The best kit from each army in your opinion

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British Red

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Excellent - thats a good price. Were military mart okay when you dealt with them? I have seen warnings on the forum
 

santaman2000

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Jan 15, 2011
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An old thread indeed! Probably repeating some things I listed earlier but here goes:

US:
-P38
-Watch cap (the original wool one)
-McClellan saddles
-Poncho liners
-Fatigue sweaters (the original wool ons)


Dutch:
I'd love to get my hands on a Stingray but they're waaaay out of my budget. Likewise for the USMC ILBE ruck.

British:
Loads of things I'd like to try but not realistic at the prices here.

Russian:
All weapon related.
 

andybysea

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Oct 15, 2008
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Santaman dont leave us hanging what's the Brit kit you would like to try ? If you ever needed anything sending over so long as you cover costs of item and p&p i for one would send over said item.Although i doubt there are many items on earth you cant get cheaper in the U.S than over here.
 

santaman2000

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Santaman dont leave us hanging what's the Brit kit you would like to try ? If you ever needed anything sending over so long as you cover costs of item and p&p i for one would send over said item.Although i doubt there are many items on earth you cant get cheaper in the U.S than over here.

Thank you for the generous offer; and a few of y'all have indeed sent small, light items that I've appreciated greatly. It's the larger ones where said shipping would be too expensive (often doubling the cost of the items) such as bergans, or other similar size/weight things.
 

tsitenha

Nomad
Dec 18, 2008
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Wooly pully, SMLE no. 4 mk1, trangia burner, US GI canteen cup(SS) and after market stove stand, US K-Bar knife.

I'll most likely remember other items as my "old timers" clears up.

Oh yes US woobie
 

Barney Rubble

Settler
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Dutch stainless steel mess tins
Serbian wool blanket
Swiss army knife
Swedish lk35 rucksack is v good but I prefer the brit issue NI patrol pack as it's better for organising kit and in my opinion the perfect size to carry all your kit for an overnighter in woods
 

crosslandkelly

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Jun 9, 2009
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Polish Laavu.
Czech bedroll.
Serbian wool blanket.
Norwegian Telemark pack.
Swedish Trangia.
Bcb cookset.

Your not going far with them, but they're bombproof.
 

Monspoonmaker

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Mar 15, 2014
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Silures
German army para boots
Dutch army HH fleece
Dutch army stingray rucksack
US army Bellville flight boots
US army M1951 wool shirt
Italian army 50/50 baselayer
Swedish army trangia
Swedish army 1939 wool jacket
British army 'softie' trousers
 

oldsoldier

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Jan 29, 2007
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14 years in the US Army as an infantryman, the two best pieces of gear either issued, or bought, are the poncho and poncho liner. Many, many nights, those have been my shelter.
 

MikeLA

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14 years in the US Army as an infantryman, the two best pieces of gear either issued, or bought, are the poncho and poncho liner. Many, many

nights, those have been my shelter.

They are good, just brings back memories of using a liner and shivering and I was in the Fort Lewis Barrack room bunk bed as well.
 

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