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    Anybody ordered from britishmilitarysurplus.co.uk / Field Textiles recently?

    So sorry for the delay in updating this! I know it's been a while but I thought I'd post in case anybody is interested. I can report everything went great with the order! It was shipped extremely quickly with DPD and everything was in better condition than I expected. I will say that they...
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    Anybody ordered from britishmilitarysurplus.co.uk / Field Textiles recently?

    Thanks a lot for your comments everyone. I've placed an order just now, it was some modular sleep systems I was after and they were a lot better on price than anywhere else so figured it was worth a punt. Will update this thread once I (hopefully) receive my order!
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    British army modular sleep system, sizing and temperature rating

    That's useful to know thanks! I'm after more than one setup so if I could get away without the lightweight bag as well it would save a bit.
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    Anybody ordered from britishmilitarysurplus.co.uk / Field Textiles recently?

    As I understand it this company gets stuff direct from the MOD and sells stuff wholesale to other suppliers and have been around for a long time. However, I'm a bit concerned because there are a lot of bad reviews for them around e.g. Trustpilot Reviews also Google Maps Reviews I understand...
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    British army modular sleep system, sizing and temperature rating

    Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply! Good to know a size large would be best. It sounds like the Germany army issue stuff is of higher quality! I've heard a lot of good things about snugpak sleeping bags, and have considered the softie range, but to get two bags covering the same...
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    British army modular sleep system, sizing and temperature rating

    I'm looking at buying some sleeping bags and am thinking the British army modular system from a surplus store could be a good option for the price. As I understand, the medium bag is a copy of the carinthia defence 4 and the lightweight bag a copy of the tropen, both being made by fecsa. I've...