@snow scarab why you talking shit to me

[snow scarab]

i’m not really

[storm peak]

Who cares if it's issued or not

[snow scarab]

i made a joke

[storm peak]

Still in my possession

[snow scarab]

and you made a comment about getting a CAB and deploying

[storm peak]

You made a comment about me not doing shit

When your some natty guard pfc

[snow scarab]

i said this

[empty sorrel]

Are y'all really arguing over who got abused by the government more?

[snow scarab]

SPC and making CPL soon. and i’m also deploying soon to the same area

and will most likely be a 5 before we leave

[empty sorrel]

Why'd you go get esapis then? Wouldn't they issue you shit?

[snow scarab]

for my own personal use

and NG doesn’t issue plates

[empty sorrel]

Fair enough

[storm peak]

You'll get plates either from bragg or bliss for predeployment srp

[snow scarab]

unless it’s deemed necessary due to danger of the mission or is needed due to ranges and stuff

[empty sorrel]

They'd probably give you the old shit anyways

[snow scarab]

i mean while still state side

[snow scarab]

we get them from riley

so no

[empty sorrel]

You better off with those Rev j you got

[snow scarab]

H

they issue us whatever riley has in stock which iirc is H

[empty sorrel]

Never actually seen h in use

[snow scarab]

i didn’t know it’s made by point blank

[storm peak]

Just a forewarning that tricare doesn't cover you if you got shot using non-issued plates

[snow scarab]

thought they were all LTC

[snow scarab]

that’s a myth. they used to say that about any non issued gear

and then tri care told them to can it

[empty sorrel]

Most are, pretty sure point blank is just a second source, military likes to have options

[snow scarab]

ah

[empty sorrel]

Though velocity systems is starting to pick up more contracts

[snow scarab]

like how ACHs are ceradyne, galvion, and others?

[pseudo fossil]

What’s a good rig that’s already completed

[snow scarab]

for a placard?

or standalone?

[pseudo fossil]

Nah like whole rig

[empty sorrel]

Lbt 6094

[snow scarab]

i recommend the velocity gen iv

[storm peak]

Is that a new policy? I was certainly briefed that before I went to Europe with 3rd grp

[snow scarab]

chest rig

[empty sorrel]

Oh

[pseudo fossil]

My buddy says this is great

Or the 6911 or something with a 6

[snow scarab]

i’ve heard everything all over the place. they mainly tell you it so you don’t go out and buy cheap ass plates

[empty sorrel]

6904 is the full carrier

[snow scarab]

do you mean chest rig or plate carrier?

[pseudo fossil]

Plate carrier

This spc is done

[snow scarab]

https://www.velsyst.com/products/uw-chest-rig-gen-iv

i recommend focusing on a chest rig stand-alone next

[empty sorrel]

Non-issued plates, or plates that weren't issued to you

[snow scarab]

this shit is the crème de la crop

[storm peak]

Plates that the government didn't give you

There are posters about it on the wall at my unit

Specifically about the spear plates tho

[empty sorrel]

I mean, how about government plates that they gave to someone else

[pseudo fossil]

I just want plates and mags on my carrier

[storm peak]

And if memory serves me correctly, I had to sign some memo when I got spear issue about it

[empty sorrel]

[pseudo fossil]

For right now

[snow scarab]

it could also be different due to it being SOCOM

[pseudo fossil]

I want one that comes with that already

This Crye spc is some lego dogshit where u gotta build it

[storm peak]

You get training sapis and deployment sapis

[snow scarab]

it’s not dogshit

be a fuckin man

[storm peak]

Deployment sapis are usually brand new

[snow scarab]

why do people give up so easily

fuckin hell

[sand rover]

nice

[pseudo fossil]

I just don’t like this design feels like some cheap Lego

[empty sorrel]

Honestly, I take a 2-year-old esapi over the new ones, I don't really like the increased BFD allowance of the new plates

[snow scarab]

takes you an hour to do shit with, it’s gonna last you forever

[pseudo fossil]

Rather have everything done and secured already

[snow scarab]

then by all means go buy a condor rig

cause that will come all nice and out together for 100 bucks

and then it’ll break in two months

[storm peak]

Just buy a point blank rig like the forefathers

[snow scarab]

vs this SPC is going on 7 months

and perfectly fine

[pseudo fossil]

I need to stop hating on Crye here and email them

[snow scarab]

for what

cause you can’t figure out how to tie a fuckin knot

[storm peak]

