I got taught the exact same drills when I first joined for your smock. As conflict does, Afghan and Iraq changed a fair few things with Osprey being introduced however now we are back to training conventional the standards are good but they have never come back to these. Fight light is good in principle and so are Ubacs however for line infantry back to Smocks for fighting order would be a benefit. CQB drills were much slicker but then tactics evolve. I remember doing a teach on kit and you would hear newer bods complain about two water bottles being too much! So I loaded a bod up with our basic Afghan load out of 10 x 5.56, then 100 - 5.56 link for lmg gunner, 100 - 7.62 link for GPMG gunner, two smoke, one phos, two HE grenades, stun if you were lucky, pen flare, NVG, spare batteries for it, extra battery for Ecm, water x 2 minimum, maybe NLAW, multi tool, full med kit, Vallon, etc etc etc and all you would hear is "what about fight light". I am by no means an old sweat but lads will go out for a 5 day ex with two pairs of socks 😂
I have seen a shit ton of videos on the tube like this... This is the first one where Know this man is 1 the real deal and 2 what he is saying is spot on
My wife spotted me carefully putting together an emergency tin last week, following your video. She couldn`t get over the two needles I taped to the inside of the lid. "Whatever makes you boys happy", she laughed. "You never know," I replied.
Male or female, people will often mock until they have need of your knife/sewing kit/cordage etc. Your wife will one day have need of somethng from your tin and perhaps appreciate your thoughtfulmindedness. :-)
@@HarryFenton6124 I used to carry a lot of kit in my cut off including sanitary supplies for the Mrs, spaceblankets, assorted pills and fak gear, use a plastic bag for water bc as you say, a taken man ain't carrying those without great risk to his health haha!
My army has never been beaten on the battlefield! I guess I should clarify when I had my army I was only 5 years old and had about 50 plastic men to conquer the world.
Austrian weather means we also get really hot summers, so we carry admin in our bdu jackets/shirts (notebooks, checklists, nav etc), and carry all essentials in our trouser pockets (knife, lighter, field dressing, cravats/banana and gloves). Allows us to layer clothing more effectively. But even while with the army I adopted the use of a customized smock when not in the barracks - meant I hardly ever had to break open the Bergen unless ordered to set up camp Great video, love the balance between being informative enough and keeping it compact
could you please elaborate on the modifications of the smock? i'm kind of a kit pest and i love hearing about what quality-of-live-mods soldiers (i.e. people who actually have use for said mods) come up with.
A nice new series of videos you are making! This topic of gear to lug around what you need and don't need never gets old! Beautiful "Springerabzeichen" on your chest as well! 🙂
In the Infantry US Army we kept our lower blouse pockets clear b/c the LBE rode there. The compass was in the upper right pocket, and the map was in the left trouser cargo pocket. Those were standard spots. When I transferred to the combat engineers, my demo blasting caps were in the upper left blouse pocket!
@@PreparedPathfinder My old art teacher who taught outdoor pursuits told us it's survive, thrive, live. But his favourite maxim to new students sticks even today. "Survival, the ancient and noble art of not bloody dying." Stay well Pal 👍
Cheers for that, can't wait for the rest of the layers :) certainly some points to take away from this especially tying everything on. I remember quite a few years ago doing one of those adventure runs, when it came to swimming across the lake I realised I'd lost my inhaler but by some stroke of luck it wasn't just found but beat me to the other side of the lake.
Good confirmation of something we learned many years ago. A red light is the best medium for preserving night vision BUT a red filter on your navigation torch is nothing but trouble. This is because contour lines on military maps are printed in orange/ red and a red filter torch cancels them out on the map at night. We would look at our map with a pinhole masked white light torch from beneath a poncho or smock to hide the light. Nice to see some things don’t change. 348JRW
Outstanding video. Just happened into my feed, and I believe I will subscribe. Former Marine here, and I appreciate learning how y’all do it on the other side of the pond. Really enjoyed this one. I’ve been making a pocket in my covers (hats) just like that one, but never thought to make it high visibility. A great idea. Looking forward to the next video in this series. Going now to watch the video on your survival tin. Oh, and one of my favorite pieces of kit is my British B.A.S.H.A. I’ve used it for over 25 years now and still rely on it to keep me dry at night. 👍🏻👍🏻
Cheers mate, yeah the British Basha is a pretty decent bit of kit, far better than the old ponchos we used to use. Did you know you can use it as an emergency stretcher too?
