"Gunfighter" belt setup / First line gear (2018 ver)

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  • @GrimrDirge
    @GrimrDirge 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1092

    Ridicule my clothing? Man, I kept such a low profile in basic that like 2 months in, one of the drill sergeants asked me if I'd been there the whole time

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +260

      Ahahahaha savage

    • @danield5425
      @danield5425 5 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      Currently a DS, hating my exhistance. I still don’t know who half my little warriors are and we graduate next week.

    • @veedee4860
      @veedee4860 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Flying under the radar. More people should go thru life that way. 👍🏾

    • @traymuse3810
      @traymuse3810 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@veedee4860 squeaky wheel gets dat grease doe

    • @tomde3
      @tomde3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ha skate on lol ninja

  • @goatismyname
    @goatismyname 6 ปีที่แล้ว +887

    I stepped off the AF bus at basic having shaved my very full beard into mutton chop sideburns, and was wearing a Star Wars t-shirt that said
    'THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE'.
    No part of that night went well.

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      Hahahahaahahah

    • @totalthreatsolution3237
      @totalthreatsolution3237 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Lul Lipop I’d pay 💰 to have seen that LOL!

    • @deangullberry5148
      @deangullberry5148 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ouch

    • @caseyford7195
      @caseyford7195 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      What ever happened then, you kinda asked for it.

    • @flydriveride
      @flydriveride 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I showed up to lackland with a shaved head. The prison barber was determined to get something off. F'r tried to scalp me

  • @bakara8311
    @bakara8311 6 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    As a medic, I have become a big fan of the dump pouch. I use a fold-up one from Condor. Is it the best...probably not. Is it cheap and does it work well for me...yes. I don't use the dump pouch for magazines though. I use it to quickly store the medical equipment that I'm using. I work predominantly off the the body and try not to get into my aide bag, so if I take contact while I'm in the middle of working on a casualty and need to rapidly change cover, move a patient, or anything else that would require relocating, i can quickly store the medical equipment i have pulled out without having to re-index them into their designated spots on my kit. This allows me to free my hands quickly to get hands on weapon, move a casualty, etc.

    • @1BeGe
      @1BeGe ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Truth. I've found dump pouches so useful that their biggest problem is that they're always full when it finally comes time to do a mag change.
      I've started wearing a 2nd one. I'm military and don't use a pistol so the entire right-hand side of my belt doesn't need a ton...so I stuck a 2nd dump pouch on it. Whatever I'm working with, the dump pouch is a 3rd (and 4th and 5th) hand to hold it.
      Land nav? Maps and protractors go in there while I'm shooting azimuths.
      Long patrol? Extra food and water goes in there quite nicely.
      etc etc.
      I have one on the hip belt of my main pack too just in case I need it while hoofing it, and it's come in useful a thousand times.

    • @hellacoorinna9995
      @hellacoorinna9995 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Do I have a pathalogical phobia of question marks despite asking what seems to be a question to the point where I replace question-marks with full stops....possibly"

  • @nicholausstraach458
    @nicholausstraach458 6 ปีที่แล้ว +535

    If you buddy has a dump pouch, put rocks in it every chance you get.

    • @sawyernorthrop4078
      @sawyernorthrop4078 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Carry 10-15 empty mags and stuff his pouch when he's not looking

    • @Jeff-uq7iu
      @Jeff-uq7iu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      This was a joke when I was in, guys would have all sorts of nonsense in their dump pounch

    • @hereditarysedentary6812
      @hereditarysedentary6812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sick 69

    • @azrael3030
      @azrael3030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Worng on so many lvls 😂

    • @Grgrrr
      @Grgrrr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rocking a newbs pack is classic. Keep track of your shit and keep situational. Lol

  • @rockhopper01
    @rockhopper01 6 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    They were filming a recruitment video the whole time I was in boot camp. So when our bus pulled up, a film crew got on before the D.I. did. He did his spiel, we got off the bus onto the yellow footprints, then we got back on the bus to do it all again from a different camera angle. Kinda killed the moment for me.

    • @fuzymunk
      @fuzymunk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      rockhopper01 same here, the re-takes made some portions just laughable

    • @gruntgearreview6490
      @gruntgearreview6490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@fuzymunk Dude we waited at the base of the reaper so we could march up as the sun came up for the cameras. Shit was stupid.

