1980s Survival catalogue pages

[Laurentius]

Real expert magazine hoarders have S.W.A.T. magazines - C&S is too new
I have written for them both - SWAT was better...

Used to read them too, pathetic isn't it? Mind you it was what introduced me to the Buffalo clothing system, could have been one of your articles. I found the claims a bit hard to swallow until I tried it out.

 

[Rambo Rees]

I would love to know the price of the kit in the catalogue. I still have most of the stuff I bought. The bergan sps still going strong.

I have the original price list.....

 

[Rambo Rees]

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[Holly]

Cheers Rambo. I still remember how expensive it was but considering I still have and use most of it, quite a bargain.

 

[Minotaur]

I loved SWAT it was brilliant most of the time.
I might have some of your articles Laurentius as I had some of John Fenna's. I have 2 A4 folders full of them. I also have the diary they did one year.

 

[Navaja]

Survival Aids Catalogue 1986.....

Thanks RR, I was browsing this thread when I spotted a familiar knife.....

....I inherited one from my Dad some time ago & a search turned up nothing (not surprising really), I know he bought it at one of the 80's Game Fairs.

All for £18.95 including huge choil.
A bucket full of Mauser's at 13.95 would've been nice considering what folks will pay for them now. Might have even beaten inflation!

 

[Tengu]

I have a silver hawk.

 

[GNJC]

I loved SWAT it was brilliant most of the time.
I might have some of your articles Laurentius as I had some of John Fenna's. I have 2 A4 folders full of them. I also have the diary they did one year.

I think I have lot of old copies of that in a trunk in a shed, and its 'Annual', hadn't thought of it for years, will have a look tomorrow - in fact my mind boggle as what else may be with them; catalogues and the like I mean...

 

[Watch-keeper]

I still have my survival aids (Euston Stn) olive green with grey inside down vest, I think it was made for them by Rab. Its still in pretty good condition although has a few bits of repair tape on it and could do with a clean. Im sure I also bought my crusader mug from there too.

 

[Navaja]

I have a silver hawk.

Do you know where you got it?
I wonder where these were made as there isn't any makers mark or anything, were they a Survival Aids knife only I wonder?
In the 80's were Chinese manufactured import knives common? Or more likely Japan or Germany...?
Anyone have any thoughts?

 

[Tengu]

I bought it circa 25 years ago in a local shop.

Ill take some pics

 

[Goosegog]

Real expert magazine hoarders have S.W.A.T. magazines - C&S is too new
I have written for them both - SWAT was better...

I did have the full collection that I got for WHsmith( had a drawer ) since first issue.. Unfortunately some "friend" relived me off them in that early 90's .. Never did find what he did with them

 

[Tengu]

 

[Watch-keeper]

I still have my olive green and grey down vest I bought in Survival Aids at Euston station, I'm sure it was made by Rab for survival aids. I saved every penny I could from my paper round and any other jobs I could get so I could buy it.

 

[pwb]

The excitement of receiving the new SA or SASS catalogue was something I miss very much. As a young teen the goods were well out of my range but I could dream...

I have a SA bivi bag I bought on here, was one of those sought after items back in the day

I've still got some SASS catalogues .They made fantastic equipment.
Bought a Berghaus Munro from SA in 86 still going strong.

 

[Argyller]

And I’ve got a 1987 Survival Aids DPM Ventile smock somewhere too!

 

[John Fenna]

I wore mine to death YEARS ago

 

[Broch]

And I’ve got a 1987 Survival Aids DPM Ventile smock somewhere too!

Hi Argyller, welcome to the forum
Introduce yourself on the new members forum; you're a stone's throw from us

 

[Trojan]

SASS & SA those were the days of gucci kit

 

[lou1661]

I have been clearing out some storage and happened on this


I have to say that some of the colour choices are fairly honking but as always still some good bits in there.


Louis