Just great stuff. The dummy cording is something I need to tend to, and the waterproof bag in the pant pocket for pen and pad was a great idea. It can be protected and on your lowe pockets dry, secure and available without using other kit bag pocketspaace. ...and the spoon on the line with fire, whistle, and Swiss knife...wise indeed. “My kingdom for a Spoon ! “💫 🇺🇸💥🇬🇧🌟
@@PreparedPathfinder One question. I saw a former Royal Marine also call it a "racing" spoon. Why do you call it a racing spoon? We just call it a spoon lol Nate
I really enjoyed your video and the equipment you keep on your person in the field, similar to my own- just different enough to seem exotic lol Prior US Marine- my cammie uniform wasn’t like that, it had shoulder and breast pockets but that’s it- but I do enjoy the 4 pocket system wherever it’s at Looking forward to seeing the second vid Edit for spelling*
Soldiers are so lucky these days, the only decent kit we had was the Para Smock and Norwegian shirts, the combat 95 fell apart and boots high-leg with hells filled with chip board type materials.
Not all of the new kit is so great mate, the current Virtus webbing and bergen are crap. Most of the kit has improved though, l joined up using boots combat high too.
The “SAS” or Arctic Windproofs were decent. My Keela MTP version is a lot heavier. I still think the PLCE Bergen is a good bit of kit too. Combat High were ditched for ProBoots or German Mountain boots :)
Great video mate! Always looking for new ways to improve on doing things over here on the other side of the pond. I’m really liking that jacket/smock that you’re wearing & will be looking to find out more info on it. I’m really looking forward to the rest of the videos in this series. Cheers from the Central PA mountains in the good ol US of A…..
I sewed an Iron Maiden Trooper bar roll to lower back of my denim cut off, I cut a slit through the denim and added velcro to secure closure, carried allsorts in there for years, spaceblankets, sanitary bits, fak etcetera, a fishing vest would make a good base for you 👍
Just received my Ortlieb map case and “notebook” case. I’ve also received my new notebook and holder/case to suit. Also got a sh*t load of karabiners and paracord 😂 I’m excited for my next army training exercise to try this new setup out 😁 currently in the process of making an admin line 👍🏼 thanks for all your info and tips, anything to make life easier in the field 👌🏼
@@PreparedPathfinder thank you mate. I’ve got a list of kit and equipment I would like to get for Layer 2 and Layer 3 aswell, but as you know, it can start getting expensive 😂 so need to start saving the 💰. On top of all that, I’ve been building an EDC bag too 👌🏼 love all your content mate, I’m hooked onto every word 👊🏼
Great video mate, as usual, !!! A quick question for you, I having never used mtp, what in your opinion is the best camouflage pattern you have used operationally? Love that smock it's ally as f%$k !!!!!!
@@PreparedPathfinder Indeed, I was in fact referring to my techie stuff, even today - slick. Same principles. Taught/learned on the same basis, the same way.
Could you do a civilian or near civilian equivalent. Not easy to find trousers that are simple but will easily take an ortlieb map case (up to A3) folded etc. Would be good if someone could make a version of the old jungle trousers or CS95 in drab non camouflage shades (greys, browns, different greens etc)
Yeah you could do, l’ve always kept a notebook and pens/pencils in my right trouser pocket since day one, the TAM was an addition once l had done SCBC and PSBC. Also there’s nowhere to keep pens etc in the TAM. Sometimes it may end up in your daysack, but you always need a notebook and pen close to hand.
I'm rejoining the army after a false diagnosis from the NHS got my appeal coming up (I know I'll pass) Just wondering if you could give any advice on things to take with me for exercise?
