irl-gear

[empty sorrel]

It was specifically made for Humvee gunners, so weight wasn't a massive concern

They eventually tried to adapt it and lighten it for dismount use, but of course it didn't go anywhere

[old portal]

I remember when they issued those strange shoulder/upper arm soft armor that attached to your IBA. We didn’t even take that trash on deployment. It was turned in years later still in the plastic

Felt sorry for the poor bastards we sometimes passed wearing it

[empty sorrel]

daps

[digital cobalt]

Huh…this can design looks awfully familiar lol

[placid osprey]

anyone know name of belt in usec tacres?

i cant find any looking like this

[snow scarab]

the newest vest, the MSV, gets rid of the kevlar in the cummerbund for easier don/doff and better cooling. so they just made a ballistic combat shirt to go with it lol. still uses fuckin buckles too

[snow scarab]

that’s still issued btw. those giant deltoid protectors.

the dick flap is gone tho. instead we have the combat diaper

[old portal]

Not sure how I feel about that diaper thing. The groin protector wasn’t bad cuz it was easy on off and we just threw it on depending on the mission.

[old portal]

Did the IOTV have a cumberbund? Only a few of the guys had them at the end. All my time was as in the IBA. Woodland with partial molle and ACU full molle

[coarse laurel]

yes

[old portal]

Sounds like a pain in the ass more than anything

[flint finch]

Wa wa weewa issa very niice

[glossy pebble]

ebay is truly a place

[timber fog]

They know their target audience too well

[thick jasper]

I'd buy that

[timber fog]

Case in point

[carmine shale]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/983133849737383937/1245564721243885691/IMG_2166.mov?ex=6659360b&is=6657e48b&hm=abdf62aff077c57df0491ed04a15931993195b91f0efd1d2d98730932b5d457b&

[marsh flint]

I thought you had a gas mask in that pouch

[glossy pebble]

its on par with condor quality

[coarse laurel]

i do this all the time, i also put ors packets and hoist on there

also use the canteen pouches as a grenade/arty sim pouch

[carmine shale]

Yep, I have a second one on the other side of my chest string for general purpose stuff

[coarse laurel]

basically as a utility pouch

[carmine shale]

Yeah on the other side

[snow scarab]

all vests have a cummerbund lol

[old portal]

The IBA did not

[snow scarab]

the IBA was an exception, not the rule

[old portal]

It was the rule while I was in

[snow scarab]

that’s not what i mean

the IBA is the exception to the rule when it comes to vest

it wasn’t very well thought out

[grand mountain]

I put skittles in mine

tactical snacks

[marsh flint]

It's candy

[cobalt bramble]

IBA was more like a flak vest tho

Flak vest that could hold plates

[old portal]

The only time we used any body armor in basic/osut in ‘02 was during that night time infiltration live fire course. We had a mix of woodland and OD flak vests…those things were god awful huge and awkward. Everything else was just the old school LCE with the Vietnam era mag and canteen pouches. My understanding is body armor is standard issue now in basic/osut.

[flint finch]

U guys think I could attach a claymore to the end of my pistol for CQC

[snow scarab]

how would you blow it up?

[flint finch]

just kinda wave it in someones face

[snow scarab]

i don’t think you know how real world explosives work

[shy charm]

It‘ll work

[old portal]

Good luck with that rear standoff. Let us know how it works out for you

[formal skiff]

My new Beretta AR 15 mag pouch

[timber fog]

Gave me a flashback to all the thermal scope footage that insurgents would drop during the GWOT

[brazen bramble]

i need one

[snow scarab]

😂

[old portal]

It’s been a long time but I think it was like 16m rear standoff or something. Might be wrong tho

[snow scarab]

i can’t remember either. i’ve only seen 3 in my entire career and that was during AIT

then again, standoff is only a suggestion

or so i’ve been told 😉

(i really like playing with fire when doing explosive breaches)

[old portal]

Ya I only saw them fired off in training. We set them out a couple times in Iraq but they weren’t used. They were so restricted. You had to send up a 10 digit grid with its emplacement

[snow scarab]

makes sense tbh

did yall ever used the spydr?

i think that’s the abbreviation

[old portal]

I don’t even know what the hell that is ha

Got a picture?

[snow scarab]

just spider

[old portal]

Ya I don’t remember anything called that

[snow scarab]

you could connect a bunch of different explosives to it and set it off via a computer

[old portal]

Holy shit never saw or heard of that damn thing

Looks nasty tho

[snow scarab]

it’s pretty dope

it itself doesn’t do anything

you basically use it to create a grid of explosives for creating perimeters. iirc it can connect to up to 10 blasting caps

basically 10 m81 igniters you control via a computer

you can also connect miniature grenade launchers to them which only use flash iirc

[old portal]

That’s wild as hell looking.

I went to a crash urban breacher course not a full master breacher course where they get into all the science and MSD for explosives. I learned to make quite a few different explosive charges without the science and looking back honestly safety knowledge. I didn’t fully understand if too much explosive was too much. All I knew was how to make the charges work, how to teach ppl how to make them and what it in theory should breach. Luckily I never brought any structures down unintended

Primarily used flex charges, water charges and Copenhagen charges for various doors. We came up with a pretty wild wall charge used to get thru solid mud wall they would use as property lines in palm groves and such. 4 full blocks of c4 two suspended on each side over an 8 ft wall made a hell of explosion but you could walk a man thru it no issue

[coarse laurel]

Dude I’m so sick of helocasting

It’s so fun the first time and for photo op but I’m done

[steady quail]

What’s yalls thoughts on ferro concepts vs Spiritus systems

[storm peak]

Buy once crye once

[steady quail]

Crye makes good pants/shirts but the plate carriers lack some features and design

[echo jay]

🤨 🤨 🤨

[muted gate]

I hate that statement so much

you just buy bootleg G3s that are like a 3rd or a 4th cost so that if you have a hole in them you can throw them out and just buy a new pair

Or just have multiple pairs of backups without having to spend bougie AR money

[storm peak]

Just don't be poor

[storm peak]

Do you know of the avs or the r-series by chance?

Jpc is lackluster yes

Avs and r series are compounding vests

[tiny meadow]

Would choose spiritus over ferro

[low fox]

what scope?

[steady quail]

the avs is eh the rseries is prettty alright

[steady quail]

me personaly more of a ferro fan unless it comes to rigs then im spiritus

[idle helm]

AN/PAS-13

its the LWTS verison

meant for light weapons

M4/AT4

its made by raytheon

i also have the other version of it which is green

[snow scarab]

UMBC isn’t a thing anymore sadly

[snow scarab]

lol. YOU have or the army has?

