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HaVoCMaN — Walting in the snow...
Published: 2007-02-08 17:41:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 3739; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 39
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Holy crap, snow!
Meh, it's a cold weather loadout, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity
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I should really post my updated version of this. And by 'updated' I mean 'totally different'.
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I think you should get one of those russian hats. You know the ones with the ear muffs... never mind.
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We had to cancel todays skirmish. -26 degrees is a little too much.
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finally you showed your face... Damn I envy you with all those awesome gear!
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I look pale in this, heh. Guess my face was cold
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Cool, as little sense as desert camo in a snowy environment makes...
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Actually you seem to see them using a mix of woodland and desert. Desert is lighter, I guess.
I have a whole series of photos somewhere of Marines doing a training op in the snow, and they're all wearing desert MARPAT. Looks a little funky, but I guess it stands out less than darker woodland camo.
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I guess. Afterall, I'm not entirely sure if there's a "snow" camo that's widely used (never saw any non-urban, white BDU at the Military Surplus).
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The EMT shears are left there from when I ran the rig in my Pararescue kit, but you often seem to see frontline soldiers carrying them as well. They're useful for cutting through kit and clothing if a soldier sustains an injury, although they have a whole load of practical uses on the airsoft skirmish field as well
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Whatever you do, dont cut cardboard with them
They can cut a penny in half, but cardboard dulls the blades like nothing else.
Sweet kit son.
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Seriously? Freakin' hell.
Thanks for the comment and the heads up
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You should have white trousers to replace those DCU:s. Would be more practical.
We have a good 20-30cm of snow here too
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Doublepost ehheee
Ill try to get some pictures from the skirmish tomorrow. If i do, ill load em up.
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Yeah. Snow isn't the most frequent thing here, though!
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how comes one of your kneepad thingies isn't on your knee?
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I leave it down there 'til I need it, since they're a bit clumsy and frickin' hot to wear. I need it, all I have to do it loosen it off and yank it up.
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That's why we call them ankle warmers in the industry.
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Ah I see that makes sense!
What does the patch on your arm mean?
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The patch is just the logo of the company who made the jacket
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Ah right I thought it was one of the patches you get in the army to show your rank and stuff like that, I need to learn what they all mean as when I went to the selection centre I kept on getting all the different ranks muddled up and calling people the wrong thing. They probably expected me to do that though being a Essex girl and all!
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I never learned the ranks, either. I was in the CCF and bugger me if I ever got a rank right.
I remember they were on a Part 1 test we had to do, and no-one knew them, so the guy 'invigilating' the test just gave us the answers...
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I guess I'll learn them during my basic training after being shouted at a few times for getting it wrong!
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Damn, I could totally use a TAD hoodie this week. It's fucking FREEZING.
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They're not actually that warm, but they make a great piece of a layered system. They stop wind and precipitation really well, so if you stick a warm fleece under there, it's great.
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That's what I was aiming at. I hate wearing my bulky winter coat and having to stuff it awkwardly in my chair when I sit down in class. Layers are simply the best solution.
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You should look at the TAD site, then. IIRC they're doing another run in ME Green and Black in the next couple of months.
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I guess it's worth the $230 USD. Maybe. Hell, it'll make up for its costs in time from to durability, utility, and good looks, like i always say to expensive clothes I want.
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I love my Ranger hoodie.
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