Wtf yall doing where plate crye plate carriers are falling apart in 7 months

[empty sorrel]

Lbt 6094 can do anything and is built like a tank

[pseudo fossil]

To tell em they suck donkey balls for making this cumberbund for 500 lbs ppl

[snow scarab]

i was making a reference to it and the SPC frays after a while. takes years to destroy tho

[snow scarab]

it’s not

it’s designed so you can size it exactly to you

down to the molle space

jesus fuck people are stupid

[pseudo fossil]

They don’t even have videos on it

[snow scarab]

fuckin google it

[storm peak]

There's 110% videos on setups from YouTube airsoft kids

[snow scarab]

i literally googled crye spc cummerbund installation

and watched the first video

[empty sorrel]

Tencate is also making esapis now

[pseudo fossil]

Everyone’s is different and only like 3 vids using the airlite on a spc rest of ppl using other cumberbund

[snow scarab]

and when i realized he was somewhat an idiot, i put the cummerbund fully inside and used his methods for tying it

[storm peak]

Hot take: I actually like t rex arms ac1

[empty sorrel]

I've got some of their older LIBA platea

[snow scarab]

the gen 3s?

[empty sorrel]

Yeah

[snow scarab]

why? it’s just a worst slickster

[storm peak]

It forms better to my bod than the l119

[empty sorrel]

As I said, they aren't my first choice, but should be a decent plate

[pseudo fossil]

U mean the punk who had it low like mine

That’s the video i was going off of

[snow scarab]

that’s a DEEP swimmers cut

jesus fuck

[pseudo fossil]

I’m reporting his channel

[empty sorrel]

They got to get the half pound savings from somewhere lmao

[storm peak]

Bro, I gotta ask now, why do you have so many body armor sets? Are you a ffl?

[snow scarab]

the only thing i’ll give it is that it’s cheap and american made. otherwise it’s still TRA

[empty sorrel]

Not all these are mine

[empty sorrel]

I am, and am friends with, several collectors

[snow scarab]

i’m loving these plates btw

took em to the range and they were so much lighter and i love the multicurve

[empty sorrel]

Yep, better than just about any civilian plate you can get

[storm peak]

I left my iotv plates sets in the office so I don't have to see em

[empty sorrel]

😭

[snow scarab]

was talking to a buddy and he said that unironically the IOTV is one of the best RBAV carriers available

[storm peak]

Y e tool on iotv

[empty sorrel]

Bro get a standard PC please

[snow scarab]

i’m a combat engineer

[snow scarab]

i do lol

[storm peak]

It's called an assault bag or ruck

[snow scarab]

i’ve been telling this dude how to put his SPC together for how long now

[empty sorrel]

I don't know where my e-tool went...

[snow scarab]

i prefer to not take that off when i shit

plus never know when fox holes need to be dug or holes for craters

[empty sorrel]

Here's one of my more impressive ones

[snow scarab]

@empty sorrel crye SPC

[storm peak]

Like I get you're tall and super skinny, but think about how close you can't get your arm to your bod

[empty sorrel]

[storm peak]

Are those army pts

[snow scarab]

no

just a black shirt

[empty sorrel]

Pretty sure that's bout an inch too low

[snow scarab]

looks like it, it’s not

[empty sorrel]

Lanky

[snow scarab]

it’s about two fingers from my collarbone

[storm peak]

Are you a reseller?

[empty sorrel]

Sometimes

[snow scarab]

red line is my collarbone

[empty sorrel]

Collector first, reseller second

[empty sorrel]

You mean your sternum?

[pseudo fossil]

Fuq that spc

[snow scarab]

no? the sternum is the entire portion of where your ribs meet

or is the bottom of it

not the collarbone

or clavicle if you wanna get sciencey with it

[empty sorrel]

Sternum

[storm peak]

Idk, I feel like your kit too bulky on the sides bro

[pseudo fossil]

Do all cumberbund come in two piece

[empty sorrel]

Someone say bulky kit?

