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It is made of stronger materials than the TV (much more durable), it is completely modular so the user can set it up however he/she would like. It does not interfeer at all with a ruck's padded waistbelt like the TV does and it makes more efficient use of space than the TV, forcing the...

Armymedic, thanks for the concern. I also consider dress a cornerstone of discipline... when in garrison and on the parade square, but not as much when in the field. On to Infanteer's point, I'm not advocating everybody show up looking like a JTF-2 assaulter. I'm saying that the standard set...

Recruit Joe, when you get to your unit, don't be surprised if some anal retentive idiots forbid you from wearing anything much of any non-issue kit. If you manage to score some NCOs or officers who are open minded then lucky you, but I wouldn't count on it. In other news, I just finished...

Infanteer, the pouches are indeed TT. Call up Dave's Surplus in BC and ask 'em what TT CADPAT pouches they have in stock. As far as I know such pouches are only available through Dave's. I believe their website's URL is: www.davesarmysurplus.com. It is kind of like a half vest/half webbing, but...

Since I mentioned I'd post pics of my chest rig, here they are. Here is the overall view. The body is a SOTECH mk.3 Hellcat (split front with 2 fastex clips). I went with the mk.3 hellcat because first of all, it can carry 6 rifle mags in the internal pockets before adding on any pouches...

Wait a sec, that wasn't one of our PO checks! ;D. Ok, that's true, I don't really believe everything on the CTS site. Really I filter out 50% of the stuff on any DND site as bubkis, lol. I've tried on a friend's TV and it did indeed ride lower than the design parameters suggest. Another reason...

Recruit Joe, there are a god awful number of NCOs and Officers in the CF who believe that uniformity is something that should be extended from the parade square to the field. These people are idiots in my opinion. The standard set by 3VP in Astan (boots black or green, load bearing kit either...

Armymedic, now now, you wouldn't want those highly polished boots getting all dirty would you?  ;D. The lid is a great addition. I just got my ruck in the mail this morning and I love the lid. It was two zippered compartments, each of which can accomodate a 3 liter hydration bladder or other...

You're just too high on Kifaru Kev... that's the problem with you Kifaru maniacs, always have your head in the clouds ;). Seriously bud, maybe you can get away with a Kifaru, but I wouldn't be able to. And like I said, I'm not going to shell out $700 CDN on a pack.

Well, after a couple of months of drawing up plans, thinking about uniform nazis, and looking at what constitutes a good military ruck, I finally have a finished product. I give you, the 64 pattern frankenruck: This ruck, as all can see, follows the basic 64 pattern ruck design. A medium...

I'm getting a new custom ruck. It consists of a Drop Zone Tactical modular 64 pattern sack on a Mystery Ranch NICE frame (an internal frame designed for the USGI ALICE pack). Attached to the sack will be 3 Tactical Tailor large utility pouches in CADPAT. Above the sack will be the velise, lashed...

Damn, nice lookin blaster you got there. Do you take orders, cause I'm planning on getting an M14 either next month or September and wouldn't mind getting it cammed up.

Just so people know the info Matt got was incorrect unfortunately. "Sorry but the Cadpat Cordura we do have is not for sale as we use it for our custom work. Yes we do sell a bit in the store but it is a 2nd and the color is a bit off on most of it. Daves Surplus" That was posted on the...

In more recent news I've learned that Drop Zone Tactical makes ranger blankets in OD and CADPAT. These have a full perimeter zip to zip the sides and bottom together into a lightweight sleeping bag and the fill is lamilite. Lamilite is the fill used in Wiggys sleeping bags and is considered to...

It's allowed. The C7 has a casing deflector, so there's no reason anybody would make you shoot with your weak side. You'll also be an asset during patrolling for actions on.

I just read that about 3000 CADPAT ranger blankets have been issued thus far. More are in the works.

Kevin, how the heck do you remain combat effective for any extended period if your kit weighs that much before your ruck?! :o You guys must only carry a ranger blanket and a t-shirt in your ruck if you weigh that much without a ruck... jeez... Seriously, what are you guys carrying in light of...

Train hard, fight easy. Or another adage: the more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat. Any leader worth his salt will ensure that his troops practice with proper battle loads. The Brits do an excellent job of this. They have weighted bandoliers and dummy anti-tank rounds for the...

Reading through all the old threads here and lending my voice to some of them. WRT blades this is what I carry: 1.) Strider-Buck Tarani folding knife in my pants pocket 2.) Leatherman Wave on my riggers belt 3.) Ontario partially serrated RAT7 on my 2nd line 4.) Ontario RTAK on my RAID pack...

Ok granted while on the two way range you won't be thinking much about that... but I garauntee that when things calm down you're gonna be kicking yourself  :(.