The Adventurer's Gear Thread

[BellyTank]

Rommel-

I don't remember seeing a picture of Rommel and the goggles without the leather coat and tartan scarf- maybe it was a once-er.

They looked good on his peaked cap but they are pretty useless.

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[Doug C]

Mojave Jack - I actually like the goggles you posted in that picture, I know they are for skydiving (and they also look like jockey goggles) but they sure to look sweet! Where are they available?

BT - here's a pretty cool Anorak http://www.duluthpack.com/product_detail.aspx?product=Canvas Anorak

Doug C

 

[Mojave Jack]

Very true. I never thought about it until I started looking to get a pair, and they are basically flimsy, and would fall apart with any real use.


I went ahead and ordered a pair of these for now.

I'd rather have them in a brown leather, but they're relatively cheap and will go over my glasses while still looking pretty cool. I can wear them around my neck when they're not needed, like Sgt Troy.

 

[Martinis at 8]

Rat Patrol sure was cool!

M8

 

[carebear]

You always wear goggles or a mask around your neck, not up on your grape. wind or water will rip them right off and then you're blind.

When you're military diving they'll call you "Mike Nelson" if you perch 'em on your forehead.

I bought the military-issue, green box, dust and snow goggles (had a couple different lens inserts).

Worked good for helo ops and Rat Patrol stuff on 29 Palms.

 

[Mojave Jack]

You always wear goggles or a mask around your neck, not up on your grape. wind or water will rip them right off and then you're blind.

When you're military diving they'll call you "Mike Nelson" if you perch 'em on your forehead.

I bought the military-issue, green box, dust and snow goggles (had a couple different lens inserts).

Worked good for helo ops and Rat Patrol stuff on 29 Palms.

They do, for sure! I've got a pair that are always in my truck, in case I get stuck out somewhere, but I was looking for something a little less bulky and/or a little more cool. Until I get my eyes lasered, though, I'm stuck with the more bulky versions.

 

[carebear]

They do, for sure! I've got a pair that are always in my truck, in case I get stuck out somewhere, but I was looking for something a little less bulky and/or a little more cool. Until I get my eyes lasered, though, I'm stuck with the more bulky versions.

Oh yeah, without the glasses you can get the sealed-edge goggles that look like shades, designed for riding scoots.

 

[Vladimir Berkov]

 

[carebear]

As a man in a sidecar, it's much easier to look cool when you've got handgrenades and a rifle.

Great picture Vlad.

 

[Jovan]

Rifle? Who needs a rifle?

 

[carebear]

Rifle? Who needs a rifle?

Want one.

 

[Vladimir Berkov]

I am not sure mounting an M2 .50 cal on a sidecar is a good idea. I can't even imagine what sort of uber-cycle would be able to handle it. The German R71 can't even mount an MG34. Firing that .50 would be interesting to the driver I bet though.

 

[carebear]

Quiet you!

Still want one.

 

[Diamondback]

How 'bout setting up a mortar on the sidecar-nose for the ultimate in hit'n'run fun-and-games?

 

[Mojave Jack]

The first time I tried to free gun a .50 from the back of a HMMWV, it shattered all my fantasies about the Rat Patrol. I very nearly shattered a lot more when the thing started to get away from me and twist the turret towards the other end of the firing line! That's when I learned not to take the T&E for granted and fire short bursts!

'Course, those guys on Rat Patrol just whipped those .50s around like garden hoses, with Germans falling over left and right. :eusa_doh: They must have been a lot stronger than me!

 

[carebear]

'Course, those guys on Rat Patrol just whipped those .50s around like garden hoses, with Germans falling over left and right. :eusa_doh: They must have been a lot stronger than me!

"Greatest Generation", natch.

 

[Vladimir Berkov]

How 'bout setting up a mortar on the sidecar-nose for the ultimate in hit'n'run fun-and-games?

 

[Diamondback]

Ummm, think the mortar's more viable there, VB. That thing... is just... SO wrong... on so many levels, some of which are not for polite company.lol

 

[carebear]

The ill-fated "Assault Vespa".

 

[Jovan]

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of World War II doesn't have to make sense. It's a game where any soldier (including medics who erroneously carry SMGs) can fly a plane, drive a tank, and parachute perfectly.

But we're getting severely fftopic:. Unless, of course, this stuff counts as adventurer's gear.