Greetings to you all!
we have compiled this list
of clothing, gear and accessories that are all quite affordable
but that make all the difference in the world when you are out in the shit
These items will make your life in the military much easier
both in the bush and in the barracks
There are times when the issue gear simply falls short
Let's see what we have here
Here we have a Särmä TST L1 Merino t-shirt
Made from a blend of merino wool and with polyester
Designed to be worn as the base layer
Moisture wicking
and feels comfortable even when wet
Though this is merino wool it´t still thin and lightweight
very comfortable
and when we are talking about army issue combatible gear
it features a hook-and-loop patch for Finnish M05 rank insignia
Just like its army issue counterpart
Talking about finnish army issue version.
Look at this horrible rag here!
50% cotton 50% shit
and the boxy cut is designed for, well not human beings at least, geez.
Yea...
Here we have the
Särmä TST L1 Balaclava
It's not neck tube
It's not wool cap
It's not ski mask
but it is all of the in one package
80% Merino wool
20% polyester
A very comfortable, very moisture wicking material.
The thin and lightweight material works in many different situations.
Or like this
We take this here...
fold it up...
roll it up...
and it's a cap!
You can fit this in any pocket
Easy to carry around anywhere, anytime
and easy to use when you need some extra warmth
Very handy when you are sleeping outdoors in a sleeping bag
As the old Finnish saying goes:
a soldier without a knife is like a [censored] without a [censored]
Knives are good thing
but its very good practice to carry some sort of a multitool
Here we have this nice and tiny multitool called Dime, made by Gerber
just like Leatherman but much smaller
It has all the basic tools you need
and it folds into very small package
Easy to carry with you wherever you go.
And situations where you need something like this just tend to pop up all the time.
All kinds of little tasks where you need pliers and such.
And some gun cleaning stuff.
This here is a Boresnake
Like this...
Look at this thing.
A sturdy woven rope-like piece.
A weight.
And a length of cord.
This end goes in through the chamber of the rifle, out from the muzzle and then you pull...
... the whole thing through.
The brushes brush and the rope wipes away the crap.
A damn easy and fast way to clean out a day´s worth of shit from your bore
Especially handy when you have that
really nasty
"winter" weather
When it just rains and is miserable and you're tired and it´s dark....
and everyone just wants to get some sleep.
But your bore is wet and dirty from a days worth of doing war stuff.
Just pull this through your bore
And you can go to sleep with some peace of mind
GLOVES!
The Finnish Defence Forces issue a beautiful thing called the service gloves...
Gloves, service
M slash Zero Seven (correction: actually M\08)
which are just utter diarrhea and shit
The price on those is 0,70 euros (~ USD 0.85) a pair
Oh well, we have all kinds of gloves to offer
These are German military surplus
Basic combat gloves
This green part is fire resistant Nomex
You can handle hot stuff like barrels and stoves
without these melting in your hands.
And this gray part is leather
Good cut and fit, strong construction
You can *do* things with these on
No need to take them off
All in all very simple and very functional gloves
We´ve sold these to conscripts and soldiers etc. for as long as our company has existed.
And now that you´ve bought a huge load of all kinds of proper good personal gear.
and you start to get nervous "will I be allowed to use all this..."
Well.
An old wisdom goes: it´s easier to get excused than to get permission.
And let´s just say that when that gear is
A) Made for military use, good quality
Smart and functional, not some silly willy shit
And relatively "low profile"
And not the most garish and flashy stuff possible.
A green T-shirt or pair of gloves.
Then no one really shouldn´t need to have any problems with it.
Of course we can't promise anything, but.
Our own experiences with using this kind of stuff are pretty much just positive.
So just use it.