irl-gear

[final canyon]

10 inch shallow subs nice nice

How much did you put into it probably 5k 8k ish

[verbal goblet]

About to break 10k now

We had to redo clutch and the rear differential

Before value covers

[final canyon]

Guessing it's the reg V8 as any truck except few like the Toyota Tacoma

[verbal goblet]

With valve covers

[verbal goblet]

It’s a 350 v8 yeah 5.7

It originally came with a 305

[final canyon]

Dang she's looking nicer each pic

[verbal goblet]

But we changed it

[verbal goblet]

It’s been my entire life the past few years

lol

I have so many progress pics

[final canyon]

Yeah I've been helping my dad with the high boy it has a plow but when it comes summer it's gonna be taking him or us deer hunting cause I don't think my bike is making it to the farther points in Smithville

[verbal goblet]

I always wanted to do a highboy, or just any 70-80s model ford

We’re just a Chevy family so just a bit biased

[final canyon]

I have no hate except ram

I can get behind any Chevy Ford and I'd like it

I was a biased about Ford for a while but they are good except the newer Ford rangers my cousin has been earning a fortune of the new Ford rangers

[lusty kestrel]

Preety good

[grizzled bolt]

We are Russia

[lusty kestrel]

what

[sweet fjord]

Two games on unity btw

[grizzled bolt]

Yep

I asked for photo with holding medkit and she instantly went ‘I know that, it’s from Tarkov!!’ 🤣

[amber harness]

New plate carrier acquired

[final canyon]

Durability test when 🤔

[real thorn]

tactec momen

I've had one like, last year

I don't get all the hate for it but it's still not an amazing rig

[amber harness]

Me neither. I can understand the cumberbun isn’t the best but other than that I like it (not to mention that’s an easy fix if you know what your doing)

Plus I got it on sale for 25% off so I’d say that’s pretty good

[lost knoll]

ya thats not bad, you can get a defense mechanisms mepc for similar pricing during their black friday sales and its a solid pc

with cummerbund too

[fervent shoal]

New gen smersh

Used to have a 6sh116 wish i didnt sell it

[lusty kestrel]

nice

[nimble sandal]

Just had a good raid

[amber harness]

Oh hey I have that golden star too lol

I got given it at a comic con by another usec cosplayer

[nimble sandal]

Oh nice!

[vivid quiver]

me and the wifey at a sniper competition hosted by Torn Warrior

[lime abyss]

Your a beast man

God bless

[lime abyss]

I’ve had one of those Alyonkas irl

They’re actually pretty good

[nimble sandal]

Yeah!

[lime abyss]

They sell them at my local fish shop

The owner is an old Soviet war vet

Cool guy

Has all his medals up on the wall next to his officer hat

Good salmon and cod

[vivid quiver]

thanks brother ! but its a little different when the only choice you have is to move foward or die 😉

either way video games have been a huge help since I was wounded in afghanistan .. this game is pretty awesome on pvp and pve ... i am playing pve at the moment lol need a stress break

[grizzled bolt]

IM USEC

[lime abyss]

Pve is understandable 😂 I was playing pve last wipe I just suck at the game, glad your still here man 🙏

[neon widget]

I'm Sektant

[ancient sandal]

John usec verses John bear

[formal onyx]

Gonna make this rig soon. Buddy of mine rocked this one in 1st Group, funnily enough he made his on his mom's sewing machine

[rotund shale]

Imagine not having arena

[ancient mango]

Love the IBAs

[rotund shale]

Im really pissed because used to have a late production woodland iba that matches the one in arena but i sold it before the update came out

[ancient mango]

Ive been trying to get my hands on a woodland IBA for the longest and still havnt found one

[ancient sandal]

woodlands are super common, I spent about ~3 years looking for a khaki one

woodland and DCU pop up a ton on eBay or if you have any local surplus stores they may have some show up here and there

[rotund shale]

@ancient mango i could send you a link to a couple on facebook marketplace if you want

Someone near me is selling a woodland and a dcu in medium

[rotund shale]

Im convinced large khakis dont exist

[ancient sandal]

large and medium

khaki is like the holy grail at this point

[ancient mango]

That would be awesome

[ancient mango]

Ive seen the coyote brown ones

[dark plaza]

is this Bear enough?

[rotund shale]

It looks like battlefield

[jaunty salmon]

lpvo on a 9mil

[wooden elm]

Vityaz with LPVO

[lost knoll]

reddit told him he needs an lpvo so he got one

[lusty kestrel]

and a muzzle break lmao

or compensator

whatev

[wooden elm]

It's not something unique I think

[dark plaza]

How else am i supposed to troll from far

[limber mural]

tuff

[amber harness]

Holy peak that’s good

[gleaming jungle]

Got some goop for Christmas

[amber harness]

New jacket I got for a proper usec kit

[grizzled bolt]

PMC BODY

[lusty kestrel]

this aint gear lil bro

[agile maple]

w setup

[sudden peak]

Okay but having an OTV is peak

[amber harness]

[rotund shale]

Is this the proper way to signal to people that im a homosexual?

[old portal]

🤦‍♂️

[stray torrent]

:|

[wicked carbon]

Do you know the purpose of that in the first place?

[rotund shale]

Did you read my message?

[wicked carbon]

Yea, but its a valid piece of equipment in certain circumstances. That's why I asked "Do you know the purpose of that in the first place?".

[old portal]

Can’t expect much intelligent conversation from him. The kid airsoft larps as American soldiers then shits on the American flag. He’s not firing on all cylinders

[rotund shale]

I love larping as an american soldier

[wicked carbon]

Yea I can see that now... lol.