[old portal]

Really? That’s wild

[snow scarab]

yep

it’s fucking bullshit

[old portal]

Our brigade area was right next to 2/75 bn area at Lewis. Between deployments 2/75 had just gotten new barracks built and were using the old barracks as breach training. I got to send a couple of my NCOs to a hasty explosive class they hosted. They said it was really good training

[snow scarab]

hell yeah

[plush topaz]

Both great. Spiritus is more expensive though. I have and use both

[plush topaz]

You're probably thinking of the jpc. Crye makes a few other carriers with plenty of goodies

[snow scarab]

other way around actually

was gonna buy all my pouches from ferro but spiritus GPs at least are way cheaper

[plush topaz]

Not for us in Canada lol

It's weird. There's only like one dealer that sells spiritus. But a ton carry ferro

[snow scarab]

GP fall from spiritus is 78 bucks while a similar GP from ferro is 110

[plush topaz]

Maybe that's why

Back when I bought my spiritus carrier and accessories I had to grab from the states

No matter what I bought they charged $25 flat rate shipping

So I had to make sure I got everything in one go lol

[plush topaz]

I also find a lot of ferros stuff is pretty proprietary

I forget which items though

[snow scarab]

yeah they use g hooks instead of buckles for their placards

however i love the roll 1 and some of their pouches

[marsh flint]

We have more sellers lol

[snow scarab]

@plush topaz i’m just super excited to build out a 6094

gonna buy soft armor for it too

everything that is going into it

[compact dagger]

To be fair I expected a fursuit

[cobalt bramble]

New JPC 2.0 set up

[snow scarab]

nice

[cobalt bramble]

Nice

What did you get

[snow scarab]

@cobalt bramble everything listed here minus the SPUD

[cobalt bramble]

Nice

Gonna be a nice setup

[snow scarab]

yuh

[steady quail]

Agreed

[steady quail]

Nah I don’t like crye on the plate carrier side but I do like there pants and shirts I own a few of those

I’m just fan of the slickster platform even though you need a lot of adapters for certain pouches and so on

[glossy pebble]

might wanna darken that more bro

[snow scarab]

meh whatever

if someone wants to pull up let them try

[storm peak]

I'm a little wee bit tired of jpcs

They're too common

It's like 12.5 ars with a brace and an eotech that's too far forward

[storm peak]

You generic

[cobalt bramble]

Hehe sort of

This is my first Mcam set up

It may be a little generic but it’s practical as hell simple lightweight and has all the stuff I need whilst still supporting 6x8 side plates

[real thorn]

what abt a TacTec?

also, what does the X in LBX stand for?

like, LBT is london bridge trading

london bridge.... x?

[plush topaz]

I wouldn't wear a tac Tec to war

But I've seen plenty of idf soldiers with them from donations

[real thorn]

theyre rly comfy tbh

[real thorn]

the upper thingeroos can be closed

[snow scarab]

it’s just showing the difference between the american made vs peru made products

[real thorn]

yeah ik

i just wanted to know if the X actually stood for anything

[low zodiac]

What if you fall down on the chemlights and you start glowing

[cobalt bramble]

Funny enough I’ve fallen down on chem lights before nothing really happened

Only time I’ve had a chemlight activate involuntarily was when I was low crawling through gravel and that’s why I don’t carry them on my front anymore

[wet geyser]

TacTec mentioned

[snow scarab]

you used them before? they take a bit to break

[low zodiac]

I have a few I bought for no good reason

I just find the idea of falling down and immediately glowing to be funny

[cobalt bramble]

The one time one did activate on accident I was literally dragging myself across rocky ground lol

[old portal]

It typically takes a deliberate action to pop them and then a good couple shakes to really get them going. We all carried several IR chems on 550 loop you could pull off easily and toss. Kept a single red for casualty marking.

[timber fog]

You suddenly get great healthcare and a seething hatred for civilian gun owners and their dogs

[cobalt bramble]

lol

[marsh flint]

Haha

[marsh flint]

well that looks like some larp prop gear so not much better...

tbh

[wet geyser]

not the ghost cosplayers with the fake nods

[marsh flint]

yeah

[young path]

is that a knockoff or just a much newer one?

[wet geyser]

Knockoff

[flint hemlock]

Are alice packs still appreciated

[young path]

It kinda looks cooler than a real one lol that's why I thought it might be newer

[glossy pebble]

is that ptt from amazon?

I got one like it and it sucked so much ass

[burnt tulip]

anyone ordered from Kula Tactical since the war?

just wanna know if they actually still deliver

[wet geyser]

yep and it sucked sucked ass to

[glossy pebble]

I had to resolder something and tape it to my radio for it to work

still sucks

[wet geyser]

my radio is on my kit soley for looks lol i do speedsoft

[young path]

Obligatory posting mine now

[wet geyser]

nice the placard is an interesting choice

[young path]

I got it for my T-Rex ac1

Or did you mean the pouches

[young path]

The front pouches are just the load out it was sold to me with, bought it from an actual contractor ironically lol

[wet geyser]

ah thats fair

[young path]

I would have probably got nicer stuff like spiritus or esstac but I mean

[wet geyser]

dang nice high velocity airsoft kit lol

[young path]

These work pretty good for holding 8 mags

[wet geyser]

thats fair. I really like mine i mean I only use mine for airsoft so it works great for that

[young path]

Airsoft bucket to go with it

I mean yeah, all of us either only use our gear for airsoft or never use it at all lol

[plush topaz]

I use mine to kill people.

[young path]

You use yours to post on discord

[wet geyser]

Airsoft bucket. Have never used this in a game lol

[wet geyser]

POG stay safe dont die

[young path]

Damn that's a shitty one lemme see if I can find a link to mine, it comes in black too. Has the proper style chinstrap and ratchet tightening and way better padding

Only like 40 bucks

[wet geyser]

yea got this when i was like 13 (im 19 now) literally will only ever wear it when i go to a convention with a friend lol

[young path]

It's not sold anymore I guess bummer

[wet geyser]

i have found others on amazon i just never wear a helmet so im not going to waste $50 on one

[snow scarab]

quite literally the worst person you could’ve said that to 😂

pretty sure he’s the only regular here with actual combat experience and kills under his belt

[young path]

by virtue of being a "regular here" I doubt it personally, but I also dont care lol

[old portal]

Not the only one 😉

[grand mountain]

cannoli is one of the 2 known combat vet regulars we have here

along with ragged

Though cannoli is still in afaik

[old portal]

I’m pretty sure there’s a few more here as well

[grand mountain]

If there are I just dunno them

Meika maybe? I think he's a vet but idk if he saw combat

[wet geyser]

POG another high velocity airsoft person

[plush topaz]

Medical discharge

[compact dagger]

Knowing our military, probably won't see combat unless the big neighbor decides to expand more, or the bill i've been hearing about passes where they agree to send troops to UA

Only combat related deployments we have for now is basically just for the officers

[plush topaz]

Better you don't

[compact dagger]

Yea ik

But If i'd have a choice to already have a decent/proper combat experience or not have any before possibly being involved in a huge conflict i'd rather chose the former

We'll see how this next deployment we're preparing for will go

since last time it was pretty close to a gunfight for some our guys, and real riot control for the rest

[plush topaz]

Absolutely

Just not in Ukraine

Shit show

[compact dagger]

Yea, because there i'd die within first week

best case

well or get heavily wounded and get sent back

on an unrelated note, got booted off of shooting the Israeli AT weapon :/

First they said they have 2 launchers, in the end just had 1

[plush topaz]

The spike?