@@PreparedPathfinder they're called red light readable maps, they combine brown and red for the contour features, , super high speed. I carry both, I like the tape idea
Hello, what do you do when its starts raining? Do you throw a hardshell OVER or UNDER your smock? Or do you use a poncho or do you even pack the smock away and putting a hardshell over? Thank you for yoir response, great channel greetings from Germany
Hi Bernd, I normally used to put my hardshell over my smock unless I was working in close proximity to the enemy. I stopped using a poncho many years ago as a waterproof top! When I was in the Army Cadets 1985-88 in fact!
@@PreparedPathfinder Thank you for the fast response! It is interesting especially by a user from the country where the smock was invented. I have just ordered a new smock from arktis and thats why i am rethinking the old debate hardshell over or under. Thank you
I stole the idea of the British troops i worked with for my private wandering gear. I always wear a smock parka or have it attached to my pack. I always have on cargo pants and either a shirt or an indoor jacket with loads of pockets.
@@PreparedPathfinder sweet, many thanks! Is there any downside to making it a bit bigger? I imagine that it would be very difficult to make out for anything but the highest resolution sensors. Again, thanks!
exactly how we are also trained and it makes sense. in case you loose everything you need to have some stuff to survive. it is not only for special forces. read in the history like in World War II, in Vietnam or even now in Ukraine how many ordinary infantry soldiers were trapped because the enemy encicled them and they had to evade in order to return to the friendly lines. of course everything is depending on your mission and the environment as it is clearly stated some of my points 1. boony hat. amazing. i also put some ghuille camouflage to break the head shape 2. in the notebook i have a small flare so in case of being captured i can destroy everything and nothing can be left to the enemy. i did that once in an excersice in Italy and the italians really wanted to beat the hell out of me 3. i have also a small folding knife in my trousers pocket for a lot of stuff 4. i also have apart from the survival kit in my clothing a button compass, 10 m of 550 cord and a heliograph. 5. a small foil blanket is very useful. i can really save your butt even in summer!!!! 6. i always have my nomex balaclava in a pocket. you can have it for camouflage, to protect your face in battle, to look cool in the pictures,, to hide your beautiful face from the pictures but also to keep your head warm when you are evading. All these are great but without proper training in the field they are useless. Great video
Oh PS Gucci kit is all very well but what comes up with the rations and ammunition is good old G1098 issue stuff. You might get a local issue of something to supplement what you have but they are few and far between no one is going out to pay a fortune to get you something different. Learn to use what you have got not yearn to have what you have not.
Tbh mate if you damage or lose something the army will replace it, whether it’s issued or not. They won’t expect you to carry your kit in shopping bags if your bergen gets trashed (which is what happened to mine in lraq).
@@PreparedPathfinder any gen for this lol 😆 to be fair I've seen all your videos and you're doing some great content so keep up the great content. I'm just fishing
What do you wear under the smock? I'd assume some type of field shirt then potentially a regular moisture-wicking layer under that. Please correct me if I'm wrong though.
Great video. One question I have about keeping all these things in your smock, tied on with some cord, is: What happens when you have to do a section attack or whatever and you take your smock off to avoid overheating? How are you gonna get at all those items? Would you put your smock in your daysack and take that with you?
If you're doing a Section Attack you won't have time to get undressed. However if I needed to transfer the items to a UBACS or Waterproof it wouldn't take long, the lanyards have mini karabiners on to allow quick changes.
I got taught the exact same drills when I first joined for your smock.
As conflict does, Afghan and Iraq changed a fair few things with Osprey being introduced however now we are back to training conventional the standards are good but they have never come back to these.
Fight light is good in principle and so are Ubacs however for line infantry back to Smocks for fighting order would be a benefit. CQB drills were much slicker but then tactics evolve.
I remember doing a teach on kit and you would hear newer bods complain about two water bottles being too much!
So I loaded a bod up with our basic Afghan load out of 10 x 5.56, then 100 - 5.56 link for lmg gunner, 100 - 7.62 link for GPMG gunner, two smoke, one phos, two HE grenades, stun if you were lucky, pen flare, NVG, spare batteries for it, extra battery for Ecm, water x 2 minimum, maybe NLAW, multi tool, full med kit, Vallon, etc etc etc and all you would hear is "what about fight light". I am by no means an old sweat but lads will go out for a 5 day ex with two pairs of socks 😂
Live out of your ruck, fight out of your rig, survive out of your pockets. Good wisdom.