    • @reynaldorivera7641
      @reynaldorivera7641 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The DI’s didn’t yell at all. They all seemed tired as it was 0300. So it was very pleasant lol. My dad was a DI so I grew up like it was boot camp every day. Getting yelled at, getting smoked, and busy work was nothing to me

    • @EmergencyL0tion
      @EmergencyL0tion ปีที่แล้ว

      @@reynaldorivera7641 damn that seems like it sucked

  • @TMxxx69
    @TMxxx69 6 ปีที่แล้ว +640

    Arrived at Benning wearing a peace symbol t-shirt. Immediately earned the nickname Hippie, which then became Flower Child, and finally just Flower. Thought I would lose the name once I went downrange. I was wrong.

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      lol

    • @EuropaChronicles
      @EuropaChronicles 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Most underrated comment on this video by far.

    • @nickbruce6859
      @nickbruce6859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Haha that's alright. I was bending over picking something up one day and a drill sergeant asked why I was booty dancing. From there on out i was called J-Lo.

    • @tomde3
      @tomde3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I was called coke bottles cause my glasses were so thick that they reminded the DS of the bottom of a glass coke bottle.

    • @mobius-1503
      @mobius-1503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@tomde3 damn that wouldv been me. Im in the -400's :(

  • @Gen_Kael
    @Gen_Kael 6 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    If you've ever had to act like you were sleeping while the bunk above you pounded one out, go ahead and hit that Subscribe button.

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Ugh been there

    • @Irradiated316
      @Irradiated316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Best part of the Navy

    • @flawless_Cowboy
      @flawless_Cowboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ain't no fkn way 😭

    • @Irradiated316
      @Irradiated316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@flawless_Cowboy don't pretend like you didn't like it.

    • @leifhoklin2681
      @leifhoklin2681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Irradiated316 lol

  • @lordhades9455
    @lordhades9455 6 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    The doctor asked me if I'm sexually active
    I said I'm subbed to GarandThumb
    I can only assume he wrote 'fucking awesome' on my chart before poking me with several needles.

    • @crumply5959
      @crumply5959 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LordHades good times

  • @jameshull5274
    @jameshull5274 6 ปีที่แล้ว +810

    The perfect mix of knowledge and crotch. Not too much not to little, just right.

  • @warpartyattheoutpost4987
    @warpartyattheoutpost4987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I did Basic in the '90s, stepped off the bus in full grunge regalia (flannel included!) 'n hadda hear about my hair. Later in training Sergeant Raines asked "Didn't ya used to have long hair? Well, keep this up 'n ya will again." I thought it was an insult until another sergeant explained that Raines was Delta, so it was a compliment, like I had potential to be a shaggy soldier.

    • @welersonm.8212
      @welersonm.8212 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did you ever make it to SOF ?

    • @Vinnytwotime
      @Vinnytwotime 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Delta at basic? I'm going to call bullshit.

    • @mattrickard3716
      @mattrickard3716 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Vinnytwotime So, "... ya will again" implying that if he keeps it up he will be kicked out, become a civilian again and be free to look like Kurt Cobain?

    • @blamalam7257
      @blamalam7257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No the Delta Sergeant was implying he had potential to do SFOD, where grooming standards are less military and more near civilian so that way SFOD can have potential to infiltrate Hostile AO in countries as "Tourists "

    • @takumif7056
      @takumif7056 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      vinny thehourshower he was a NCO not a trainee lol

  • @DB.KOOPER
    @DB.KOOPER 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I absolutely love how this channels grown and what you're doing here, you've really developed your style and let your personality shine through the tech info. Keep up the great work mate, always glad to see a fellow PNW shooter putting out so much great content.

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      thanks man!

    • @pjpearce1390
      @pjpearce1390 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      This comment aged so well. Still my favorite channel on TH-cam. Love me some flannel daddy 🫶

  • @cjwatts721
    @cjwatts721 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Working as armed security with almost exclusively indoors with pistols, I’ve got basically all my pouches and gear between 10 and 2. The few times I have a rifle, I do adjust some stuff back, because it means I’m in a more open area, and like the ability to distribute weight more

    • @richardle7469
      @richardle7469 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I too do security, I do bout the same, 3x 17rd on belt, and extra 17rd in pocket and 27rd in cargo pocket, and WPS ankle med kit

  • @calebclement9189
    @calebclement9189 6 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    That last crotch/belt video was 16mins and 27secs longer than what I needed it for

  • @triggerhappyasian
    @triggerhappyasian 6 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Garand Thumb out here living in 2018 already

    • @benjaminfish7602
      @benjaminfish7602 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ImSpartacus Spaceballs!

    • @nathanc.8821
      @nathanc.8821 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He out here living in 2020

    • @Tac0Tuesday91
      @Tac0Tuesday91 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nah I’m out here living In 2019, litteraly

    • @MegaMortar
      @MegaMortar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nathanc.8821 nope go back it was shit

  • @sonofagreatsouthernland
    @sonofagreatsouthernland 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    No reviewer should be allowed to have that much fun, ever! Innuendo flowing sweetly. Good job!