[wicked carbon]

ok kiddo. Don't forget to draw in the lines of the coloring book

This will outlive all of us if taken care of

[verbal goblet]

thats the plan

[old portal]

Would probably blow his mind if I told him as an American soldier I along with every other squad leader carried a flag in combat to mark our strong pointed position for air weapons teams lol

[wicked carbon]

I like it, we got a guy who travels and has one covered in bed liner to prevent rust. The trucks a beauty tbh

[verbal goblet]

i need to get a bed liner, its just straight metal to metal rn

[wicked carbon]

WOAH A WEAL AMWECIAN SOLDIER?!?! We are baswically twins bwoh. - Probably him

[old portal]

lol

[rotund shale]

No i think soldiers are gay too

No disrespect i could not do that

But

[wicked carbon]

lol

[rotund shale]

Like lemme put it out there i AM a pussy

[old portal]

Yes we’ve confirmed this

It’s a known fact

[rotund shale]

He got me real good

[wicked carbon]

Anyone got some good water bladders they recommend? My pack has one but its POOP

[old portal]

Never cared for bladders at all. Always eventually fail and hated the tube to just get in way or be a snag point. Eventually just humped all my water in 32 oz plastic bottles. Can just toss when empty or if you need to sanitize your trail they can be crushed tiny and humped out

[amber harness]

Temporary setup until the proper mag pouches get here

[amber harness]

New fit is pretty tuff even if this is still a WIP

[lusty kestrel]

airsoft is that way ser

[lime abyss]

If you think they’re gay why are you scared to join up then? Afraid you’ll like it?

[rotund shale]

No ive just got better things to do

Like shitposting on the tarkov discord

[lime abyss]

[hidden copper]

hell yeah, long whips for life

[drowsy kelp]

Iceflask from Qore is the new shizz, camelbak is old news.

[tacit thicket]

new plate carrier guys

i still got more attachments coming in soon

[stone vine]

Any recommendations for a light plate carrier which doesn't hinder movement too much? Price does not matter, though preferred EU based

[warm glacier]

Lindnerhof MX244 or PGD TQR 2.0 plate carrier

[warm glacier]

Or any low vis platte carrier with elastic cummerbund. There are some low vis carrier you can clip on play cards

[warm glacier]

and take a look on L4P gear

and there is a french company, which is selling 3d printed padding. which is very comfy and breathable

[stone vine]

Alright, thank you :)@warm glacier

[tacit thicket]

i had a suggestion but you said EU based. but if you ever decide to change from an EU based i would go with Ferro concept

[stone vine]

Importing from overseas is kinda difficult sometimes, that's why I asked for EU ^^

And some US companies also just don't sell outside of NA or US

[amber harness]

these are some great photos

[proper shore]

If you get two of the chocolate bars you can craft a bag of sugar

[surreal shoal]

Bolt cutter isn’t tactical enough

[static mica]

id head eyes you

[grand mountain]

from the lens of an airsofter it probably makes no sense

cause it's entirely useless for airsoft lol

other than looks i guess but i feel like its prolly against the flag code to strap one to your back just to look cool during a recreational hobby

[rotund shale]

Thanks you SDS for making the worst back of all time😭

[ancient sandal]

Jesus Christ

[rotund shale]

my friend is a tactical seamstress(?) so im hoping shell be able to put some velcro on the inside for me

[ancient sandal]

that'd be great

It's wobbling like my makeshift IBA rear pouch 💔

[rotund shale]

please show

[ancient sandal]

let me dig it out my closet really quick

I only keep my good carrier out

[rotund shale]

oh its a sustainment pouch

they made actual buttbags

[ancient sandal]

yeah, took inspiration from what my uncle did as a corpsman

[rotund shale]

fair

[ancient sandal]

he threw medstuff in one of those like that on the back of his kit and it works decently well

Just wiggles like crazy

[rotund shale]

lowk jealous of the coyote iba

[ancient sandal]

It took me ages to find

a good 3 years of just waiting and I got lucky and found one at my local surplus store in my size

[rotund shale]

damn

ive got a woodland rn

[ancient sandal]

I want a woodland one so bad but I've got too much kit as is 💔

[rotund shale]

i used to have a really cool late production woodland that had the full molle rows but i sold it

[ancient sandal]

I love camo mashing for everything thiugj

[ancient sandal]

that's heartbreaking

[rotund shale]

it was a medium and i never used it

if i had known that bsg was gonna add the woodland variant of the otv i wouldve kept it for the larp

[ancient sandal]

I've got the pair of pants they used in raid for the BEARs but that's the closest to Tarkov larp I've got

[ancient sandal]

absolutely beautiful

[rotund shale]

old pic

i would like a full dcu

with the shoulder pads

but no money

and i need to move on from early gwot

[ancient sandal]

Only reason I could tell was the pockets

[lusty kestrel]

is it suposed to be stiff

[ancient sandal]

I'm always stuck in early gwot with my usgi kit

I've got desert storm & Iraqi freedom

[lusty kestrel]

guys i got a question

[ancient sandal]

shoot

[rotund shale]

i think its just my map pack?

modular assault pack pack

[lusty kestrel]

whose moustache is better:

lech wałęsa or

big sadam

[ancient sandal]

secret third option

[lusty kestrel]

shity ngl

[ancient sandal]

the joke is he blew up

[lusty kestrel]

ohh

shity joke

[ancient sandal]

I think saddams stache tops that two though

[lusty kestrel]

maybe

[amber harness]

Proper mag pouches came in

[lusty kestrel]

britany flag

[fringe temple]

Which Militia group turned you into a Flesh stump ?

[vivid quiver]

Terry Taliban

[fringe temple]

IED ?

[vivid quiver]

yeah i stepped on it

[fringe temple]

Zamn

[vivid quiver]

no biggie bro ... rather it be me than someone else in my team

[fringe temple]

Now that is innovation

[fringe temple]

You are a good man

[vivid quiver]

thanks brother !

[ancient mango]

My pvs7s came with an Alpha Container

[sinful ether]

i like u all tards is io hard to say u want it to

happy newyears

[ancient mango]

Happy Newyears

[sinful ether]

have a good yearr

[ancient mango]

You to, I think we all need it

[slow olive]

Poland's greatest invention

except they couldnt figure out how to make a counter weight

[lusty kestrel]

(not even polish)

sorta

[drowsy kelp]

Less is more. The rig I use for work has 6 mags for the front, little admin pouch to the left, a knife, and a camel bak on the back of it.

[ancient sandal]

Need some carrier feedback
I have an IFAK on the way that I'm adding and I have new pouches otw for my belt setup to be redone

[amber harness]

[lime abyss]

you have any real plates in em or kevlar inserts?