I have seen a shit ton of videos on the tube like this... This is the first one where Know this man is 1 the real deal and 2 what he is saying is spot on
Cheers 👍
Pure army, thanks for the video. Respect.
My wife spotted me carefully putting together an emergency tin last week, following your video. She couldn`t get over the two needles I taped to the inside of the lid. "Whatever makes you boys happy", she laughed. "You never know," I replied.
Ha ha, love it! 😂
Male or female, people will often mock until they have need of your knife/sewing kit/cordage etc.
Your wife will one day have need of somethng from your tin and perhaps appreciate your thoughtfulmindedness. :-)
Try explaining why you've got condoms 😂 We used to carry them to pick up water and carry it in a sock. There's much better bags these days
@@spencercave4597 If my wife found me carrying condoms a little survival tin wouldn`t be enough to save me!
@@HarryFenton6124 I used to carry a lot of kit in my cut off including sanitary supplies for the Mrs, spaceblankets, assorted pills and fak gear, use a plastic bag for water bc as you say, a taken man ain't carrying those without great risk to his health haha!
Layer 1:
Tea bags, Spare Tea Bags, Emergency Tea bags and 'It's really gone to shit' Tea Bags.
Things always look better after you have had a cup of tea though isn’t it
… and condor cigars
"In the British army we do a little more work than other armies" Priceless , good quote
Ha ha, you misunderstood me there, I meant we use our smock for kit carriage more than other armies! :)
@@PreparedPathfinder Lol, but am I wrong :-) I heard somewhere standard UK infantry were equivalent to US special forces...
@@neoaliphant Don't tell them that!!:))
@@neoaliphant l can foresee some angry comments inbound! 😂
My army has never been beaten on the battlefield! I guess I should clarify when I had my army I was only 5 years old and had about 50 plastic men to conquer the world.
Top video, real survival. I love the line “I didn’t get this from watching TH-cam videos”.
Cheers Jim!
Austrian weather means we also get really hot summers, so we carry admin in our bdu jackets/shirts (notebooks, checklists, nav etc), and carry all essentials in our trouser pockets (knife, lighter, field dressing, cravats/banana and gloves). Allows us to layer clothing more effectively. But even while with the army I adopted the use of a customized smock when not in the barracks - meant I hardly ever had to break open the Bergen unless ordered to set up camp
Great video, love the balance between being informative enough and keeping it compact
could you please elaborate on the modifications of the smock? i'm kind of a kit pest and i love hearing about what quality-of-live-mods soldiers (i.e. people who actually have use for said mods) come up with.
cant wait for layers 2 and 3. The approach UK soldiers take to fieldcraft has always intrigued me .
A nice new series of videos you are making! This topic of gear to lug around what you need and don't need never gets old! Beautiful "Springerabzeichen" on your chest as well! 🙂
Cheers! Glück Ab! 🪂👍
Saw that. Got my German jump wings while stationed in Vicenza.
In the Infantry US Army we kept our lower blouse pockets clear b/c the LBE rode there. The compass was in the upper right pocket, and the map was in the left trouser cargo pocket. Those were standard spots. When I transferred to the combat engineers, my demo blasting caps were in the upper left blouse pocket!
Roger, when wearing the belt kit my gloves would be on, and the pacer would usually be attached to my weapon.
where did you put the bangalore torpedoes? ha
@@garymorton7922 top left 😂
@@PreparedPathfinder Suppose that when wearing the plate carrier you dont use the smock
Great story.
Survive, thrive, live was how I was taught,
First you avoid dying, then you make things better, then you go make yourself some earned comfort :-)
Well put.
@@PreparedPathfinder My old art teacher who taught outdoor pursuits told us it's survive, thrive, live. But his favourite maxim to new students sticks even today.
"Survival, the ancient and noble art of not bloody dying."
Stay well Pal 👍
@@OldNavajoTricks cheers mate, and you 👍
Super informative. Prior US marine. Very different than our doctrine, especially with the use of the smock. Subscribed as well.