  • @craigallen5963
    @craigallen5963 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    You need to make a "Love guns/Afraid of girls" T-shirt.
    That made me laugh, as I sit here, sad and alone,looking at my weapons and my cat.

  • @xrmatt1010
    @xrmatt1010 6 ปีที่แล้ว +531

    Finally a way to hold all my condoms and poptarts.

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      blueberry?

    • @AOMartialArts
      @AOMartialArts 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      XRMatt Priorities

    • @MikeTatman
      @MikeTatman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Is there any other kind? Love your channel sir. Maybe the best on TH-cam!

    • @usMarinecuv902
      @usMarinecuv902 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Garand Thumb the poptarts or the condoms?

    • @deangullberry5148
      @deangullberry5148 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I put my poptarts in the condoms, to save space. It really helps.....

  • @ghostgk3892
    @ghostgk3892 6 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    Did you just say.."Garand scheme of things" ?

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Good catch

    • @gameahollic
      @gameahollic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      I heard it and just let out a big "Fuuuuuck offfff"

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      hahahahahaha

    • @randwels
      @randwels 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Small little things in the Garand scheme of things hahaha

    • @warpartyattheoutpost4987
      @warpartyattheoutpost4987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Garand Thumb..... my last name is "Sweet", so I try to wordplay that as much as possible.... kinda feel like I earned it after carrying that handle through the Army.

  • @IrishPennant0311
    @IrishPennant0311 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I put my Tier One Operational Nourishment my mom prepares for me before she drops me off to airso-I mean before the Op begins-in my dump pouch.

  • @instructoryazo6724
    @instructoryazo6724 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I was wearing a Polo shirt, I was told "thanks for dressing up".

  • @justinsharratt7282
    @justinsharratt7282 6 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    So I gotta ask, can you fit crayons in that chem light magazine pouch. Marines no longer need mre's yay

    • @azrael3030
      @azrael3030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂 i just mite have to get some my meat head buds some tactical snack dispenser 😂

    • @AmericanPowerstrokes
      @AmericanPowerstrokes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I just eat my mags

    • @JW-fi3es
      @JW-fi3es 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I use and eat the Large crayons, mostly to make up for my size, but also because I have an appreciation for girth. Will these fit? Also looking for a hi speed/low drag pouch to hold my big box of crayons. Hey, I get hungry while in the field(enroute to the beer store). Semper Fi

    • @clusterpuck76
      @clusterpuck76 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is there a belt mounted pez dispenser? Asking for a friend

    • @hvyduty1220
      @hvyduty1220 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

  • @Darkpassenger2012
    @Darkpassenger2012 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I appreciate your candor. Not that it is needed all the time, it is refreshing to see someone who is honest about their reviews and disclosures. There are far too many channels who say this is best or that is better just because they are receiving free stuff.
    I've heard, but I don't know, that firearm manufacturers will tune up a gun before they send them for testing.
    You should be rewarded or compensated for the work you do with your channel after all you're providing a service, To the viewer and the manufacturers, but you're honest about it...and you don't HAVE to be. So thank you!

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I do my best. Thanks boss

  • @RayW808
    @RayW808 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "Love guns, afraid of girls" you need to make this shirt, I'll buy that.

  • @JoeyOutlaw
    @JoeyOutlaw ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I use the TREX ARMS ORION BELT as my "Bump In The Night" belt and it works great. Its set up to my exact specifications and i keep my Glock17 in the Holster at all times so i can literally jump out of bed and throw the belt on over my boxers in a few seconds and im ready to go with everything i need instantly. Truly great product and design!

  • @nickshades6727
    @nickshades6727 6 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Love it when daddy teases me with his belt.

    • @NS50117
      @NS50117 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I took great pride in ruining the 69 likes

    • @tabasajustinjakej.7715
      @tabasajustinjakej.7715 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nick Shades nigga U gay bro?

  • @Overlord99762
    @Overlord99762 6 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    I liked those slow-mo ass shots
    Also why no crotch? It'd be the second battle of the *BULGE*

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Commander Shepard! Commander Shepard?! A word please, the people of Earth have a right to know

    • @Overlord99762
      @Overlord99762 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Garand Thumb Please, Garand, make the I like guns, but I'm afraid of Girls t-shirt, I need it to battle space thots

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Understood Commander. I’m on it

    • @sandercohen3309
      @sandercohen3309 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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  • @Dev_Six
    @Dev_Six 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For gloves I suggest Outdoor Research, especially the fire retardant gloves. Good quality gloves, and saved a friend of mine from having his hand entirely screwed when he had a smoke grenade blow in his hand.