[empty sorrel]

It's one bone

[snow scarab]

it’s not. IFAK is on my 8, TQ is right up front

[storm peak]

Move ifak to belt habibi

You got 0 room in armored vehicles

[snow scarab]

yes. but the clavicle is what you base your body armor position off of. the gap where it and the sternum meet

[snow scarab]

i will also have a kit on my belt

belt kit is for immediate need shit. PC is for everything. NPA, decomp needles, fuck ton of gauze

[empty sorrel]

Thought you wanted it just about aligned with the top of the sternum

[snow scarab]

everything is on my PC, and then i have duplicates in my belt

[storm peak]

No need, all vehicles have med mass cal bags

[snow scarab]

ah yes, cause in a fire fight you can always get to your vehicles

[storm peak]

Base gets shot at you run to bunkers not to vehicles

[pseudo fossil]

Shovel snow me ur cord routing

[snow scarab]

ah yes, cause you can always run to a bunker

[snow scarab]

not now. i’m not going out to my car

[pseudo fossil]

I’m sorry for being dumb with this thing it just pissing me off

[snow scarab]

i might have to move it around a bit then

[pseudo fossil]

The manual not good enough for mega noob

[storm peak]

Pending on which base you go too, nearly every building is considered a hardened structure so you wouldn't even have to move

[snow scarab]

it’s so that in case everything goes fuckin wrong, i can still have everything needed on me to save my life. trust yourself to have what you need, not others

[pseudo fossil]

Okay later will u i need to copy it

[snow scarab]

sure

[empty sorrel]

Old vs new

[storm peak]

I'm just saying bro, double ifak is very silly when you got mass cal bags and medics at every corner

Literally

[snow scarab]

you do realize medics are most likely NOT gonna be the first guys onto you right?

and idk about you, but i’ve always been told to use the person who is injureds gear on them, not your own

[storm peak]

Tell me, what is a mass casualty bag

[empty sorrel]

A big ifak?

[snow scarab]

you mean the giant 2-3 bags of shit shoved in the back of a humvee with damn near everything to make your own field hospital with?

[storm peak]

It is a big ifak for multiple people, upwards to 15 people

[snow scarab]

what happens when humvee gets blown up?

and rucks are lost?

[storm peak]

There's no humvees in syria

[snow scarab]

and you aren’t near a friendly building

[snow scarab]

you get the fucking point

[storm peak]

I think you're thinking way too much into it, shits fairly safe

Rockets land 98% of time over a mile away

[snow scarab]

i’m thinking about it realistically. go ask your delta that you think having your own good amount of medical on you is stupid and watch yourself get slapped

[storm peak]

Conventional guys rarely patrol

Considering that they packed my shit for me

And my ifak is baggy

[empty sorrel]

Imo, having a personal medkit with tourneqet and quickclot is not a bad idea

[snow scarab]

^^

because once again, i’m thinking broadly for worst case scenario. which is exactly how your kit should be set up. for worst case scenario.

[storm peak]

Literally all you need plus 2 tourniquetz

[snow scarab]

it adds 2 lbs and 2 inches onto me

[empty sorrel]

Anyone with even the most remote chance of getting holes poked at them should carry those

[snow scarab]

looks a fuck ton like what i got, how funny

[storm peak]

Hey jack you're running two of them

[snow scarab]

quikclot, NPA, de-comp needle, israeli/pressure bandage, chest seals

[storm peak]

I just simply suggested you move the one from your kit to your belt

[snow scarab]

that the one on your belt?

[storm peak]

It is the one on my belt yes

[snow scarab]

go on a drive

[storm peak]

I did, quite alot actually

It's packed in the shitty spear issue ifak

[snow scarab]

what kind of belt was it on? big thick padded one or traditional war belt?

[storm peak]

It wasn't on the crye belt if that's what your asking, it was on my cheapo condor belt

[snow scarab]

what kind is it? thin two molle belt or thick ass one

[storm peak]

Molle with thick pad

Two belts

[snow scarab]

yeah that really helps alleviate pressure. especially when paired with an IOTV or a PC with a back panel

[storm peak]

She's comfy but I've lost too much weight

[snow scarab]

i tried driving around wearing just my buddies belt with his BFG macro on it and fuck me

i had to go to the chiropractor

like legit

[storm peak]

The ifak actually took some of the pressure off my back by supporting my kit

Granted I'm short and can do that

[snow scarab]

forgot about that too

[pseudo fossil]

What front flap is that

[snow scarab]

TRMP-C

[pseudo fossil]

Will the Crye stretch flap work on spc?

[snow scarab]

buy an AVS flap for the same money

it should but it’s meh apparently

buy the AVS flap with the covers

[pseudo fossil]

Really? I wanted it for ak mags and the avs m4 one?

