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The Australian "Hootchie" is a relatively lightweight peice of equipment - about half a kilo with pegs. I'd say that the vast majority of my time was spend under one of them, sometimes in a tactical setting (it being set about 18 inches off the ground) sometimes as a "Taj Mah Hootch" (up to a dozen all clipped together into a veritable mansion.
Barracks quality varied GREATLY from asbestos riddled sheds from WWII and condemned shortly after construction through to proper near new appartment style rooms (four private bedrooms with a shared common space). Much of the time though I slept right on the ground without bothering to erect a shelter unless the weather looked like it would turn foul. Even then, often I'd just wrap the sleeping bag in the hootchie. |
Eddie, that tent looks like an electrician's nightmare...or what's behind my computer desk...:eek:
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I recall a bro and I snapped out ponchos together durring a rain and sand storm, the thing was 50% bigger than the shelter half, we charged 1 cigarette as an entrance fee. We had half of weapons platoon and third platoon in there, the rest were playing soccer the fags. |
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That looks better than half the barracks and squadbays I lived in. Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn! |
While I was in Korea, I went to TA-50 Alley and did what a lot of soldiers did -- get a duplicate set of field gear (later supplemented with more expensive stuff as gear changed) so that you had the stuff they issued you at CIF that you just checked every so often for cleanliness, and the real stuff you actually used and replaced as needed. That way, CIF had as little to bitch about as possible (they still found a way to reject at least one item -- you just took it back home, let it sit overnight without touching it, then brought it back to CIF and magically it was accepted).
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We got the DRASH about the time that those pictures were taken, after temps were already rising into the 100s during the day. That's the Army supply system. "We have it, but you can't have it until it's too late. Go away." |
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As for deserts being cold, lol. Yeah, most people only figure that they are just hot and forget that they also freeze at night and in winter many a time. As for carpenters, lucky you for having the talent and of course some of the materials to be creative with. God love the infantryman, we are so creative with so little. |
Yeah, gear was always a problem. And the turn ins were BS! Often they just said "So, take it and TRY to survey it later."
We always tried to have a seperate set of kit too. Unfortunatly it was considered a contraband item by the company and anything in excess was confinscated. When I went into the hospital, my 1st Sgt actualy took some items I purchased from a surplus store and from Brigade Quartermaster, to include two 16 ounce pilots flasks <they were handy for small ops and ops, and fit in a pocket or buttpack> my parachutists folding knife <useless but a cool mechanical gadget> some BLACK 1 liter canteens and a 2 quart <yeah I am big on water because WE NEVER HAD IT!> And my boonie and old style cleaning kit and pouch. Heaven forbid you have similiar gear to what was actualy issued that got taken and put in their stash in company supply, hell, even a couple of those British 58 pouches went there. But, yeah, a spare set of gear that was cleaned, folded and locked away for inspections only was always handy. |
Yeah, like I said, most of troops had two sets of gear. The ones who lived off post, had it made sorta, they could leave one set (The clean GI) at their place of living, while they carried their every gear with them, or locked up in the barracks. It was fun on the morning of GI, when those who had the field gear and GI gear would scramble to find a car trunk or van from someone hopefully in their squad/platoon where they could store them.
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When I was in the Reserves, we got called up for Desert Storm. Never made it out of Pendleton, but we go to stay in the quonset huts where they filmed parts of "Heartbreak Ridge" with Clint Eastwood. |
Hmm, that could be the 52 area or another area I forget the name. Then again we are talking 20 years damn how time flies.
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