[compact dagger]

yep

SR

[plush topaz]

Shame. They're dope.

We fired a bunch in Gaza. (not me)

I still have the video but I got a warning last time I posted it

[compact dagger]

Reason I wanted to shoot it so bad was to see how the ODT camera compares to the real rocket

wdym warning ?

From mods or IRL ?

[plush topaz]

Warning for posting war footage

[compact dagger]

ah

lol

The main issue with ODT is that you can't really tell shit apart after like 600m

or it felt like that when we ran with it on a training ex

[plush topaz]

Usually we use a higher quality optic in tandem to lock in the target

[compact dagger]

or guy shot at a target at like 1.5k, but as the people near the shooter said it just drifted to the side and missed the lock on target

this a recent photo ?

[plush topaz]

Yes from November

[compact dagger]

hmmm

using old gen iCLU ?

from what i've been told and pics of other courses I saw, the ones with protruding round cameras are the old ones

[plush topaz]

Yes gen 1 with gen 2 missile

[compact dagger]

interesting

I guess with gen 2 missile you mean LR2

or ER

[plush topaz]

Couldn't tell you. Hebrew is different than English lol

[compact dagger]

yea understandable

personally I like the SR one

Shoot it and then toss the tube

I guess upside for Israelis is that after shooting they could send the tubes for recycling

At least from SR they could, reuse the whole shooting controls and the screen

[grand mountain]

"watch backblast"
"hu-"
PHBOOOM

[snow scarab]

ok bud 😂

[low zodiac]

I properly mounted my radio

[plush topaz]

We found many uses for the cases. The tubes we save.

Even built a chimney out of one

[plush topaz]

Heh. Not a whole lot of back blast from these. Just enough to clear the tube then the missile engine engages.

[rigid sequoia]

Isn’t there a cqc at4

Hold on

[snow scarab]

oh yeah my bad

[rigid sequoia]

Some delta guy was talking about how they had CQC launchers on the Unsub podcast a bit ago

[old portal]

You good bro. Just kidding ya

[old portal]

That’s awesome you get to fire them. I went to the javelin course as a private in 03 and got the 2C identifier but never once saw one live fired.

We fired a shit load of AT4s in training and in combat but those are meh

[snow scarab]

i still have yet to fire any kind of launcher in my career

one of the downsides of being guard

don’t get nearly as much weapons training

i’ll still nail a target at 800 with a 240 tho

[old portal]

Do they still do the training “tracer” at basic from the AT4?

[snow scarab]

no clue

i went through as an engineer and we were the first class to have US Weapons cut from basic

[old portal]

Damn that sucks

[snow scarab]

they cut US Weapons and instead add extra demo

we went over how to use and diss/ass a 240 and 249. but i didn’t touch a .50 or mk19 until i went to MOS Q to become a scout lol

the 240 is my baby tho. fastest time for diss/ass so far is 1:32

[old portal]

Every year stateside around September right before the new fiscal year we would go out and have a spendex. Always a damn LMTV full of AT4s that had to be fired off. You would shoot so many you were bored

[snow scarab]

lol

god i shouldn’t have bought this 6094 yet 😂

now i just wanna get my hands on it. but gotta wait until the end of the year

[old portal]

Bro I never touched a MK19 until I was an SL in Iraq in a nasty gunfight. My Stryker always had a M2 so I just never was around the MK19. I ended up on a truck one day with the MK. To reload them on the Stryker RWS you have to pretty much get out and stand on top. We got hit really hard and went cold on the MK. I jumped out of the SL hatch to start reloading the MK and didn’t realize I had no idea how until I was out. I was yelling down at the gunner asking wtf to do with rounds snapping everywhere across the Stryker.

[snow scarab]

😂

[old portal]

To this day I have no clue how I didn’t stop one. Really dumb and scared shitless

[snow scarab]

yeah i despise the mk19

[old portal]

They were just ok in urban Iraq. Mostly used to just mark targets with splash to identify for Apaches.

The M2s did work tho. Absolute monster

[snow scarab]

i’d would still rather a 240 or .50. just ease of use and ease of fixing shit in the middle of combat

[old portal]

I’ve heard the .50 now has a standard head space and timing and doesn’t need the gauges and manual setting

True?

[plush topaz]

Not me. My sister platoons. But yeah spike Missiles are used like toilet paper in Gaza.

I'm just a peasant sniper

[snow scarab]

not necessarily standard. ever .50 is automatically head spaced from the factory for all the barrels in a batch

iirc

it might be all barrels but we make sure to keep barrels with their corresponding .50s

[plush topaz]

I should probably add a comma or hyphen there somewhere

[old portal]

That’s nice they come factory set

[old portal]

Doing the lords work on glass

[snow scarab]

yeah. the only problem is we can’t fix it if something is fucking up. so if a .50 has its head space or timing get fucked up it has to be sent back to the factory to get reset

[old portal]

Dang that sucks. Quite the trade off there

[coarse laurel]

when i was a scout we had to deal with mk19's in osut, basically all the crew served weapons since its part of the scout tasks

also TOW ITAS

and javelins

the whole osut was a firehose of information

[old portal]

I only ever saw them in the rifle line company. Once I moved over to our scout platoon we only had .50s and 2 rear mounted 240s per Stryker

[coarse laurel]

240, m2, mk 19, javelins, claymores, c4 demo, TOW ITAS, AT-4. M320's, call for fire, adv recon, adv land nav, comms

not to mention Bradley, Stryker / MGS, and humvee training

[old portal]

M320 replaced the 203 right?

[coarse laurel]

some of the other troops did MK14 familiarization

yup

[old portal]

MK14?

[coarse laurel]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_14_Enhanced_Battle_Rifle

[old portal]

Ahhh ya we knew them as just M14. We only got them during deployments and never stateside

Most of them had the old school fiberglass stocks with very few of the EBR stocks available

A rifleman in each squad replaced their M4 with a 14 during deployment

[coarse laurel]

the scouts in my last unit were meshed together with the sniper sections and they had the new M110A1 CSASS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M110A1_rifle

[old portal]

Ya we deployed the M110 for first time in 09 when I was with the recce platoon

[coarse laurel]

the new m110 is based on the HK417

[old portal]

Those look much more streamlined

[coarse laurel]

theres alot of issue with these

they arent as accurate as the KAC ones

the good thing about them is they are more compact

[old portal]

The OG was huge when you put on that integrated suppressor

[coarse laurel]

it has something to do with the shorter barrel and loss of velocity

[old portal]

Our shooters would carry the M24 still and spotters replaced m4 with the M110. Pretty good firepower for each team then

I heard several years ago they were rechamberimg the M24 in .300 win mag

That ever happen?