[ancient sandal]

Not currently in budget but I have Kevlar, currently buying other kit for a milsim event before I worry about plates

[worthy heart]

Waiting for the paint to dry

[lusty kestrel]

woah looks nice

[worthy heart]

Thanks tried a new method I thought of

For ripping painters tape

And it came out well

Probably one of my better helmet paint jobs

[tough talon]

freakin pow days

[low fox]

saw someone with a ballistic helmet with comtacs and a gopro attached to the night vision mount yesterday while skiing

[gentle mauve]

Gotta keep those ears warm somehow

[sweet fjord]

Or this one

[lusty kestrel]

mid

he looks like a husajn ripoff

[low monolith]

Stupid bot

[quartz owl]

My favorite picture

[vale crag]

lmao wth he do

[lusty kestrel]

Grand thumb guy?

[lime abyss]

Cheat on his wife with a transgender

[quick holly]

CQB

[vale crag]

💀

[lime abyss]

😂

[wise warren]

how do i get rust stains out of a patagonia l9 combat shirt

[zenith furnace]

can someone name off some good plate carrier and battle belt makers i know of haley and agilite thanks

[ionic oriole]

defense mechanisms makes a good inner and outerbelt
you can also try to get the rebel raiders vakarian plate carrier but theres a wait time

[zenith furnace]

ill take a gander thank u

[gusty forge]

Karkand kit (+ updated vest)

[harsh crown]

BADASS

[low fox]

President of Venezuela finally captured

[lime abyss]

😂

[rotund vigil]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1090422857328230512/1457770914648424498/image.png?ex=695d3676&is=695be4f6&hm=eb8fd638e114f347a4c95af4f449e4be5fa87dbbb96d3deb9f77e6da196ff5ab&

Oh💔

Fuck my life

[long berry]

any1 here reload LRT calibers?

[vague otter]

What does LRT mean in this case?

[long berry]

Long range target shooting

[celest briar]

MODS!

[muted nimbus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_t5OqBqhfM

[nimble hazel]

Moonshine acquired

[rotund vigil]

I got silenced

[vale crag]

i mean you posted him in a bikini lmao

[rotund vigil]

Let the man wear what he wants to wear!!!

[lusty kestrel]

you shouldve posted him in a taco outfit

[rotund vigil]

Ill probably get beheaded

[lusty kestrel]

why

[dense epoch]

what did garand thumb do bro

[spiral elbow]

Slept with men

[dense epoch]

oh i wouldnt expect that seeing as he doesnt like snowflakes

[spiral elbow]

Shot Show after parties get kinda crazy

[dense epoch]

oh fair enough. ive heard their taking the new sa80 prototype kit thing next time so its prob going to have more say gex

[ancient mango]

trash

[nimble hazel]

Sybau

[ancient sandal]

TT MK2 + helmet upgrades

[grizzled bolt]

Slick body armor and Chicom chest rig

With bag

[plush topaz]

What's that IR strobe called. We use them here in Israel but for the life of me nobody knows the brand lmao

[warm violet]

Rys-T helmet

[lusty kestrel]

real?

yum

[stray torrent]

You look like an insurgent from insurgency sandstorm

[ancient sandal]

It's a streamlight sidewinder

Not a half bad helmet light

[plush topaz]

True. Thx

[grim turtle]

not sure if this counts, but I made it myself.

[coarse laurel]

@old portal building up my light setup again

[old portal]

Hell ya. I didn’t make it to cabelas today. Was in my ffl for over 2 hours trying to submit my form 4

And why the eff you have a PRC152 in a personal kit lol

[past field]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1459258788359176277/1459268349291794452/2025-08-1020-20_13.06_0.png?ex=6962a90e&is=6961578e&hm=ca3c06ddaff31696cdbebb8c23190c2c7c54c79f567f0e9410c4f57d9ed04801&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=1296&height=810

lol

[amber harness]

Got a new bag

[amber harness]

I love that you have double stack mag pouches instead of just single

[viral sapphire]

i want a new plate carrier and im thinkin bout using single stacks

[wary raven]

ARS Arma A-18
SOKL Leaf Suit
Spartanets 1
UR Tac Atacs IX Uniform

Very comfy

[chilly vector]

Let me put a m855a1 through it bet first shot ur toast

[warm violet]

🙂 haha

[warm violet]

yep , ebay

[lusty kestrel]

how much paid/

[warm violet]

Its expensive 🙂 i rly dont want to say how much , but if u wanna know check ebay. Its not cheap stuff if you want a real deal a not a replica ...

[lusty kestrel]

let me guess 1300

[warm violet]

altyn"s goes around 6k

[lusty kestrel]

dayum

[warm violet]

its hard to find .. rare piece for every collector , but if u want a replica , i see some not good ones on ali , and better replicas are in fsb shop , i think its guys from Belorussia who makes it . But good price for good replicas 🙂

[lusty kestrel]

i mean

what i would want is a maska

and its just a steel helmet so not that hard to make i guess?

[warm violet]

Depends on your skill .. its not that easy believe me 😄 , its would be cheaper for you find a replica , and it looks like 1/1 then a make it for yourself 😄

[lusty kestrel]

yes i know

for replica not me obviously

compared tom aking a kevlar helmet is far easier

[warm violet]

Nope , still its hard .. only fiberglass , if u have it , and u need special tools , machines and stuff u rly dont have in home 😄

[lusty kestrel]

yes yes

am not saying for me

but for a manufacterer

[plush topaz]

Double stack are alright

Used to carry double. Now I lay prone all the time so that's just not in the cards lol

[coarse laurel]

belt rigs over low profile armor is making a come back because of this

or split rigs

[raw river]

Its multicam

[plush topaz]

This would work perfectly in liberal American cities

[sweet fjord]

Ultracam

[dense epoch]

At some point the camo works the opposite way and means you get seen faster

this is that case

[plush topaz]

Dirty bucket

[gentle mauve]

You should marinate it in soy sauce

This is how Gentex Corp intended their helmets to be treated

[plush topaz]

It's marinated in years of scalp cheese and sweat sauce

You think I should add a little Asian flavour?