Different how, what do u do ? And are there any particulars etc you prefer or not from either system...
We don’t fight out of smocks. Everything is carried on chest rigs and packs/rucks.
@@Para_Kermit fair enough, does sound noisy tbf..
Many thanks sir, an excellent demonstration of the most essential and practical.
thanks mate!
Cheers for that, can't wait for the rest of the layers :) certainly some points to take away from this especially tying everything on. I remember quite a few years ago doing one of those adventure runs, when it came to swimming across the lake I realised I'd lost my inhaler but by some stroke of luck it wasn't just found but beat me to the other side of the lake.
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Good video, very clear what you explain, beautiful smock. I'm waiting for the one about the backpack.👍
Thankyou, yep getting the next two in this series ready to drop in the next few days, cheers.
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Good confirmation of something we learned many years ago. A red light is the best medium for preserving night vision BUT a red filter on your navigation torch is nothing but trouble.
This is because contour lines on military maps are printed in orange/ red and a red filter torch cancels them out on the map at night. We would look at our map with a pinhole masked white light torch from beneath a poncho or smock to hide the light.
Nice to see some things don’t change.
348JRW
Exactly mate 👍
Good drills are good drills
Hi brother get some love it Tom. Just come across you channel brother
No nonsense, well delivered, thanks, liked & subbed.
Outstanding video.
Just happened into my feed, and I believe I will subscribe.
Former Marine here, and I appreciate learning how y’all do it on the other side of the pond.
Really enjoyed this one. I’ve been making a pocket in my covers (hats) just like that one, but never thought to make it high visibility. A great idea.
Looking forward to the next video in this series. Going now to watch the video on your survival tin.
Oh, and one of my favorite pieces of kit is my British B.A.S.H.A. I’ve used it for over 25 years now and still rely on it to keep me dry at night. 👍🏻👍🏻
Cheers mate, yeah the British Basha is a pretty decent bit of kit, far better than the old ponchos we used to use. Did you know you can use it as an emergency stretcher too?
@@PreparedPathfinder
Never used it as a stretcher, but good to know.
@@arctodussimus6198 have a closer look at it mate, if you fold it lengthways there are handles sewn along the seams 👍
Interesting how whistle for issuing commands in noisy fighting environments is still in use, even as going far back as roman legionairies
Exactly, the most famous one I reckon would be the signal for going "Over the Top" in WW1, must have been a chilling sound.
@@PreparedPathfinder good point, the shrill would cut through the smoke right to the bones...
@@neoaliphant sadly, the last thing a lot of brave young men would hear too. Lest We Forget.
Interesting video, great tips there and I'll be stealing them for my walks up the Fells, always ways to improve and stay safer.
Just found you xideo! now subscribed been training since 1982 now living 8n aus good man nicely presented 👌
Cheers mate 👍
Great video. Really love the part about the spoon.
really enjoying your videos and learning a lot, thankyou
Just great stuff. The dummy cording is something I need to tend to, and the waterproof bag in the pant pocket for pen and pad was a great idea. It can be protected and on your lowe pockets dry, secure and available without using other kit bag pocketspaace.
...and the spoon on the line with fire, whistle, and Swiss knife...wise indeed.
“My kingdom for a Spoon ! “💫
🇺🇸💥🇬🇧🌟
Ha ha, yep roger that mate! 👍
RSO: Damn, you got a lot of shit in your pockets(Me during the shakedown after IWQ) Prepared Pathfinder: "Hold my beer".
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This is a great set up you've got. Greetings (cheers?) from the United States.
great video, look forward to the next one.
Thanks Neil 👍
Excellent information Tom. Looking forward to the rest of the series as well.
Thanks
Nate
Cheers Nate!
@@PreparedPathfinder One question. I saw a former Royal Marine also call it a "racing" spoon. Why do you call it a racing spoon? We just call it a spoon lol
Nate
@@journeyman7189 because you often have to eat rapidly!
