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Really nice camo job. Did you use netting as your guide lines for the hexagons? Did you manage to remove the twang noise from the nozel spring and recoil spring? If so how did you manage to do it because ive tried putting grease on the sping and it still has a loud twang noise.

If anyone suggested a swap to me and they had something I was actually interested in, they're 100% going to have to wait until theirs is in my hands, before mine's even packed for posting.

Reasoning of why I’ve suggested certain items: This is intent as a “starter” set of inexpensive kit for summer use. At an event you will likely be “standing too” or stagging on and off through the night so something simple to crawl in and out of is ideal. 1) I’ve suggest items that can be be built up from so remain useful if you decide to camp out in colder months. And/or. 2) Cheap enough that if I need to temporally ditch stuff I am outgoing to worry about it. Pyro landing on a kip mat or sleeping bag is messy. 🤪 Key to get the most out of simple gear it is where you set up. I am assuming somewhere you can put up the basha without poles. Checkist for campsite: • Widowmakers. Check above you for dead trees/branches/roofing slates that might go bump in the night. • Not in on or next too and insect nest or animal midden……. •.Not on boggy ground or a hollow in the ground. We do not need cover from shell splinters so you don’t need a fox hole. Tacticalness/field craft: • Somewhere that offers concealment but ideally it not under the only pair of trees in the field. • Concealment is good but you need a to also have good site lines and a route to exit. I am sure others will chime in! Detailed gear list: A) Pack. In this case a Highlander Proforces 25, this has a reasonably well supported back and waist strap. Retail about £45 but you can often get something similar in a sale for less. A plain black civilian day pack can often be had for less and you can always get it make a cover. Go for something with some back support. Volume of 20-30L should sufficient but 40L would give room for camo net or rain gear. British Army Surplus NI patrol packs are decent or if you have some money to spend the latest Berghaus Munro uses a system to add side pockets (not PLCE ones). B) Garden waste bags/Rubble sack times two. Pack liner, boot covers multi use items. If you fancy some bushcraft stuff the bags FULL with dry leaf litter and put then under your sleeping system with the open ends rolled closed and facing each other. C) Groundsheet. Any cheap fairly tough but like waterproof fabric. Not strictly needed but even in the summer in the UK the ground gets damp over night. Gives you more room to put stuff down but out of the mud. The one shown is a Bundeswher ground sheet and about twice the width of the sleeping mat. A cheap polyester tarp will do. £10. D) Sleeping mat. Foldy up Bundeswher one. Thin but packs well and robust. Apparently these were modelled on Michael Schumacher’s jaw line to get the shape. £20-25 new. You can get the Z folding chinesium ones online for £10, they are okay. I tend to avoid roll up kip mats at they are bulky and usually need to go on the outside of your bag which is a pain when going through undergrowth. E) Sleeping bag. Cheap polyester (I think Highlander brand) zip up envelope type. Supposedly a two season bag but really one season. Cost £10-15. It’s on here as you may already have one, the simple design is easy to whet in and out of and can be used as a blanket if sitting up. I’m sleeping in it with my boots on so cheap is good. For £20-30 you can get a more capable bag, usually with a hood, which I don’t use. Some alternatives are: • A poncho liner (left hand in the above). Not much more compact, no warmer, no zip and £40 for a copy. They are also shiny slide all over the place. • Surplus patrol sleeping bag from the US MSS. A bit warmer and can be compressed to the same size. But more expensive, rapid open zip. Boot covers in this one. 😁 F) Pillow. This is the sleeping bag stuff sack. Inside is a woolly hat and a cheap puffy jacket the stuffs into it’s own pocket when not in use. These get worn if it’s colder or I want to be head and shoulders out of the bag any way, which is normal for me. Hopefully you are working as part of a team with someone on watch at night. Therefore you can double or share up on some items. Being in the same sleeping bag is optional however. 😘

Never heard of them but a quick Google search shows quite a lot of negative reviews, not just for the time taken but for the quality of their work and customer service too. All in all I'd go elsewhere