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i've got one, and i hate it - yes its all very organised, but feel like i'm wearing a giant make-up bag, and its not great for just ramming stuff in, or carrying anything bulky. an over-specced, over-specialised excuse for wasting time and money. and no, i've still not got the side pockets for the old one yet, hence their outrageous price on fleabay.
i use the older, but hardly ancient, issue 45 litre sac. i can put what i want in it, rather that what some gimp thinks i'll want in it - and if i fancy going old skool, i'll whip out the Berghaus Munro...
for those of you who use MTP sacs/bits on exercises et al, how do your busybodies react?
pardon the question but how much shit do you need to carry to a range practise?!.........I have to say, anyone buying kit is subsidising the DF. This is back to the old story about the lanyards again, as if nothing has been learned. If an organisation insists that you have particular kit, then it has to fund it, not you. Otherwise, it's a mug's game.
Its true what you say about subsidising the df by buying my own gear - if the army says for task x you need a day sack there's no way I'll use my own when one has to be issued. On the other hand there's occasions where the army dosent sign them out but its very handy having your own. I understand the argument but I'm not going to bring my wets, warm top, peltors, weapon cleaning kit and a bottle of water in a carrier bag!
pardon the question but how much shit do you need to carry to a range practise?!.........I have to say, anyone buying kit is subsidising the DF. This is back to the old story about the lanyards again, as if nothing has been learned. If an organisation insists that you have particular kit, then it has to fund it, not you. Otherwise, it's a mug's game.
Ach Canner, you know the answer to your question yourself. But anyway, what I had in mine recently:
* Wetgear
* Eating Kit
* Weapon Cleaning Kit
* Spare socks
* A couple of granola bars
* Ear defenders
* Flask cup
* AND the issued breakfast roll (was lovely even cold!)
pardon the question but how much shit do you need to carry to a range practise?!.........I have to say, anyone buying kit is subsidising the DF. This is back to the old story about the lanyards again, as if nothing has been learned. If an organisation insists that you have particular kit, then it has to fund it, not you. Otherwise, it's a mug's game.
There's a lot of daysacks on ebay that are the same design as the DCC one, I didn't like having to rely on zips to keep it closed in those clamshell designs as you can easily **** up the zips when trying to close it when you've overloaded it!
Is that about the same size as the Lowe Alpine issue daysack?
With the sides zipped up it's roughly the same volume, with them opened up it's 10-15L bigger and then if you attached 2 rocket pouches it would have another 20L again. You can zip the sides up using the zips to attach rocket pouches as in this pic;
Not on/instructing on a course where I'd need IPLCS during the year, I'll only get the gear at the start of an exercise and then hand it back in 10 days later. Issue daysack is no good to me locked in the BQs stores when I need it on the range/wherever through the year.
Got myself one of the BA daysacks from ebay for £56, with parcel motel and shipping it came to €95ish total so a lot cheaper than a new karrimor one. It's in new condition and came with the drybag it comes with so I'm very happy with it. Bought it because I'm no longer issued a daysack and the POS webtex-y one I've had for a while had fallen apart. Now I need to track down 2 PLCE side pouches to give it enough capacity to replace the main pack on short not overly warry summer overnights.
Got myself one of the BA daysacks from ebay for £56, with parcel motel and shipping it came to €95ish total so a lot cheaper than a new karrimor one. It's in new condition and came with the drybag it comes with so I'm very happy with it. Bought it because I'm no longer issued a daysack and the POS webtex-y one I've had for a while had fallen apart. Now I need to track down 2 PLCE side pouches to give it enough capacity to replace the main pack on short not overly warry summer overnights.
Is that about the same size as the Lowe Alpine issue daysack?
Addition of side pouches would obviously boost cargo carrying capacity significantly
Recently went to the ranges - had all the gear in the issue daysack
Found it to be a bit of a squeeze, whereas it all seems to fit comfortably into the Protac daysack I had from before (copy of the BA daysack with side pockets)
Always used this heretofore for trips to the ranges and it did the job fine, with the addition of a waterproof liner
Got myself one of the BA daysacks from ebay for £56, with parcel motel and shipping it came to €95ish total so a lot cheaper than a new karrimor one. It's in new condition and came with the drybag it comes with so I'm very happy with it. Bought it because I'm no longer issued a daysack and the POS webtex-y one I've had for a while had fallen apart. Now I need to track down 2 PLCE side pouches to give it enough capacity to replace the main pack on short not overly warry summer overnights.
The arktis rainshield jacket is supposed to be a savage bit of kit. Its out of general production in the original OG, but it popped up there on the list!!
I know a few lads with those jacket's and they love them.
The arktis rainshield jacket is supposed to be a savage bit of kit. Its out of general production in the original OG, but it popped up there on the list!!
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