I really enjoyed your video and the equipment you keep on your person in the field, similar to my own- just different enough to seem exotic lol
Prior US Marine- my cammie uniform wasn’t like that, it had shoulder and breast pockets but that’s it- but I do enjoy the 4 pocket system wherever it’s at
Looking forward to seeing the second vid
Edit for spelling*
Cheers mate 👍
Soldiers are so lucky these days, the only decent kit we had was the Para Smock and Norwegian shirts, the combat 95 fell apart and boots high-leg with hells filled with chip board type materials.
Not all of the new kit is so great mate, the current Virtus webbing and bergen are crap. Most of the kit has improved though, l joined up using boots combat high too.
The “SAS” or Arctic Windproofs were decent. My Keela MTP version is a lot heavier. I still think the PLCE Bergen is a good bit of kit too. Combat High were ditched for ProBoots or German Mountain boots :)
I've got 2 DPM jackets. Had them for about 20 years. Still going strong
Great video mate! Always looking for new ways to improve on doing things over here on the other side of the pond. I’m really liking that jacket/smock that you’re wearing & will be looking to find out more info on it. I’m really looking forward to the rest of the videos in this series. Cheers from the Central PA mountains in the good ol US of A…..
Cheers mate 🇺🇸🇬🇧👍
The Arktis sniper smock is amazing for this. Works amazing in conjunction with a chest rig for a more wooded environment.
I've been thinking about making a survival vest, out of a peter storm fishing gilet with plenty pockets. Some good ideas here mate.
I sewed an Iron Maiden Trooper bar roll to lower back of my denim cut off, I cut a slit through the denim and added velcro to secure closure, carried allsorts in there for years, spaceblankets, sanitary bits, fak etcetera, a fishing vest would make a good base for you 👍
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Just found your channel. Binge watched several. Great content, well presented . You definitely know this stuff. Walt is definitely not here.
Cheers, appreciate it!
Interesting video mate, liking the map cases. Your right. Lots of them are too bulky. Age old principles here
Roger that, cheers! The basics done right will always work 👍
Just received my Ortlieb map case and “notebook” case. I’ve also received my new notebook and holder/case to suit. Also got a sh*t load of karabiners and paracord 😂 I’m excited for my next army training exercise to try this new setup out 😁 currently in the process of making an admin line 👍🏼 thanks for all your info and tips, anything to make life easier in the field 👌🏼
No problem mate, hope it all works out for you! 👍
@@PreparedPathfinder thank you mate. I’ve got a list of kit and equipment I would like to get for Layer 2 and Layer 3 aswell, but as you know, it can start getting expensive 😂 so need to start saving the 💰. On top of all that, I’ve been building an EDC bag too 👌🏼 love all your content mate, I’m hooked onto every word 👊🏼
@@jackross8655 cheers mate, yes it certainly can!
@@jackross8655 how long did it take to tie two knots to make your admin line?
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Another amazing video, keep up the great work.
Omg great info, thanks for taking the time to educate use.
Cheers mate
Good video, nice to watch to bring back some memories.. atb (former 216)
Cheers mate! 👍
Excellent video 👍
Some good advice mate keep up the videos
Excellent video!
Cheers Bruce! 👍
Great gear n video cheers mate
Cheers mate!
I've always found it super irritating at at times painful to have big bulky items in my map pockets the issued trousers are too thin for me 🤢
Excellent video.. I've learned a lot in a short time. Thank you..
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In the 1970s only a few British soldiers had smock, belt kit and bergan , shows some of us were ahead of the pack.
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Great video mate, as usual, !!! A quick question for you, I having never used mtp, what in your opinion is the best camouflage pattern you have used operationally? Love that smock it's ally as f%$k !!!!!!
Nice pieces of gear
Ur a Para I am now a subscriber"bro"(affirmative Sarnt I'm Airborne! Cheers mate as y'all say.👍)
Cheers mate 👍
I have not realised how organised the Army has made me.
I left in 88, but technically (R Sigs), my layer 1 / 2 kit is the dogs bollocks.
@Stanly Stud 😩
Ignore that berk mate.
@@PreparedPathfinder Indeed, I was in fact referring to my techie stuff, even today - slick.
Same principles.
