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I had a green one many, many years ago. After several years of not washing it i'm sure it go up and walked away itself, probably has a cottage somewhere up in the Brecons now.

I like the petzl e-lite and have one that is several years old. Red light is far too overrated imo. It doesn't preserve night vision, is poor for actually seeing anything in the dark, and wont show up contour lines on a map at all in the pitch black.

Folding sleeping mats aren't worth bothering with. Get yourself a 3/4 inflating mat. Sleep with your feet in your rucksack.

If you go for the new issue bag, make sure to get the large size. I don't fit a medium and i'm only 5 10.

I washed mine a few days ago, that's about it.

If you go anywhere with a load of snow, you'll want gaiters. Same if your working in anywhere boggy for any decent length of time.

The date usually isn't to do with the bandage itself, its nearly always to do with the packaging and how long the manufacturer guarantees it'll stay sterile for.

Looks great

I like the tatonka pots, better than a tall billy imo.

You get used to it over time.

All that's usually carried is the bottle and mug, i don't bother with the cooker myself. The cut out for the hexy stove hasn't been issued for years, and wouldn't fit the new stove anyway. Do yourself a favour and put some black tape over the lip on one side, stops you burning your lips. The...

If you go for the mk2 kit, there's no way your getting it in an issue pouch. It's far too big to fit all of it plus spare meal, spoon, puritabs, lighter etc.. Basically useless, the original version is the way to go.

My back started to ache just looking at that. They were far better than what was in general use at the time but i wouldnt use one now.

Issue bergens are durable but not ideal for civvy use. You could get either the long or shortback, but remember that both are designed for use with belt kit and as such neither have a hip belt, since the bottom of it would be sitting on top of your pouches. You can have a belt added, but by the...

I can only imagine how much that'll weigh when it gets soaked through.

I have an old dutch poncho liner. Its fine, light and not warm really. It was ideal carrying out when traveling as you could take it out the daysack and get some kip after the inevitable delay with flights etc.. It's also useful in hot countries, it's not as warm as the old jungle bag. For...

I use either leder gris or g-wax. Used to use kiwi till it ruined a pair of lowa boots (Over many years in fairness). I remember 'back in the day' we got issued 2 pairs of combat high's. We were told to get them soaked then we laced them tight and a went a tab in them. After that back in the...

A rather bad chest infection, therefore the big man in red provided copious lemsips and ibuprofen this year. As a well as a sweater, t-shirt and a new pair of shoes.

I have squirrels getting into the loft at the moment, although i've sealed up the only entrance i could see. Crafty buggers are still getting in somehow. I bought a trap similar to the below...

I would recommend synthetic. I hate sleeping in a hammock, but carrying around a wet down bag would really suck.