REVIEW – Source Commander 5L
ITEM: Commander 5L Hydration Pack
MANUFACTURER: Source Tactical
DESCRIPTION:
A small combination hydration pack with inbuilt facility to carry 3 litres of water in a bladder, and 5 litres of cargo capacity. This is the little brother to the Assault 10L reviewed previously.
Posted in Civilian, Crossfire, Military, Packs & Webbing, Short Trip by 22F with no comments yet.
REVIEW – Mystery Ranch 6500
ITEM: NICE 6500 Expedition Pack
MANUFACTURER: Mystery Ranch
DESCRIPTION:
A top loading expeditionary sized, NICE frame compatible pack, of 107L. The 6500 is suitable for missions up to ten days. The 6500 is the NICE frame compatible version of the Tactiplane.
Posted in Civilian, Long Range, Military, Mystery Ranch, Packs & Webbing by 22F with 4 comments.
REVIEW – Wilderness Equipment Jagungle
ITEM: Jagungal Pack
MANUFACTURER: Wilderness Equipment
DESCRIPTION:
An internal framed, 48L technical day-and-a-half pack, comparable to the military concept of a 3-day pack. The Jagungle (I believe it’s pronounced Jer-Jungle) is intended as a heavyweight daypack, for such outdoor professional such as outdoor guides, search and rescue teams and others who carry heavy but compact loads such as canyoners and climbers.
It’s essentially a full-size alpine style hiking pack scaled down to a daypack size package.
Posted in Civilian, Overnight, Packs & Webbing, Short Trip by 22F with 3 comments.
AAR – The Hat Trick, The Overland Track Sept 2012
SITUATION:
Opportunity and desire to go walking came up again.
I haven’t been able to go for any long range walks due to recovering from illness, and real life things like work and the wonderful experience of getting married seemed to keep popping up and delaying planning. Despite all that, this Iceland waterfall is still on my bucket list. I’ve been thinking of ways on how to navigate around Iceland, should it be a car? Or maybe it would be a lot of fun to go camping and rent a camper van from companies like Rent.is? Whichever one I go for, it will be an amazing journey to take.
So it was decided to start preparing for a long walk again. The biggest difference for this trek, was being able to introduce my darling wife to the joys of getting away from civilisation.
A great many destinations were discussed and evaluated for suitability. The Overland was decided upon. There were a couple of reasons for this, primary amongst them being I was likely to have a couple of inexperienced walkers, who I wanted to introduce into walking somewhat slowly – since due to work commitments, we weren’t be able to spend a great deal of time on lead-up walks overnight in the local areas around our home. Since I’m fairly familiar with the Overland from previous trips, and the comfort level of the huts (with attendant toilet facilities), the idea was fairly easy to sell to everyone, especially my darling wife.
It was also an excellent opportunity to show my beloved what I consider some of the most beautiful spots on this earth.
Posted in Civilian, Long Range, Trip Log by 22F with 4 comments.
Kit – Using it, an overview
A lot of discussion so far has been about the kit itself: what I like, what I can recommend and what works.
Now I think is the time to start discussing just how all the fancy gear goes together, integrates with each different component and how to give pointers in selecting it to suit the job. If you’re interested in hearing more, feel free to tell me.
Posted in Blog, Civilian, Military by 22F with 2 comments.
REVIEW – Battlesystems Marker Panel, Individual, LW
ITEM: Marker Panel, Individual, Lightweight (MPIL)
MANUFACTURER: Battle Systems LLC
DESCRIPTION: An ultra-lightweight high visibility marker panel intended for the dismounted individual.
LINK: http://www.battlesystemsllc.com/Marker_Panel,_Individual,_LW.html
REVIEW NOTES:
The Marker Panel, Individual, Lightweight has been graciously provided by Battle Systems LLC. Whilst I have received a small financial donation towards the upkeep of this website, this review is like any with supplied equipment, in that I have conducted the review with the proviso that I will be painfully honest in my assessment of this item.
Unlike most of my reviews of supplied equipment, this item won’t be returned to the supplier. It will be going straight into my pack.
Posted in Civilian, Military, Miscellaneous Equipment, Specialist by 22F with no comments yet.
REVIEW – Source Assault 10 Hydration Pack
ITEM: Assault 10L Hydration Pack
MANUFACTURER: Source Tactical
DESCRIPTION: A small assault combination assault pack with inbuilt facility to carry a 3L water bladder and 10L of cargo capacity.
Posted in Civilian, Crossfire, Military, Military Gear, Packs & Webbing, Short Trip by 22F with 10 comments.
INDUSTRY NEWS – RSKTKR Consulting
My friend “Doc” Hewett has been running his own training company since 2004. He and his instructors are dedicated to providing affordable firearms training for the law-abiding citizen, LEO and military personnel.
Posted in Blog, Civilian, Military, Weapons usage and accessories by 22F with no comments yet.
REVIEW – Mystery Ranch NICE and AUSNICE Frame
ITEM: AUSNICE and NICE Pack Frame
MANUFACTURER: Crossfire (AUSNICE) and Mystery Ranch (NICE)
DESCRIPTION:
A detachable, hybrid external modular pack frame that is the cornerstone of the Mystery Ranch military pack range. Can also be fitted as an after-market upgrade to a great many other pack bags.
Posted in Civilian, Crossfire, Military, Mystery Ranch, Packs & Webbing by 22F with 15 comments.
REVIEW – Columbia Interchange Softshell
ITEM: Interchange Softshell Jacket
MANUFACTURER: Columbia Sportswear Company
DESCRIPTION:
A softshell jacket from the Titanium line. Intended for double duty for outdoor or high end streetwear in a civilian setting.
Posted in Civilian, Clothing & Footwear by 22F with no comments yet.