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They only pack 3 things. Ammunition, rations and socks.

A Parachute?

Pity the creators of this video didn't actually consult any Paras to find out what they ACTUALLY pack! Please leave the Paras out of your marketing videos.

1) Metal Cup. Essentially, the '44 pattern aluminium one we were issued into the 1990s then the '95 pattern stainless steel one, aka the "Crusader Mk1". Used both during my service, in conjunction with the '58 waterbottle and the BCB Crusader Stove (multi fuel). CHOICE kit that ALL fits in a standard '90 pattern PLCE W/B Pouch along with the Millbank Bag - but none of this shown in the video.

2) Foot Care. "Mycota" foot powder was de rigeur, when I did P Coy in the 1980s. Didn't bother with foot powder after P Coy: toughen your feet using surgical spirit and by going bare foot as much as possible. Thin cotton sock inside a thick wool sock - instead of the 1980s crappy bottle green Nylon sock that fast tracked you to blisters - and would always quickly stink when worn for half a day. Zinc oxide tape useful for other parts of the body, EG when you suffer "bergen burns" - but that's not something to worry about unless you're doing Para or SAS Selection.

5:40 - Survival Steve doing his pervy S+M thing again! Reminds me of Dennis Hopper's character in "Blue Velvet" - "DON'T LOOK AT ME!!!" 🤨

3) Basha is spelt "B A S H A". Good luck wearing a '90 pattern Shelter Sheet as a poncho! The '58 Poncho snaps onto other '58 Ponchos - so if buddied up with someone, I recommend carrying those. Don't use the rubberised Mk1 - the Nylon Mk2 or Goretex Mk3 are better. For bushcraft, I carry US GI versions: ripstop and they pack down smaller. Don't use imitation ones, ONLY genuine issue. As for Shelter Sheets, the British issue one is excellent. During my service, I used a 1966 made Australian "Hootch" Shelter Sheet - with pegs and bungees, it fit in a '58 W/B Pouch - though it covers a larger area than an issue Poncho. It's still going strong. On a 100 mile hike, I carried a three man tent flysheet - it beat any poncho/shelter sheet in that context.

4) Torch. I NEVER carried one during my service unless I had a map. Then it was a "Micro Maglite" with black tape over the lens with a tiny hole cut in that. WHITE light, not red - because a red light can't correctly show the colours on a map. You should know how you've packed your kit and not need to use torches - feel. Torches are for map reading and signalling. I DO sometimes carry a Maglite AA and/or headtorch for bushcraft, though.

5) Unlikely that you'll EVER need a tourniquet in the UK. I only carry two in my team medic kit and I bet I'll use up the airways before I'll ever use them. Tourniquets are essential kit for kids going to school in the USA! 💀

14:06 - I hope Survival Steve didn't pay the cowboy builders who built his kitchen extension on the FRONT of the house, right up to the road, and forgot to build the front wall of it! No wonder he likes living out in the cuds. (And he hasn't learned to keep his medi items OFF the dirty ground)...

14:38 - Which one is the dummy? (Should've gone to Specsavers"!) 😵‍💫

6) Scoff. Ration packs make your calorific management idiot proof - soldiers DON'T need to think about calories. Arctic rations were largely dehydrated with a higher calorific value. All over-priced, I'd recommend simply buying supermarket items. If you want to play at soldiers, go ahead and spend 2-3 times as much on an issue ration pack. I carry ONE boil in the bag ration meal as an emergency ration. I still have them from the 1990s - an advantage is that they taste AWFUL when they're so old - but they still work...

7) Wet/Dry routine. "Two skins of protection". When you double that, you have..?

8) Map & Compass. Prismatic compasses need to be used with a protractor - but are very accurate, hence why the military issues them. If you're serious, use a SIGHTING baseplate compass, not just a baseplate compass.  Learn to use the stars and "natural navigation", also.

9) Load. In the reality of Airborne Forces, you have to carry Section/Platoon/Company stores in your bergen so have little space for personal kit. Always carry a rucksack with a high capacity and have the discipline to NOT fill it with unnecessary items. In Airborne Forces, you need the expansion for resupply.😐

10) What Paras REALLY carry: Millbank Bag (even if used with a fancy filtration device, it will extend the service life of the device). Zoot top scrunches down to the size of a tennis ball - I still carry mine EVERYWHERE. Dubbin for boots, not boot polish - lives in bergen. Multi-tool or fixed blade knife. Buffalo Mountain Shirt (NOT the inferior British Army copy).

Depends on environment ant seasons?

Now, I have done this numerous times over  the years.  I read about this 'trick' in a magazine, sometime in th 80s.  If your 'night-vision' is compromised by white light-glare, do this instead waiting 30 to 60 minutes to regain it.  Look away from the light and rapidly blink your eyes for at  least a minute.  Don't just take my word for it, try it at the earliest opportunity.

58 pat poncho… perfect kit, I’ve got 2 and with a bivi bag it’s the ultimate outdoor lightweight solution, the luxury would be a sleeping bag. I’ve adapted my bivi with loops so it also serves as a mini shelter… 2 walking poles, some bungees cord and lightweight pegs.

NEVER EVER DRINK FROM A METAL CUP THAT'S BEEN ON THE HEATER !!!!  I carry two cups.  and one girl... I think i have it the wrong way around. LOL. The Ospray waterbottle comes with a plastic cup.  Ditch that shit.   Get the metal cup that fits on the Osspray waterbottle. The old skool hiexi burner is bangin.  Never use it inside !!!  Even if you're out of Heximine, you can light a fire, that will heat water in the metal cup.  Transfer that to a second cup. Alright... Listen up... !!!  Pack to make yourself comfortable... But only what you can carry comfortably.  Oh and Never Miss Leg Day !!!

Shame you could not find a real Crusader cup and a 58 pattern Osprey water bottle to go with it

What a load of nonsense