  • @greglauderdale7595
    @greglauderdale7595 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I like to run a Pez Dispenser and 17 Pez mags with a backup dispenser in my boot.

    • @TheSeanBampton
      @TheSeanBampton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Only a rookie doesn't have a Pez dispenser. Stormtrooper Pez FTW

    • @eddyflo2978
      @eddyflo2978 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mad man!!!

  • @blargh39
    @blargh39 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    you earned the like with the pull out jokes, the 13 year old inside me couldn't resist

  • @andrewR222
    @andrewR222 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Never pull out, "men shouldn't wear two things, thats pt belts and condoms"- best ranger

  • @trundelingporpoise2404
    @trundelingporpoise2404 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    15:25 he cracked! Finally! I always wondered how on earth Daddy Garand was able to drop such edgy bombs and not crack up ; )

  • @nickclayton1935
    @nickclayton1935 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Garand thumb... the guardian of my BAH and tricare now has a utility belt. He’s the hero we need 🔥🔥🔥

  • @rman713
    @rman713 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2301

    Make a shirt that literally says I like guns but I’m afraid of girls

    • @whcw11
      @whcw11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Please

    • @demonseed19
      @demonseed19 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Rodrigo please... Please do this... I want it

    • @fabiolean
      @fabiolean 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Ugh, fucking please

    • @kulbeins5571
      @kulbeins5571 6 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      I would wear it unironically

    • @brycegraham7368
      @brycegraham7368 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      That's the only youtuber shit I would ever wear

  • @ptriq
    @ptriq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    If youre still waiting for said belt to come back into stock, hit that subscribe button.

    • @levibailey6256
      @levibailey6256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This was posted 3 years ago shit got alot worse

  • @dsbiddle
    @dsbiddle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you for not saying, “Orientated” but the correct “oriented”. I appreciate it. Also, I am happy not to hear other mystifying non-existent terms like “ambidextrious” which I hear in so many freaking gun videos.

    • @ahandgrenade3640
      @ahandgrenade3640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What? Ambidextrous isn't a real word or are you just saying they tend to pronounce it wrong?

  • @DanielReyes-hz1qk
    @DanielReyes-hz1qk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for the tip on using a leg strap with a drop offset mount! I like long barrelled firearms and used to use a thigh rig but wanted to transition away from that. A standard belt mount sat too high so I went with a drop offset and the positioning was perfect, but the draw was horrible! Couldn't draw naturally because the holster would rock outwards and I just so happened to watch this video after an hour of practice and 🤦‍♂ solved a problem I didn't know existed. Thanks for the everything you've been a big help with gear setup. No idea why I hadn't seen your videos until recently

  • @The_Ghost923
    @The_Ghost923 6 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    Police Academy. Got yelled at for being the only Cadet wearing an olive green suit with brown shoes while everyone else was wearing a black suit with black shoes. The colors I chose were the colors of the agency I now work for and I thought I was showing my pride to have been selected... Yeah, not the best idea. LOL nice video!

  • @justinmanns1569
    @justinmanns1569 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Soooooo you weren't wearing any pants when you were explaing them. I like it

  • @bwat05
    @bwat05 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    On the plane ride on the way to boot camp a gentleman beside me told me to get ready because IT BEGINS as soon as the plane lands. Really made the rest of the ride "stress free". 😄 He wasn't wrong.

  • @bishopm4401
    @bishopm4401 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are the only reason I wake up on tuesdays. And to hear your doing a video on the fal soon has given me something to be excited about in life for the first time in years

  • @A8vscRrabbit
    @A8vscRrabbit 6 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    Battle belts? I go into battle with only my rifle, no pants and spit! High speed low drag? No. pleasant speed and perfect friction!
    My. 02

    • @nicholasquintero1080
      @nicholasquintero1080 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      A8vscRrabbit Butt Naked Brigade??? Are you General Butt Naked?

    • @A8vscRrabbit
      @A8vscRrabbit 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Nicholas Quintero call sign is "buttsex actual"

    • @jonnyboy1411
      @jonnyboy1411 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      this shit had me in tears

    • @arod2104
      @arod2104 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You Sir or Ma’m are hilarious 🤣.

    • @A8vscRrabbit
      @A8vscRrabbit 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      arod2104 whoa. Whoa now. I like to keep it gender fluid. Man sauces and the lady juices they can just flow...........so this one time we were in this bar in Bangkok and............

