Category: Gear
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Old School ALICE Medium Rucksack – What I carry
First, a disclaimer. This post is not intended to be a thorough look into what you need to carry nor does it represent the setup of a specific unit. As always, I have drawn inspiration and ideas from the US Army Rangers and what they carried and could have carried during their missions. This setup…
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My ALICE Setup – 2018 Version
I have been talking about my ALICE setup, that I primarily use, on many posts over at Instagram and sometimes here on the blog as well. My Youtube channel began with the introduction of this same setup a few years ago and I have referred everyone to that video ever since I made it. I…
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Manchu Hair – The PASGT Helmet Cover
I have had a few questions every now and then regarding the “Manchu Hair” that can be seen in some of the images I post. It is about time I explain something about it and how I made it. But remember, this is how I made it. This was prior to receiving more information on…
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Operation Gothic Serpent kits – US Army Ranger and 1st SFOD-D
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu, which was depicted in the movie Black Hawk Down. Before the movie, however, Mark Bowden wrote a book titled Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. The book and the movie are available from your favorite retailer as well as from online digital retailers.…
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Slings – What I use and why
For a while now I have wanted to do a short post about the slings that I primarily use. You might have noticed that I have a certain trend with slings on my replicas; two-point. There are a few reasons why I use two point slings. I have tried one-point and three-point slings as well…
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Late 1980s – early 1990s Ranger(ish) reconnaissance photoshoot
A while back I did a photoshoot with the theme of old school reconnaissance. Here are some of the images that came out that day.
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New video – ALICE setup
Yesterday I uploaded a new video to the Youtube channel. I’m talking a little about the current ALICE setup that I run and the modifications that I have done to it. A lot of the modifications, if not all, are taken from images, videos and books that I have read about old school gear that…