[gentle mauve]

Yeah mate

[plush topaz]

Ok

[gentle mauve]

Trust the process

Dump the helmet into a tub of soy sauce

[plush topaz]

[gentle mauve]

Give it some flavour

Make it hells kitchen worthy

[plush topaz]

That is actually an excellent AI photo

[gentle mauve]

Aside from the extra finger on the glove and lack of support for the bowl

Yeah

I think it got most of your patches right

And your beard

[plush topaz]

Yeah I'm impressed. I'll work on it more later. Just cooking....... With soy sauce

[gentle mauve]

The Islamic Republic of Iran-recognized Islamic Emirate of W I D E Beanada

[plush topaz]

[gentle mauve]

An actual thing that just, happened. I guess. What a time to be literate and alive.

I like to believe that the riots in Iran are happening because of Canada’s Navy being called a terrorist organization

[plush topaz]

Our one ship is a menace to Iranian territorial waters

[gentle mauve]

Cant forget about the canadian shadow fleet

[old portal]

The fact that Tehran designates anything other than Tehran as a terrorist organization is the craziest part of the story

The fucking audacity

[plush topaz]

Clearly you've never heard of the HMCS Beaver Tail. The most feared warship in all the Great Lakes.

Interdicted countless Iranian freighters supplying butt plugs and kaffiyehs to campuses in Toronto Chicago Detroit and Milwaukee

[amber harness]

A patch u ordered awhile back finally came in and I got some trauma sheers

[shell tide]

Made a custom fully concealable flak body armor jacket using the ballistic inserts from a cheap U.S. Army Interceptor vest. The ballistic inserts were fastened to the rain jacket with stitched Velcro. The jacket is much more comfortable than I thought and is not heavy at all.

[amber harness]

That’s fucked rad dude

[lusty kestrel]

How heavy?

[shell tide]

about 7-9 pounds if i had to guess

[lusty kestrel]

That's okayish

Ngl i eish there was a like

Full kevlar shirt

That stops like 9x18 atleast

Or at best

[shell tide]

would be a odd looking shirt due to thickness

[lusty kestrel]

Eh ig

More so a jacket yk

[shell tide]

I thought rain jacket would be best because it adds some amount of space between you and your body naturally that i used for kevlar

[lusty kestrel]

Okay

[shell tide]

A hoodie would also work

you may look a little overwight in it then normal

if i had to guess

[lusty kestrel]

Yeah but

Not gona wear IT like normal

I think russians have a similar suit

[rotund shale]

Did you give yourself a callsign

[amber harness]

No

?

[rotund shale]

Be careful those could be expired

[rotund shale]

I only ask because it says “red razor” on your collar

It kinda looks like a callsign

[amber harness]

Oh I got that as a gift since that’s the username I always use for games and stuff

[rotund shale]

Ok that makes sense

[shell tide]

I can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not

[final harness]

USEC kit s from Raid series

[broken willow]

So does anyone hear you have any experience with a company called warrior tactical based out of the UK? I had a friend in the British Army who recommended I should get one since I’ve been shopping around for a carrier for a bit.

[clear relic]

what are the 4 mystery packets in there

[low fox]

majorly fuck with the ECWCS Gen 2 DCU Parka, I've got one, easily my favorite jacket for colder weather

also that frag protection is cool asf,

[shell tide]

very nice plates

what revision are those?

[low fox]

Rev G

I have some Rev Js as well

[shell tide]

damn ok

i have sold many rev E,G,H but ive never seen J

[lusty kestrel]

whats the one on the left?

smoke?

[warm violet]

RG-60TB thermobaric Grenade

[lusty kestrel]

ih

oh

oh dayum

bunker go boom hehe

[plush topaz]

Sweden?

[hexed kernel]

yes

[plush topaz]

Glida in pa en rakmacka!

[hexed kernel]

100%

[low fox]

where do you get your plates typically?

[low fox]

Digitial cancer camo pattern pouches

[old portal]

Please tell me you didn’t waste money on a pallet of ACU crap lol

[shell tide]

People who sell them on Facebook marketplace around the country. Can do pretty good getting them from there

ACH high cut conversion final product

Wanted to do something unique

[low fox]

$40!

for the pallet including the box

the boxes go brand new for $200

[real thorn]

had to be some absurdly low amount lmao

[low fox]

I have pallets of the current stuff too

got like 6 pallets of pelican cases full of TAPS vests

[real thorn]

lmao

[low fox]

I <3 DLA

[real thorn]

why, if I may ask?

[low fox]

It's cheap

I sell it on facebook from time to time

[real thorn]

fair

[low fox]

figures, I got the G-ESAPIs on FB for $160 lol

[shell tide]

I shoot for under $180 for each plate set that I get

[low fox]

fair, I got some Hesco 4601 shooter's cuts the other day for $200

for the set

retail on those is like $600 a plate, so that's fun

threw them in an old LBT-6094 slick

[shell tide]

I manly buy serviceable stuff and sell them to service members who need to pass CIF

I live near a huge base

[low fox]

if you aren't already, check goodwill/thrift stores

[shell tide]

Interesting

May have to do that

[low fox]

so much crap gets donated there

I've gotten IOTV gen 4s from goodwill

[shell tide]

Damnn

[low fox]

for like $40

[shell tide]

That’s insane

[low fox]

with Kevlar and plates too hilariously

so yeah, any major base is gonna have nice stuff at the goodwiils

bought like 40 woodland LBVs from goodwill too lmao

for like $5 each

[shell tide]

Will have to def look into that

[low fox]

yeah, so many people just offload their crap after leaving the military

[shell tide]

I mean that’s pretty much what they do on Facebook, so I wouldnt doubt it

[low fox]

I have some ABU strandhoggs (same ones in Tarkov) that all got donated to a goodwill

[shell tide]

I mainly go after ACH helmets and ESAPIs because they usually sell as soon as I get my hands on them and list them

[low fox]

how much are ya snagging ACHs for, haven't found too many reasonably priced ones

[shell tide]

Under $100

[low fox]

lowest I've seen one was $100

[shell tide]

Damnn

I can source them fairly easily at $100 or below

[low fox]

got any medium Gentex ones?