What do u got on ur sides

[snow scarab]

jpc side plate pouches

[pseudo fossil]

Nice

[granite tartan]

@snow scarab toy shoot with your kit?

You?*

[sand rover]

actually using the molle on the outside of the belt? cringe

[granite tartan]

What belt is that

[sand rover]

@granite tartan

[snow scarab]

yes. absolutely.

[granite tartan]

@proud hazel what boots should I try

Since you listened to my reccomendation, I’ll take yours

[stuck hazel]

@granite tartan ops on this?https://wildertactical.com/belts-accessories/belt-packages/urban-elite-kit/

[granite tartan]

@stuck hazel I’m getting a atom heavy weight before I get leaf stuf

[stuck hazel]

why an atom?

[granite tartan]

Weight+ weather resistance

[celest gale]

Tarkov when

[pseudo fossil]

Finally done just gotta clean that back cords all up and knot better tried it on w plate and fit was great

[snow scarab]

that’s definitely a way of doing it.

not the way i prefer, but if it works it works

[pseudo fossil]

Why cuz the cumberbund is dropped a strap or cuz it’s all showing

I tried 6253 combinations bro this is the best possible one on earth

[granite tartan]

Heh

It’s supposed to be like that

Also yours is nicer than shovels

Or was

When he first did it

[snow scarab]

both

[snow scarab]

yeah my first iteration was fucky nutty lmfao

i just have the entire thing running internally

[granite tartan]

The axl one does it right

[snow scarab]

yeah but tubes

[granite tartan]

Crye really dropped the ball with the spc cummerbund unfortunately

[granite tartan]

I don’t like tubes

[snow scarab]

and it’s worse in terms of holding structure

[granite tartan]

The axl?

[snow scarab]

yeah

it’s much more flexible from what i’ve seen

[granite tartan]

I’m telling you, the spc is just kind of a alright carrier

Doesn’t do anything that well

I’d move to an avs

[coarse laurel]

@snow scarab ranger School depression

[snow scarab]

lmfaooo

night time shenanigans?

[coarse laurel]

Just set a chair down and watched the chaos of rangers getting ambushed by opfor through nods

[snow scarab]

lol

[coarse laurel]

Yeah

[snow scarab]

i would love to see video of that

just a bunch of guys scrambling around

[pseudo fossil]

The avs m4 flap or can I use the stretch flap?

[proud hazel]

@granite tartan https://eberlestock.com/collections/military/products/operator?variant=16875741052979

[ashen edge]

Anyone know what this pocket is for on a 6b23-1? It’s not a plate pocket as I have proper 6b23-1 plates that go in a separate area, any ideas?

[sand rover]

admin pouch perhaps

[stuck hazel]

Have a look at the gamma line

Another one I can vouch for

[granite tartan]

Gamma is too warm

[stuck hazel]

If you’re not looking for insulation you already have the beta AR

[granite tartan]

It’s a shell

It gets like 13 degrees here in winter

Average is like 30s

[stuck hazel]

So layer it with the atom LT

That’s what it’s designed for

[granite tartan]

The heavy weight is weather proof

[stuck hazel]

The beta AR is water proof

[granite tartan]

Bro this is fucking thicc

[stuck hazel]

Very warm

Very water proof

Layering>>>

[granite tartan]

I don’t always want multiple layers

You forgot I wear armor

I am thicc as rn

[stuck hazel]

It will squish don’t worry, if it’s too much and you’re too conscious of the thickness then fair enough

Again cause I’m a layer dweeb I’d just say buy an arc fleece or hoody and run that underneath

[granite tartan]

No it’s just uncomft

Being that thicx

[stuck hazel]

Hang on let me try on the exact same set up

I use my Lt under my sabre and not the beta, but it should be the same concept

[granite tartan]

I hate body armor passionately

I will return

[stuck hazel]

The beta AR is a lot lighter than the sabre

Kids dig the layering with this

Pretty damn comfy to me

[granite tartan]

Again you don’t wear a internal armor

[stuck hazel]

Oh shit you mean like under the coat?

[granite tartan]

Under my uniform

[empty sorrel]

What brand of soft armor are you using?

[granite tartan]

Safariland

Why

[meager hinge]

.

[snow scarab]

oh fuck you 😂

[echo jay]

😍

shows up to flex, leaves

[misty mango]

peak ilose behaviour

[empty sorrel]

Just curious

[fast fiber]

thought that was halo logo for a sec

[empty sorrel]

Which model? They've actually got some high end stuff

Their hard-line I think?

