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Replace it.I have never heard of anywhere that repairs them.Open to correction on this though.Probably still cheaper to replace than repair though.How new was it? It may still be under guarantee.
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
They were worth about $25 (US) in the PX a couple of years ago; if you know anyone in Afg, ask them to send one.
If you can wait until late nov / early dec, I can check them out when I get there.
"On the plains of hesitation, bleach the bones of countless millions, who on the very dawn of victory, laid down to rest, and in resting died.
The only way to repair them would be to do something similar to a bicycle tire repair with a patch, but then you risk getting poisoned. Also the superglue would dissolve the material the pouch is made out of. The only thing you could really do if you are really stuck and can't get another one, is to put something like duct tape on the outside and hope it holds, but otherwise, just bin it and get a new one. I recommend source.
Don't stand there GAWPING, like you've never seen the hand of God BEFORE!!
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
The Irish woodland version hasn't got molle bits on it. You can see a proper pic of it in that link if you hover the mouse over the part where it says Irish woodland at the bottom of the page.
They had it on the IMO shop a while back. I bought one, but it was being sold for 70euro at the time and came with a 3ltr SOURCE bladder which i thought was good.
SOURCE also used to make versions of this in Irish DPM:
But they're out of stock at the moment. I've seen one of them before while on a course, you can attach them to the top of the bergen via those 4 loops, which seems handy.
Last edited by spaceghetti; 30 August 2010, 00:02.
But they're out of stock at the moment. I've seen one of them before while on a course, you can attach them to the top of the bergen via those 4 loops, which seems handy.
Close but no cigar, this is the actual one. Cost me €95 when I got it, but its worth its weight in gold!
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