[shell tide]

Yes

Wait

Lemme see

[low fox]

been looking for an ACH for my ABU Ops-Core helmet cover

[shell tide]

Yeah no all of my mediums are sold

I have a size large GENTEX though

[low fox]

darn, I could rock a size large, issue is the helmet cover size

[shell tide]

Ahh I see

[shell tide]

Oo

That is a nice cover

[low fox]

yeah, i've got an ABU strandhogg to pair with it

trying to get reasonably priced MBAV kevlar for it currently

I've got some Large MBAV cut kevlar from an eagle SOFBAV, but it's gotta be medium

[shell tide]

I’m not super in the loop for sourcing stuff like that so I can’t really help you lol

[low fox]

you mainly just go after the USGI issue stuff?

[shell tide]

Yup pretty much. I’ve tried to get into other things like crye, but USGI has wayyyy more demand.

[low fox]

yeah, that's what I've seen

I own a single Crye G3 combat shirt lol

[shell tide]

But I will dabble in helmet conversions. Service members buy those form me all the time

[low fox]

I've seen those getting more popular now

[shell tide]

Lots of ex military buy my clothes

[low fox]

hate when people cut down a PASGT, add china plastic furniture, and then try to sell it for $400 lmao

you've probably seen the FB marketplace posts

[shell tide]

$400 is way too much

[low fox]

$300 is excessive lmao

[shell tide]

I will admit I use China furniture, but I sell my PASGT conversions for $220

[low fox]

I'd argue that's reasonable

[shell tide]

It’s the only way to make the price viable for my time

[low fox]

I recently snagged a set of Ops-Core rails with the seal trident stamped where the ops-core logo normally goes, pretty cool piece

[shell tide]

Is to use the cheap furniture

[shell tide]

Dang nice. I haven’t seen any of that stuff in my area for cheap, may have to location hop around the country to see if people sell those for cheap on Facebook

[low fox]

look at all this grey cancer camo

[shell tide]

Dear lord

[low fox]

this is like 1/16th of all of it

[low fox]

and the random revision helmet covers thrown in that pallet for no reason

[shell tide]

I sold this kit for a pretty penny tho

Super heavy pouch layout lol

[low fox]

I do want a complete IOTV eventually, I have an IBA in UCP

[low fox]

how much did ya sell that one for

[shell tide]

$1100

[low fox]

fuuuuck

gotta get into that market

[shell tide]

Am assembling an m81 kit, waiting on helmet parts. This is what I got so far

[shell tide]

Nice pouches

[low fox]

the fat fuck sustainment pouches on the FLC lol

[shell tide]

I’ve had absolute hell finding m81 pouches without spending an arm and a leg

[low fox]

those stupid ranger pouches go for $60 a piece on eBay lol

[shell tide]

Yeah I know

[low fox]

I have a bin of them somewhere

[shell tide]

But I got lucky and found a guy on Facebook that had a bunch

[low fox]

need to list 'em for like $55 each lmao

[low fox]

some guy bought a bunch of damaged ranger pouches off me a while back

[shell tide]

Here is my vest collection

[low fox]

peak

sold these + a sabre radio pouch for like $110

crazy prices lmao

[shell tide]

Yeah that price sounds about right

It’s insane how much USGI non ACU or MultiCam pouches go for

[low fox]

real

[shell tide]

Dear lord

[low fox]

like 114 Eagle double mag pouches

got all of this pictured for $160

[shell tide]

Where do you source this stuff from

[low fox]

buddy of mine down in Florida has a DLA contract

[shell tide]

Damnn

Lucky

[low fox]

Despise these waist packs

They sell really well tho

Especially in packs of 5 on eBay, price ‘em right you’re selling 20 sets of 5 a day

[shell tide]

I had a guy who had 7 USGI LiteFighter tents that I bought for $100. Those sold super fast

[low fox]

damn

that's a steal

[shell tide]

I REALLY hate dealing with eBay

I’ve had 3 accounts now suspended

I’m using my gfs identity now

[low fox]

Oh, here was the ABU ones

[shell tide]

Those are nice

[low fox]

yeah, sold 2 for like $400 a piece too

[shell tide]

You ever get your hands on MSV vests?

MultiCam ones

[low fox]

from time to time

[shell tide]

I was able to get one with the chicken vest from some guy who got it in a storage unit for super cheap and it sold instantly to a guy on base. That was probably one of my luckiest finds

Sold it for $900

[shell tide]

That is a lot of sustainment pouches

[low fox]

I have some chicken vest plates, want a vest eventually

[low fox]

I have like 120 of the OCP sustainment pouches just laying around

Sell 'em on eBay for like $40, after fees+shipping, making like $28 profit on each

[shell tide]

Pretty good pretty good

[low fox]

people like the OCP stuff

I just got in so many new in bag waist packs and sustainment pouches

[shell tide]

Well yeah it’s like one of the most popular camos, you see it everywhere

For some reason it’s the one camo that I can’t get for a good price

[low fox]

personally I'd just dye UCP stuff ranger green, it's cheap asf

[low fox]

yeah, everybody uses it so much, people price it high

[shell tide]

That or black, I’ve seen others do the same thing

[low fox]

I have so much Eagle SFLCS stuff in ABU, might try dying some of it a lighter brown

Eagle SFLCS SAW gunner kit, only issue is the color

[shell tide]

Interesting

You may try coyote

[low fox]

one component of the set, but in multicam

Oh, and sometimes DLA just throws in cool stuff for the hell of it

KAC M249 RAS

sold it for like $450

[real thorn]

I would cop it if I hadn't been in europe

[shell tide]

i already am

ez $250 flip

[amber harness]

Got new knee pads, USMC assault pouch and a qore performance water bottle

[hoary sapphire]

are mres tasty 👀

[naive phoenix]

they're mid at best

tbh

I've tried a couple

[old portal]

They’re for sustainment not enjoyment

[lusty kestrel]

polish mre aint that bad imo

[west glen]

Good 🤔 I'd classify as good when you're hungry enough. If you're lucky enough to get a bag of Skittles, throw them in your pocket. Live off MREs alone for nearly a year during OIF in '03. Yeah, I'm old. The best thing to do with an MRE is to pour the tabasco sauce and a dab of water to activate the elements. Then, toss it into headquarters. 🤣

[pine musk]

Ignore the cursed "ak-12" or it supposed to be

[lusty kestrel]

aks12

[pine musk]

Im gonna send the rest at #airsoft

[dire cove]

Go look up Steve 1989 if you want more mre content

[low fox]

@shell tide we got the level 6 ESAPIS 😎

[hoary sapphire]

uncle!!!

