Sorry for such a late reply. I love the term "military grade" because to the average civilian it seems to mean tough and robust but spend time with someone in the military and you will find out it means it was made by the lowest bidder.
Thanks for the post. Very informative, and it is nice to advise people that "military spec" equipment is not always the best stuff you can carry to the field.
"Better than the woobie." Grab the torches and pitch forks. Just kidding, I own both. The jungle blanket is better. The woobie keeps me warm inside because its my DD-214 woobie.
Best shelter I have ever used was a tarp from Walmart that was 10'x10' with one side being blue and one side being od green. I am 6'4" and this is the easiest system ever for my size. The actual tarp was folded down into a tiny square that was roughly 1 foot square. Paracord in small amounts and sticks can make amazing shelters, and if given time (and allowed to) I have taken and dug a hole and surounded it with down logs with the tarp as a roof over the whole thing. Doing as described we managed to fit 7 people with 0 movement room and was very warm through 2 hail storms and a downpour.
I got myself a Carinthia Defence 4, I've tested it while sleeping in my car in -10 degrees celcius, it was heaven to say the least. I'm gonna use it outside in the 0-5 degrees celsius in the 28 hour OP in 2 weeks with tarp shelter and sleeping mat.
Not that I can actually play being blind, but I’d feel uncomfortable explaining that pretty much any weather the lower 48 can throw at me, Alaska has tried and failed to throw much worse. When you guys started talking about sleeping bags that let you sleep down to 0°, I almost choked on my coffee, mine is rated for -40.
Wiggies is the brand we used up there. Double layer bag that zips together, very small form factor when in a stuffed sack. We used the combined two layers for anything around -40, the thicker layer only four -20 to 20, The thin bag for anything above that.
In my experience with hiking (including a week long hike on the Appalachian Trail) you don't need a pillow, I just usually use my backpack. Another thing I recommend is bringing a lightweight sleeping bag with a wool blanket. It might be a little extra weight but putting it over your head will keep you very worm just make sure to keep it dry.
I think you guys hit it all the high points straight down the middle. I’d agree with a lot of your suggestions for newer players trying to play attend events the require self, in-play sustainment. I may suggest to look in terms of systems and how your items interact. You can save weight and space that way. That and you can substitute equipment and weight for the willingness to be miserable.
My go to sleeping setup when hiking or motorcycle camping or anything that's not in my Jeep is the modular sleep system patrol bag (green bag), my woobie and a big agnes inflatable sleeping pad. I will substitue the cold weather (black bag) bag for the patrol bag when temps drop. Combining the patrol bag and woobie greatly increases the comfortable sleep temperature of the patrol bag.
I do a lot of fall/winter games in Michigan. All I can say is WOOL. Wool greatcoat (knee length), wool pants, wool socks, knee high jack boots, collared shirt, wool blanket folded over the greatcoat, and a sleeping pad. Its amazing at keeping out the elements. Hat wise, I just run a skull cap with a steel helmet or patrol cap. Put whatever modern gear on top of the greatcoat and your good. I just run an RPD with a satchel for ammo in terms of actual webbing, and an OD small alice for a pack with the sleeping pad strapped in the top. If you run a wool kit with cotten underlayers, anything synthetic will just feel awful. in terms of shelter, just a poncho is good enough for me. Im a small guy though at 5'8" xD
On the sleeping equipment, I have a "hybrid" by Moorhead, it is both, like your classic mat, but also self inflating. I have to admit I have never used it around freezing temperatures, but at all other temperatures it kept me warm. Now, after over 10 years, it lost it self inflation function and I have to blow it up, which is a pain in the ass, but I love this map. It is super durable, it keeps you warm and most important, it is super comfortable! Would recommend to try something like this.
Shoutout to Kifaru International, who makes a straight up better woobie that you use in 30 degrees (or 20 degrees if you get their "Doobie" version). I will be bringing mine to Desolation 2 with my bivy bag. Can't wait to see you guys there!
This is funny to me.. We don't pack sleeping sysyems beyond a goretex jacket and poncho.. If it's cold at night we just keep going and doing stuff, and sleep when the sun starts rising and temperature gets higher.. But then again we run nighvision aswell... The best way to stay warm at night, just keep on marching and doing stuff 💪🏻
whats the concencus on using hammocks at msw? ive heard over the grapevine some people using them, but i wonder how common it is/how much people would recomend them
Where do you live? I'm just curious of the normal temperature range for you. I know when I was younger and in boy scouts I slept in just a surplus mummy bag even in below 0 degree situations (I live in Ohio, and my boy scout troop would have the "Winter Aterondak" (Or however the hell you spell it) and I'd be sleeping just in the sleeping bag in a 3 sided building (It had 3 walls and one wall was completely open) with no heat sources inside the building, or in an extremely thin 2 person tent.
