What size is your vest?

>>17475
not sure, the label came off. it's real salty. if i had to guess id lean towards smaller because im 6'0" and it stops around my belly button iirc

>>17474
thats what i meant by drop-leg sorry but i dont see where i could attach the thigh holster to the vest or i would. i dont want to have a separate belt for holster.

>>17477

>thats what i meant by drop-leg sorry but i dont see where i could attach the thigh holster to the vest or i would. i dont want to have a separate belt for holster.

Attach it to the belt you're presently using to keep your pants above your ankles. Treat the IOTV or whatever like outerwear: Everything else is independent of it, because it's just something you throw on after putting your actual work shit on.

>>17478
there is enough clearance on the vest for that, guess i'm going owb shopping again. thanks :D

>>17479

No problem, bro.

I cannot be stopped.

$50 shipped.

>Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina combat vest

Update: >>17350 arrived today. No full review yet but I really like it, possibly better than the first one I bought. A lot of good design choices went into this one.

Today I got this one >>17377 and it's so simple I can give a review really easily.

4 rifle mag pouches, fits AK mags and AR mags just fine. One other pouch on the left shoulder pocket for grenades or whatever. Zipper in the front, adjustable straps for fatness in the back. This vest feels like it's NEVER been worn and I suspect it's actually new production because it doesn't smell like a grandma's house.

I feel kind of ripped off with this one tbh, oh well. It's a functional vest, at least.

>>17375

You mean the blue tiger stripe one?

>>17460
No, a different woodland camo pattern.

That vest arrived too, but I've been really busy and lazy lately so I haven't gotten around to writing a proper review, but it's too bulky and complex for me to really love it.

I'm jealous.

I just have a misc sack of ammo.

>>17434
I don't know about Costco but a lot of the ones I see for sale online all the time are made in Taiwan by companies that have US government contracts for their manufacture, made to those specifications.

>>17436
It was either Cabela's or Dicks that had flimsy China ones I saw.

http://www.the-armory.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/Ammo-Cans.html

I get mine here, brand new. They also usually have great deals on 5.56

Well them 99 syrup yen special Cambodian tire shelves seem to be holding up.

They're rated for a shitton of weight, quite a bit more than I have on them, and feature KEYMOD shelf spacing. You can also set them up in a modular horizontal arrangement for extra tactical.

Figures. Oakley seems like the only company offering what I'm looking for. But, they restrict it to military and police. As a filthy civvy, I don't qualify for the Standard Issue bullshit.

I hate that program. Give them a hell of a discount, but don't make it exclusive to them goddammit.

I guess I could always go this route, lol.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Military-Issue-BCG-Birth-Control-Glasses-Frames-USGI-S9-NOS-Many-Sizes-/311610116826

After discovering Wiley X's Worksight line, I exchanged some emails with them and found out they're almost exactly what I'm looking for. Cool thing is they all come with the side panels you can attach to the temples, so I don't have to search for one or modify one to fit whatever glasses I get.

Now I need to squirrel away some money and see if I can afford a pair within a reasonable timeline.

>>17416
They don't restrict it to LE/Mil, you just have to go through an optometrist who is also an official Oakley vendor, you can't do it yourself online.

I have RX Fuel Cells for driving and shooting, fishing, hunting ETC. Coveted them for years but finally found out my local dealer (who also does my RX safety glasses for work) is a dealer and got the hook up.

Unfortunately that means you're pretty much stuck paying retail. No fishing around for the best deal online. :\

>>17420
I remember looking at it in the past and Oakley saying "restricted to LE/mil."

Oh, well. I like dis.

http://www.wileyx.com/ProductDetail/wscon01_wx-contour-matte-black-frame

Fits my criteria, I especially like how the removable side panels are part of the design.

I just have to save up, I have some bigger stuff to take care of at the moment.

>>17363
I like the Dyncorp hat.

What's up with the leather flat cap? You into S&M with 19th century paper boys?

>>17364
No, he's just a terrible-looking hipster faggot.

I've never been a hat guy mostly because I wear something like a size 7 3/4 fitted ball cap. The ol' dome is just too big for most one-size-fits-all hats to actually fit without causing a headache, tearing up the hat or looking dumb.

>>17367
I'm happy I'm 7 1/8. It's a pretty common size.

I feel weird without a hat, I love having a cover. I don't know if it's bad for me, like if it causes hair loss or something. So far so good, healthy and thick hair. It's why I got $900 the one time I sold my hair.

My current go to headwear for day to day stuffs.

>>15666
A good belt will cost you some dosh. But it means you won't need to spend money for a good long while on another one if you buy right.

>>15672
Yeah, I figure that. I'm really liking the Maxpedition belt the poster above you mentioned. I might jump on that when I have the opportunity.

>>15667
>Little bit of a follow up since this thread was resurrected just liek babby jeezus.
Is that frowned upon? I find it best to use an existing thread if what I want to say is covered by the thread's topic, even if said thread is... oh, shit. Last July? God damn, this is a slow board!

>>15696
Same here. If I can necrobump an old discussion that fits my needs, I'd rather do that.

Belgian Browning Hi-Power holster.
Yeah, more expensive than a nylon or other type of plastic form-fitting holster, but much more stylish.

  Ancient shoes - with tales of falling over https://youtu.be/-3qTniJsoEg
In this video, I (Lindybeige) share my experiences of falling over in various forms of authentic period footwear. The materials available to the ancients for footwear were nowhere near as good as modern plastics and rubbers for shoe souls.

Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make.

  Fighting shoes - authentiboots and pattens https://youtu.be/xlcd0B0cVqU
The second of my authentiboot-related videos, this time dealing with the issue of how much difference leather-soled boots make to footwork in combat, and how much better modern materials are for shoe soles. Modern rubbers and plastics are grippy, hard-wearing, flexible, and waterproof. The ancients had nothing that was all those things.

Link to 'Living in the Past' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_in_the_Past_(TV_series) This is credited with being the world's first 'reality TV' programme. It was the most efficient piece of television ever made (at least at the time) measured in terms of cost of production to viewing figures ratio. I am very jealous of the people who got to do this. It is amazing that there are not opportunities to do this today. I'm sure that that there are many people willing to give it a try.

Living in the Past (1978 Iron Age reality tv) - part 1 https://youtu.be/2e7ZLWz3UMw
In 1978 12 adults and 3 children were selected from around 1000 volunteers for the first 'reality tv' series by living for a year on an Iron Age farm as Iron Age people. This film looks back at the original shows and what has happened to them in the 30 years since then.

  How to make moccasins part 1 https://youtu.be/R1jiJ4qsdVk

  How to make moccasins part 2 https://youtu.be/0zcpUz3Q6Fo

  >>17121
Just watched this, divided up into six parts, but here it is in one 59 minute video (but the audio is poor):
IRON AGE REALITY - LIVING IN THE PAST - Discovery History Science (full documentary) https://youtu.be/V0cfOQ13AuM