[shell tide]

420 is a high price to pay to reflip them

[low fox]

I ain't buying them, not a bad price if you're just purchasing to have them tho

[shell tide]

true, it is below general price

[lime abyss]

French MRE’s are fine dining

[lusty kestrel]

is america pizza mre good

[lime abyss]

Fuck no it’s like eating cardboard

[lusty kestrel]

is it tasty cardboard

[lime abyss]

No it doesn’t taste like much

[lusty kestrel]

aw

do you get ketchup atleast

[lime abyss]

Nah you get chocolate pudding

2A dick flap does its job well, the projectiles I shot were subsonic 22. So around 7-900fps, or the average speed of hand grenade and artillery shrapnel

[hoary sapphire]

.22?

oh i just read the bottom message lmfao

[low fox]

Man you got some cool stuff

[shell tide]

hey you found it

I need to take that UCP kit down

i dont manage my facebook marketplace account that much, i mainly use ebay and a few other selling services

[shell tide]

i made a concealable jacket out of that stuff

[lime abyss]

Lmao

It works

That’s cool as fuck

[low fox]

IBA/IOTV inserts are IIIA, they'll stop 44 magnum

[shell tide]

I’ve got quite a stock

[amber harness]

Fire setup

[lime abyss]

Holy fucking tuff

The mopp suit does it for me

[lusty kestrel]

nice

why does one of ur armslook more yellow tho

[shell tide]

Idk

[low fox]

sunbleached MOPP suit

+lighting

[low fox]

secure all the straps with some 100mph tape for an authentic look, looks dope asf, I've got a set just like this in DCU

just picked up one of these the other day as well

Crye EK-02

Got more complete 18 piece rifleman sets as well, working on a DCU and Woodland one currently

Eventually I want a coyote brown set, but the SDS stuff in Coyote Brown is insanely rare

[stray torrent]

Gah I don’t care what these bozos have to say about the blessed m81 BDUs. It looks fantastic. I will always have a special place in my heart for BDUs (and dcus)

[lime abyss]

Bro ur just paying for the brand name atp

Cag slop has gotten to its max

Basically just duct tape plates to your chest

[low fox]

I paid $140 lol

I have a shitload of high end plate carriers

[low fox]

plus I wanted something slimmer than my LBT-6094 Slick

[lime abyss]

Oh alright that’s not as bad

I was thinking you paid 300$ plus for that

[low fox]

nah, course not

[lime abyss]

That’s hard

[lime abyss]

MBAV?

[low fox]

Aero SOFBAV

SOCOM issued one

[lime abyss]

That’s sick

With the soft armor and sapis

[low fox]

here's a Ceradyne MCIP/MPAG, non DoD shady shit helmet

[low fox]

yessir

[lime abyss]

Where’d you even get that and for what price?

That’s wild

[low fox]

the SOFBAV or the MCIP

[lime abyss]

Ahh

[low fox]

helmet or the vest?

[lime abyss]

The MBAV

[low fox]

buddy in AFSOC had it

[lime abyss]

Lucky mf

Wish I had contacts like that

[lime abyss]

They just let him take it or did he “misplace it”

[low fox]

the people you know make getting this stuff a lot easier, still trying to find someone with all the NSW gear tho

[low fox]

They're issued so much shit, as long as it isn't like radios/nvgs/sensitive stuff they basically just keep it, they were switching over to the AVS and the LV120 and there's a very solid chance this once was just sitting around for years given the Kevlar was expired

[lime abyss]

Makes sense

I mean if you made it that far into SOF

why not let em keep their shit

[low fox]

plus, armor stuff expires eventually or they get the next leading edge crap, so yeah, if it isn't sensitive they just keep it or it get's DRMO'd

[lusty kestrel]

do u have a british dpm or russian flora

[low fox]

I do get up to snagging some funny stuff tho

[lime abyss]

How does ceramic realistically last

Do the compounds just break down and become not as effective after time?

[low fox]

indefinitely if stored right, with what the dudes put the plates through tho, probably smarter to just replace them ever so often

[lime abyss]

I mean I have some polyethylene plates

I haven’t used em much

They just sit in my plate carrier in my closet

I use my belt kit and chest rig the most

[lusty kestrel]

steel plates best fr fr (im greedy bitch)

[low fox]

I'm not too sure on UHWMPE, I do know Kevlar expires

[lusty kestrel]

more so cheap

[low fox]

my 20" AR with M855A1s is gonna slap ya

[lime abyss]

I’ll have to shoot that Kevlar dick pad some more to see if it can stop a 9mm and a 357. Sig round

[lusty kestrel]

maybe

depends how thick the plate is

[low fox]

it stops 44mag

AR500 level 3

[lime abyss]

Yeah but that is like

What

A 25+ year old piece of Kevlar

[lusty kestrel]

isnt nij 3 ar500 like

[lime abyss]

If that means anything

[lusty kestrel]

556 fmj

or smth

[lime abyss]

Where do u even find A1, I have 855 that runs nicely out of my A4

[low fox]

I have a whole bin of Kevlar IOTV/OTV components, I'll test them eventually

[lime abyss]

I didn’t realize how rare M995 was until I saw a banana ballistics video on it

Makes you think where all these tarkov dudes are finding this

[lime abyss]

Probably 1$ a round

If I’m guessing

[low fox]

I swear if I get shit on for OWNING Hesco plates I'm gonna be sad

[lime abyss]

Hescos r fine

I mean

[low fox]

not according to the fat people

[lime abyss]

As long as aren’t wearing steel

Ur right

[lime abyss]

Are they shooter cut or something

[low fox]

I have like 4 mags of 995 irl, it's not too hard to find

[low fox]

yeah

[lime abyss]

I know shooter cut doesn’t have that anatomical curve

[lusty kestrel]

💔

if it worked for the army it works for me

[low fox]

WHAT ARMY?

