Shopping spree

I've been Ebaying again. Bought myself a few pouches, some of the newer 2009 dated stuff and some 2007 and some 2005 stuff.

I won't say what, you will see when I get it.

Today I did get a smoke grenade pouch in. Never had one of these before, so I snagged it when I saw it for sale. And the shittiest part was that I was gonna bid on a 2005 one too, but I forgot about it while playing World of Warcraft and missed the auction. The 2005 pouch went for US $20.50. The 2007 one cost me US $30 lol!!!

Anyway here are some pics of the said item.

 

 

Just something I thought I'd share.

So a few months ago I purchased an admin pouch with lightholder from a US reseller. The cool thing was that it came with a patch, some mini mag light and a small red LED light attached to it.

The patch was a really nice surprise, because it has the Recon Jack on it, which is the symbol used by Recon Marines.

But it doesn't stop there. Look at the name and rank on the patch.

And now look at this guy's patch. Hah! What are the odds huh?!

Click on pic to enlarge

Frag you!

Got 2 x 2004 dated frag pouches in today. I traded for them with a fellow FSBE II collector. I can't take pics of them for the moment as I have no access to a good digicam. But let me tell you they look EXACTLY like my 2007 ones haha. No difference, except maybe for the color and the tag.


Oh wait, I do have pics. They're taken by HOOT! And I have no permission to use them! haha.

pics taken by HOOT

So HOOT, if you want me to take them down, just let me know!

All quiet on the gear buying front.

I haven't posted for a while for the simple reason that I have not bought anything new lately.

Earlier today, I was seriously tempted to buy some Ranger Green stuff, but I decided against it. Eventhough I really want to put together a Ranger loadout, I want to spend less on gear. But the color is just so damn sexy, especially combined with a set of Crye Precision multicam uniform. I also read on some forum that US SOCOM Marines are fielding the Crye Precision uniforms now. I better stop talking about it, or I can't stop myself again.


On the FSBE II front, I won an auction for a 2005 M60 mag pouch. I already own a 2007 one, but I wanted a green tag one. I might trade the 2007 one for a 2004 one, if the other guy wants to do the deal. If not, I might just keep it or sell it.

There's also a tan M3X long gun for sale on Ebay at the moment. I wonder why there aren't any more units for sale, as they are readily available in stores. More people should put them up for sale, I would definitely buy one if the price isn't too high. It's not the correct light, but it looks exactly like it, apart from the "label".

Force Recon MSOB helmet

I acquired a cheap MSA MICH TC2000 recently. The reason it was so cheap, was because it had multiple holes drilled into it at the front. So the owner was willing to let it go cheaply. My buddy collector gave me the heads up and I of course jumped to the occasion to buy it.

I asked the seller to put on some 100 mph tape to hide the holes and it makes it look even more used that way, which I actually like haha.

Another package consisted of 2 items. A Norotos 3 hole NVG mount shroud and a Norotos' patented Titanium Advanced Tactical Helmet Mount Assembly (TATM HMA LgArm) .

Quite hard to come by in Europe, since most US sellers don't ship these out of CONUS. And again, my buddy collector gave me the heads up, so thanks to you! You know who you are! :)

 

 

MSA gel ear cups upgrade

Just got this in today from talkingheadsets.co.uk: MSA gel ear cups. I ordered these a few weeks ago together with a Nexus U-94 U/A PTT. Unfortunately they forgot to ship the ear cups when they sent out my order and it took them until today to get these out to me.

First impressions were that these are indeed very comfortable to wear, more so than the standard ear seals. They are made out of gel inserts and are heavier than the stock foam inserts. I wear glasses and although I didn't have any problems with the other inserts, these feel even better. Actually I don't feel them at all when I wear them, which is great.

Definitely worth upgrading to these ear cups, especially when you consider their low price.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from mil-freak!

I wish all you guys good luck on your gear hunting and may you win all your ebay auctions! haha.

As for myself, I am running out of FSBE II stuff to buy. On top of my list of things to get are an MSA MICH 2000 helmet and a NOROTOS 3 hole Night Vision Gear shroud.

The past couple of days I have been looking on Ebay for an XL sized MICH, yes my noggin' is huge lol. I could wear an L, but with my MRCS it's kind of a tight fit. Size XL would definitely do the job.

The hardest thing to source, would be the NOROTOS 3 hole shroud, as they are restricted by ITAR, meaning that the US shops and sellers are forbidden to export these. Basically us European collectors are screwed, unless we find someone willing to ship these internationally. But the same goes for a lot of other items and truth be told, you can get your hands on them if you look really hard.

Anyway I'm gonna cut it short, I hope I can post a lot more of my acquisitions this year.

Please support the troops who fight the war on terror and have a happy and safe 2010!