Seems like it was based on feedback from 7.62 in Afghanistan

[coarse laurel]

yup, they got reconfigured to m2010's

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2010_Enhanced_Sniper_Rifle

[old portal]

Oh wow that’s a way different system

God I just remember the old M24s with the Leupold and forward mounted UNS. Those things were massive

They ever find a better option than the UNS?

[coarse laurel]

you mean the clip ons? i think they still use the same ones

[old portal]

Pvs22. It always seemed so big and cumbersome

[coarse laurel]

Correction they also use the PVS-30 now

Still bulky

[old portal]

Figured by now it be something micro

Or even optic integrated

[compact dagger]

What other uses could they have besides being a chimney ?

And another thing, what would you use them on in Gaza ? I guess buildings or something along those lines ?

[plush topaz]

A pisser

[plush topaz]

Mostly buildings.

[compact dagger]

a pisser ?

I guess just a tube so the piss doesn't collect near you

[plush topaz]

We break a hole in the wall and stick the tube through it

Boom. Field urinal

[compact dagger]

nice to know

The way we use them probably wouldn't work tho

at least for LR rockets

[plush topaz]

What do you mean

[compact dagger]

From all the videos i've seen you guys fire from buildings or places similar to that, for us it's just in a field from a covered position

Well at least until a war starts and we are forced to use it from buildings

So unless we want just tube to not wet the sand/dirt near us we could use the field urinal just for that

[plush topaz]

We use the case. Not the missile tube

[compact dagger]

you mean the metal container ?

[plush topaz]

Yes

[compact dagger]

Since I thought you just use the used rocket tube

[plush topaz]

No those we have to bring back

[compact dagger]

ah

well then, the hole must be big af to fit the metal container

I legit thought you meant just the used tube

[plush topaz]

No for that we use used LAWs

[compact dagger]

lol

I'd want to see pics

preferably before it has been used

[plush topaz]

I have a pic of the law urinal

[compact dagger]

send

[compact dagger]

whats the thing above it ?

[plush topaz]

A failed attempt

[compact dagger]

I guess failed because its double the height ?

[plush topaz]

Dunno. I didn't make it lol

[compact dagger]

Can't imagine being able to piss in it, even as a tall guy

Or the mf who attempted to make it pisses in a high arch

[plush topaz]

@compact dagger thank God we had a toilet and a sink in one of the buildings.

No plumbing but we could at least brush our teeth and wash up in the sink

The toilet we put a bag in the bowl and do the business

[rigid panther]

@plush topaz

🤣

[plush topaz]

My goodness

[rigid panther]

It's fucking hilarious

[ashen edge]

"KIA - not helmet related" is wild

[plush topaz]

Lol are those details of the cause of death

[marsh flint]

kinda fucked up 😅

[ashen edge]

i assume so

i was looking fro this image of a PASGT vest after it was hit by shrapnel i saw and this was in the same gallery

https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search?f[physical_location_ssim][]=U.S.+Army+Natick+Soldier+Systems+Center&page=7&search_field=all_fields

pretty interesting if you want to see photos from old army testing and record keeping

[plush topaz]

That's pretty cool

[compact dagger]

real question, why do US flag patches have stars on the right side not the left ?

just finished my patch mount and noticed that

[old portal]

Like why is it reversed?

Its meaning is that it’s forward moving. Think of a flag flying on a ships mast. The forward momentum is blowing the flag to the rear

[compact dagger]

huh, interesting

I guess our flag doesn't have that problem since even backwards its the same

nice to learn something new

Just after putting this all together i was a bit confused

For now i've found only these patches, everything except Latvia flag and KFOR ones are trade ins from other units/foreign militaries

Cant find the Netherlands one and Lithuania one

[timid bane]

Are you a nazi

[compact dagger]

why ?

[timid bane]

Isn't azov a division primarily made up of nazi supporters?

[compact dagger]

Idk what they are or aren't made up of

All I know is that I traded in my patches with the sapper from Azov

He didn't have another 3rd OSHB patch so he didn't want to trade that one in

[timid bane]

Well, okay then

Just letting you know who they are

[compact dagger]

Meh couldn't care less to be fair

[timid bane]

I'd burn it but you seem to like collecting

[compact dagger]

If they are doing their job right and protect their country from Russia I don't care if they support hitler directly

[timid bane]

thats a wild take

[compact dagger]

Anyone and anything that is stopping RUFOR from expanding is cool and based by default

[timid bane]

im going to stop talking to you

[compact dagger]

sure

[chrome sable]

cant say that while you are stealing kosovo lol

[compact dagger]

I did tho

deal with it

<3

[chrome sable]

just proved my point😁

[compact dagger]

What point ?

[granite gorge]

all i hear is loser waaah waaah shit from some genocide denier

[chrome sable]

i am not serbian 😂

[granite gorge]

can you shoot as many people as possible in KFOR for me?

[chrome sable]

there is no point in continuing this disscussion when you dont see problem with your sentence

[compact dagger]

So I can't be Pro Ukraine and also Pro Kosovo ?

[chrome sable]

i am bosnian and 50% of us would rather be with serbs than you guys😂

[compact dagger]

Since both of them are trying to get free from agressors

[chrome sable]

you can be whatever you want man

so i can be pro russian and pro serbian

[granite gorge]

told ya, genocide denier

[compact dagger]

sure i guess, still don't see any problem with my sentence

[chrome sable]

so you are pro syrian, pro iraky , pro yemeni?

[chrome sable]

what genocide are you talking about

[compact dagger]

Don't care about those countries tho, if I did then i'd be pro something on that front

[chrome sable]

fair nobody cares about ukraine either

[compact dagger]

sure bud

[chrome sable]

🤝

[compact dagger]

you seem to care

[austere wharf]

Ok guys, lets talk about something else thats more appropriate please.

[chrome sable]

👍

[compact dagger]

Sure cheif

[echo jay]

Yall went so far off the rails a moderator I've never seen before showed up

[compact dagger]

I just wanted to show off my patches : (

[north trench]

My edc

[plush topaz]

I have a dope Wagner patch

Alas, got a warning last time I posted it

[wet geyser]

WHY

[glossy pebble]

is a fr balaclava really worth 60 bucks

because I think not

[cinder stream]

P320
No spare mag
No light source

Oh brother

Nice decomp needle

[low zodiac]

Nothing wrong with just a pistol

[cinder stream]

The pistol is part of what’s wrong

[low zodiac]

Should’ve got a glock

But lights and dots aren’t needed to be effective with a handgun

[cinder stream]

The future is now grandpa!!!!

[marsh flint]

Aero just telling the truth

[low zodiac]

If you can’t reliably dump a man sized target at 7 yards with irons a dot won’t help you much either

[cinder stream]

100%

Only if people spent as much money on ammo and training as they did on a new pistol or optic.

