GAMBLE Posted August 17, 2019 Posted August 17, 2019 This is from my OWN Personal Experience, collecting and trying it out! SURPLUS and copies are underrated and hardly used! The main reason I use them is for BUDGET and saving CASH for other areas in Airsoft! Will put pictures and videos on! (GUNS, GEARS & LOADOUTS) Interesting to see who else uses SURPLUS, and add to this Topic? ? ?GAMBLE? My SURPLUS Backpack!
Supporters Druid799 Posted August 17, 2019 Supporters Posted August 17, 2019 You must play at VERY different sites to most players bud , all the sites I go too surplus gear accounts for a good 60-70% of the gear players are wearing !
GAMBLE Posted August 17, 2019 Author Posted August 17, 2019 Where I play, almost everyone wears MTP, with a few exceptions!
Sniper780 Posted August 17, 2019 Posted August 17, 2019 To be honest, I think surplus is used a fair bit especially if you're creating a period load out Soviet, early Russian federation, and cold war era just to name a few, the problem with surplus is it can get very expensive if it becomes popular. Just look at the prices of the surplus Russian smersh webbing such as oxford and avizent smersh.
Supporters jcheeseright Posted August 17, 2019 Supporters Posted August 17, 2019 MTP can be bought pretty cheaply as surplus gear. I don't understand.
GAMBLE Posted August 17, 2019 Author Posted August 17, 2019 True! ? Don't get me wrong it always depends on what you buy! I suppose in my eyes MTP is still being used by the Military, so I don't see it fully as a SURPLUS ITEM? ?
Enid_Puceflange Posted August 17, 2019 Posted August 17, 2019 1 hour ago, jcheeseright said: MTP can be bought pretty cheaply as surplus gear. I don't understand. I must admit, everything I use, except for dedicated Airsoft gear has been bought online from surplus suppliers I use MTP cammo , and managed to get a UBACs top with trousers as surplus , the top was unused and still in the wrapper Got Lowa boots nearly used as the surplus ones were a little "battle worn" obviously from gulf like states as they were oily ?
Musica Posted August 17, 2019 Posted August 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Druid799 said: You must play at VERY different sites to most players bud , all the sites I go too surplus gear accounts for a good 60-70% of the gear players are wearing ! that or chinglish multicam seal team six people.
Tommikka Posted August 17, 2019 Posted August 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Enid_Puceflange said: ... Got Lowa boots nearly used as the surplus ones were a little "battle worn" obviously from gulf like states as they were oily ? Oily boots? Sounds like Household Cavalry to me 2 hours ago, GAMBLE said: True! ? Don't get me wrong it always depends on what you buy! I suppose in my eyes MTP is still being used by the Military, so I don't see it fully as a SURPLUS ITEM? ? Current issue is exactly what I would understand to be a surplus item, especially with clothing Though the government and forces are ‘skint’, that is all relative. The bottom layer of clothing that touches skin is considered to be a disposable item. Other layers should get exchanged - and is changed for new. The old ones then go into a box at the QMs. As long as nobody siphons it out of the box, when it gets filled it’s backloaded, enters the disposals chain and ends up in surplus shops
GAMBLE Posted August 17, 2019 Author Posted August 17, 2019 Interest, knowledge, kits, sharing thoughts, etc. ?
Keldon Posted August 17, 2019 Posted August 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Tommikka said: Oily boots? Sounds like Household Cavalry to me. As if the household cavalry would dare let their boots get a bit of oil on them.
Tommikka Posted August 18, 2019 Posted August 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Keldon said: As if the household cavalry would dare let their boots get a bit of oil on them. They don’t just ride horses
Keldon Posted August 18, 2019 Posted August 18, 2019 20 hours ago, Tommikka said: They don’t just ride horses I know I was DSqn but they still don't like to get their boots dirty
Tommikka Posted August 18, 2019 Posted August 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, Keldon said: I know I was DSqn but they still don't like to get their boots dirty Still got oil stains in accommodation causing me to authorise non policy flooring
Keldon Posted August 19, 2019 Posted August 19, 2019 13 hours ago, Tommikka said: Still got oil stains in accommodation causing me to authorise non policy flooring That's what you get when you let the dirty REME mix in lol
Tiercel Posted August 19, 2019 Posted August 19, 2019 I started off with surplus kit, DPM and some ALICE webbing stuff. It was ok for a budget starting loadout, but it didnt suit my needs. A "one size fits all" loadout from surplus pouches and ALICE kit bodged together is just nowhere near as useful as a MOLLE setup for exactly what Im using that day. If I was going for a certain era look Id be all over that surplus. But for a generic skirmish loadout Ill go with whats comfortable and works for me. Which usually isnt surplus kit. Unless we go up to super modern surplus and start using MOLLE surplus kit, but then Viper et al sell all the same stuff for a fraction of the price of a surplus plate carrier etc. ALSO why ARE we RANDOMLY allCAPS some RANDOM words?
Tommikka Posted August 19, 2019 Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Keldon said: That's what you get when you let the dirty REME mix in lol Me thinks that is probably very close to the truth Consider honour restored (plus that of the other London based cavalry)
GAMBLE Posted August 21, 2019 Author Posted August 21, 2019 Here's a Cold War USSR rig, will try this out when I get the chance!
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