Thread: Underrated but Valuable Kit

get yaself an army magazine pouch and put in it -a spkt of noodles,a coupla tbags,a small plastic bags with coffee /sugar. ok attach that to your knife belt with an army water bottle which also has cups canteen.
right -if you have to drop your pack for any reason at least youve got the makings of a feed&hot drink-also for your hypothermic pt -warm fluids with plenty of sugar is a bonus to gettin em stabilised and hopefully on the way to recovery.
personally forget the thermometer -too finicky in the field and if its mercury -nuff said with that shit spread throughout ya pack.
a wee gas stove in another ammo pouch is also great.im going on 13yrsTF army experience and beleive me its bloody amazing what a simple brew of noodles&coffee or tea can make when youre wetter and more miserable than a scuba diving sheep out the back of christ nows where! on a night that blacker than the inside of a westcoast coal mine!

Originally Posted by kotuku

get yaself an army magazine pouch and put in it -a spkt of noodles,a coupla tbags,a small plastic bags with coffee /sugar. ok attach that to your knife belt with an army water bottle which also has cups canteen.
right -if you have to drop your pack for any reason at least youve got the makings of a feed&hot drink-also for your hypothermic pt -warm fluids with plenty of sugar is a bonus to gettin em stabilised and hopefully on the way to recovery.
personally forget the thermometer -too finicky in the field and if its mercury -nuff said with that shit spread throughout ya pack.
a wee gas stove in another ammo pouch is also great.im going on 13yrsTF army experience and beleive me its bloody amazing what a simple brew of noodles&coffee or tea can make when youre wetter and more miserable than a scuba diving sheep out the back of christ nows where! on a night that blacker than the inside of a westcoast coal mine!

I'm sure Kerry will chime in here eventually, but http://thebloke.co.nz/the-carry-syst...epts-of-lines/. I still have my belt webbing somewhere, although I preferred the chest webbing...

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Originally Posted by kotuku

get yaself an army magazine pouch and put in it -a spkt of noodles,a coupla tbags,a small plastic bags with coffee /sugar. ok attach that to your knife belt with an army water bottle which also has cups canteen.
right -if you have to drop your pack for any reason at least youve got the makings of a feed&hot drink-also for your hypothermic pt -warm fluids with plenty of sugar is a bonus to gettin em stabilised and hopefully on the way to recovery.
personally forget the thermometer -too finicky in the field and if its mercury -nuff said with that shit spread throughout ya pack.
a wee gas stove in another ammo pouch is also great.im going on 13yrsTF army experience and beleive me its bloody amazing what a simple brew of noodles&coffee or tea can make when youre wetter and more miserable than a scuba diving sheep out the back of christ nows where! on a night that blacker than the inside of a westcoast coal mine!

Good points the thermometer I have is digital and fits in my first aid kit so it should be all good. I'm thinking it's for the kind of use when you're inside a hut or a tent monitoring someone rather than outside. I like the idea of having an accessible stove for a quick stop and eat/drink. I normally hide mine inside my pack, but makes sense!

Nappy rash cream, had chaffing once. Not a good look��

Originally Posted by Kooza

Nappy rash cream, had chaffing once. Not a good look👎

Prevention is better than cure. Get some decent "athletic" undies that keep your nuts and koozer up and out of the way, Kooza.

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+1 on the silky saw or, if on a budget, a Sabresaw blade with paracord wrapped around it for a handle

Also I always carry a few lengths of steel tying wire - it rusts but it is soft enough to do emergency repairs without breaking, the blue stuff is better than the galv stuff.

And big cable ties, you can undo them with the point of a knife and reuse them

Originally Posted by 308

And big cable ties, you can undo them with the point of a knife and reuse them

Or better still get the ones with a release tab built in.

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