[low zodiac]

Real

It’s like 400 bucks at the minimum to mount a alright dot on my pistol

Or I can spend that on like 2000 rounds of ammo

For the ranges I’ll be shooting this pistol I really don’t need a dot, if I did I’d be using my ar

[cinder stream]

I don’t have a red dot on my Glock yet, I did the goofy thing and didn’t buy the MOS version of the 19 Gen 5

[low zodiac]

I just wanted a classic

It matches my early 2000s ar type vibes

[cinder stream]

Next gun I’ll buy will def be a Gen 4 17

[cinder stream]

Finger grooves on that were actually good for my massive hands

Like gorilla sized

[low zodiac]

Same

It fits my fingers pretty well

I like the look of the texturing on the gen3 over any other gen

[cinder stream]

The magpul magpulls are the #1 iconic part of the 2000s

And the grippods

[low zodiac]

My beloved

[cinder stream]

I have my dads grippod from his deployment rifle, I think he bought it with his own money iirc.

[low zodiac]

They’re kinda bad but have a charm in their own way

If the thumb screw wasn’t blocking my hand I’d like them a lot more

[cinder stream]

Are you wrong handed?

[low zodiac]

No I just press my hand halfway on the foregrip and halfway on the hand guard

I don’t beer can grip it

Or fully c clamp

[timid bane]

also, in most actual scenarios having a vague sense of aim is going to be happening way more than aiming down a dot, especially if you're just using a handgun in presumably a building or close environment

[north trench]

I'm a Siger
Spare mag is big
Flashlights aren't there because they have their spots

[plush topaz]

Yes

If it's fire proof and won't melt to your face

[thick jasper]

I've got the nerf gun version

[thick jasper]

Any recommendations then?
(Explain it)
I take care of my face so this is important

[thick jasper]

Is that made of Kevlar or is it just a plate carrier. Wasn't the PASGT system better for protection

[plush topaz]

https://agilite.co.il/products/sf-balaclava-black

https://leaf.arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/mens/assault-balaclava-fr-gen-2

[thick jasper]

Jeez always supporting the local business huh

[plush topaz]

I also suggested Arcteryx 😜

[thick jasper]

Or maybe that's just cus U use it right

[plush topaz]

I actually don't have an agilite one.

Mines underarmour

[thick jasper]

Okay that seems a lot more my budget.
Does it have fireproofing tho

Okay.... I'm guessing not

[plush topaz]

Yes. But I'm not sure where to get the military one

We were issued these

[thick jasper]

Ohhhh okay

What. What's this proving

[plush topaz]

@thick jasper listen if you don't plan on getting into a firefight then don't bother with the fireproof

[thick jasper]

What if I do 😏

I mean...
oh thanks for the advice

[plush topaz]

But these are great because you can do full face cover. Full face exposed. Just lower face with head off. Lots of options.

[odd reef]

proving what its a gun pic ?

"gear"

[plush topaz]

Any head covering is great and is extra padding for your head.

[thick jasper]

Idk what's the thing about the pic besides you keep a rifle while you drive
Which is crazy btw

[plush topaz]

Merica

Don't be jelly

[thick jasper]

Like does the letter have any significance

[odd reef]

ok buster when your ranching 1500 acres you carry a rifle for coyotes

[thick jasper]

What's that all about?
The letter, the angle

[odd reef]

maybe ... touch grass

[thick jasper]

[odd reef]

its my napa bill WTF

why you over analyzing this gear pic

[thick jasper]

U literally in a war and U documenting

[plush topaz]

He's just being a, as we say in Hebrew, "a nudnik"

Smart ass lol

[plush topaz]

From November

I'm out for now

Going back soon

[thick jasper]

Ohh nice

Damn

[odd reef]

"Online personality "

LOL

[plush topaz]

[odd reef]

kaytel touch grass plz man Im begging you

[thick jasper]

What's that? I'm curious.
Like automobile tax?

[thick jasper]

I'm trying too!

I swear

[odd reef]

the bill they send for all the parts I buy

[thick jasper]

Lol I don't know anything about cars. I can't even drive

[thick jasper]

I'm a grass toucher

Fr

[plush topaz]

Oh God lol

Young gun

[marsh flint]

Don't worry

85% of Americans can't either

When it comes to manuals

[thick jasper]

✌️🤨

Cheers New York Cowboy

[coarse laurel]

I try not to admit I know how to drive manual at work because I always get voluntold to drive a bus or something weird overseas

I managed to gaslight folks into thinking my WRX is an auto even though it’s a damn manual

[compact dagger]

Similar shit here, but people here just don't report the change of drivers license when they get category for trucks or buses

Because most people here have only category for light vehicles, a few more have trucks and barely anyone has bus license

[marsh flint]

Haha

Fair

I havent driven manual for a while

[plush topaz]

I can only Drive 1 car manual. My Dodge.

[marsh flint]

Viper is something else lol

Damn big engine and all

[old portal]

Bro when I was still a cop anytime we arrested someone out of a stick shift and it needed to be moved I was the only person ever around that could do it. Sucked cuz it was always absolutely disgusting inside

[marsh flint]

Haha

No doubt

[snow scarab]

PASGT was a flak vest

did basically nothing for actual calibers and didn’t hold hard plates until modified

[plush topaz]

Disgusting. Driving random people's gross ass cars

[thick jasper]

wouldn't it be better to have a flak vest with hard plates then? or is that just too heavy

[snow scarab]

no

it’s heavy as shit and uncomfortable

modern vests are far superior

except for the tactec

might actually be worse

[zinc apex]

Christ is king

[plush topaz]

Alright

[plush topaz]

[real thorn]

gooseneck mount my beloved

[real thorn]

why

the tactec is not as bad as some people say it is tbh

[snow scarab]

i’ve already told you like 3 times why the tactec is a terrible plate carrier both for its price and just in general

[real thorn]

like yeah, there are better ones

[snow scarab]

shitty cummerbund, huge size, not very durable

[real thorn]

whats the problem with the cummerbund?

[snow scarab]

the design of it

[real thorn]

like, yeah, it doesnt hold weight

thats one problem

and why

just why

is velcro on it

also, one of my only problems is the carrying thing

like, you cant actually carry the vest from it

due to it having the pulling feature

so when you try carrying it that thing extends

[snow scarab]

it’s a drag handle, not a carry handle

[real thorn]

mb

[plush topaz]

I wish my k zero had a carry handle

[old portal]

Ya not far but still not cool

[plush topaz]

The k19 has one. I don't get why mine doesn't

[tall falcon]

why's this so expensive?

[snow scarab]

government

that’s why

thing is dogshit

[plush topaz]

Good lord

[marsh flint]

[low fox]

eft bear gear ;3

[timid bane]

looks sick as fuck

[formal skiff]

Where can I buy bear and usec stuff?

[low fox]

idk

internet shops

[timid bane]

tarkov has a merch store i think

https://tarkovmerchstore.com/

[low zodiac]

You’re shooting to 1000?

