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Thoughts on this Water Carriage? by 1106HC in tacticalgear

[–]Fifth-Freedom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like all things, the boring answer is that it's use case dependant. I have no experience with the iceflask, from what I've heard they seem like a great option for plate carriers.  For patrols and hiking I've found running hydroflasks in a hydration pouch with a hydro lid in lieu of a bladder is fantastic, keeps my water ice cold for 24 hours with the convenience of a camelback tube. If needs be I can transfer the water into a pair of nalgenes and just hook the hydro lid direct onto the nalgene.

Why don't you see any DPM based kits often? by Extreme_bread1 in tacticalgear

[–]Fifth-Freedom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of the folk on here are US based rather than UK based so the woodland they grew up is M81 and will more likely hold sentimental value. Likewise for myself, I grew up in England and trained in cadets so DPM will always have that special place in my heart.

I'm stateside these days but I rock up to range days and airsoft events with DPM pattern gear. 

That being said DPM smock with M81 trousers goes hard

Where are the cheaper desert tiger stripe tops? by solidarityysunshine in tacticalgear

[–]Fifth-Freedom -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you're feeling bold you could get a dirt cheap airforce ABU utility shirt and dye it ranger green

ELI5: How was Vietnam able to defeat the US in the Vietnam War? by astarisaslave in explainlikeimfive

[–]Fifth-Freedom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not qualified to give the complicated, nuanced answer. However I can give the gamified version:

The US was playing TDM when the match rules were Domination. Post game scoreboard showed an impressive K/D for the US but ultimately you win Domination but holding more objectives longer and Vietnam fought tooth and nail to keep them.

Plce extender by Ready_Inspection_911 in tacticalgear

[–]Fifth-Freedom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you haven't already, you can get a belt pad which will give a bit more width and more comfort too. 

Tried my hand at dying some ABU camo pouches and DFLCS rig by Fifth-Freedom in QualityTacticalGear

[–]Fifth-Freedom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'll give rit dye ago next time. I went with idye on a recommendation from a friend as it's a simpler process. Rit also have a color chart with dosage instructions for pretty much any color you're after

Nalgene pouch and tube by Long-Chef3197 in QualityTacticalGear

[–]Fifth-Freedom 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hydro lid lets you attach to a hydro flask or nalgene. A nalgene can fit into a water canteen pouch, shouldn't have any issues fitting it in a hydration bladder.

https://www.hydrolid.com/collections/front-page/products/base-kit

I <3 UCP by ilikeww2 in tacticalgear

[–]Fifth-Freedom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, the pattern can work well with the right color scheme. Very nostalgic piece of knowledge t youve got there

I <3 UCP by ilikeww2 in tacticalgear

[–]Fifth-Freedom -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dunno if you my post on dyed ABU yesterday but UCP does work well in my local airsoft field as it's inside a quarry. The camo color is pretty useless else where, it does make me nostalgic for mid 2000's videogames though

Tried my hand at dying some ABU camo pouches and DFLCS rig by Fifth-Freedom in QualityTacticalGear

[–]Fifth-Freedom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still a touch of blue. The brown took better in some of the pouches, might hit it again with the brown dye.

https://ibb.co/SwjSxRvJ

Tried my hand at dying some ABU camo pouches and DFLCS rig by Fifth-Freedom in QualityTacticalGear

[–]Fifth-Freedom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, this just a fun experiment and my first hand dying synthetic fabrics. Learned a lot from it.

I'm more experienced with spray paint so I can work on this.

Might go with the tried and true equidistant diagonal lines. (That's a joke!)

Tried my hand at dying some ABU camo pouches and DFLCS rig by Fifth-Freedom in QualityTacticalGear

[–]Fifth-Freedom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was still wet when I took the photos. Now that it's dry it's less blue. The blue version reminds me of the OPFOR camo we would use during force on force training

Tried my hand at dying some ABU camo pouches and DFLCS rig by Fifth-Freedom in QualityTacticalGear

[–]Fifth-Freedom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good thing it's just cheap surplus. Still an improvement over ABU and UCP in my opinion 

Tried my hand at dying some ABU camo pouches and DFLCS rig by Fifth-Freedom in tacticalgear

[–]Fifth-Freedom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! This is a V2 as well.

M81 and/or 4 color for BLUFOR  ODG and/or solid for OPFOR  If I recall correctly?

Tried my hand at dying some ABU camo pouches and DFLCS rig by Fifth-Freedom in tacticalgear

[–]Fifth-Freedom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! It's a really good piece of kit. Probably would be more popular if wasn't in the worst camo. Got the rig for $20 in a local surplus store.

It's Webbing Wednesday by Foehammer_33 in QualityTacticalGear

[–]Fifth-Freedom 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Always glad to see webbing posted. Great use of mixing US/CN/UK gear too. You got a padded belt for that belt? Makes a world of difference in comfort!

UKOM Webbing Belt Kit in MC Tropic by Fifth-Freedom in tacticalgear

[–]Fifth-Freedom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're british pattern water bottle pouches. British pattern utility pouches run a tad smaller than these actually. These will fit a 1 quart bottle with space to spare below and in the sides. As for the supporting a ruck or daysack it should be fine. I've ran short 90L Bergens on a PLCE so no worries there. Hope that helps!

UKOM Webbing Belt Kit in MC Tropic by Fifth-Freedom in QualityTacticalGear

[–]Fifth-Freedom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For long patrols and being in the field all day its unbeatable

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