Hardwire

[plush topaz]

You should broaden your literary horizons

I have a great recommendation for you.

[worthy heart]

I got a good book for you

[misty mango]

💀

show the hamas one

[plush topaz]

That's an actual book lol

[misty mango]

ah damn

[plush topaz]

Australian guns?

[misty mango]

i expected it to say terrorism on every page

[plush topaz]

It probably does regardless

[worthy heart]

[misty mango]

[worthy heart]

Oh also

True RuneScape player right here

[plush topaz]

Nerd

[worthy heart]

[misty mango]

holy fucking based

[worthy heart]

Also

Reminder

[granite tartan]

No clue I just wear it

[barren kettle]

i would rather read the texas israeli war

[marsh flint]

lol

[sand rover]

moxie is nice

I used to live in the town it was invented in

[worthy heart]

Literally found a store selling glass bottles of it today so I snagged one

Way better than the canned stuff

[empty sorrel]

Take the panel out of the carrier and take a look if you don't mind

There's a decent amount of weight difference

[echo jay]

Bob Lee Swagger series pretty enjoyable

I am attempting to get the middle books I am missing

it is difficult because the series started in 96 and is still being published

[misty mango]

aint that the dude in shooter?

[echo jay]

yes they made a mediocre movie based on the first book in the series

oh and I think there was a tv series or smth?

[misty mango]

i kinda enjoyed it tbf

[echo jay]

it wasn't bad, but the book is better

[misty mango]

ah yeah
the series was alright

forgot there was 2

[echo jay]

just like any other movie adaptation of a book will be

I have books 1-3 and 9-12

book 9 was the first one I read

got it at a library sale ages ago

I've gotten every book barnes and noble can get, I'm trying to avoid using amazon to find the rest

[granite tartan]

Later

[pseudo fossil]

That for me

That package is for me

[muted gate]

read that wrong

want a laugh

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194839936098

i got mine for 8 bucks and like 10 buck shipping in a bundle from vietlam

i have a dufflebag full of granite

so much granite

yeah i saw that

oh ive had listings like that

Im still angry i lost a 1p87 and ZT-320 magnifier due to a seller being stupid

yeah

offered the guy 850

he had it buy it now for a grand

but i wanted to feel good about myself

so then someone sniped it while he was being a moron

still angry months later

oh yeah

im just still pissed lol

people raid the trash bins at bases

buddy does it in hawaii

youll have a guy do his exit turnin, doesnt keep anything

gets chucked in a dumpster out back

so people will just raid the dumpster

"new"

AHHAHAHAH

im a cheap fuck so i dont buy gear like that unless i know i need it

or its a special camo

i dont go by brands alot of the time

only one i shill for is DA

as i love the spitfire

i buy crye clones

fuck paying them 400 for pants

still

dont get me wrong

the G3s i got for 50 bucks for the set are great

but im not paying them 400 for a pair of pants

goodwill

yeah

[pseudo fossil]

Me

[muted gate]

i saw a combat shirt

[pseudo fossil]

That’s me bidding

[muted gate]

went "oh damn"

then saw the pants under it

was like "OH DAMN"

[pseudo fossil]

Crye gives me free clothes

[muted gate]

then saw the tag

[pseudo fossil]

I don’t pay a penny they my homie and bless me

[muted gate]

so i snagged cryes for 50

[pseudo fossil]

Fake amazon Crye

[muted gate]

@fluid root My issue is that its 3-400 bucks for a pant or shirt

for a single set

Usually the crye clones are good enough and cheap enough to be reletivly disposable

and built well enough to not tear

for 1/3rd or 1/4th the cost

[plush topaz]

[pseudo fossil]

What’s best helmet!