  • @opossumlord
    @opossumlord 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This uploaded on my birthday. Thank you flannel dad

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Happy birthday

    • @shmike3775
      @shmike3775 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Too bad your real dad wasnt at your birthday

    • @NS50117
      @NS50117 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shmike3775 savage

  • @seanwieland9763
    @seanwieland9763 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    “My couch pulls out, but I don’t.” - Lincoln Project neocons, talking about Afghanistan, probably

  • @austintruitt7581
    @austintruitt7581 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Navy boot camp, September of 2016, I decided that partying up until I went to meps was the best way to spend a summer. I quit my job at the scuba shop and partied every second I could. I showed up to boot camp with pink shorts, green Hawaiian shirt, slicked back long hair and a bad mustache. needless to say, I stood out.

  • @puma51921
    @puma51921 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    My boot camp memory was not being able to stop smiling because I thought the DI antics were so silly. I could not stop smiling. The rest of boot camp my name was smiley.

    • @felixappiah7366
      @felixappiah7366 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      puma51921 haha, I'd laugh so much at the drill sergeants they called me giggles

    • @deadheart556
      @deadheart556 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That's great, I was a smiler too. I didnt get a cool nickname and fun tho.
      They called me deermeat and smoked the ever loving shit out of me.

    • @fuzymunk
      @fuzymunk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nick Kotenberg we had a guy in boot with last name Sailor. He wasn't the sharpest blade in the drawer, either. His screw ups made for some comical dialogue between DIs

    • @stamper_kgcoldmtnprojects2494
      @stamper_kgcoldmtnprojects2494 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me and another dude could not stop smiling... then after black Friday we were in the same platoon... his rack was directly across from me and we couldn't make eye contact with bering lol.

    • @elijahshepherd3374
      @elijahshepherd3374 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Smiley is a cool nickname tbh

  • @johnharriman6046
    @johnharriman6046 6 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    That belt is not the only thing that is incredibly stiff at the moment.

  • @covertops.
    @covertops. ปีที่แล้ว

    You are thorough, a perfectionist, a man of excellence. Right up my alley, a man after my own heart. One of my favorite YT channels!

  • @YoungGunsCanada
    @YoungGunsCanada 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey this video was released on my 34th birthday! I arrived at CFB Dundurn Saskatchewan a day before basic, 17 years ago. They gave us all a pair of grey coveralls and made us pick up cigarettes butts besides the barracks until all the other recruits arrived.

  • @Andrewy27
    @Andrewy27 6 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    “The last time I did this you kind of just awkwardly stared at my crotch”
    Heh
    “We’re not gonna do that”
    :(

  • @thedadhaze
    @thedadhaze 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Overall in the garandscheme of things, I appreciated this mix of crotch and batman shots.

  • @DJTruth_1970
    @DJTruth_1970 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Refuge Medical has some great first aid/trauma kits, also offer a dangler to hand said kit from your chest rig or “war belt”…

  • @TacticalDew
    @TacticalDew 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite part of this channel is garand thumb slowly descending into madness during the video 😂😂😂

  • @sanguinor5609
    @sanguinor5609 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    When daddy garand does more parenting in his end of video knowledge bombs than your real life dad.

    • @thermaltoyzngear3310
      @thermaltoyzngear3310 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't mislead the comment readers, you don't know your dad.

    • @sanguinor5609
      @sanguinor5609 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hence why Daddy Garand has parented me more

    • @fenrir8a510
      @fenrir8a510 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha thats sad... for you...

  • @bobbafett3050
    @bobbafett3050 6 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Instructions unclear. Paused the video and looked at your crotch for 17 minutes or 5 full repetitions of Urge Overkill's classic love song Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon.
    Good content. Thanks.

  • @SaraphDarklaw
    @SaraphDarklaw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    What would you recommend to someone with a smaller surface area? I’m short so it was like a lightning rod for my drills. Everyone also has a story about how they once carried/jumped a ruck heavier than me.
    As far as being afraid of girls, don’t worry, we don’t bite...hard... unless you want us too. 😊

    • @tobiasreaper3650
      @tobiasreaper3650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Padded belts tend to add more surface area because they protrude more. If you're riding in vehicles, though, this may not be the best option.

    • @genkiferal7178
      @genkiferal7178 ปีที่แล้ว

      what did you wind up getting or trying? I am considering the Kore 1.5" w tactical belt with the X7 buckle (all tiniest options). I am very new to all of this and also plan to use some of this as a tool belt and maybe as a hiking belt, too (so dual-purpose).

  • @stevenbrown5163
    @stevenbrown5163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great belt so far. Thanks for adding the SOLID brass buckle. I Know of two major incidents of steel messing up some very sensitive nav. electronics, with expensive and time-consuming consequences. Buying my mechanical watch
    I had to ensure that the titanium was pure of any alloys as well as the coating: to harden the titanium and make shiny.

