The beret itself was rather nasty quality.....
Hardly surprising, since all RAF berets are rather nasty and look ridiculous except when worn by Rocks, ORs...........and onion johnnies.
Marginally more awful than the ridiculous chip bag - do those things still exist?
An SD cap will normally survive for quite a long time, particularly if you have a 'cere' one (for parades, weddings and 'chats'
) and a 'drill' one for everyday use, which can often be kept going with a few field repairs. Although one of my 'drill' ones didn't survive after my boss fed it to vascodagama's labrador....
