tmas Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 (edited) Damn... nice looking loadout. Only thing I would suggest is gloves for looks, but also agaisnt the dreaded knuckle shots. Just a suggestion though. Edited July 4, 2006 by tmas Link to post Share on other sites
screamin_weasel Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 (edited) no pics of me wearing it im afraid - im always behind the camera. got some proper Vietnam jungle boots aswell. thats (apparently) a US SF 'Nam era kit. the webbing is all real, dated, issued kit. M44 BAR belt, M56 suspenders, M56 buttpack. Edited July 4, 2006 by screamin_weasel Link to post Share on other sites
tmas Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 In the best geardo tradition (a ka sounding like an elitist *beep* ): to get it right, drop the BAR belt and get a pistol belt with ammo pouches and canteens (probably cheaper then the BAR belt anyway), the slogans on the suspenders are a little ridiculous, Tiger Stripes are BDU's (as you said) and, as a result, aren't Vietnam, while I heavily frown upon using any real deal patches or tabs, if you're going to use them, get them in subdued OD. Only units to never go subdued in Vietnam were 101st AD and 1st ID. [/gets off soap box] Again, from what you said below the picture I'm not sure if you intended to make it a 'Nam loadout, but for just a few bucks you can make it perfect. Link to post Share on other sites
paradigmsk8er Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 SOBA, i know youre not going for a particular look but youre awful close to a SEALs DA look..keep going looks sharp Link to post Share on other sites
Misfit Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 (edited) Tiger Stripes are BDU's (as you said) and, as a result, aren't Vietnam, <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Errr.. what? Also check this picture (it's a dynamic image): http://www.popasmoke.com/visions/showimage.php?content=4790 Tiger Stripes were used during the Vietnam War, if I remember correctly, it was usually be MAC-V and SEALs, as well as some Montagnards. Edited July 4, 2006 by Misfit Link to post Share on other sites
screamin_weasel Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 i have it on good account that BAR belts were used if SF wanted them - same as these days i suppose, if SF want, they get. i knwo FA about the history and the kit. i just asked as many people as possible, read as many links as possible, then got the kit that seemed right. and that whole lot cost me 35 GBP - much cheaper than the belt/pouches/ kit i was adding up. canteen is next in line. as for everything else, im no geardo. simple as this - i think coloured patches look nicer lol. and tbh, that tab of colour aint gonna give my positon away. and i dont think anybody could mistake me for a Vietnam Vet lol, niether do i pretend to be from 'Nam, with shrapnel wounds lol. as for the slogans, im not a serious player, i like to have a laugh, and im no geardo. in my opinion, if getting your kit 'real' is more important than having a luagh while playing, do re-enactment. still no worreis, your geardo, and im not. it gives the Vietnam impression, which is enough. Link to post Share on other sites
tmas Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 They used Tiger Stripes, but not in the BDU style is what I was trying to say. @ screamin weasel: I didn't think you were geardo, but you never know, some want it perfect. Oh and I do reenact... Link to post Share on other sites
screamin_weasel Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 lol cool. as for BDU's/ stuff to wear to war, as far as im concerned, its all the same thing. Link to post Share on other sites
Haji Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 My SOTech Hellcat with Padded Hydration Carrier and bib. I've got two double stack pistol mag pouches with Kydex inserts on the right, followed by a Mega Rolly Polly. There's an SOTech shingle on there, and an SOTech dump/utility pouch next to it. I wanna either sell or trade that pouch and go with an upright utility in its place. The Utility pouch would work a little better for what I usually stuff in there. Also in that pic is my SOTech map pocket holster with a Glock 30 in it, and a BPG strobe/compass pouch for a radio pouch. It was the only one we had in stock before Irene 3 that I could use the PTT on my radio (Motorola T-289) through. Visible at the very top is a climbing-rated caribiner. I use it to hang the rig up rather than dropping it in the dirt all the time. Link to post Share on other sites
Soba Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 SOBA, i know youre not going for a particular look but youre awful close to a SEALs DA look..keep going looks sharp <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for the great feedback guys I think I'll make some mods and repost later this week. -Soba Link to post Share on other sites
Jagdraben Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Force Recon? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That would require an M1911A1 of some sort. Link to post Share on other sites
paradigmsk8er Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 That would require an M1911A1 of some sort. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> and a plate carrier, and an m4 instead of CQB, etc etc..like i said before hes darn close to a SEALs DA loadout though, needs a few tweaks and bits of kit here and there but well on its way haji---how many mags are you able to carry comfortably in the hellcat and still go prone pretty well? also--how big is the mega dump pouch, would you recommend it or the med, im kinda torn? Link to post Share on other sites
