REVIEW – Battle Systems Vinyl Tape, Coyote Brown
ITEM: Vinyl Tape, Coyote Brown
MANUFACTURER: Battle Systems LLC
DESCRIPTION:
A dedicated version of the electricians tape that is a standard item in many outdoor professionals kit bag.
Posted in Military, Miscellaneous Equipment by 22F with no comments yet.
REVIEW – First Spear Exigent Circumstances Pack
ITEM: Exigent Circumstances Pack
MANUFACTURER: First Spear
DESCRIPTION:
New kid on the block, this is First Spear’s offering of an Assault Pack that can be worn attached to combat body armour, or stand-alone with shoulder straps.
Posted in Military, Military Gear, Packs & Webbing, Short Trip by 22F with no comments yet.
REVIEW – ATS 7.62mm Modular Chest Rig
ITEM: 7.62mm Modular Chest Rig
MANUFACTURER: ATS
DESCRIPTION:
A one piece set of chest webbing or “battle bra” in Australian parlance. The rig has MOLLE channels for customising of equipment loadout and integral magazine pouches.
Posted in Military, Packs & Webbing by 22F with no comments yet.
INDUSTRY NEWS – Military Gear Grand Opening
A staunch supporter of Fire Support Base and this very site, Military Gear has made the big step of opening their own retail shop in Brisbane to the surely excited public.
Posted in Blog, Military Gear by 22F with 3 comments.
REVIEW – Wild Things Lowloft Jacket
ITEM: Low Loft Jacket
MANUFACTURER: Wild Things
DESCRIPTION:
A lower loft, quilted parka intended as a warmth layer in a suite of cold weather clothing.
Posted in Clothing & Footwear, Military, Military Gear by 22F with no comments yet.
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.