I'd be an awful lot more excited if I could move my arm above my shoulder.
6.5...
Cool so no surrendering then? 
Can't quite figure out the Brit water bottle though!
What is the problem? If you put a post in the British kit section I am sure we can help. The skeleton carriers can be quite hard to do up when they are new though, soaking the webbing helps.
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone
Can't quite figure out the Brit water bottle though!
What is the problem? If you put a post in the British kit section I am sure we can help. The skeleton carriers can be quite hard to do up when they are new though, soaking the webbing helps.
Cheers
Martin
The water bottle has an almost felt like cover and that all fits in the carrier. It's almost impossible to pull the bottle out of the carrier. I'll try soaking it. The carrier is not the skeleton type.
FUBAR
Can't quite figure out the Brit water bottle though!
What is the problem? If you put a post in the British kit section I am sure we can help. The skeleton carriers can be quite hard to do up when they are new though, soaking the webbing helps.
Cheers
MartinThe water bottle has an almost felt like cover and that all fits in the carrier. It's almost impossible to pull the bottle out of the carrier. I'll try soaking it. The carrier is not the skeleton type.
It needs to be snug, otherwise it'll fall out! Other option is to use another cross strap as a carry strap for it, allowing you to drink from the bottle while in the cradle.
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It's almost impossible to pull the bottle out of the carrier. I'll try soaking it. The carrier is not the skeleton type.
Ah, an envelope holder. Yes, they are a bugger to get the bottles out of. Like so much military equipment, designed to only work with another section member helping and/or by taking all your gear off during a rest period designated by your commander.
As above, wear it on a seperate cross strap, keep it in your small pack or get someone else to help you take it out (it is harder to put them back in than take them out unassisted unless you take your webbing off). Or keep another water bottle in your gas mask bag and top it up from the main one during stop periods.
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone
Soak the carrier enough for it to be damp. Put the water bottle in. Then get bits of cardboard and push them in between the carrier and bottle to stretch it and leave to dry. This should make the carrier wider at the top than the bottle so it's easier to get the bottle in and out. You won't be able to push cardboard all the way down so the bottom of the carrier remains tight enough to hold the bottle in place.
Soak the carrier enough for it to be damp. Put the water bottle in. Then get bits of cardboard and push them in between the carrier and bottle to stretch it and leave to dry. This should make the carrier wider at the top than the bottle so it's easier to get the bottle in and out. You won't be able to push cardboard all the way down so the bottom of the carrier remains tight enough to hold the bottle in place.
this is the approved method , the canvas shrink's over 70 year's ,i don't think they were designed with more than a 10 year life expectancy .
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
Soak the carrier enough for it to be damp. Put the water bottle in. Then get bits of cardboard and push them in between the carrier and bottle to stretch it and leave to dry. This should make the carrier wider at the top than the bottle so it's easier to get the bottle in and out. You won't be able to push cardboard all the way down so the bottom of the carrier remains tight enough to hold the bottle in place.
I'll try this tonight.
Cheers 
FUBAR
Weather is looking alright, 21 degrees and sunny is the current forecast!
Steadily building to a solid 7 for me 
Sorted my kit, batteries charged and as Matty says weather is looking good, a solid 7 for me
30cal tested and running BAR is all good so it's just batteries and kit and I'll be good to go. Looking forward to skirmishing instead of organising. 8/10
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Shirt ironed, belt polished. FJ, we dress for dinner, bitte! (Pale blue shirt, black tie.) 90% packed. 8.9 on the excitometer.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Shirt ironed, belt polished. FJ, we dress for dinner, bitte! (Pale blue shirt, black tie.) 90% packed. 8.9 on the excitometer.
hello there, just a reminder if possible to bring the Russian kit and I'll pick it up on Saturday morning when I get there. thank you 
Jawohl! I just remembered to put it on my list earlier!
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Think I got everything packed, not looking forward to the walk to the station tomorrow. Everything after that should be fun though 
Reached about 7.4 excitoms
Just need to remember to get a can opener on the way to the station and take beer out of fridge and cooler packs out of the freezer before I leave. Can't arrive dressed as an Aussie and not have cool beer with me, that would be embarrassing.
My MP40 has packed up, so glad I discovered that before trying to use it...
All I have left to do now is make my sandwiches and survive work tomorrow morning.
Glad for the confirmation the FJ are dressing up. 9!
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone
nearly all the battery's charged ,gun's prepped ,magazines found ,boots dubbined ,webbing sorted uniform packed ,just need to get the victual's purchased and throw everything in the car , 8.5 +
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
0/10 cause I cant come, have a great time fella's
Well, mostly packed now ready for a long haul tomorrow. We're going to a family do in Torbay tomorrow evening, staying with a friend in Gloucestershire tomorrow night, then coming over Saturday morning! Just need to get some food sorted any we're good to go. Boots have had a much-needed polish and dubbin (they've been out hunting a fair bit of late, takes its toll!), helmets all scrimmed up for that Normandy look, and webbing modified with riggers' pouches instead of a cartridge belt so I can actually use my webbing to carry the M1 mags! Reckoning on an 8 now, probably rising to 9 after I've finished work tomorrow morning.
About an 8 right now, just a few more things I need to get then I'm all set!