[plush topaz]

The one that looks the coolest

[pseudo fossil]

Kinda what I was thinking

[plush topaz]

Fuck off lol

[muted gate]

IKR

I saw it, did a double take

then immediatly yoinked

[barren kettle]

just get a hard hat

[plush topaz]

What a find

[barren kettle]

they look cool

[barren kettle]

AH

I HATE THAT

[muted gate]

i need to invest in a new helmet lol

[muted gate]

https://tacticalfanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/kenneth-chan-.jpg

nah, tactical rice hat

[marsh flint]

:--D

[muted gate]

dont tell me you wouldnt buy that

[marsh flint]

wouldnt suit me

fuck, decent gear is expensive

[barren kettle]

now thats sick

[muted gate]

id buy it

[barren kettle]

id use it more for cutting grass than anything cool

[muted gate]

if i knew how to make terrible helmets id do it

just for the absolute meme

get some black crye clones

get my vietnam buddy to ship me the sandles

[marsh flint]

ah finns are using caimans now

$1,864.00 a piece

the old one wasnt bad

maybe a bit bulky

[misty mango]

just looks like an xl helmet on a slad with a medium head

[marsh flint]

yeah and without the cover

haha

me jelly

[marsh flint]

full ratnik gear would be interesting

[snow scarab]

lemme guess, it was free

lol

SF?

nice

wish i could have friends like that 😭

[marsh flint]

how is that possible? You own a store?

[empty sorrel]

Which helmet?

Aren't their high end shells just high cut ECH's?

I mean more metaphorically

Similar performance

[marsh flint]

aah okay so your friend has some contacts etc

...

yeah, I'm too tired

just read those lines again

[empty sorrel]

Which model are we comparing

[marsh flint]

I somehow thought that you get some equipment for free etc 😄

never mind

[empty sorrel]

Oh, yeah I'm not too familiar with older helmets

[marsh flint]

[empty sorrel]

The fast XP is pretty similar to an ECH, 2.8lb vs 3.3

I assume that can be explained by the cut

so is the ech to be fair

I wish manufacturers released test data for helmets, like they do for armor plates

"stops"

you didnt need that frontal lobe anyway

Imo, we should set the limit at ~1", about the thicness of the retention foam

any breach of your skull is bad news

maybe for 9mm

but i guess thats the main threat anyway

Ive seen many helmets with significantly more.. dont remember what model

looks like the XR was like 2.5"
though i guess technically you could day it was already compromised

steel jacket 9mm was ~1" tho

even their ligher SF model was good for 9mm, so if thats the only threat, definitly a worthwile upgrade

[snow scarab]

another fuckin plate frame?

from S&S???

not the helmet lol

ah gotcha

makes sense

[thin apex]

@pulsar tusk better representation of the range of my ir light. I wish it just had more oomf to it

That’s like 15 yards but the trees behind that are very dim

[pulsar tusk]

It seems like the tube picks up ir light but barely enhances external light

[pulsar tusk]

So a good ir light is your best bet if you plan to upgrade

But an improvement would require it to be handheld and not mounted

[thin apex]

Yeah sadly. There are some really good ir lights that are even smaller than the one I have rn but they are around 600-800 dollars

[thin apex]

They require ir light to work

That’s what a full moon looks like with them since they don’t like anything other than ir

[pulsar tusk]

I figured

[snow scarab]

@plush topaz scuba steve is in star wars now

[plush topaz]

Wtf

[obsidian wolf]

My armasight spark agrees

Great for inside buildings

[thin apex]

They actually don’t blind me or anything when the light in a room is on but if I look at a street lamp or something it’s like a green sun

[obsidian wolf]

^

[pulsar tusk]

How is your pc not on fire

[snow scarab]

on xbox lol

runs perfectly

[pulsar tusk]

Ah

On ps5 its good too but has parts that are like 30-40fps

I hate the lag in some parts

Only game i ever had screen tear on console

[plush topaz]

Unacceptable

[pulsar tusk]

For real

On a ps5 its the only game i ever had drop below 60

[plush topaz]

Until that's patched I won't buy it

[pulsar tusk]

Its very good compared to the first game either way

[plush topaz]

I believe you

But i want my 60 frames

[grand portal]

@thin apex im no electrician but couldn't you just find a bulb with a higher lumen count? (Not sure if IR bulbs are based on the lumen system) and up the range of your nods?

Should be a quick solder job to change a couple bulbs? Idk just a thought

[granite tartan]

Just save your money till you can afford a pvs-14

By the time you invest all this crap into it, you could’ve bought an Omni Vi

Like you can find them cheap as fuck

[thin apex]

Yeah that’s currently what I’m trying to do. I would never spend 800 on a ir light for them but I wish I had a brighter one

[granite tartan]

They’re cheaper than that

The 940Nm

3-4

Again you’re better off not investing more into that

[thin apex]

I’m just going off of one someone reccomended to me on here that was 800

If I can find a light that’s like under 150 I will probably get it but any higher is not worth it for these

I’ve watched a bunch of videos on them but I haven’t found one worth getting yet

[thin apex]

Where can I look at those? Idk any big companies or good second hand sites for stuff like that

[granite tartan]

eBay tacswap

I’d look into learning how to build a unit

You can get Omni blems for less than a thousand

[thin apex]

It’s cheaper to build one?