[low fox]

yes

[timid bane]

true russian knows how to hit at 1k with irons

[compact dagger]

He knows how to hit but can't because he got a shit AK left from USSR stockpiles

[timid bane]

nonsense, it is as good as the day it was made, cosmoline preserves all

[gusty seal]

Do you guys have any recommendations for a tactical belt? (for a holster and ammo pouches)

[cobalt bramble]

Aws SMU gets brought up a lot as a affordable option

If you want something more structural the gbrs assaulter is good ferro is an option but some photos of the Tegris glowing under IR light popped up a little while ago there is the ronin senshi it’s more comparable to the SMU there’s also the crye MRB

These are just a few of the hundreds of belts that are out there the markets very heavily saturated

[gusty seal]

generally looking for something that's good quality that will last me a long time

thank you for the recommendations

[cobalt bramble]

Any of these would work for that

[gusty seal]

oh also it'd be great if it shipped to europe

or at least not be unobtanium

[cobalt bramble]

Hmm

Ferro unfortunately might be your best bet then

[gusty seal]

unfortunately?

[cobalt bramble]

Due to the ir light thing and also that the tegris isn’t woven into the molle

Also there is a debate about Ferros quality control and their stitching some people say it’s fine some say it’s shit it depends on the person

I say ferros QC is shit cause my slickster started fraying on the bottom of the plate bag after one day of use at a Airsoft field

But my buddy has dragged his slickster through hell and he says it’s fine

[gusty seal]

The qc is worrying to say the least

do you have other recommendations?

[echo jay]

Recommendation one: dont be european

[cobalt bramble]

lol yes that but i genuinely don’t know what you can get in Europe without getting aggressively overcharged

The crye MRB might be easy to get

Unfortunately I don’t think GBRS ships to Europe. AWS might they are a older company so they might have it set up

[gusty seal]

I hate failing at step one

well, thanks anyway

I look into it

[marsh flint]

Yes

[gusty seal]

what are they?

[echo jay]

Meik would have good rec because he is nordic

[marsh flint]

Oh sorry I thought I pasted the url

https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/sarma-tst-shooters-belt/66002

Here are a couple of

These are currently out of stock but arriving in 8 weeks

Pretty affordable

https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/sarma-tst-cobra-dutybelt/66158

[shut escarp]

If you want cheap just get a surplus army belt and kit it out is what I did

[marsh flint]

Varusteleka sells them too.

[gusty seal]

thanks! I will definitely check them out

[marsh flint]

https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/us-combat-belt-foliage-green-surplus/75164

That's under 30 euros

[quick flint]

My new toy showed up and I’m thrilled for it to get dark

[compact dagger]

Sure, if it got any of that, and didn't rust to shit

[timid bane]

if only i had money

[vale forge]

Guys

Guys y'all got any replica crye shoulder pads

[snow scarab]

gross, buy a decent bump helmet at least

[plush topaz]

Where counterweight

[low zodiac]

@plush topaz I’m outraged

The miniature tundras are flooding my towns streets

[maiden kernel]

What's wrong with them.

I'm not a truck person I don't get it.

[thick jasper]

Same idk

[low zodiac]

Very very expensive

That is roughly a 65,000 dollar truck

[maiden kernel]

Why.

[low zodiac]

Maybe closer to 55-60 without the hybrid engine

[low zodiac]

No real reason other than the over complication of its design over the previous generation

And Toyota cashing in on how well the previous gen Tacoma (and the one before that, and also the one before that) have performed

55k and no v6 option is crazy

I could probably fit myself into the spare space in my engine bay

Versus this disaster 💀

[maiden kernel]

That looks like a mess.

[low zodiac]

Turbocharged 4 banger

That isn’t even the hybrid

[maiden kernel]

It's like someone scribbled in the engine bay with a marker and the guys building it just said "Sure"

[low zodiac]

Hybrid

Pretty blatantly not designed with longevity in mind

When vehicles hit their price floor routine maintenance costs can total them, which I worry would be what happens to 4th gen tacomas after 20+ years on the road

If the trucks only worth 12k and a 15k hybrid system shits itself the truck will be scrapped

The previous generations of tacoma get around this by simply not having any critical components that can fail in a way that will total the vehicle

[shut escarp]

That's almost all Hybrids tho

Most newer cars nowadays sacrifice power and durability for lower emission hybrid systems.

[low zodiac]

The Prius is an example of a car with an excellent implementation of a hybrid system though

The battery is easily accessible and can be replaced by the consumer in a few hours with minimal tools

I don’t like the current auto market leaning further and further away from the right to repair

[shut escarp]

Nothing new happened in the past before.

But it is kinda funny how a 15+ year old car is cheaper to maintain than the newer ones.

Sadly even used cars are expensive AF nowadays due to that

[low zodiac]

The Tacoma has kept the same cab and frame for 18 years straight though, up until 2024

That is a new trend

[shut escarp]

Yeh.

But even not counting that

Used cars (at least in Europe) are easily going for 10k+ in running condition if they have more than 150hp

Sure accident vics and low end cars go for less but meh

[low zodiac]

Here a running car is about 1500 bucks

I’ve seen some crown Vic’s for sale well under 1000 that look decent

[plush topaz]

Laugh at anyone with the trail hunter or TRD pro

[low zodiac]

The ONLY reason I can see the trd sport or offroad is for the manual transmission

[plush topaz]

The higher models are

[low zodiac]

It’d be if it had the iforce

Wild bruh

[plush topaz]

I don't trust these tiny engines

Well see how they do in 10 years

[low zodiac]

Let alone 30+

[plush topaz]

Like my Alfa has a v6 with 500+ hp

But I never drive it

I think I did 2,000km last year

This year will be way less

[low zodiac]

I’ll never sell my tacoma

It will have all the miles

[eternal magnet]

based taco enjoyer

[plush topaz]

Just save up for real upgrades. You really need suspension

[low zodiac]

Im gonna run the 4600s until they pop

255/85s actually clear with no lift, so I’m going to go that route

I sold my bed mat today and shaved about 60lbs off of my bed, so the OEM leafs will have a little more time until they go

[plush topaz]

Oh you have suspension. Sorry I didn't know

I also want to do thin tires

Spaced out of course

[low zodiac]

Thin are just flat out better in almost every way

It’s kinda wild

285s look meatier and better but the pizza cutters really perform better

[plush topaz]

Yeah big tires have clearance issues. Road noise. Fuel economy issues

[low zodiac]

Hella wear on your truck too

Well, suv

[plush topaz]

Yeah I already had a cv shaft leak

[low zodiac]

4Runner people scare me

[plush topaz]

Covered under warranty

Thank God lol

Considering its obvious I Offroad a lot

[low zodiac]

I had a check engine light come on and then literally as I was taking it to the dealer it turned off 💀

[low zodiac]

My splash plate is rusty because I have scraped the paint completely off of it

1. Tires
2. Arb bumper
3. Front skid
4. Better camping gear

Da priorities^

[plush topaz]

It's aluminum don't worry

[low zodiac]

Maybe it’s dirt then, I peeked under there and it’s got big brown scrapes on it

[plush topaz]

Mine is the same

[low zodiac]

I also peeled the plasti dip off my wheels (mostly)

Some of its stubborn so I need to go over it with wd40

[plush topaz]

What's the box on the side of the bed rack

[low zodiac]

Just storage

[plush topaz]

Awesome

[low zodiac]

I have opened it maybe twice ever

It holds a tarp and a cargo net

And straps

[shut escarp]

Damn you can basically live on the road if you need to

[maiden kernel]

The dream of having a car you can live in for weeks if need be.

