13 Complete Soldier's Kits From The Armies Of 1066 Until 2014

[MolonLabe2008]

Enjoy...

http://www.tickld.com/x/13-complete-soldiers-kits-from-the-armies

[iMigraine]

Kewl. Thanks for sharing.

[Crysknife1013]

Pretty cool.

[GMG]

Thanks for that OP ! Very interesting.

[Dano3467]

No wonder why today's military packs are so heavy......thanks OP

Also like the way armor vanish when rifle was included...

[smle-man]

The consistent weapon in all of the pictures is something pointed and sharp. Every kit has a blade of some sort, so despite the advance of technology a blade weapon persists.

Not all of the kit shown would be in or on the soldier at any one time but still...

[RudyN]

That is a great post. I wish there would have been a Roman Kit in there, but that would have been from a different area. I bet if you weighed each set they would all be close to each other in weight-about 60lbs or so.

[mosinnagantm9130]

Neat.

[sfbay]

awesome.


it was cool to see the changes.

[sly-jay]

Nice find, OP. Thanks for sharing this.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

The military tends to be very utilitarian, and gets the maximum mileage out of gear. Unlike in the civilian world, where everything we buy and use is fleeting and disposable. My LBE and web belt, canteen cover, ETC issued in Army BCT must have been early or pre-Vietnam era manufacturer. Laughably smelly and old, yet issued over and over and over. Is there anything mustier and more old smelling than an Army poncho or folded up GP medium tent?

[cc56]

Cool.

[SanPedroShooter]

The military tends to be very utilitarian, and gets the maximum mileage out of gear. Unlike in the civilian world, where everything we buy and use is fleeting and disposable. My LBE and web belt, canteen cover, ETC issued in Army BCT must have been early or pre-Vietnam era manufacturer. Laughably smelly and old, yet issued over and over and over. Is there anything mustier and more old smelling than an Army poncho or folded up GP medium tent?

That's a negative good buddy.

Surplus smell I call it. I grew up with it, and grew into from my own service and Im sure my kids will inherit all my stinky tools and gear.

Sort of like damp canvas/rubber with oil and maybe some plastic with mildew on it.

Smells good.

[sl0re10]

That's a negative good buddy.

Surplus smell I call it. I grew up with it, and grew into from my own service and Im sure my kids will inherit all my stinky tools and gear.

Sort of like damp canvas/rubber with oil and maybe some plastic with mildew on it.

Smells good.

yep.. and the US military has all kinds of policies about items that are one way shipped. Re: once sent out of country the stuff isn't to be bothered with and shipped back. Armies are usually wasteful orgs.

[Steve_In_29]

yep.. and the US military has all kinds of policies about items that are one way shipped. Re: once sent out of country the stuff isn't to be bothered with and shipped back. Armies are usually wasteful orgs.

Actually in many cases they are saving the taxpayers money by leaving it in place. While items NEEDED for battle HAVE to be shipped to the action at ANY cost, it is often cheaper to simply buy new equipment then to pay to ship the used stuff back home again afterwards.

OP, thanks for interesting post.