REVIEW – Wilderness Equipment Bushranger
ITEM: Bush Ranger Daypack
MANUFACTURER: Wilderness Equipment
DESCRIPTION:
A simple, no-frills 43L top loading daypack, made of 1000 Denier cordura.
Posted in Civilian, Military, Military Gear, Packs & Webbing, Short Trip by 22F with 6 comments.
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.
REVIEW – Smamit Combined Operations Infantry Rig
PRODUCT: Combined Operations Infantry Rig
MANUFACTURER: Smamit,Israel
DESCRIPTION: A custom made non-modular, split front chest rig. The layout is very reminiscent of the old South African M83 vest that has mated with the TT 2-piece MAV. All of my mates who have examined this rig describe it as a cut down M83, stripped down to bare necessities.
Posted in Custom, Military, Packs & Webbing by 22F with 2 comments.
REVIEW – Thermarest Prolite 3 in Coyote/Foliage
ITEM: Military Prolite 3 sleeping mat in coyote/foliage
MANUFACTURER: Thermarest
DESCRIPTION: A lightweight, self inflating sleeping mat designed for a paramilitary end-user.
Posted in Crossfire, Military, Military Gear, Overnight, Sleeping & Shelter by 22F with no comments yet.
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.
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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.