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by Memphis
Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:39 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: hello, I am medic mark,ask me a question.
Replies: 108
Views: 42575

Re: hello, I am medic mark,ask me a question.

Hi Mark, thanks for giving your time to answer all of these questions, very good of you sir! And everyone else offering their knowledge :) My question is on courses, I've read through the whole thread and I've seen the courses you've recommended and talked about, but in light of recent terror attack...
by Memphis
Mon Nov 21, 2016 6:46 pm
Forum: EDCs, BOBs, GHBs
Topic: BOB within a BOB?
Replies: 22
Views: 55555

During my basic training we were made to carry a survival tin as part of our kit which stayed in our pocket all the time, along with all the other lanyarded bits and bobs, the idea being if your seperated from your kit you have the survival basics. So in my BOB I carry a survival tin, its like the s...
by Memphis
Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:04 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: MOD Rations Shelf Life
Replies: 3
Views: 2157

Mines still factory fresh in comparison then! Time to sort through and sift out the biscuits brown...

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by Memphis
Sun Aug 07, 2016 4:59 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: MOD Rations Shelf Life
Replies: 3
Views: 2157

MOD Rations Shelf Life

Afternoon all, Apologies if theres a post regarding this already but the search drew a blank. I've sorted through some kit from my time in the forces and discovered the 'few' rations I thought I had turns out to be a whole black grip full of them, as the picture shows! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.co...
by Memphis
Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:53 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Sleeping bag liner?
Replies: 11
Views: 4366

I've found kicking your boots off and getting into a liner inside a g-tex bivvi is ample warmth for a short rest during our 'warmer' months
by Memphis
Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:02 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: New kit
Replies: 15
Views: 3564

If you have the contacts to source that im sure you could get some ceramic plates and mod pouches to fit them in? (im thinking of the little ones the military used to use for protecting the heart)

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by Memphis
Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:30 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: How far?
Replies: 10
Views: 6623

Re: Re: How far?

Reading of the famous Yomp by the paras in the Falklands. The yomp for the most part was marines, there were some paras but i believe the paras naturally came in by seakings to take an airport. As for a feasible distance to cover in a day, ive done 30 miles in 7 and a 1/2 hours, running with the so...
by Memphis
Wed Aug 27, 2014 3:38 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Biolite Campstove
Replies: 8
Views: 2024

Well, i hope i can mod it then, or thats 20 quid down the drain!

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by Memphis
Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:26 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Biolite Campstove
Replies: 8
Views: 2024

Ive seen a video on youtoob of an ikea cutlery drainer stove, it seemed pretty decent. I however went for one of these, due to it folding up:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Folding-Wood- ... 3a95fba08c

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by Memphis
Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:33 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: The one thing?
Replies: 13
Views: 2983

Ah! I change my mind, im taking ray too

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