GS Compo, A41's etc

[Pete0926]

http://www.shiney7.co.uk/Stores.html

hope this link works!

[stephenfrank]

Re: GS Compo, A41's etc

Brilliant, some great and not so great memories there.

[taff]

Re: GS Compo, A41's etc

A blast from the past, I see you even put a pic of Steve's nose bag in Pete.

[Pete0926]

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Ha ha, my favourites, cheese possessed and drawers drac, the Sigs kit, SLR, I found the site after googling A41. Thank Feck I was only young when I had to carry the bugger, looking at the weight of all the kit plus batteries, scoff etc!.

[Don the Mod]

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I'll buy the man that can get that mine detector back in the box a pint.

[stephenfrank]

Re: GS Compo, A41's etc

I'll buy the man that can get that mine detector back in the box a pint.

you could get it all back in the box Don, you just had to jump up and down on it a bit.

[taz]

Re: GS Compo, A41's etc

love it

[Pete0926]

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Ha, just looking at the C42, and remembering Beef Brooksbanks 1 Para Sigs saying a girl had nipples like cursor adjusters, priceless!

[tudor]

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Talk about a kick in the slats ! What a memory jolt...kinell - great Post,Thanks.

[Tug]

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Some of those bring back good memories including the oatmeal blocks, they made great porridge mixed with some water and condensed milk. Good to see the RCK with cleaning /Sight adjusting tool.(foresight-into the error,rear sight-away from the error)

[Kit Karson]

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Feckin Brill- slidex now there's flashback

[trubrit2411]

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I could just bust some of that Apricot Jam and Oatmeal blocks now. Did you ever sit in your fire trench wondering how old it was ?
I think it was concocted so you did not have to take a shite until the Ex was over. Which was where the curry paste came in.

[Don the Mod]

Re: GS Compo, A41's etc

....I think it was concocted so you did not have to take a shite until the Ex was over. Which was where the curry paste came in.

There's may be more truth to that than you would think. You can't stop and dig latrines and you can't be leaving trails all over the place. To bury it so dogs couldn't detect it would need a hole about 3ft deep, which takes time and energy to dig. Anyway when you're tabbing you sweat out more fluid than you take in which means it (water) can't be used for processing the scoff through your gut. That's why at endex when everyone was back on fresh rations and Guinness, the block always smelled like a open cess pit.

[Aussie Nick]

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Feckin Brill- slidex now there's flashback

No sign of the 128 sets as used by Patrol Coys or the OTL pads.

[Tug]

Re: GS Compo, A41's etc

I could just bust some of that Apricot Jam and Oatmeal blocks now. Did you ever sit in your fire trench wondering how old it was

Come to think about it Tony I can't remember seeing any "Best before dates" printed on the tins/packets. Maybe we could claim some of that "compensayshun" the government is always throwing about these days!!!