Public webbing walk?

[Tommikka]

In the old army buildings near everleigh by any chance? I found a dummy anti tank bar mine thing near there and was cycling home with it when I got stopped by the mps.

I lived in Durrington, in the early 80s, so our playground was ‘tankie’, officially known as Charlie crossing.   There was a hill that we would sometimes sit on watching until training troops pulled out

We found many things, mostly collecting spent blanks and link.  Taking them to school for metal work class cutting the ends off the blanks and making belts to sell to the rest of the school.   The general currency being Penguin bars.

Live blanks would be fired off by doing something dodgy with an air pistol, sometimes the full blank, sometimes cutting open first for the contents and firing off the percussion cap via airpistol

 

[Colin Allen]

Lyndication has a good point...

How about this idea that will give you the opportunity to test your gear & stop us all worrying you'll do something stupid?

BOOK GAME DAYS AT AN AIRSOFT SIGHT OF YOUR CHOSING & RUN/WALK/SKIP TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT WITH ANY GEAR YOU WANT TO TEST?

That is a bit bloody radical!  Are there actually people who wear combat gear to airsoft sites?

 

[Tommikka]

And my first driving lessons were on the army test tracks.  

Carver Bks out near Bulford / Tidworth ish?

That was where I first drove, and I returned at some time in the late 90s to 2000s for my niece & nephews 

 

[Colin Allen]

Btw that attitude doesn't paint you in a good light, you just sound like a 15 year old emo kid trying to be edgy

Or someone who does not understand people and emotions.

 

[Tommikka]

As much as I agree it's not a sensible thing to do. 

What a sad state of affairs that as a law abiding citizen, doing nothing wrong, breaking no laws etc we still can't go outside wearing camo and a slightly "not normal" way of carrying stuff for fear of arrest 

I understand the society we live in, the risks etc but still, that's the sort of thing that's a slippery slope and it feels we are already sliding. 

Rather than fear of arrest, the advice is the fear of attention.

Pre-speed cameras we used to call it the ‘attitude test’ when stopped by traffic police.   Failing the attitude test today could be the difference between a concerned person reporting strange activity that gets an inquisitive Bobby talking to you , and a night in the cell.

 

[Lyndication]

Plus as the man himself said, it wouldn't be the first time the armed police came to say hullo despite him legally being on the up and up.

 

[Colin Allen]

Plus as the man himself said, it wouldn't be the first time the armed police came to say hullo despite him legally being on the up and up.

Some people are incapable of learning from their own experiences.

 

[Punisher3990]

A balaclava isnt illegal, however see what happens if you walk near the public with one on lol 

 

[Tackle]

A balaclava isnt illegal, however see what happens if you walk near the public with one on lol 

Or ride an E-Bike while wearing one 

 

[BigAl]

Or ride an E-Bike while wearing one 

Not a bloody thing, fed up with the buggers where I live.  See em all the time two up in black wearing balaclavas. No number plate or helmet so illegal, wheeling through traffic lights on there way to deliver drugs n steel bikes.  C@#ts. 

 

[sam_91]

if you really have to do this then use pieces of wood instead of mags and something else instead of shells in the loops maybe also pieces of wood ( Maybe saw up some thick branches?) otherwise no do not do this you are likely to get arrested


Anyones thoughts on using a daysack mtp side pouches system for walking / hiking? I dont like rucksacks and my side shoulder bags are usually not adequate to carry my stuff for the day (I like tea okay) 

 

[ButcherBill]

side pouches system for walking / hiking

This is basically a rucksack/daysack

 

[Pseudotectonic]

Come to think of it, anything you carry with a rig like that is going to look suspicious no matter what.

The number of pockets is over the legal limit.

 

[sam_91]

This is basically a rucksack/daysack

 ye but it wont make my back sweaty lol

 

[Bnjemann]

Public order act prohibits "paramilitary uniforms" being worn in public settings. Granted, this refers to more political aligned uniforms, But I wouldn't risk it.

So is it legal? Technically, but probably not. The Police will treat all calls about firearms, gunmen, explosives, etc. as if they are real until they can discern otherwise. This can put you in a potentially dangerous encounter. Furthermore, your appearance in military fatigues with fake grenades and magazines can cause someone harassment, alarm or distress.

Its not worth the hassle.