  • @tomsalewski
    @tomsalewski 6 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I’ve been waiting patiently in my mom’s basement for this video. Look out mall, I’m on patrol!!

    • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
      @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I'm a new subscriber. There is a very strange vibe on this channel that's kinda macho post-adolescent homoerotic. ; )

    • @iHasCaek
      @iHasCaek 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Triggerati so you figured out the jokes. 'grats....

    • @user-qt6ci5ep2y
      @user-qt6ci5ep2y 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      It’s not a vibe... it’s a lifestyle... as in, Lifestyle is a brand of condom, and Daddy Garand will never use one when he leaves his milky knowledge deposited deep within you...

    • @jontheroofer1968
      @jontheroofer1968 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Triggerati
      It's not homoerotic, it's big daddy thumberotic

    • @youngmike8645
      @youngmike8645 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      B 65 you win. Omg bro😭😭😭

  • @xw4
    @xw4 6 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    Ha ha... Don’t Pull out... Thant’s why I can’t buy as much equipment.

    • @aaronayala9247
      @aaronayala9247 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      xw4 my favorite comment cause I can relate 😂 I have one on the way

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      If pulling out is right, then I want to be wrong.

    • @andrewjeffords2625
      @andrewjeffords2625 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      25 with two kids...if pulling out is wrong...I’ve been a bad boy

    • @aaronayala9247
      @aaronayala9247 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Andrew Jeffords I’ll probably be in your shoes when I’m 25 haha.
      19 and expecting my first. I’m sure more are coming 😂

    • @Joe-Speck-RossDowningGMC
      @Joe-Speck-RossDowningGMC 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yea my pull out game is weak. No shame here. I use the kids as reasons to own a gas mask and lots of guns. Keeping my family safe!!!!

  • @BlackKnightCanaday
    @BlackKnightCanaday 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I spent most of the first day at Basic on my face doing pushups because i came from a colder state and basic was in Tx during the summer so i wore a tank top....apperently my MTI thought i was tryna be tough so he put me on my face every chance he got and called me tough guy alot for that first week...pretty sure thats frowned upon these days but he was old school and I think I turned out better for it.

  • @dylanrutan100
    @dylanrutan100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I keep a pvs 14 pouch with rhino mount and elbow on my 4 o clock. Kind of essential to keep the serialized gear easily accessible, as well as secure. Also, my dump pouch is a must. If im running my 240 it’s where I keep my 7.62.

  • @xSluggySlugworthx
    @xSluggySlugworthx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    Hmm...needs a crayon pouch.

    • @usMarinecuv902
      @usMarinecuv902 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Will Griffith just put red Crayola instead of the chem sticks

    • @mr.c7021
      @mr.c7021 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rah!

    • @AlaskanBallistics
      @AlaskanBallistics 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Will Griffith bahaha lol

    • @user-ns3vs3bp3e
      @user-ns3vs3bp3e 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Will Griffith you mean an MRE dispenser?

    • @ahandgrenade3640
      @ahandgrenade3640 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I found the marine.

  • @Lorgoth117
    @Lorgoth117 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I stacked my belt with medical supplies. Being a medic it was helpful to have the extra. I ended up using it as a speed ball and dropped it for other guys when we had multiple casualties to take care of, I would keep my aid bag.

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Perfect example of modifying a setup to suit your needs.

  • @royrodgersmcfreely2858
    @royrodgersmcfreely2858 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "never pull out!"
    -Big daddy Garand.

  • @MaisonHorne
    @MaisonHorne 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve been searching for a nub extension my whole life! But seriously; didn’t know there was such a mod. My girlfriend was about to make me ditch my ALS because of how small that nub is. Thanks!

  • @alanjiang9057
    @alanjiang9057 6 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?

    • @raphaelbeinhauer9242
      @raphaelbeinhauer9242 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      alan jiang Are you saying he shouldn't drop those knowledge bombs on us so we can't overpower us?

    • @raphaelbeinhauer9242
      @raphaelbeinhauer9242 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *overpower him

    • @CircaSriYak
      @CircaSriYak 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      *autistic launch sound*

    • @warpartyattheoutpost4987
      @warpartyattheoutpost4987 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      NNNOOOOOOOOO!

    • @MrMrrome
      @MrMrrome 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Its not a story the jedi would tell you.

  • @Devin_Milford
    @Devin_Milford 6 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    A) Less crotch
    B) Gonna be better
    pick one

    • @ghostlypirate_5083
      @ghostlypirate_5083 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Devin Millford can I request more crotch?