[burnt tulip]

u got a Giulia QV?

[plush topaz]

I do.

[burnt tulip]

😳

i hope she's red

[plush topaz]

Duh

[marsh flint]

Sigma Romeo

[burnt tulip]

🤩

[wet geyser]

That’s hot

[plush topaz]

She's a beaut

[quick flint]

Well I have an ops core in my cart but I’m waiting a month or two because I spent a chunk of change on a lot of things to go with the new toy lol

[quick flint]

Will be here Friday

[stable stream]

But like… unethical or worth it? 😂😂

[glossy pebble]

quad nod rich guy only using it for golfing

[plush topaz]

Nice. Sweet nods

[nimble spire]

Oooh shiny

[scarlet pier]

can you even by the quads legally

[real thorn]

yea

theyre expensive as shit tho

[scarlet pier]

no shot

i didnt think you could

[real thorn]

well you can

if you got deep pockets

[scenic lotus]

https://tnvc.com/shop/l3harris-gpnvg-ruggedized-bridge/

It's only like $40-50k

I've seen housings and other competing manufacture's have theirs for like $10k

[blazing blade]

“Only”, you’re saying you have the money for that?

[scenic lotus]

We all have the money for it. It's just one kidney away from reality bro

[snow scarab]

those are nowhere near as durable or have any where close to the quality of tubes

[dark sphinx]

i want the gabagool

[plush topaz]

I'll give you some

[dark sphinx]

🤌

[thick jasper]

I want that

[ashen edge]

I LOVE NYLON!!!!! (painters tape is only temporary)

[harsh crown]

HEY HOSSES AND BOSSES, WHAR DO YU THUBK OF MUH NEW PLAT CARRIER I WOK AT THE LOCKAL LOVES TEAVEL STOP AS THIER PRIVATE SECTERY TO KEEP DEM LOT LIZARD AT BAYZ ITS.A DANGEROUS JOB DOR THIS HERE HOSS, GOBBLESS

[old portal]

Thought I was looking at a shitty tank top bought at Walmart on the end of summer marked down thrice rack

[cunning comet]

How much would you pay for this ?

[elfin cobalt]

I've found that jpc paracord works as a good finger tourniquet if you lose it

it works if you have teeth to pull on the other side that is

[snow scarab]

if i lose a finger im not trying to cut off blood flow. imma just use some electrical tape and gauze

[elfin cobalt]

well if youre in a long operation then its best to cut off blood flow and wrap it in sterile gauze to prevent infection

until you can get medical

[snow scarab]

yes and no. it’s not a major artery and out of everywhere on our bodies your hands will stop bleeding the fastest. i’m going to put some quikclot gauze on that shit then wrap it in regular gauze

[muted gate]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Electrical-tape_black.jpg

[twilit cape]

Love this setup

[stable stream]

all 2 times divorced men over 45 will say hell yeah

[marsh flint]

Haha

How long till they buying this

[old portal]

You’re joking about a finger tourniquet right? There is such a small amount of finger tissue that any type of tourniquet if applied correctly to such a small appendage for any amount of significant time would cause more harm than good. You would almost certainly loose the finger, potentially the hand from tissue damage. For a wound of that nature, control the bleeding with firm constant pressure. We learned overseas that quickclot while it is effective at hemorrhage control it has the potential to also cause more damage than good due to it requiring surgical removal which in turn can cause the the unnecessary removal of healthy tissue from around the wounded area. Apparently it hurts more than the wound when applied too. You most definitely will receive death threats from your patient. We were advised to stop using it even though it was issued and we stopped using it for these reasons a

[grand mountain]

if a medic ever starts putting quikclot or a tourniquet on my wounded finger he's gonna catch those hands

[old portal]

I’ve seen dudes take packing an excessive amount of trauma gauze into bullet wounds better than a sprinkle of quickclot. Shit chemically fuses to the tissue. No thanks

[grand mountain]

if a medic ever packed quickclot on me for anything less than a hemorrhage I would actually fight his ass lol

[compact dagger]

Yesterday when taking my AFA class one of the teachers told that because we train without actually putting in NPA in the nose, but instead just taping it, some guy actually just taped it to a patients face when he actually needed it

Without even knowing that I told all the other guys taking the course with me to treat it as real shit, so actually put TQs on properly, and even asked to put in NPA but we couldn't because no "sterile" ones in packaging

even expired packs : (

And people call me a masochist for whatever reason

[old portal]

Ya NPA training is good but sucks because it doesn’t feel good

[coarse laurel]

yo what the fuck am i reading here @old portal

also quick clot only for deep penetrating wounds, not shit like lacerations

lacerations need staples and stitches

[old portal]

Ya I’m talking about deep wounds. We were told to stop using it overseas because it was causing more damage than good

How much truth was in the advice I have no clue. I only did what was told

[coarse laurel]

we still use it

its part of the TCCC guidelines

[old portal]

Ya it was issued and we all had it in IFAKs. We were just told to stop

[coarse laurel]

we teach folks how to use it during CLS now, people forget its not a normal gauze

its a educational issue

[marsh flint]

medic!!!

[old portal]

This was 2007/2008 and I have no idea what level the info came from

[coarse laurel]

@old portal that era was the wild west when it comes to combat medicine

[old portal]

True

[coarse laurel]

most of the stuff learned early during GWOT era turned into TCCC

[old portal]

We had just stopped carrying tampons to pack entrance wounds which was common

That was a huge thing for awhile

[coarse laurel]

yeah tampons got folks killed

i had to keep yelling at senior NCO's about having tampons and shit

freaking holdover from the old days

[old portal]

Hell all the ifaks contained tampons for awhile that were unit issued, not standard with the IFAK

[coarse laurel]

tampons absorb blood

which makes it worse

[old portal]

But ya it probably was an educational issue. There was never any training on use of quickclot

[coarse laurel]

yeah proper usage of quik clot involves pushing and piling it inside the GSW

then holding pressure for 3 mins which gives the kaolin time to activate

[old portal]

Ya we were told to stop using it and just straight pack with gauze

[coarse laurel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff5bYep566o

Deployed medicine is a good resource

[old portal]

Hell but at least we had moved to ifaks and some form of other first aid. Pre 2004 literally all we still had was the single pressure dressing in the small OD pouch on your LCE harness. Making tourniquets out of sticks

The IFAk was like something from the far future when we first got them

[coarse laurel]

I remember cleaning out the BII connex from our abrams and found the old CLS kits from the 2000’s

[old portal]

When we first got the CAT ppl were dumbfounded by it

[coarse laurel]

I even found one of those bounty playing cards

It was full out outdated shit

[old portal]

