Required Battle Gear

[Vanderbilt]

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And you can't forget the M1 Steel Pot..

Useful for more then a helmet!

.....mines a little more ancient....

 

[BigMoose]

.....mines a little more ancient....

Maybe, or maybe not.. while it has the 80s rigging and cover, Uncle Sam didn't buy any new M1 Steel Pots since the Vietnam era.. and many are from older under all that new stuff.

 

[armymen0268]

Mission drives gear for sure.

My basic STANAG kit including belt carries 4 mags & 5 pistol mags. I have an admin pouch up front for random snacks & a small knife/leatherman.

My back panel is expandable, it’s a water sack/backpack with one big main pocket and two smaller pockets on top of each other. I can add other pouches to this if ever needed. Batteries, rag, write in the rain & basically any non essential stuff goes back there. Stuff that someone I’m with can grab for me.

My main goal was to stay as slick as possible but have as much as possible. I think it worked out pretty good. I can still expand to the cummerbund if needed. I think we’d be picking up mags more than we think we would if SHTF.

 

[Brad69]

The INGOER, s that are serious about trying out their kit. Revere Riders holds a few Carbine classes a year. where you get a chance to run and gun yourself and your kit.

We often see shooters start out the day with a big kit and end with less. It also allows you to scope out other shooters gear and see what works.

It's different when you are under stress and need to reload and are fumbling with a mag pouch. Which is a good thing to train like going to fight.

 

[devildog70]

What would be required carry into battle in today's environment?
What calibers, and how many magazines each?
And other gear that one would take?

Mine: AR-10 with 12 + 1 Mags, M1911A with 6 +1 Mags and my Father's black K-Bar knife used in Vietnam. Recent use: M4 5.56x45 12 + 1 Mags M9 9MM 6 + 1 Mags (Limited) and after market K-Bar knife.

So...approximately 35lbs in guns and mags, without water, armor, etc? Better be living in the gym

 

[teddy12b]

The INGOER, s that are serious about trying out their kit. Revere Riders holds a few Carbine classes a year. where you get a chance to run and gun yourself and your kit.

We often see shooters start out the day with a big kit and end with less. It also allows you to scope out other shooters gear and see what works.

It's different when you are under stress and need to reload and are fumbling with a mag pouch. Which is a good thing to train like going to fight.

I 100% believe the people who are serious take on training classes. People always talk online about where to meet other like minded people. Training classes are an outstanding opportunity to meet people who not only want to be better but are willing to work at it and invest in it. I would also add "some" competitions to that as well. If there's a level of it being physically demanding, you'll meet some solid people. If it's a less demanding competition where guys are pulling little carts full of goodies, then not so much.

 

[teddy12b]

We should turn this into a picture thread also. It's nice to see what people haul around and why.

 

[Dean C.]

The rest is determined by what is going on, level 4 HESCO Level IV plates and these two for the wife and I regardless.

 

[Brad69]

Carbine – Terre Haute, IN. | Revere's Riders

Carbine event at Lost Creek Conservation Club near Terre Haute, IN.

www.reveresriders.org

Not sold out yet!
I will be the RSO and Slim will be the ED.

So if you wanna get off the couch and get some rounds down range join us.

 

[teddy12b]

Carbine – Terre Haute, IN. | Revere's Riders

Carbine event at Lost Creek Conservation Club near Terre Haute, IN.

www.reveresriders.org

Not sold out yet!
I will be the RSO and Slim will be the ED.

So if you wanna get off the couch and get some rounds down range join us.

I was just checking out that link. I always wanted to take a reveres riders class and heard these were the new and improved ones. Do I understand it correctly that this is a one day class? Is camping onsite available for people driving in the night before? This would be rifle only and no pistol, correct?

 

[MCgrease08]

I was just checking out that link. I always wanted to take a reveres riders class and heard these were the new and improved ones. Do I understand it correctly that this is a one day class? Is camping onsite available for people driving in the night before? This would be rifle only and no pistol, correct?

This class is a phenomenal value for your training dollar. I've taken it twice already (one two day, one single day) and I'm considering doing it for a third time.

In past classes there has been some pistol work IIRC, but it's just transitioning from rifle to pistol. Not sure if that's officially part of the class or if it just got worked in. It always adds a layer of safety protocols where RSOs have to safety check two different firearms.

I don't think you can camp out here. It's a conservation club and not privately owned landed like some other places RR's uses. But it is just a few miles off of I-70 west so there are options for roach motels in the area. Not sure about public campgrounds.

 

[Brad69]

Unfortunately no camping at lost creek.
It's a one day course and rifle only.
It will be a good course Slim is a great instructor.

Some cheap hotels in the area.

Hope to meet you on the range.

 

[DadSmith]

This is from an Israeli conscript.

 

[CodeBlue]

Be wary of the old man in a young mans battle.

 

[Creedmoor]

Be wary of the old man in a young mans battle.

They will never hear us...

 

[teddy12b]

They will never hear us...

They'll hear us through involuntary old man noises, creaking joints, and groaning. Otherwise, they'll be sorry, lol.

 

[DadSmith]

They will never hear us...

Unless we just ate ham n beans, and cornbread. Then not only will they hear us but they will smell us.

 

[Creedmoor]

They'll hear us through involuntary old man noises, creaking joints, and groaning. Otherwise, they'll be sorry, lol.

Just get there a day early.

 

[pitbulld45]

I was just checking out that link. I always wanted to take a reveres riders class and heard these were the new and improved ones. Do I understand it correctly that this is a one day class? Is camping onsite available for people driving in the night before? This would be rifle only and no pistol, correct?

There is campiong at Hawthorn Park, just five or ten miles away, both primitive and electic

https://www.campspot.com/book/hawthornparkin

 

[CallSign Snafu]

I am fine as long as where ever I am I have access to a well and a lotion basket.