Jagdraben Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 and a plate carrier, and an m4 instead of CQB, etc etc..like i said before hes darn close to a SEALs DA loadout though, needs a few tweaks and bits of kit here and there but well on its way <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, if he were doing a really gucci Recon set-up, he'd use an FNH SCAR-CQC. And since Force Recon is, for all intents and purposes, part of USSOCOM now, they probably get to play with whatever toys they want to. Like a CQB. Link to post Share on other sites
paradigmsk8er Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) wrong. FR is still its own entity---MARSOC just absorbs certain people from other previous units into its own command now (just as ASOC tends to absorb from rangers, etc). FR, recon, and all the MEU/soc units are still separate. true in that MARSOC is using SCARs, but thats because theyre a SOCOM unit. FR gets m4s, SAMRs, and a few m16a4s. not trying to argue but MARSOC is completely separate--and for that matter, no one has any clue waht theyre gonna look like...the first FMTU just stepped up in May so nothing at all is out image wise yet. just dont want people getting them confused. and another thing--typically, marines dont get much leeway in waht they get to use. You get what youre issued and dont stray that far from it. edit--and i have an entire list for a "gucci recon" type loadout, well more specifically a gucci DA loadout, if someone is interested and one more edit: http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf...hlight=2,marsoc helps explain it. theyll draw on certain members and certain specific groups, but wont completely absorb any particular unit. so yes jagdraben you are correct in saying that if he were doing a MARSOC loadout (hypothetical of coruse since we have no clue what it would be really) a SCAR would be accurate, as well as a CIRAS (standard now for socom). but a FR DA loadout wouldnt fit that bill. and even then, i doubt a MARSOC loadout would involve a CQB m4, maybe the scar, but most likely just a plain old m4. sorry for the long winded post guys Edited July 5, 2006 by paradigmsk8er Link to post Share on other sites
Jagdraben Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Well I was told by a buddy who served in Force Recon that everyone in Joint Task Force Recon was being absorbed by MARSOC and everyone in Battalion Recon was still olde fashioned Force Recon. The unit that he was serving in was absorbed by MARSOC right after he got out. Of course, he might have been thinking of MEUSOC or something. Link to post Share on other sites
paradigmsk8er Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 read the above articles, it explains it. some specific units (ie certain DRPs and DA trained platoons) will be completely absorbed. others will remain in place. but groups like 1st force recon will still remain as independent units, and i can imagine the platoons/units like the DRPs will be eventually replaced. theyre trying to form a new, complete MARSOC, while mantaining the Corps's elite units for themselves, outside of SOCOM command. Of course to get started theyre going to have to take a lot of units out of the fleet and move them under MARSOC, but its not a matter of entirely engulfing all those units. Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmypie Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 My Multi-cam loadout, TT MAV TT x-harness HSGI large utility pouch 4xTT M4 triples 1xTT M4 Single 2xHSGI Pistol mag pouchs maxpedition roly poly, med BCS Body armour, with rep sapi plates Seals Action Gear BDU's TT duty belt HSGI Mk23 socom drop leg holster HSGI drop leg platform, with 2x TT M4 doubles Camelbak Civvie desert boots HSGI ball cap TM Mk23 socom,3xmags CA CQB,G&P aimpoint rep,G&P Tac light,TM spec ops supressor, Spectre Mout sling 10x MAG midcaps Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 CIRAS in what I think/hope is the final set-up incarnation Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Do we win a prize for spotting the deliberate odd-pouch-out? Link to post Share on other sites
minnoq Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Is that a hydration pouch one the back? (The one with the PALs) Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) Yuo win teh two cookiez with teh whippde creem!!! Or something. Is that a hydration pouch one the back? (The one with the PALs) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yep, TT Hydration Pouch with a Camelbak bladder inside (1.5l, I need to swap it out for my 3l). Edited July 5, 2006 by HaVoC Link to post Share on other sites
dwade32 Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 My Multi-cam loadout, TT MAV TT x-harness HSGI large utility pouch 4xTT M4 triples 1xTT M4 Single 2xHSGI Pistol mag pouchs maxpedition roly poly, med BCS Body armour, with rep sapi plates Seals Action Gear BDU's TT duty belt HSGI Mk23 socom drop leg holster HSGI drop leg platform, with 2x TT M4 doubles Camelbak Civvie desert boots HSGI ball cap TM Mk23 socom,3xmags CA CQB,G&P aimpoint rep,G&P Tac light,TM spec ops supressor, Spectre Mout sling 10x MAG midcaps <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nice! Link to post Share on other sites
Titleist Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 HaVoC, I see your Martime and raise you a Land Version: Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 I'd raise you a Strider DB-L if it'd count properly as 'gear' Very nice mate, I love the setup Link to post Share on other sites
dwade32 Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Why do people have pens and scissors? Link to post Share on other sites
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