-Skeletor-

I just got back from 1-08.I drove a Bison twice over there an rode in the back of a Bison once, an same in the back of a LAV; an did some dismounted patrolling with the OMLT/ANA. Nothing huge or anything; so everything below is just from my limited experiance an what I've seen, etc.

Drivers in Armoured Vehicles do not wear their LBE, just armour while driving. Not enough room to be wearing that shit in there and if you gotta dismount in a hurry it's only going to slow you down an theres a chance you can get caught up on shit in there.

I wore a HSGI Warlord overseas; not a fan of the chest rigs especially when spending time doing dismounted patrolling. Something that can be opened from the front an worn like webbing would be my recommendation. Right now I'am using a SO Tech Hellcat MK3 with some CP Gear, TAG an ATS pouches.

If you are going to be Mechanized a lot an not really doing dismounted stuff than a chest rig is alright; I know a lot of guys who love 'em an have used them during tours in '06 an again in '08.


I wouldn't recommend the wannabe site. Go ask real Soldiers who have been over there, etc. Goto lightfighter.net and army.ca and ask around. Plenty of guys who have been Stryker an LAV crew on those sites and they can give you advice/recommendations on what worked an didn't work for them.



Also, why do you want to carry a 1 and 2qt canteen? Just use the camelbak they issue you over there. An carry a Nalgene or the 2qt in a backpack. Or use the bottled water that theres tons of over there. When I drove I just wore my camelbak; patrolling since I was the cool guy(or unlucky) I carried the radio so I had my 3L bladder in there of water, and I had a water bottle that I mixed gatorade powder(you sweat a LOT out there, so getting electrolytes back into your system is a good thing) into an put that in my chest rig.