[granite tartan]

You can get surplus parts cheap

[thin apex]

Like a scratched up surplus housing that has no actual problems or something like that?

[granite tartan]

You’re going to find blems with surplus Omni’s

Just kind of the way the things go

[thin apex]

What’s an Omni

[granite tartan]

It’s the intensifier tube military uses

The contract

So like Omni 6 or 7

[thin apex]

Ok

[granite tartan]

That’s the spec, l3 and elbit both make those

[thin apex]

Ok I’m not seeing any on tacswap but eBay could have them. Is eBay really like a trusted site for stuff like this as long as the seller has good reviews

?

[granite tartan]

I mean you can find anything on eBay

https://www.ebay.com/p/26005865287

[thin apex]

That top one is too bad but I’m seeing them at like 1k

[granite tartan]

You gotta scour for it

[thin apex]

Is white more expensive than green phosphor

[granite tartan]

Yeah

[misty mango]

GP with WP filters are pretty baller

[thin apex]

Is there a website that only has surplus or something? I can only find like 4 tubes on eBay

[thin apex]

Would you consider this a good deal @granite tartan

[misty mango]

is it gen 3?

[thin apex]

I don’t think it even says what it is on here

Yeah nothing on this site shows what gen or what tubes or anything if I’m spending this much on something at least tell me what it is lol

[low fox]

@thin apex facebook has a group where a bunch of contractors and ex-military sell their shit. anything from anpeq's to PVS-14's

good luck finding a good tube for less than $2000 though

some people sell their shit with "spots" in fom

so they sell it for far less but spotting is usually a sign your tubes are about to die

[thin apex]

That’s pretty good I think

Does autogated mean it will auto focus for what I’m looking at

[misty mango]

autogating is basically that it wont die instantly if i light source gets flashed at you

it will lower the amplification so your eyes dont get fried by a blinding light

[plush topaz]

Autogating is an essential feature.

Basically a self preservation tool

I wouldn’t jump at nods so fast until you learn more about them. What all the stats mean and then speak to the seller in depth about them.

[misty mango]

someone listened to mike

[plush topaz]

If he did say that then it's good advice.

[misty mango]

i swear he was telling you about stuff like that before you got nods

[granite tartan]

$2500 no

[granite tartan]

Omni 8 at $2500 holy fuck

But I think Omni 8s are so

Wp

[thin apex]

Is that like an insane deal or something

[plush topaz]

I don't remember. He was very helpful.

[granite tartan]

It’s a good deal: I don’t think it’s an Omni 8

[thin apex]

Still gonna be atleast 4-6 months before I even think about spending that kind of money on night vision that’s why I’m asking a lot of questions in advance so I know what to do

Gonna pimp out my sp01 first

[plush topaz]

Good!

[thin apex]

I’m pretty excited to make absolutely horrible financial decisions

[plush topaz]

My man

This is the way

[thin apex]

This is the way

[ashen edge]

Module-5M vest

[plush topaz]

Cool

Any borsch stains?

[ashen edge]

No just a bit muddy

[marsh flint]

[granite tartan]

Night vision fucks

[thin apex]

If I can have as much fun as I have with my gen 0 night vision I can’t imagine how fun modern night vision is

[misty mango]

hm
Ukrainians
and the one on the left has osprey single flapped pouches

theyre ass with ak mags

[granite tartan]

[misty mango]

nah like fr
ill grab one of mine rn
although mine have deliberately been stretched to work with 5.45 mags
theres still better options

[granite tartan]

@misty mango I would love to get into airsoft

More pertinent things I need to buy first

[thin apex]

Airsoft is really fun until some little kid with one of those gas guns lights up your fingers from 5 feet away

[misty mango]

(rare occurrence unless you play indoors)

indoors airsoft is ass

[misty mango]

i cant find my fucking mags

just know that it sucks dick to put mags in
and theres a chance they can catch on the lip when taking em out

[thin apex]

Yeah it was indoors and there were many sore fingers that day

[granite tartan]

Are you trying to spread Islam