    • @3rdgenaddict
      @3rdgenaddict 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      More crotch. Mmmmmm

    • @reynaldorivera7641
      @reynaldorivera7641 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Complainer wanted less crotch bc well don’t ask don’t tell lol

  • @sgtschmitty8013
    @sgtschmitty8013 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What you said about running at the end was GOLD bro, I wish I met you 4 years ago

  • @gardosalazar9127
    @gardosalazar9127 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    His pretty good standing out in the open and shooting paper,that doesn't shoot back. Am impressed.

    • @TacticalTrainer223
      @TacticalTrainer223 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rick Noel would you rather him have told Lucas to go downrange so they could have shot at each other like real operators do?

  • @SHWELL11
    @SHWELL11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I had Dreadlocks when I enlisted. The Barber during Basic Training refused to cut it, so I went an extra week with Hair than the rest of the Flight.. I was the Guide, so I was in front of my flight all day every day. I got hell from the MTM's for those 2 weeks. I was "AB Bob Marley" my entire time. Good Times! PT was the worst, they took turns riding my ass.

  • @miltechmoto
    @miltechmoto 6 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    How much does it cost to rent a chopper for one airsoft event Garand?

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +367

      It costs my mom getting really mad at me

    • @mucpougaming6092
      @mucpougaming6092 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @Xerø i mean if theres a virgin in them then hes not really a virgin

    • @My_Alchemical_Romance
      @My_Alchemical_Romance 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Garand Thumb lmao! Love that sense of humor. Garand is my daddy.

  • @jamesfinney8841
    @jamesfinney8841 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the high quality video. Cops wear all the gear on the front because of sitting in the car all day, and because when fighting a suspect it's easier to reach down to needed gear in the front than the back. When I see a rookie cop with a bunch of gear in the back I laugh.

  • @jeffthornton7471
    @jeffthornton7471 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t remember what I wore to basic, but when got off the bus at Cape May, NJ for Coast Guard basic training, it offended everyone wearing a Campaign Cover. I was given the pleasure of much “incentive training” for my life and fashion choices.

  • @lauren4652
    @lauren4652 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I happen to love Batman, so I pose a question to you sir....do you love Batman or do you just know how freaking hilarious it is to do the Batman mask in your videos.....or are you the real Batman??

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      I'm not the gear reviewer that you need, but the one that you deserve.

    • @lauren4652
      @lauren4652 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Garand Thumb Agreed sir...well quoted!

    • @zb6618
      @zb6618 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lauren Hagler I’m picturing Garand Thumb clearing buildings in Ramadi with a Batman mask on

    • @badlandskid
      @badlandskid 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Needs a snickers bar pouch.

  • @henrydietrich3283
    @henrydietrich3283 6 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I like this setup. I have plenty of room behind the pistol for one of those short Kiwi pouches to keep a medium sized box of crayons to snack on!
    On a serious note, is there a reason you don't carry at least a decent small knife on the belt?
    Never know when you have to stab a THOT, engage in vigorous combat with an MRE pouch or tactically open your mail.

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      For various reasons I did not include my defensive knife setup in this video. I can't always show everything.

    • @user-qt6ci5ep2y
      @user-qt6ci5ep2y 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Gotta keep that 10% to yourself. That’s how you stay on top.

    • @arbosmak5914
      @arbosmak5914 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But Garand, we need everything....

    • @sostrucking
      @sostrucking 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Henry Dietrich don't forget a whiskey pouch. Can't have crayons without the whiskey.

  • @stretchman490
    @stretchman490 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is an adjustment screw in the bottom of the Safariland rig to take out the rattle, if the weapon is too loose. I run an SLS/ALS rig at work, but I have a hood and a sentry on it, since I work around people that like to fixate on the weapon.
    I went basic in 1981, and was the first guy off of the bus. In fact, I was the only guy off of the bus. He said get off the bus, and I went through the side door as fast as I could, only to find that I was alone out there. Seemed like an eternity before everyone else came piling out. Luckily, there was a TI out there that told me to stand on the yellow footprints. We were rainbows all weekend, didn't get our pickle suits until Monday. At least I was wearing my aim high T shirt that the recruiter gifted me.

  • @brutewarrior
    @brutewarrior 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't realize I was a hick until I got to boot camp and saw my first city folk. Had an instructor from brick NJ about 5' nothing and self admittedly hung like a gnat. Backed up by his attitude.

  • @matthewjohnson993
    @matthewjohnson993 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I would never want daddy thumb to pull out 😉

  • @buddyxfren8309
    @buddyxfren8309 6 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    Make a shirt that says "I like guns, but I’m afraid of girls"

  • @phprofYT
    @phprofYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guy has more gear than I have time in the day.