Taught/learned on the same basis, the same way.
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Super great Video
Greetings from germany
Cheers Andreas!
Well done sir
❤ great content. thank you
Cheers 👍
Nice! Greetings from the woods in Sweden 🇸🇪
Cheers mate! A place l’d love to visit!
Oh look, I’m already subscribed to your channel 😎
Must be that I’m not online enough to remember.
Ha ha, fair one! :)
Great video!
Pretty neat seeing this from a American perspective. Interesting gear
Could you do a civilian or near civilian equivalent. Not easy to find trousers that are simple but will easily take an ortlieb map case (up to A3) folded etc. Would be good if someone could make a version of the old jungle trousers or CS95 in drab non camouflage shades (greys, browns, different greens etc)
Roger that, will look at doing that at some point.
Greetings from Alaska..
Great info as we prepare to face WW111!
Two notebooks? One in chest pocket and one in pants pocket. A bit of an overkill? Can't you just use one for everything (notes and orders)?
Yeah you could do, l’ve always kept a notebook and pens/pencils in my right trouser pocket since day one, the TAM was an addition once l had done SCBC and PSBC. Also there’s nowhere to keep pens etc in the TAM. Sometimes it may end up in your daysack, but you always need a notebook and pen close to hand.
Great stuff , really useful.
Cheers Paul 👍
Good info! Thanks.
I’ve got something in my front pocket… something in my front pocket… something in my front pockets for you
I always wanted to learn how to read a map
I'm rejoining the army after a false diagnosis from the NHS got my appeal coming up (I know I'll pass) Just wondering if you could give any advice on things to take with me for exercise?
Just get running and work on core strength mate.
Nicely done Tom! 🔫🔫 (they don't let you post pistols on here anymore LOL)
Ha ha, roger! Cheers mate 👍
Walter Mitty! Those photos don’t have the issued black bar over the eyes ;)
Pukka gen no waah
Red nail polish on the flashlight lense. In the field we never use white lights. It's a good trick.
You need a dimmed white light to read a map. Contour lines won’t show with a red light.
@@PreparedPathfinder they're called red light readable maps, they combine brown and red for the contour features, , super high speed. I carry both, I like the tape idea
@@snakeplissken3825 never seen one in the UK mate.
@@PreparedPathfinder it might be futuristic, DARPA stuff
Hello, what do you do when its starts raining?
Do you throw a hardshell OVER or UNDER your smock? Or do you use a poncho or do you even pack the smock away and putting a hardshell over? Thank you for yoir response, great channel greetings from Germany
Hi Bernd, I normally used to put my hardshell over my smock unless I was working in close proximity to the enemy. I stopped using a poncho many years ago as a waterproof top! When I was in the Army Cadets 1985-88 in fact!
@@PreparedPathfinder Thank you for the fast response! It is interesting especially by a user from the country where the smock was invented.
I have just ordered a new smock from arktis and thats why i am rethinking the old debate hardshell over or under. Thank you
@@berndschwarz6442 roger, it’s from Platatac in Australia, a great bit of kit. Arktis make awesome smocks too though! 👍
Nice one!!
I stole the idea of the British troops i worked with for my private wandering gear. I always wear a smock parka or have it attached to my pack. I always have on cargo pants and either a shirt or an indoor jacket with loads of pockets.
Also... Biscuits, fruit and Paper, Toilet, wiping. For the use of.
Just found you… liked and sub’d. 👍
Good kit now when I was in back in the mid 80s it was poor,no such thing comfort,grin and bared it hale rain and snow.
Great vid 👍
Thanks Adrian!
What’s best, buy a pre made bug out bag or make one yourself?
What is that tape on the top of the hat exactly? It must be something really special if aircraft is supposed to pick it up. Thanks!
Glint tape mate.
@@PreparedPathfinder sweet, many thanks! Is there any downside to making it a bit bigger? I imagine that it would be very difficult to make out for anything but the highest resolution sensors. Again, thanks!
Great video , but no pocket with boiled sweets 🍬 😂
What has it got in it's pocketses?