Bro the old CLS kits had like a pressure bandage, roll of old medical tape and a saline bag

[coarse laurel]

I took some of them and showed the younger medics what the old CLS kits looked like

[old portal]

You weren’t saving shit with it

[coarse laurel]

Yeah

Combat medicine evolved so much in the last 20 years

We have the x stat that does the same thing as gauze

[old portal]

No clue what that is

[old portal]

Wtf

[coarse laurel]

Yeah dude

[old portal]

That thing looks gnarly as shit

Pop it and go looks like

[coarse laurel]

It hurts like a mofo

[old portal]

Ya I bet

[coarse laurel]

But yeah the gauze pellets will expand inside

[old portal]

Reminds me of that tool on tire patch kits you use to really ram in and rough open the tire hole

[coarse laurel]

That’s some of the stuff in mine

Tactical burn dressing is also a fairly recent thing it’s for white phos and other burns

[old portal]

We had the NPA, different quickclot and Israeli pressure bandage with like tape and another CAT. I think that was the primary issue in them

[coarse laurel]

Also vaccuum sealed gauze

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Chest seals in CLS kit and then docs giant briefcase contained god knows what. Damn thing weighed a ton.

Ya ours was definitely not vacuum sealed

[coarse laurel]

Funny story, my PA who was a Ranger reconnaissance medic told me they had regiment medics running a sweat shop at their compound in Iraq making combat pill packs to distribute them amongst the coalition troops

Poor bastards

[old portal]

Sounds about right

[coarse laurel]

That’s all they did during their 14 month deployment

Medics whose never been to SOCM

[old portal]

You said it best…GWOT was Wild West

[coarse laurel]

And fresh out of RASP

Hahaha

Normally they don’t deploy pre socm medics but it was so bad back then

[old portal]

Here’s a good question. Have they found a cure for prickly heat yet?

We would run tons of rubbing alcohol on our backs and scrape our backs with razor blades for relief.

It always seemed to help but it may have been a placebo effect

[coarse laurel]

That’s what the cadets at knox do

Honestly a lot of folks get em with the regular OCP’s not much so with the summers from what I observed

And combat shirts

Mainly because the newer summer uniforms are airable

We do hand out hydrocortisone cream to folks to help with the itch

[old portal]

Do they have different uniform materials now like a summer/winter?

[coarse laurel]

Also the Army right now is careful about heat injuries so work rest cycles during hot weather and heat mitigation is a huge thing

[coarse laurel]

Yeah the summers are thinner and it feels like a pajama

[old portal]

I remember having those with the BDU and no one ever wore the winters. Then the ACU was all same and didn’t breath at all

[coarse laurel]

Down range folks get RFI’d combat shirts and pants which helps because of the airable material

@old portal

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The combat shirts first came out as we were deploying in 2009 but they had very limited sizes and supply. Only a few ppl got them and I borrowed one too big for a bit

[coarse laurel]

Summer uniforms gets rid of the front pockets

Also no zippers

Back to buttons

[old portal]

Wow that looks pretty good

[coarse laurel]

Yeah when they released it in 2019 it was sold out everywhere for awhile

[old portal]

But without the front pockets it also reminds me of the maternity uniform tops

[coarse laurel]

Initially it was 25th ID who got the prototype jungle uniforms

[grand mountain]

The army combat shirts are alright

[coarse laurel]

Then it turned into the IHWCU

[grand mountain]

I find them to be a little stiff

[coarse laurel]

Army combat shirts are decent but the belly has a tendency to rip

I went through a lot of those before I got cryes, fucking c-wire

I wear summer OCP’s and crye field shirts these days

[old portal]

That I remember it was always the backs being ripped open

Like the kits were tearing them open or something

[coarse laurel]

Those were the first gen UCP ones

With the Us army logo on the chest

[old portal]

Yup

Those are the ones

The sleeves weren’t very breathable either if I remember correctly. I think they were a flame resistant material

[low fox]

Where should I launch this little bastard ?

Or do I have enough to invade a country/start a PMC?

[snow scarab]

best uniform the army has ever made

it just fits better too

[old portal]

Wtf is this. Looks like John Wick Indoor Lanes

[compact dagger]

Yea, but since I got used to that some courses ago I was ready to be a test bench for people to try to put it into a real person, not a manequin that doesn't give any real resistance when inserting NPA

[compact dagger]

for that NPA, is it adjustable or you have to cut it down to fit ? And I guess lube stayed in the IFAK ?

[coarse laurel]

Fuck the lube

[compact dagger]

I forgot, did HyFins come with an overflow path or just a square with adhesive ?

[coarse laurel]

You ain’t putting an NPA on a conscious person

[compact dagger]

According to some of our CLS it's debatable

[coarse laurel]

Their saliva works

We wrote TCCC lol

[compact dagger]

I get that, but wouldn't you put it in a guy if he is about to pass out/at high risk of passing out ?

or he is basically a V on AVPU

[coarse laurel]

Name me a scenario where a patient is gonna need an adjunct like this while still conscious?

[compact dagger]

About medic stuff i'm actually curious, not trying to start shit

From what i'd imagine, let's say guy lost quite a lot of blood, barely conscious but able to at least somewhat respond to you, and you, as the CLS/First aid giver need to attend to another patient and don't have anyone available to sit with the first guy

[coarse laurel]

Losing blood shouldn’t affect airway like that

[compact dagger]

don't you drop in NPA if he is unconscious ?

[coarse laurel]

Unconscious not conscious

[compact dagger]

What I wanted to say, wouldn't you drop in NPA in that scenario ?

[coarse laurel]

Barely conscious yes but fully conscious no

[compact dagger]

Or just get him to lie on his side in the correct position (idk the english name for that) and then go help the other guy

[coarse laurel]

Recovery position

[compact dagger]

yea that

Just translated version for what we call it would be "stable side position"

[coarse laurel]

What’s funny too is for airway obstruction it would probably mean the dudes face got blown off or something, at that point a cric would be required

Also remember NPA’s have contraindications

[compact dagger]

yea, yesterday in our first aid class "exam" a guy killed me

because didn't properly check for them

[coarse laurel]

Basilar skull fractures, facial trauma, obstruction on the nasopharynx, if you see Clear spinal fluid coming out of the nose and ears as well

Nose bleeds as well

At that point the dude needs a cric

And just by pass the mouth and nose and open an airway on the cricothyroid membrane

[compact dagger]

From what they said and I can translate, basically if there are fluids from the ears/nose, the "roof" of the mouth is deformed, and as you said facial trauma, so bruises i guess

not bleeding but those blue/black bruises

[coarse laurel]

You can also get this from being inside a burning vehicle

Inhalation burns

This one is more relevant to the Eastern European situation

[compact dagger]

well since we don't get access to crics in our IFAKs and those are only for CLS we just try and get him in recovery position and call in CLS to deal with it

[compact dagger]

Didn't fully understand what you meant with this

[old portal]

We did NPAs on each other several times while wide awake. Not fun at all but 100% doable