[lusty kestrel]

polish

🔥

[lime abyss]

lol I can run shooter cut just fine and I’m pretty filled out muscle wise just don’t be a lard

[low fox]

oh, that explains a lot actually

[lime abyss]

I feel bad for you polish guys

[lusty kestrel]

i think they use ceramic now

[lime abyss]

My friend is getting sent to Poland tmmrw

[lusty kestrel]

or both?

[low fox]

being not fat makes gear actually work

[lime abyss]

I know right

Mfs be spending 5000$ or more on a kit just to not be able to run a mile under 10 minutes and can barely do 10 pushups

[low fox]

Over the past like 7 months I've went from 220 to 180, life is so much easier

[low fox]

REAL

[lime abyss]

I’m doing the opposite I’m bulking

[lusty kestrel]

yeah they still use steel plates i think

lol

[lime abyss]

I’m going 200 to 230

[low fox]

I'm 6'1" so I was def a bit fat at 220 lol

[lime abyss]

I’m just tall and have a wide frame

Lots to fill

[lusty kestrel]

220 pound=100kg?

i mean

thats not that fat

[lime abyss]

Lmao I’m 6’4 pushing 6’5

[lusty kestrel]

if you got muscle

[lime abyss]

I’m mostly muscle the only bit of fat I have is on my stomach and it’s not like much at all I still have visible abs

[lusty kestrel]

idc about abs tbh

[lime abyss]

But most people have stomach fat regardless

[low fox]

yeah, that's all I got at this point lol

like, slightly

[lime abyss]

The cheat meals got to me

[lusty kestrel]

i dont know how people can believe sugar causes fat

[low fox]

it does lol

[lime abyss]

It does

[lusty kestrel]

bro

😭

what

well a bit i guess

[lime abyss]

If you eat an excess of anything ur gonna get fat

[lusty kestrel]

but eating a little sugar doesnt make you fat

[hard vector]

Guys I got zabarlo armor irl gonna go run a marathon now

[lusty kestrel]

no shit

[low fox]

I eat a shitload of food and only ever start to put on weight when I'm eating a ton of sugary stuff

[lusty kestrel]

but im saying people that think like even like 10g a day or less

[lime abyss]

I can’t gain weight for shit it’s a struggle

[lusty kestrel]

sugar is calorie dense aint it

[lime abyss]

I have a fast metabolism

[low fox]

me too

[lime abyss]

It just makes u fat

[low fox]

especially when I'm getting in 13k steps a day

[lime abyss]

Same with any processed food

[lusty kestrel]

excess calories does

buh 😭

[lime abyss]

I eat a mostly meat based and fruit diet

[lusty kestrel]

i eat like

[low fox]

I try to stay away from processed crap for the most part

[lusty kestrel]

nearly everything

[lusty kestrel]

what do u take as proccesed crap

[lime abyss]

I do too but now and then I’ll get some Doritos and a Mountain Dew

[lime abyss]

American food

In general

[lusty kestrel]

yeah no wonder you get fat from sugar

😭

[lime abyss]

I just get meat and dairy from the farm

[low fox]

the goyslop sugar+carbs snacks with zero nutritional value

[lusty kestrel]

mountain dew 500ml has like 100 grams of sugar

its just insane

[lime abyss]

Eat ze goyslop zog slave

[lusty kestrel]

bro youre a furry adn youre saying goy slop

[lime abyss]

What does that have to do with anything

[lusty kestrel]

idk

[low fox]

yeah, I'm a normal dude tho for the most part

[lime abyss]

I’ve met some pretty cool furries

It’s strange but hey man they don’t really do anything

[low fox]

nah, like, I'm legit repulsed by a solid 95% of furries unironically

[lime abyss]

I feel u there lmao I’ve met some cool ones and some really really weird ones

[lusty kestrel]

tbh how people act around u doesnt justify how they are sorta

[low fox]

you ever seen those anime cons where like 1 in 10 are a normal weight, same thing for furries

[lusty kestrel]

anyways you in america dont even eat sugar you eat fucking corn syrup lmao

[low fox]

Corn syrup is sugar

[lusty kestrel]

yeah

but it tastes ass and is as

ass

[low fox]

I only drink diet soda, haven't had to deal with the corn syrup thing too much

[lusty kestrel]

lmao

-brr goyslop sugar bad
-drinks artificial sweeteners

[low fox]

It's easily better than the sugars tbf

[lusty kestrel]

yeah no it fucking isnt

[low fox]

lies

[lusty kestrel]

atleast sugar gives you some nutrition that litrealy gives you nothing but ok

[lime abyss]

Yeah lol

[low fox]

if you've looked into the research behind it, you'd have to be drinking multiple gallons of soda a day for it to be anywhere near problematic

it's the same logic people claiming eating meat causes cancer use

[lime abyss]

The few soda I do drink is diet or just zero sugar energy drinks but even those are bad because aspartame causes cancer

[low fox]

yeah, just as much as beef does lol

[lusty kestrel]

sugar doesnt cause cancer

[low fox]

it does cause obesity though, and have you seen what obesity does

walk into a Walmart and it's pretty obvious

[lime abyss]

If u eat like a pound of that shit a day yeah

[lime abyss]

Walmart tanks

It’s bad down south where I’m from

[low fox]

I'm up in Utah rn, #1 healthiest state in the US, it's actually incredible how Walmart has so few fat people

anywhere else in the US tho, holy jesus

[lime abyss]

Georgia is horrible lmao

Seeing a guy with muscles is rare

Then again I’m more rural

[lusty kestrel]

no eating too much des

[low fox]

everyone in Utah is actually pretty regular shaped for the most part, I don't think I've seen a morbidly obese person out in public in the past few weeks

[lime abyss]

That’s always good

America used to be fit

[low fox]

we're back to moderation, drinking too much soda (aspertame) or eating too much beef are just as bad as eating too much sugar

[shell tide]

no, i only buy/sell USGI equipment

[low fox]

latest DLA pallet coming in 2 days, hundreds of OCP USGI pouches...

a ton of OEF-CP stuff new in bag

[shell tide]

sheesh ok

[low fox]

Like 20 Pelican cases too, because yes

I was out in Florida over the weekend, got some dope stuff

lol, forgot discord destroys image quality, probably didn't even need to redact DLA tags

[lusty kestrel]

