British Army DPM Bergen Product Review

[@rachaelwyatt754]

The DPM ("disruptive" pattern material) British army Bergen is listed as a 100ltr pack with the possible addition of the two 10 ltr side or rocket pouches. The MTP version is a lot lighter weight material and would usually be lept dry by adding a rain cover. You can however use the additional dry sacks for the side pouches and also the main body. These originally were for the Woodland Bergen. You can also get the rubberised dry sacks which from memory came in black. I do have have both the DPM patterns, (woodland and desert) plus the standard MTP. All three Bergens came as PLCE. The "skirt" is actually generally referred to as the "snow collar".

[@GavTatu]

toggles are years old ! had them on an old smock, and a Falklands issue parka. they're ok.

[@bushcraftninja8059]

I paid three pound for mine and i absolutely love it.

[@NikosKatsikanis]

what about a 80 litre osprey instead? not SHTF material?

[@marksadventures3889]

Best kit around

[@melbrooker1590]

Great video I have this Bergen with one rocket pack and camelbak loadout but I’m curious about the doss bag your using?

[@simonsignolet5632]

A REALLY good review! I enjoy your reviews, you do them well. DPM versus MTP: MTP wins when you're talking about hiding birdsh_t impacts. DPM highlights it for all to see... ;-) 3:50 - A slip of the tongue, you didn't mean that. This is PLCE, there's no MOLLE (or even PALS) on this kit. MOLLE is a specific US military ISSUE kit system just as PLCE is a specific Brit military issue system. There's loads of MOLLE *COMPATIBLE* kit out there such as Osprey and a host of generics, etc, but they're NOT MOLLE unless they're a US military issue item from the MOdular Lightweight Loadbearing Equipment system. 6:59 - Oh, you MEANT it about "MOLLE loops"?! But, no doubt, you know better by now (in 2020)! Too good a review to delete it because of this detail. :-) 7:10 - If you zip both sides closed, you won't get much at all into this pack. I've only seen people do this when they store the pack empty or mail it. 12:16 - They're stiff 'cause they're "Lift The Dot" snaps (one way), the same type you find on the Osprey kit and elsewhere on PLCE pouches. You only need to open this flap to remove the frame so that you can turn the sack inside-out for cleaning. 12:32 - The right side strut rivet is broken. Because that closure flap is so strong and holds the frame in place so well, you can often get away with it and for ages. 14:30 - Mr/Miss Van Der Gelder: probably a Dutch marine commando (RNMC)! 15:24 - Hiding a kip mat. The two standard attaching methods within the military is to strap under one set of compression straps (side pouches not fitted) or attach to the accessory loops. Then fit a rucksack cover. When PLCE was first issued, there was no way you could store the kip mat inside the pack, though I've heard of REMFs opening it up inside the sack as if to line it. All they need to carry is a dossbag, pillow, wet wipes and jazz mags...

[@meanandgreenvideos]

Thanks for your detailed comments Simon, I'm sure they will be useful to other people too!

[@kipsalviv5742]

More space more weight and one row of stitching holding the shoulder straps on. Don't bounce around to much or you just get left with the straps, why do you think the M.O.D. has flogged them all.

[@airsoftkit1016]

KIP SALVI V they haven’t flogged them they’ve just brought in ones in mtp there’s no change

[@NikosKatsikanis]

what is dpm?

[@OldNavajoTricks]

Disruptive pattern material. 👍

[@danieldoherty7022]

where did you get that and is it the short or long version

[@Dusty357]

Daniel Doherty eBay is full off them.

[@simonsignolet5632]

It's a long back. The user label placement indicates that.

[@SurvivorMetalMan]

How many liters is it?

[@KELLIS-kz3th]

SurvivorMetalMan the mean body is 100L you can add two rocket pouches to the side witch add another 20L 10L each