The Curse of this hobby is a crushing inability to stop cocking about with your kit ....
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@Lozart, ditch the unnecessary stuff, for example you won't need a tourniquet in game, getting rid gives you space for another mag pouch, you'll always need mags in game.
The sight of tourniquets in a players gear always worries me, and if you’re carrying tourniquet & scissors do you also have the rest stashed in your pouches?
…. And know how/when/if to use it ?
There is the dressing up element of airsoft, but it does imply a readiness which shouldn’t be the need of the average player, and therefore if you’re that prepared you’re carrying a lot of extra stuff
If it really came down to it in game that a tourniquet was required from a passing player, a makeshift tourniquet can be made from the more average items carried by players
(((Practice is of course required - but not on real bodies)))
“Life not limb” was my instructors favourite phrase, and for the timeframes we have in the UK for an emergency evacuation beats the length required for limb loss risk of a tourniquet.
For starters on that kit (unless it is a dress up set) I would lose the tourniquet (unless you can bring up real examples of potential needs in game - in which case I’d worry about the site), the scissors aren’t taking up much but be extra wary of the stitch counting airsofter who sues you for chopping up their ultra rare original SAS ninja trousers when they’ve strained their ankle falling over a tree root, and the rope is overkill complete with bush snag detection
Personally, I’ve done it all - from all the gear no idea, to t shirt, jeans and a pocket