Why

Mam

Man

Ubp 02 is so nice

Badicaly iotv copy i think

[low fox]

interesting

I have like a whole bin of 140 of these Norotos/Wilcox mounts lol

[lime abyss]

Also where can I find a woodland IBA interceptor

I can’t find those mfs anywhere

[shell tide]

i have a size large one with a groin flap

that i can sell

[lime abyss]

Will that fit me I’m 6’4

[shell tide]

whats your weight

[lime abyss]

I was looking at sizing it was either large or XL

[lime abyss]

200 pounds

Decent sized chest

[shell tide]

what is your regular shirt size

[shell tide]

damn i just checked ebay and theres only one person selling a woodland OTV and it does not even have its ballistic inserts

[low fox]

and they're still charging insert level prices for it lmao

[shell tide]

I know its ridiculous

I remember when I had about 5 of them last year and i sold them for cheaper then

[lime abyss]

XL

[lime abyss]

Okay yeah that’ll fit my chest

[shell tide]

yeah this vest will definitely fit you then

[lime abyss]

How much?

[shell tide]

$260 shipped

[lime abyss]

Not bad not bad

[low fox]

W price

[shell tide]

you in the US?

[lime abyss]

Yuh

Alright that’s def something I’ll consider

[shell tide]

yeah 260 shipped

[low fox]

got the elusive DCU IBA

[shell tide]

i got 2 of them but only one has inserts

[lime abyss]

Are those the sapis for the Iba?

[low fox]

Ranger contract plates from H&S

[lime abyss]

Interesting

[lime abyss]

This comes with all the soft armor too right?

[shell tide]

These are SAPIs for the interceptor

[shell tide]

yes it has all of its soft armor

[lime abyss]

Holy steal

Alr

Lemme see how much moolah I got

[low fox]

ayo, the green interior IBA

[shell tide]

those are two different vests btw, one is for my woodland kit and the other is an extra

[low fox]

ah

I have a tan interior UCP IBA somewhere

[shell tide]

but does it have tan inserts?

[low fox]

they're green

[shell tide]

ive seen the older woodland IBA have black inserts

and the ucp ones can gave green and grey inserts

but ive rarely seen tan inserts and i got one

i think it was made for the DCU IBAs

if i had to guess

[low fox]

I keep all my cash in a Geisselle lanyard I got from SHOT Show lol

[shell tide]

DM me if you want to go forward

[shell tide]

dayum

i wanna go to shot show

[lime abyss]

Ofc man, I just need a bit of money on the side I’m still in school and such

[low fox]

I actually have no clue what color the inserts are on the DCU, think they're black

[shell tide]

no problem

[lime abyss]

But I’m def interested

I’ll get back to u when I can

Save that fo me twin🙏

[low fox]

Cap, if you know of anybody selling DCU IBA components lmk, been looking to complete this IBA

[shell tide]

Just for you i can throw in a shitty woodland FLC and 2 USGI woodland pouches for free. let me know

[low fox]

I have a single deltoid protector in DCU lol

[shell tide]

I know someone who has the side soft panels

[lime abyss]

Hell yeah man I really appreciate

[low fox]

I have 150 UCP FLCs, TAKE THEM ALLL

[shell tide]

dude i see people on marketplace selling them for like 4 bucks

[low fox]

sounds about right

I get them for $0.10 a piece, shipping is a bitch tho

[old portal]

Those things were giant pieces of shit lol

[low fox]

yuppers

the new TAPS sucks ass too tho

I have like 40 OCP TAPs just sitting in a corner of my warehouse lol

people buy them tho

[old portal]

We had them issued in DCU then the ACU. The carriers were almost always turned in still in the plastic because only the pouches were used on the IBA

[low fox]

ooh

[low fox]

figured, I've gotten in dozens still in plastic lol

I have full 18 piece rifleman sets all new in plastic

[old portal]

I want a woodland 3 day assault pack like were were issued way back when

[low fox]

been looking for a coyote brown 3DAP, I know SDS made them, they're just rare asf

[shell tide]

Can probably get this guy to ship it for about $40-60

[low fox]

honestly not bad

just bought a $15,000 FLIR camera, gonna hold off on anything rn, but I'll let ya know

[shell tide]

Gah dayum

[old portal]

Never saw or heard of them since SDS primarily did the Army contract and coyote was USMC thing

[low fox]

SDS did a bunch of coyote stuff in the Army Molle II designs, it's rare asf, cool to have tho

[old portal]

Never saw anything issued in coyote while in the army. We had SDS woodland then DCU then ACU. I got out before they full transitioned to the OCP or whatever they call it. My past deployment to Iraq was with our recon platoon so we also took woodland and multicam uniforms

[low fox]

Interesting, not really too sure why SDS made the coyote brown stuff, probably just test pieces for the marine corps or something like that

hold on, manufactured in Vietnam, now that's interesting

[old portal]

Ya they may have did some odd USMC contract but definitely never an army issued item

[low fox]

no berry compliance

couldn't be for the DoD

maybe these were for civillian use of some sort

not sure

[old portal]

Most likely imo

[low fox]

no NSNs either

yeah, that's probably it, civilian versions of SDS stuff for public sale or LEO sales.

[shell tide]

whats up with the price with these

[low fox]

I can get them for $20 a piece, they're just expensive as fuck

because it's like an actual decent split rig

that doesn't suck ass

like the TAPS

(fuck the TAPS)

Oh, and eBay prices are always gonna be inflated due to eBay fees.

[shell tide]

intresting

[shell tide]

also, how low would you be willing to sell JUST the IBA back and 2 front ballistic panels?

I already have a few people who paid me and are lined up for me to install a set of IBA ballistic inserts into their jackets. They are getting harder to source. Looking into getting them easier in the future.

[low fox]

the soft panels?

[shell tide]

yes

[low fox]

what size?

[shell tide]

Any, however mostly in size medium-XL

[low fox]

I'll just pull the ones out of the Large UCP IBA, that thing is already borderline trash, panels are fine tho

idk, $80+like $8 shipping?

[shell tide]

That will probably work with me. will hit you up when I need them

[low fox]

sounds good!

[shell tide]

I would only feel good taking the soft inserts out of a UCP IBA anyway