  • @dangerousdangreene8916
    @dangerousdangreene8916 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I gave a thumbs up for the "never pull out" comment at 15:06. Well played, sir.

  • @lewishuysmans7921
    @lewishuysmans7921 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Yay daddies home!

  • @kevinmogensen9683
    @kevinmogensen9683 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    If you ever have had some tell you what to do in a gunfight, but has never been in an actual gunfight. Go ahead and hit that subscribe button .

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      *trump at microphone* wrong

  • @tacticalveterinarian
    @tacticalveterinarian 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Can you do a video on different back panels for plate carriers? Thanks Garand and Happy New Years to you!

  • @Stronghand-yw1lk
    @Stronghand-yw1lk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I run a Safariland level 2 holster on my belt and the release nub/switch is underneath the trigger guard. It works so that when I draw my sidearm, my traffic finger hits the release instead of my thumb like yours, or my trigger finger as on most police issue holsters. I am VERY happy with it.

  • @jimmylemons920
    @jimmylemons920 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Every time you say thought (thot) pull out, girthy, or any of that stuff you should roll that Batman clip or replay the word in slow motion

  • @TheMediumDaddy
    @TheMediumDaddy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I installed a nub mod recently and my wife is much happier.

  • @alexmthorr
    @alexmthorr 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    2018 Version but we still in 2017. Garand Thumb is ahead of his time.

  • @jesterflight8593
    @jesterflight8593 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thus fella is a damm good instructor, I'm still a fulltime public servant & LEO instructors don't seem this informed & are way too complacent. Everytime we qualify, they never bring up our duty belts, or how we could be more effective. It's supposed to be an,8hour tour ,however they let us out once we qualify after a 2 hour lunch & claim 8 hours. We have to stay away from our duty stations & go to the pub ,or to our house,no traffic stops. Imagine if we actually utilized 4 hours of classroom instruction & 4 hours of tactical handgun practice?

  • @themanwithnoname9894
    @themanwithnoname9894 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    @ 15:07 Always pull out. You don't want to propagate a thot. That means less money and time dedicated to your training. And more headaches.

  • @Arkibos
    @Arkibos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Stepped off the bus onto the yellow foot prints, I just remember being yelled at that my fly was open.

  • @jakebaber3389
    @jakebaber3389 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Earned the like on the video for the life advice. “Never pull out” -Garland Thumb

  • @sinfullegacy7286
    @sinfullegacy7286 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why am I slowly falling in love with this man???

  • @MasterK9Trainer
    @MasterK9Trainer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Those were very interesting pieces of gear and I love your detailed explanations, but sadly many of us can't afford all the cool, tactical or professional level gear on the market. So, if you could do a video for people on a budget that covers new and maybe even old gear that would be a video many would like to see.
    I am sure as a trained and experienced soldier or operator that you can and would improvise with whatever you had or could get. As a civilian, as a prepper or survival minded person, such information and knowledge would be extremely beneficial as one may not always be able to afford or get specific or enough essential equipment in time for an event and of course we never know when an emergency is going to bite us in the butt and as if to say, "Ready or not, your ass is mine".

    • @vhmccray3705
      @vhmccray3705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree with you fully. One thing to consider is just doing a ton of research. There is so much gear out there. Just like with anything else, some of it is crap. Finding quality inexpensive gear ain't easy. But you can find some good stuff used. It just takes some patients.

  • @ricardoneves356
    @ricardoneves356 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice and practical sugestions. I use a similar one, and works well, for exemple when i sprint or go to the ground.

  • @1ofyouforme
    @1ofyouforme 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought a 6354DO and a new belt because of you, I hope you're happy. I know I am because this thing is sick.

  • @AR15shootin
    @AR15shootin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stepped off the bus and was given a PT uniform. Recruiter failed to mention that it would be the next day before we’d get running shoes so I spent the day walking around in PT shorts and western square toed boots. The DS had a ball with it of course

  • @dogboy0912
    @dogboy0912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "Never pull out"
    2.5 years later:

  • @impulse8797
    @impulse8797 6 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    8:28 oh yea, please tell me more about your 6 o'clock

  • @criticalthinkingwjake
    @criticalthinkingwjake 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    A guy in my Boot flight showed up wearing a ti-dye skinny jeans and a flannel short sleeve yellow and purple button up. it was a perfect outfit to blend in with.

  • @stevenpremmel4116
    @stevenpremmel4116 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I turned up to the mustering point wearing the county coat my parish had given me. The Quartermaster asked me if planned to fight the Dutch in a red coat, and I said that for the mid 17th century it was an adequate uniform for fighting in.