Great Southern Land Or Team Loco on the Overland Track – Tasmania, Sept 2005
SITUATION:
Being newly single again in 2005, a group of my mates decided we would do the ultimate boys trip and brave the wilds of Tasmania.
Well, eight months of planning and training have finally paid off.
Posted in Civilian, Trip Log by 22F with 2 comments.
REVIEW – Crossfire DG-6
PRODUCT: DG-6 Pack
MANUFACTURER: Crossfire Pty Ltd
DESCRIPTION:
An external frame, large patrol pack with external pockets and a veritable tonne of features.
This item is the Australian company Crossfire’s entry into the non-modular long range or general purpose tactical backpack market. Capacity is listed at 85L (um, 5187 cubic inches).
Posted in Crossfire, Long Range, Military, Packs & Webbing by 22F with 9 comments.
Survey – Your favourite kit
A first for this place, I now feel comfortable with the amount of “stuff” I have on here now. It certainly gives you, my readership a feel for what I’m about, and some of my thought processes.
So, now is the time to start experimenting with this wonderful media of the interwebs, and see what you lovely people have to say.
To this end, I’m going to kick off a bit of a quiz/survey.
What you’ve seen from me so far has been what I’ve been playing with, and some of my suggestions on what I reckon is good enough to mention to others.
What about yourselves? Is there any bit of kit that you’ve bought yourself and been really, really impressed with? Such that you don’t know how you lived without it?
It doesn’t have to be high end, custom designed by the Illumati, made by little green elves using Unobtainium.
It can be something you’ve picked up for less than a tenner, thinking only to give it a go, and been utterly impressed with it.
So, feel free to tell me what you’ve been playing with, and why you like it.
A bit later down the track, I’ll ask you about what you’ve tried and been disappointed by. So for the moment, we’ll keep it to the positive side of the house.
Look forward to hearing what you’ve got shoved into your pack.
In your own time – go on.
Posted in Blog by 22F with 4 comments.
REVIEW – KATHMANDU SELF-INFLATING MAT COMPACT 38
ITEM: Self Inflating Mat Compact 38
MANUFACTURER: Kathmandu
DESCRIPTION:
A lightweight self inflating sleeping mat, suitable for 2 or 3 season use.
Posted in Civilian, Overnight, Short Trip, Sleeping & Shelter by 22F with 4 comments.
REVIEW – Mystery Ranch IFAK
ITEM: IFAK Pouch
MANUFACTURER: Mystery Ranch
DESCRIPTION:
A self-contained IFAK (Individual First Aid Kit) pouch to be worn on the man for immediate emergency use. Generally loaded with medical supplies to deal with immediate trauma such as gunshot, blast or breathing problems caused by those anti-social interactions between people we has seen so much coverage on the television in the last few years. I know for some of the readership however, that they haven’t been watching the television too much, they’ve been creating or living in the very news stories the rest of us have been watching.
Posted in Military, Packs & Webbing, Specialist by 22F with no comments yet.
REVIEW – Kifaru Woobie
PRODUCT: Woobie (Poncho Liner in the American vernacular)
MANUFACTURER: Kifaru
DESCRIPTION:
A lightweight, poncho liner. Made of two-tone material (grey/green). Weight is approximately 600g. Size is 66×84 inches unfolded (approx. 167x213cm). Paracord loops are placed on the corners and spaced strategically around the liner. A stuffsack is built in to the woobie.
Posted in Civilian, Military, Overnight, Short Trip, Sleeping & Shelter by 22F with no comments yet.
Industry News – Mystery Ranch
It’s been mentioned to me that Mystery Ranch has just released their military catalogue for 2012.
Check out the link here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/65973442/2012-Mystery-Ranch-Military-Catalog
Posted in Blog, Military by 22F with 1 comment.
REVIEW – Spec-Ops Combat Master Knife Sheath
ITEM: Combat Master knife sheath
MANUFACTURER: Spec-Ops
DESCRIPTION:
An after-market knife sheath to suit most mid-length and long length sheath knives. There are two models depending on blade length of the intended knife.
Posted in Military by 22F with 2 comments.
REVIEW – Mystery Ranch Tactiplane
ITEM: Tactiplane
MANUFACTURER: Mystery Ranch
DESCRIPTION:
A large internal frame, expedition sized top loading pack.
Posted in Long Range, Military, Mystery Ranch, Packs & Webbing by 22F with no comments yet.
REVIEW – Thermarest Prolite 4 Sleeping Mat
ITEM: Prolite 4 sleeping mat
MANUFACTURER: Thermarest
DESCRIPTION:
A lightweight, self inflating sleeping mat designed for trekking.
Posted in Civilian, Long Range, Military, Overnight, Sleeping & Shelter by 22F with 4 comments.