The ONE piece of kit..
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From: Nottinghamshire
My favourite piece of kit has/had to be the black stockings (not tights) when worn by the prettier Wrens. Even if the boat-race isn't perfect, a good pair of pins in black stockings is a very pleasant sight.
I got stacks. Canvas holdall with 'get em down safely...' sticker from 1979, Mountain men love mountin' women sticker FI 86.
S6 Respirator, LJ's a gash flying suit, boots, No1 shoes - still boxed, shirts, tie , belt (and I'm getting there ) The prized 'THUNDERBIRD JACKET'
FAG VIRGIL.
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From: London, New York, Paris, Moscow.
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"For those like me who get a perverse pleasure from roaming sleet-sodden Scottish hillsides, the headover is the 'nicked' bit of kit that was ordained by God to be the favourite.
It is such a versatile item for regulating body temperature that I sometimes wonder if one could be stark-b0ll0ck naked save for the headover and still be roastie-toastie."
The wristlets are absolutely ideal when out fowling on the Tay in a December gale, along with some fingerless gloves keeps my fingies in the pink and supple down to -10 plus windchill -superb piece of kit.
"For those like me who get a perverse pleasure from roaming sleet-sodden Scottish hillsides, the headover is the 'nicked' bit of kit that was ordained by God to be the favourite.
It is such a versatile item for regulating body temperature that I sometimes wonder if one could be stark-b0ll0ck naked save for the headover and still be roastie-toastie."
The wristlets are absolutely ideal when out fowling on the Tay in a December gale, along with some fingerless gloves keeps my fingies in the pink and supple down to -10 plus windchill -superb piece of kit.
Last edited by glad rag; 13th August 2007 at 19:37. Reason: geting it right!
Cunning Artificer
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From: The spiritual home of DeHavilland
Two broken pairs of wire twisters rescued from the scrap bin. With a bit of jiggery pokery they made one good pair and I've still got them forty years later. Used them last night actually, to attach a new garden hose to the garden standpipe. The other thing I wanted and was allowed to keep was my safety boots. They lasted ten more years before they fell apart and became un-safety boots.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
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From: Lincolnshire
Still use my '74 pattern boots, issued in '81, but only when working so that doesn't really count.
White Acrillan Pile Arctic underear and also my green bunny suit.
White Acrillan Pile Arctic underear and also my green bunny suit.
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From: Not Ardua enough
For sale as separate lots....saw no reason to limit it to two
1. 1x Bent Herc Pitot probe (RHS)
2. 1x Herc standby compass (unswung) boxed....don't ask.
3. 2x Feather down sleeping bags (Ex Harrier Force, winter deployment)
4. 1x Canvas cot (as 3 above).
5. 1x S10 well used ( See 3 and 4 above)
6. Miscellaneous "Remove before flight" pins (which were, permenantly)
1. 1x Bent Herc Pitot probe (RHS)
2. 1x Herc standby compass (unswung) boxed....don't ask.
3. 2x Feather down sleeping bags (Ex Harrier Force, winter deployment)
4. 1x Canvas cot (as 3 above).
5. 1x S10 well used ( See 3 and 4 above)
6. Miscellaneous "Remove before flight" pins (which were, permenantly)
