Hi, At the end you did say about anything you would like us to try out, well maybe a bit more stealth camping and bugging out from urban to rural or vice versa😊

Excellent as per mate 💪🤙

Some great advice there. Especially on the layering systems. Can’t beat a pair of fjallravens, pricey but worth every penny so if your think you are going to get into the outdoors more, invest in a pair. Maybe getting a pair of gaiters. When you are trudging through wet or muddy ground, especially this time of year. Finally foot care - perhaps you could do a separate video on this one? It’s worth its own video.

Hi, Again I think people will be surprised that just any Earth tone colours will be so camouflage, again we can look at camouflage and think oh it doesn't blend in but that's just because we're so close the further away you go the better it is it's only the straight lines that can sometimes give stuff away so it just needs to be blended in😊

Hi First of all tiger stripe is nice and you'll be surprised how many ex-forces like it😊 Secondly those firepot meals are absolutely delicious and well healthy too well worth it, and at GO Outdoors they do have buy one get one half price😊

Это не плохой сет, но с таким поясом очень неудобно в окопе.Привет из Украины.

I did the Summer ML back in 1999 and the winter a couple years later as needed it for my job as an outdoor instructor. A mate of mine had a stag do here in the Lake District so we all went over to West Lake District and decided to climb Scafell but the remit was you had to wear clothes from a bygone age ie no modern kit like goretex etc. I wore canvas trousers and wool under layer and outer layer and hat. It rained a lot and vis was poor but the wool was surprisingly good and weather resistant. It was hilarious seeing a group of 25 ML’s, MIA’s and MIC’s wearing knitted roll neck sweaters and tweed trousers 😂. One guy brought a pub sized bottle of cheap scotch in his canvas rucksack which we broke out on the summit in the mist and rain. There were some fully kitted out walkers looking at us horrified they thought we were a bunch of clueless amateurs! The stag even carried a rolled up hemp rope for a joke. Class. Knowledge and skills trump kit but kit makes life in the hills so much easier.

My experience with Ortlieb map cases is that you can puncture one just by giving it an evil eye…

Great video as always Tom. Just about the only thing we did differently in Borneo was long socks, football type that went up over the trousers, folded back down over the tops of the boots and smeared with insect repellent gel around the ancle. One guy didn`t listen on the weekend prep and he took short socks. Poor chap looked like he`d fed all the local leaches

What video editor do you use Tom?

When you done correct training in special teams you dont come on here talking the talk lol😅😅😂😂😂😂❤🇬🇧🇬🇧

Can i see you light a fire and show my some survival training you have been taught and lets see how you track and do escape and evasion please Or would you like to come on a selection course with me over brevon beacons then scotland to see if you pass my regiment selection “We know the answer dont we 400 take part and only a very low number pass the test And like all good pilgrims. The real ones dont come on here posting stuff They just get on with it saving lives and keep the bad guys in the bad lands out lol 😂😂😂😂😢😢😢😮😮😮😮😮😮🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👍🦊🦊🐀🐀

An excellent video Tom. This info can’t be emphasised enough, so many incidents occur due to poor kit choices and inadequate preparation for the environment. My wife and I saw this last year in the Yorkshire Dales, people in trainers and other inappropriate clothing with no decent wet weather and basic subsistence items on them. On one day we left in warmish sunshine, the return leg was well over 2hrs of rain and it had got pretty breezy, needless to say we had to change kit as the weather deteriorated. Looking forward to the next part of this. Interested to see how it maps on (pun intended 😉) to what I carry. 👍🏻

I like the American ww2 wool hat with brim all else the same …🎉🎉🎉

Quite a timely video Tom. I'm doing the Tongariro Alpine Crossing in May this year. That's mid autumn in NZ. No telling how the weather will be. Could end walking it in shorts and a windproof or full on longs and three layers. Will be taking some merino thermals, fleece and a poncho just in case. I have your original day pack loadout video saved to favourites so looking forward to seeing the new one. Cheers

Ive got a smililar admin line and the same jet lighter, ive added a repair bundle of a hot glue stick with 2 zip ties bent over wrapped in duct tape with safety pins, needle and thread inside...makes a tiny packet with loop for attaching to keyring...gluesticks are great with jet lighter...

Nothing else to say but that I totally agree with you on this one! Decent gear doesn't come cheap, but becoming unalive is always worse.

Thanks Tom for the video and suggestions for keeping ur giblets warm n cozy!

Great video. Have you tried those Bearskin jackets that are supposed to be warm and waterproof. Keep on seeing them advertised, but look like a costly gamble if they don't come up to standard. 👍 Cheers.

