Id recommend this instead there is also a more compact one on the same site for less
http://airsoft-club.com/shop/tactical-gear/tactical-vest/usmc-mod-molle-assault-plate-carrier-vest-black
you cant go wrong with 90's era dpms but i have to agree with Ian german para boots are great boots also i pair of gortex waterproof socks normally under a fiver
i cant understand why or even how people can run out of ammo with a hi-cap i carry 12 mag 28 per mag
i never run out but then again i carry 6-8 hi caps in my pack for the rest of my team
you could go for a belt loadout instead of a vest i.e. mag pouch, butt pouch, drop pouch and a canteen pouch easy. As for a vest a miltec vest (i think that's the name) are quite good
when it come to winter weather just add another set of trousers and jumper on simple, as for the snow multicam works well as dose acu but for cheap british army snow covers (trousers smock and helmet cover)