Whatever happened to propper load drills? Safety catch, pouch, load magazine, close pouch? I love the enthusiasm but there's no replacing good drills and training...

nice 👍

Looked like the start of an old 80's MOD Training Video!! 👍 4:15 Typical Rupert 😆 Seriously well done to all involved Love the 68 Pattern!! And the Gympy Drooolll! (Subbed)

We were in Portsmouth that weekend and visited the overlord show. We had a great time . The artillery demonstration made my 8 year old jump 🤣

I was station in West Germany from '77 to '79. Seeing the old British DPM camo brings back memories! Greeting from Oregon, USA!

Great video. Love the intro.

jake andrew brown videos are like nicotine to my crippling addicition,but instead of nicotine,they are jake andrew brown videos

Epic

Very cool

The brass letters stands for L left leg and R right leg , not long puttee as you said, these are what the letters mean.

Rubber bullit’s that’s the weapons the borstal boys used to kill children just incase anyone thought they where you bullits

Borstal boys the lot of ya

They weren't tied the way you showed. Also it was common to not just cut the tie in half, but to cut the puttee in half too. Before trouser twists, we used to use elastic bands.

Square knot. Point to rear. Twisties or elastic under hem of lightweights /combats and over the puttee, never ever tucked the trouser in.

Never heard of that helmet I suppose it came after the Cromwell riot helmet you did well to know about that and then find one it is unique that's what I love about this hobby finding things like this well done I did bump into you at the Military Odyssey show last year my first time attending it is a superb event I hope to be going again this year 👍

Smashing

Glad i was issued in '85 combat high 😂

Never tucked the trousers inside. Used elastics and put them over the puttee. They were the worst bit of kit ever along with the DMS Boots. we ore them in the Falklands in 1982. absolute crap.

Thats the worst video on how to put on puttees.. ..from a squaddie that wore them . When you remove your puttees at the end of a tough day of sweeping the gun park....you reverse roll them !! You did it the cack handed way 😂😂

My Regt, 1978-1990. “Farmer’s Boy”, regimental march.

I like all these regiments with the names of counties. I don't think there are any left now.

I remember doing this in the CCF Army section at Alleyn's School in the mid 1980's. I recall there's a way of tying the puttee knot such that it looks like a square-ish knot that doesn't appear to pinch the fabric much. I recall it involves making a right angled 'hospital crease/fold' of the ribbon so that it comes up the back at a right angle and you then wrap it several times over and over - without pinching the ribbon. What you're left with is a square-ish appearance and a loose end. You pop the loose end into the puttee that will be tight enough to trap it. I recall this being a nuisance to do particularly when the boots had to be spit-and-polished for parade. It's the sort of thing that nobody sane would do these days - particularly with the convenience of generative AI today. It was another world!

you would be on show parade with puttees done like that 💂

Whoever would need a tutorial to put on puttees??? I did it for years complete with DMS boots. Twizzles were a bonus!!

Doing a BFT in the Armys take on a running shoe the DMS

Amazing collection. Very informative channel as well. I wish you a great day.

Joined the Royal Navy in 88 , sent to a Air Squadron in 89 .....I was given these horrible things with the DMS. After advice from older hands , I bought some high leg boots until eventually the navy were equipped with decent boots. For the record I was sent to Gulf War 1 with 1958 webbing and a SLR. So glad the Navy has improved since then.

Your putees would not pass muster

Stop waffling and get on with it ! .

Puttees hell remember them like yesterday we had twisels plus we had to end the tape behind the point and done in a square to finish.

not seen anyone put a knot in a puttee ribbon (and no stitch line to match with DMS outer boot stitch ) - but they were a great ankle support to wear

DMS boots must be the worst bit of military kit ever issued to British Forces

DMS Boots and putties…. Era chic…. I use similar for my 41 to 43 Desert War self with Ammo boots and Hosetops. Like my gloves and trouser legs, I have marked mine left and right. There are old Soldiers that run screaming from the mere mention of Twist Ties…. 😂 A useful video.

Interesting when did it end in the british army ?

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Some good hunting guys .. some nice items .

This vids title and thumbnail pic had me wandering what the Village People this was all about, when it turned up on my feed this morn!

Cheers dits

A bit more preparation before filming would be good as would a glass of water to stop that infernal coughing !

Oh please, let's go into the length of time 😜

outstanding

There were the first type ammo pouches with lower C hooks for the belt and small loops higher up for a chest strap to pass through, then later pattern ammo pouches that had 2 levels of C hooks plus loops to go over the belts for high or low fitting.. Then the MT driver pouches that are just a loop high up. These [x3] I found very handy at the rear of my set of webbing for supplies as the bergen rucksack sat perfect on top, I [naturally] had a 44 water bottle on this rig too along with a roll pin buckle/webbing fitted to the 58 pattern belt.

Hiya bud I was wondering if u can help me with some information about the Hampshires during ww2

Looks good mate.

'new video soon' - recalls a certain french F1 video lol btw mate I'm free pretty much until end of january if you want me to come visit with a 'new' kit for your channel

I suppose at some point I'll have to do a tour of Protect & Survive Living History HQ, if it makes you feel any better my little museum is in a similar state to yours and I've been moved in here nearly a decade 🤣

We all know what that room smells like...... lovely. When I was allowed a “Smelly Room ‘ like that in my last house it had a similar set up , now I hold but the loft and a couple of “Ready Use” Cupboards which I am conducting a bitter Rearguard Action for with my beloved Organ’s of State Terror.

Awesome, where do you get the mannequins?

ah very nice

There was no threat. Nato was the threat. Created in 1949. Warsaw pact created in 1955 in response. Nato is a US puppet. Do the research. Cope.