The compass I currently use is a Silva that someone else dropped on the mountain. Sometimes it’s the small things that people overlook that can easily be their undoing. I’m also a fan of the ortlieb map cases. Underrated item. Great advice Tom as usual!

good stuff man

Great experience earned advice, i particularly like your advice about attaching your important kit items to your person, i have done the same with my pocket knife SAK and car keys for along time as part of my EDC. When out in the wild places though my keys go in my pack. Your advice here has made me think 🤔 of attaching other items to my person when out in nature now as well though and not stow them in my pack👍🏻 Also like you i myself prefer a BB Cap as i tend to run on the warm side, however i do carry two hats. I use the BB Cap mostly but i stow a warm beanie in my pack which i’ll put on when/if i stop moving-having some snap and so forth if the weather is colder. Great advice as usual Tom “ Semper Primus “ 🫡

Only thing I would add is a snack in my pocket. Just in case and it's easy to grab on the go. Nice video👍👍

You have come a long way since your first Videos.

Going to look for deer sheds with improper footwear😅. Its on the list!

My comment yesterday was good timing. Thank you for the clothing update, going to look at updating my top half. I usually like a light weight pair of trousers. Still use an admin line I was taught years ago and have an ortlieb mapcase, millions times better than the rubbish ones used in the 80’s ( a friend in 2 para recommended them about 25 years ago to me) but I do need to re think my upper body clothing Great tips😊

Great breakdown, Tom. Happy to see we think the same.

i might not be wearing them, but would certainly carry in a dry bag would be a softie type jacket and wool gloves,

Thanks for sharing Tom! 🥃🍻🪂🫡🏴‍☠️🇺🇸

Good advice there Tom. I lost a map once as I had it tucked into my rucksack waist belt and I hadn't realised that I had dropped it. Luckily I knew where I was, and was on a circular route.

nice video 👌👌

Trying to get back out into the hills more and upgrade my layering kit from the old fleece pullovers and HH Base layer I still use. What would you recommend on modern fabrics. What are you wearing on here ?

I've just remembered something, meds is tops, I do security and I always carry an Israeli bandage and a American FFd and tourniquet. In about 95 94 did you do the exercises in Thetford? Some pathfinder lads gave us TA gops a run through of their kit. It was the one where we all had artic ration packs in summer to test getting water supply out?

Hi, love the video as have been looking at a new set of belt kit for a while, In comparison to the crossfire system, do you think there is a better option in terms of functionality (I'm not worried about the cost) Also what are the magazine pouches on this set of webbing? As i have been struggling to find them on their website. Keep up the good work 😃😃

Hi Tom - Thank you for bringing this to the community. Are you looking to run this course again, idealy further North.

As at 31.1.25 Kit Monster have both new lines & TRC Outdoors carriers. Not spamming them (too $, I have 2 x lines and I don't need a carrier) but the kit is there.

Great video. What brand of pants and jacket are you wearing in this video?

Tom, O actually have had a couple of Randell USA knives. Are you aware of them? Salutation’s from Belfast Northern Ireland 🇬🇧

great tin but take a look at the victorinox bantam aloy it's thinner than the gerber and have a canopener to

Bloody good video Tom. Reminds me of the RUC D.O.T surveillance course training. I’m a few years older than you mate, but not much. Salutations from Belfast Northern Ireland 🇬🇧

Matey, may I enquire what is the the rucksack brand you are using? Salutations from Belfast Northern Ireland 🇬🇧

At last, some sanity with this whole scene! Your most critical Survival Skill priorities are 1) Highest level of First Aid / Immediate Medical Aid Training you can achieve! 2) Highest level of Navigation Training you can achieve! Everything else comes after this skills training!

💯 I agree brother!

On Civi street I have had to use my first aid training multiple times. Even so, I find my degrading after years of high level training as I have retired. Salutation’s from Belfast Northern Ireland 🇬🇧

Sounds like a great course. Good to always keep them up. Nate

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As an American trained on Alice gear about 20 years ago, I realize we were so behind on gear like this. I always thought British stuff and old Rhodesian stuff was so cool and well thought out. With Alice gear, it’s like we’re thinking how we could best hurt our backs and shred up our hips and spine…. Thanks for sharing, very cool

Absolutely Tom - thankfully the civil service has constant upgrades available so I take advantage when offered as a team first aider.

These have been the most useful tips, very good video young man

That looks like a cracking it of kit good to see different types I use Jay jays commander's webbing atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