Buy cheap. Buy twice

Ok so picture it this way. A new guy fresh out of training has been with there unit for a few months and is considering getting some decent kit. He looks at the senior toms and hiss full screws for a bit of inspiration as the kit they carries comes through experience on tour or on excercise. 

One small problem. Upon hitting the unit costs go up. You might have a car, a new expensive TV and console to go in your Z type wanking palace and let's not forget that drinking habbit you've picked up and the twenty lamberts you've started smoking out of sheer boredom. 

So funds are some what tight....

Usually most garrison towns will have a kit retailer in the high street. The one that seems to be everywhere is HM supplies. This shop is kind of the marks and spencer of military retailers. Great for a few odds and ends but you know you shouldn't buy everything from that place. I have bought kit from that shop in the past and it does have some great stuff such as their command kit RA protractors and Garmin GPS's etc. But to be frank I found the webbing pretty damn flimsy, furthermore they seem to have not embraced the MOLLE revolution and are somewhat behind on what other manufacturers make today. However there is a silver lining. The tailoring services most of the HM supplies shops provide are pretty damn good. And in the end at least it's not webtex. 

Another company who make kit that seems to turn up in most garrison towns is disciple. There kit seems to be in every drop zone supplies. If there ever is a more websters and overpriced kit manufacturer I think disciple is the leader in that field. 

The cost of what it would take to buy a decent fight light MOLLE battle belt out of disciple products could get you a ton of decent warrior assault systems kit. The MTP material used by them seems like the pattern was drawn in crayon by Johnny aged five. And the stitching is poor as hell and looks like a poor sweatshop worker was forced to do the stitches while wearing boxing gloves. I wouldn't take disciple kit anywhere arduous in my lifetime. And I know by writing this post I may have shot myself in the foot by getting some kit to review but I owe it to anyone who reads this blog and follows my Instagram to only bring you something that will last you a lifetime when you buy it and won't disintegrate on your insertion tab. 

These are just my thoughts your free to spend you hard earned beer tokens on what you want. 

Just remember the army is the biggest catwalk and Guuci kit doesn't make you a better soldier but it can deflect some shit off you, Oh and to that one bloke obsessed with issue tissue kit. Fuck off!