Tag: bdu

  • Oakmaster Custom Ghillies – Shaman

    A look at the New Shaman ghillie concept from Oakmaster and Le Covert Sartorialist. A couple of months ago, Le Covert Sartorialist shared some details about his latest creations and asked if I wanted something sent out to test. No details, no explanation of it or how it works. “I want you to discover and…

  • The Transition

    Out with the old, in with the new? I’m an absolute gear whore. My house is absolutely loaded with kit and there are always trips and opportunities to go visit surplus stores and collect more. If you follow my socials, or indeed the blog, you’ll know I have a preference for the 1980’s/90’s/Early 2000’s British…

  • Review – Helikon Pakcell Set

    Whether it’s travelling, hiking, camping, bushcraft or Milsim, being and staying organised is absolutely essential. Not only do you need to make sure you have everything you need, you need to be able to find it in your kit when you want it. I do a lot of the above, and recently invested in a…

  • For the love of DPM

    Why British DPM camouflage remains one of the best camouflage choices on the market, despite being retired by the UK armed forces. As an Airsoft sniper, I don’t need to match my teammates’ patterns or pull off a particular historical look. The only thing I need to worry about is being effective, so I can…

  • Ghillie Guide – Choosing a base

    Ghillie Guide – Choosing a base

    There are a lot of different approaches to making a ghillie, or suit, or concealment system (I’ll stick to the word ghillie as a blanket term for it all), and a lot of different materials. But where do you start? That’s generally the moment where people get it right, or terribly wrong. Modifying and making…