They do have tarmac, concrete and block paving in Cyprus. Rocks and stones away from camp but nowt a Q&M pair of issues can’t handle. April is like a very warm UK spring day. Just wear your issue boots and have done with it, why waste your money on buying anything special mate?

have they finally got rid of the saladian in cyprus ?
shame used to be fun watching cav tring to get the beast to work

Originally Posted by StickyToffeePudding

Consider this, if/when your 'bought' kit fails on ops (or your 2 week camp) what's going to replace it? 'Issued' kit. So why not just man the fcuk up and get on with it in the first place! So the idea I thru in was why not wear issued boots, which of course is not what any combat fashion victum wants to hear!

Because some people can actually look after their kit difficult though it may seem ;)

Having reviewed your post and that of your petticoat wearing bleating budgie friend I find it's a miracle that the British Army were fighting somewhere in issued boots, mostly consisting of ammo boots and boots dms, every year except one since the end of the second world war up to 1984 and the advent of BCH, which was the slippery slope to little princesses like you clambering for the 'perfect' boot for every location for you delicate tootsies that had never been out of trainers since taking your first steps.

The first time I ever work proper running shoes/trainers was basic training. Every time I did phys before that I wore old fashioned daps. They were around but why wear trainers when daps were perfectly good for the job?

If you can't hack bog standard soldiering in issued kit, you know where the door is and you can leave!

It's not a question of me not being able to hack soldiering in issued kit, it's of you being so mince and unintelligent that you think that there isn't better kit available. Why struggle with shit boots when you know there's far superior alternatives available? Is it a question of money? of will?

Good kit helps anyone. Besides, this guy has stated that his feet just aren't suited to CABs. And it's his money at the end of the day so what harm could it do to us?

Oh, thanks for the offer of your mum, I've tried her and she wasn't that good...

Sadly you're not the first to say it. But I am told that my gran was better.
What about you?

Originally Posted by Sensesworkingovertime

Originally Posted by StickyToffeePudding

Consider this, if/when your 'bought' kit fails on ops (or your 2 week camp) what's going to replace it? 'Issued' kit. So why not just man the fcuk up and get on with it in the first place! So the idea I thru in was why not wear issued boots, which of course is not what any combat fashion victum wants to hear!

Because some people can actually look after their kit difficult though it may seem ;)

Having reviewed your post and that of your petticoat wearing bleating budgie friend I find it's a miracle that the British Army were fighting somewhere in issued boots, mostly consisting of ammo boots and boots dms, every year except one since the end of the second world war up to 1984 and the advent of BCH, which was the slippery slope to little princesses like you clambering for the 'perfect' boot for every location for you delicate tootsies that had never been out of trainers since taking your first steps.

The first time I ever work proper running shoes/trainers was basic training. Every time I did phys before that I wore old fashioned daps. They were around but why wear trainers when daps were perfectly good for the job?

If you can't hack bog standard soldiering in issued kit, you know where the door is and you can leave!

It's not a question of me not being able to hack soldiering in issued kit, it's of you being so mince and unintelligent that you think that there isn't better kit available. Why struggle with s*** boots when you know there's far superior alternatives available? Is it a question of money? of will?

Good kit helps anyone. Besides, this guy has stated that his feet just aren't suited to CABs. And it's his money at the end of the day so what harm could it do to us?

Oh, thanks for the offer of your mum, I've tried her and she wasn't that good...

Sadly you're not the first to say it. But I am told that my gran was better.
What about you?

What ever Trevor, all I hear is the bleating of whinners who can't hack it in the issued kit that everyone knows is supplied by the lowest bidder who barely meet the spec of it, and even the best looked after kit might get a tad fcuked when in contact with the enemy (ok, this might not apply to 2 weeks in Cyprus and STABing in the UK but I'm sure you get the point)!

As to your gran, yeah, she was better, but she said I shouldn't kiss her as she had the taste of you other half's axe wound in her mouth :D

Originally Posted by Sensesworkingovertime

Originally Posted by StickyToffeePudding

Consider this, if/when your 'bought' kit fails on ops (or your 2 week camp) what's going to replace it? 'Issued' kit. So why not just man the fcuk up and get on with it in the first place! So the idea I thru in was why not wear issued boots, which of course is not what any combat fashion victum wants to hear!

Because some people can actually look after their kit difficult though it may seem ;)

Look after it all you want, shit happens and kit gets lost/broken/stolen, if this happened on ops you would only get issue kit as a replacement.

buy some decent non Goretex boots then
jungle boots are no better than CABs to be honest but might suit your feet better
just avoid magnums

Originally Posted by StickyToffeePudding

As to your gran, yeah, she was better, but she said I shouldn't kiss her as she had the taste of you other half's axe wound in her mouth :D

So much for me being smart, that last bit doesn't even make sense!

Originally Posted by Sensesworkingovertime

Originally Posted by StickyToffeePudding

As to your gran, yeah, she was better, but she said I shouldn't kiss her as she had the taste of you other half's axe wound in her mouth :D

So much for me being smart, that last bit doesn't even make sense!

That's coz you're still a virgin, tugging your slug, with no notion of colloquialisms used to describe the nasty gash between a girlie's legs!

so you’re telling me that everything you use is issue? Nah don’t think so mate, you probably bought you're ladle from Tesco’s, so you could be a bit more stingy with the beans didn’t you. SF

Originally Posted by STAB-fusilier

so you’re telling me that everything you use is issue? Nah don’t think so mate, you probably bought you're ladle from Tesco’s, so you could be a bit more stingy with the beans didn’t you. SF

Well, I must fess up, I did buy my own watch coz the man at Q and M wouldn't let me have a G10 one, so I guess you've busted me sunshine.

Oh the shame of it, being exposed and shat on by a fcuking budgie...