PLCE Hip Pad?

[Beer Monster]

Ok looking for some advice here. Do the issue hip pads (http://www.army-surplus.co.uk/Merchant2/4.13/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1&Product_Code=LBV29&Category_Code=ACC) work ok?

I haven't been issued one yet and was thinking of splashing out on the SASS version ("Aussie Belt Support (http://www.sasskit.co.uk/products/militarywebbing/sassbeltsupport.htm)"). It says on the website to ask the Aussies how good they are ...... any Diggers out there care to comment?

...... or should I just wait for the issue version?

[AIRBORNEJOCK]

i bought one from hm supplies that was pretty good and it was a copy of the aussie one it was a bit big as im a skinny ****er so i put it on my webbing,drew round it like a stencil then got a cobbler to stitch round that and cut off the excess.
we had an aussie bloke attached to us and he had 2 of there issue ones sewn together.he said that was what they do over there.

[Irish]

i bought one from hm supplies that was pretty good and it was a copy of the aussie one it was a bit big as im a skinny ****er so i put it on my webbing,drew round it like a stencil then got a cobbler to stitch round that and cut off the excess.
we had an aussie bloke attached to us and he had 2 of there issue ones sewn together.he said that was what they do over there.
get one man..I have one on my PLCE and would never take it off..great invention..

[Royal]

Never bothered with my belt rig (though I have used cut down roll mat over the years).

I find that I'm going back to a chest rig more and more nowadays, but if it's issued try it...

[Beer Monster]

get one man..I have one on my PLCE and would never take it off..great invention..

Is it the PLCE issue or the SASS one?


Never bothered with my belt rig (though I have used cut down roll mat over the years).

I find that I'm going back to a chest rig more and more nowadays, but if it's issued try it...

I normally use the issue ops vest however I'm off on a course that insists on everyone using beltkit. I'll speak to the storeman and see if he can get me one .......... although I think it'll be a case of "fast moving bacon, left to right" :).

[Irish]

sorry buddy but we across the water don't get issued hippo pads.have to purchase them urself..the one i have is this one..http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4615/dscf00051ph.th.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf00051ph.jpg)