~Gollum
exactly how we are also trained and it makes sense. in case you loose everything you need to have some stuff to survive. it is not only for special forces. read in the history like in World War II, in Vietnam or even now in Ukraine how many ordinary infantry soldiers were trapped because the enemy encicled them and they had to evade in order to return to the friendly lines.
of course everything is depending on your mission and the environment as it is clearly stated
some of my points
1. boony hat. amazing. i also put some ghuille camouflage to break the head shape
2. in the notebook i have a small flare so in case of being captured i can destroy everything and nothing can be left to the enemy. i did that once in an excersice in Italy and the italians really wanted to beat the hell out of me
3. i have also a small folding knife in my trousers pocket for a lot of stuff
4. i also have apart from the survival kit in my clothing a button compass, 10 m of 550 cord and a heliograph.
5. a small foil blanket is very useful. i can really save your butt even in summer!!!!
6. i always have my nomex balaclava in a pocket. you can have it for camouflage, to protect your face in battle, to look cool in the pictures,, to hide your beautiful face from the pictures but also to keep your head warm when you are evading.
All these are great but without proper training in the field they are useless.
Great video
Oh PS
Gucci kit is all very well but what comes up with the rations and ammunition is good old G1098 issue stuff. You might get a local issue of something to supplement what you have but they are few and far between no one is going out to pay a fortune to get you something different. Learn to use what you have got not yearn to have what you have not.
Tbh mate if you damage or lose something the army will replace it, whether it’s issued or not. They won’t expect you to carry your kit in shopping bags if your bergen gets trashed (which is what happened to mine in lraq).
Great video. Just curious, which swiss army model do you carry?
top work
Nice. With the German Springerabzeichen. Glück Ab👍🏻
Cheers!
That smock is a pl sgts nightmare. Battle rattle everywhere. So many better places to place your kit guys. Do what's easier for you
There’s nil rattle with this kit, esp with armour on.
@@PreparedPathfinder any gen for this lol 😆 to be fair I've seen all your videos and you're doing some great content so keep up the great content. I'm just fishing
Just wondering what size of bonnie brim do you recommend?
Is that a c8 in your photos the FSK uses them as their standard rifle, the rest of us were issued the hk416 .
That's right.
What do you wear under the smock? I'd assume some type of field shirt then potentially a regular moisture-wicking layer under that. Please correct me if I'm wrong though.
Mate gleaming video hats off
Also were you ex PF??
Ally
Yes mate, cheers 👍
Which pocket do you carry the Yellow Handbag in? As a Sapper, i need to know. 😊
Top left, obvs 🤷♂️
Wrong answer, it's in the Bedford with the rest of my gear 😅
Great video. One question I have about keeping all these things in your smock, tied on with some cord, is: What happens when you have to do a section attack or whatever and you take your smock off to avoid overheating? How are you gonna get at all those items? Would you put your smock in your daysack and take that with you?
If you're doing a Section Attack you won't have time to get undressed. However if I needed to transfer the items to a UBACS or Waterproof it wouldn't take long, the lanyards have mini karabiners on to allow quick changes.
@@PreparedPathfinder ah right! Thanks. Great tips all round
@@Will-mj2lr cheers 👍
What size is the Ortleib bag and map case? Are they both the A4 size or is the note book one A4 and the map the purpose made map case?
A4 for the map and A5 for the notebook mate.
@@PreparedPathfinder thanks for that, enjoying the content.
@@andywilliams7510 no probs mate, and cheers 👍
Do you fablon your maps as well as putting them in the Ortlieb?
What the F do you eat? Raw lion?! I would imagine there are no packs of wolves in that forest. They've all run off screaming!
😂😂
Get some!
Are the issued smocks good enough or is it better to get a better one?
They’re ok, a bit heavy though. They take ages to dry out when wet.
@@PreparedPathfinder okey thank you, do you recommend any other smocks as I cant find any from Platatac online, seem to be sold out everywhere.
Just wondering, do you carry chinagrapgh pencils for the map, or are you one of the no need to mark the map
great video btw
During my military service you mean? Defo no marking of maps due to being in recce units most of my career.
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What’s the name of the sleeve with the lighter in your right upper pocket?