Jarnhamar
Army.ca Myth
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Tired of wasting all your money at the bar or on xbox games? Here's a few pieces of kit I managed to dump a lot of money on.
Some of them are usefull, others not at all. (Yes because im bored)
Boots
I went out and got Vibram soles (Right boot) put on both pairs of my combat boots. They were so amazing that when I wore those boots out I dished out the $75 each and put them on my new boots. Yes you can get the army to pay for it but it's a long process and if you don't really need the army to pay for them, don't be a cheap bastard. Buy them yourself. Thats why we don't have money for tanks!
While in petawawa getting a tatoo I stopped by a shoe store and picked up a pair of Magnum Stealths (left boot).
If Vibram soles make combat boots into running shoes, well I don't know what these do but it's amazing. Unbelievable how light they are. Pretty cheap at $130 too. It's probably a safe bet getting a chit to say your allowed to wear these. (easy to get). They also have goretex versions at $179 and Danners which run $300 something or another.
Stove
( http://www.msrcorp.com/stoves/pocket_rocket.asp )
"pcket rocket" stove.
[Careful when doing a search for pocket rockets, my wife came in ad an inoppertune time and asked me what th ehell i was looking at on the net)
For what a reservists makes in a night you can pick one of these up. $50 or so. (supposing you don't dump it right back into the mess]
I got mine at the 1RCR kit shop. Their great. Heat up your rations, soup, coffee, water for shaving. Quick and painless. I think it only weights 3 ounces and the disposable butane/propane bottles cost about $5-$7 and they burn for about 2 hours. I didn't even use a whole bottle using it every day on Stalwart Guardian. With those white tablits hard to come by and the MRE heaters being useless a lot of the time, these are great.
Sleeping bag
( http://www.snugpak.com/30_codegreen/31_01_softie3merlin.htm )
Merlin 3 snugpack. $200
Picked that up from 1rcr also. It makes a great summer sleeping back. It compacts into a little ball and it's good to about 0c. Mix it with a ranger blanket and bivy back and your probably good for a little lower. You can get different snugpacks that are rated for lower temps. It's amazing how much room this thing saves.
Finally (and a serious waste of cash)
Knife
( http://store.yahoo.com/topsknivesstore/tombrowtrac.html )
Tom brown 'tracker' survival knife (or anti tank, anti-bear,anti car door etc..)
I commented that I liked this knife and my wife decided to pick it up for me (She's looking for brownie points, she wants a diamond ring with ear rings, got it for christmas for me)
It's a beautiful beautiful knife. Unfortinuately this huge knife also costs $300 give or take (With exchange, customs, shipping)
I have no idea what i'm going to do with this. I can't use it at work. Well I can try but everone will tell me to put it in my ruck. And i'll also get pegged a wannabe or something. ww3 hasn't hit yet so I don't need to live off the land. The knife is pretty cool when you read up about it. Has a chopping blade used like a hatchet. Regular blade portion for cutting, skilling. A hook for gutting animals. A saw for trees. Wire cutter ont he blade. Spear point too.
Of course i'm lying to myself, I'll never use it for anything other than trying to throw it through various things, I'll just hide it in my locker when i go to work and tell my wife it's wonderful ;D
Some of them are usefull, others not at all. (Yes because im bored)
Boots
I went out and got Vibram soles (Right boot) put on both pairs of my combat boots. They were so amazing that when I wore those boots out I dished out the $75 each and put them on my new boots. Yes you can get the army to pay for it but it's a long process and if you don't really need the army to pay for them, don't be a cheap bastard. Buy them yourself. Thats why we don't have money for tanks!
While in petawawa getting a tatoo I stopped by a shoe store and picked up a pair of Magnum Stealths (left boot).
If Vibram soles make combat boots into running shoes, well I don't know what these do but it's amazing. Unbelievable how light they are. Pretty cheap at $130 too. It's probably a safe bet getting a chit to say your allowed to wear these. (easy to get). They also have goretex versions at $179 and Danners which run $300 something or another.
Stove
( http://www.msrcorp.com/stoves/pocket_rocket.asp )
"pcket rocket" stove.
[Careful when doing a search for pocket rockets, my wife came in ad an inoppertune time and asked me what th ehell i was looking at on the net)
For what a reservists makes in a night you can pick one of these up. $50 or so. (supposing you don't dump it right back into the mess]
I got mine at the 1RCR kit shop. Their great. Heat up your rations, soup, coffee, water for shaving. Quick and painless. I think it only weights 3 ounces and the disposable butane/propane bottles cost about $5-$7 and they burn for about 2 hours. I didn't even use a whole bottle using it every day on Stalwart Guardian. With those white tablits hard to come by and the MRE heaters being useless a lot of the time, these are great.
Sleeping bag
( http://www.snugpak.com/30_codegreen/31_01_softie3merlin.htm )
Merlin 3 snugpack. $200
Picked that up from 1rcr also. It makes a great summer sleeping back. It compacts into a little ball and it's good to about 0c. Mix it with a ranger blanket and bivy back and your probably good for a little lower. You can get different snugpacks that are rated for lower temps. It's amazing how much room this thing saves.
Finally (and a serious waste of cash)
Knife
( http://store.yahoo.com/topsknivesstore/tombrowtrac.html )
Tom brown 'tracker' survival knife (or anti tank, anti-bear,anti car door etc..)
I commented that I liked this knife and my wife decided to pick it up for me (She's looking for brownie points, she wants a diamond ring with ear rings, got it for christmas for me)
It's a beautiful beautiful knife. Unfortinuately this huge knife also costs $300 give or take (With exchange, customs, shipping)
I have no idea what i'm going to do with this. I can't use it at work. Well I can try but everone will tell me to put it in my ruck. And i'll also get pegged a wannabe or something. ww3 hasn't hit yet so I don't need to live off the land. The knife is pretty cool when you read up about it. Has a chopping blade used like a hatchet. Regular blade portion for cutting, skilling. A hook for gutting animals. A saw for trees. Wire cutter ont he blade. Spear point too.
Of course i'm lying to myself, I'll never use it for anything other than trying to throw it through various things, I'll just hide it in my locker when i go to work and tell my wife it's wonderful ;D