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The bayonet is fragile and you can‘t cut s*** with it. A buddy of mine broke about four of them on his MOC. You‘d have a pretty tough time trying to break a KA-Bar, they‘re pretty heavy duty.
Would you happen to know the make/model? My local MEC only seems to carry white LED flashlights and the website doesn‘t seem to say much.Originally posted by para paramedic:
[qb] kurokaze, MEC carries LED flashlights in red and many other colours.
*hastily takes notes for when he hopefully starts BMQ* [/qb]
Agreed, Ziploc bags are a must in the field. The fleece sleeping bag liner is an aweseom piece of kit. Thing kept me toasty during a winter ex and is great as a standalone sleeping bag for the summer.Originally posted by portcullisguy:
[qb] Ziploc bags, Ziploc bags and more Ziploc bags.
I ziploc everything, after spending a summer doing SQ/BIQ at Meaford, where it goes from bone dry to soaking wet in seconds flat. And where sadistic MCpl‘s (the only kind there should be, IMO) like to do waterproof tests on your kit, when you think an unlined ruck or spare socks wrapped in a shopping bag in your buttpack are waterproof enough.
For Christmas I received the fleece sleeping bag liner from Canadian Peacekeeper. I have already used it, although not yet in the field. It seems warm enough and should be a great bit of kit.
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I also just ordered up a camelback. I haven‘t tried this kit, but I found that breaking out the canteen on the move was a pain in the arse while holding the "Rifle, 5.56mm, C7". And I don‘t believe in slinging it. Any comments are welcome from anybody who has tried this kit.
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I currently use the Mark 1 black garbage bag to line my ruck and valise, but also ordered up one of these rucksack dry bags to give them a try. I keep ripping the garbage bags. If it works good in the valise, I‘ll get a second for the ruck.
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Was the ruck resting on the camelback? That could be why.Originally posted by Phillman:
[qb] And be careful with Camelbaks. Buddy on one of my courses this past summer had the bladder of his break while on a ruck march. Water all over his back, down his pants and in his boots. [/qb]