Hey gun gamers I'm trying to run a milsim style loadout so I have 6 mid caps during non milsim games. Could you do a loadout video for milsim or for someone that wants that more Immersion during regular non milsim games
Wouldnt mind see'ing a full milsim gear video. Weapon, personal gear, fuck contents ect. Give you a chance to show off your gucci gear and will show us brits how much gear it ok. (Not many milsims over here)
I live in MN, those temp ratings on sleeping bags are absolute horseshit, add about 30 degress to it and thats the lowest temp it works for, any lower and youre going to to be stuffing thermal blankets in it (in a completely dry, closed and well vented tent mind you, not humid let alone soaking wet, or a useless open air tarp)
I like the term Boy Scout grade because we destroyed so much "heave duty" gear that claimed to be military grade.
to be fair w're all dumbasses
LOL thats funny
Sorry for such a late reply.
I love the term "military grade" because to the average civilian it seems to mean tough and robust but spend time with someone in the military and you will find out it means it was made by the lowest bidder.
My first msw i “slept” in a red $20 walmart sleeping bag with 2 garbage bags for weather proofing. My scrubness was almost god-like.
Sounds like some msw militia shit
Thanks for the post. Very informative, and it is nice to advise people that "military spec" equipment is not always the best stuff you can carry to the field.
"Better than the woobie." Grab the torches and pitch forks. Just kidding, I own both. The jungle blanket is better. The woobie keeps me warm inside because its my DD-214 woobie.
Jungle blanket? I gotta look this up I haven't heard of one of these. I want one now! 👀😂
MilSim is so awesome God I love it. Thank you to all the pioneers out here, we need MORE and MORE milsim in America.
Call me all the names you want but I'm spooning when cold.
It’s not gay unless you make it gay
@@M1DA5_ Not gay if you're wearing plates
@Evan Houston This is the first time I've seen a yt bot
Best shelter I have ever used was a tarp from Walmart that was 10'x10' with one side being blue and one side being od green. I am 6'4" and this is the easiest system ever for my size. The actual tarp was folded down into a tiny square that was roughly 1 foot square. Paracord in small amounts and sticks can make amazing shelters, and if given time (and allowed to) I have taken and dug a hole and surounded it with down logs with the tarp as a roof over the whole thing. Doing as described we managed to fit 7 people with 0 movement room and was very warm through 2 hail storms and a downpour.
I got myself a Carinthia Defence 4, I've tested it while sleeping in my car in -10 degrees celcius, it was heaven to say the least. I'm gonna use it outside in the 0-5 degrees celsius in the 28 hour OP in 2 weeks with tarp shelter and sleeping mat.
It looks like a great quality mummy bag!
How perfect that this video came out today, I am going on a 28 hour OP in 2weeks!
Not that I can actually play being blind, but I’d feel uncomfortable explaining that pretty much any weather the lower 48 can throw at me, Alaska has tried and failed to throw much worse. When you guys started talking about sleeping bags that let you sleep down to 0°, I almost choked on my coffee, mine is rated for -40.
Wiggies is the brand we used up there. Double layer bag that zips together, very small form factor when in a stuffed sack. We used the combined two layers for anything around -40, the thicker layer only four -20 to 20, The thin bag for anything above that.
In my experience with hiking (including a week long hike on the Appalachian Trail) you don't need a pillow, I just usually use my backpack. Another thing I recommend is bringing a lightweight sleeping bag with a wool blanket. It might be a little extra weight but putting it over your head will keep you very worm just make sure to keep it dry.
I think you guys hit it all the high points straight down the middle. I’d agree with a lot of your suggestions for newer players trying to play attend events the require self, in-play sustainment. I may suggest to look in terms of systems and how your items interact. You can save weight and space that way. That and you can substitute equipment and weight for the willingness to be miserable.
These videos are interesting to watch from a backpacking perspective as someone who has done a fair amount of backpacking but zero airsoft events.
My go to sleeping setup when hiking or motorcycle camping or anything that's not in my Jeep is the modular sleep system patrol bag (green bag), my woobie and a big agnes inflatable sleeping pad. I will substitue the cold weather (black bag) bag for the patrol bag when temps drop. Combining the patrol bag and woobie greatly increases the comfortable sleep temperature of the patrol bag.
But ehouse how can you sleep when there's so much darkness to use nightvision in 🤔
On a real note good informational video👍
I do a lot of fall/winter games in Michigan. All I can say is WOOL. Wool greatcoat (knee length), wool pants, wool socks, knee high jack boots, collared shirt, wool blanket folded over the greatcoat, and a sleeping pad. Its amazing at keeping out the elements. Hat wise, I just run a skull cap with a steel helmet or patrol cap. Put whatever modern gear on top of the greatcoat and your good. I just run an RPD with a satchel for ammo in terms of actual webbing, and an OD small alice for a pack with the sleeping pad strapped in the top. If you run a wool kit with cotten underlayers, anything synthetic will just feel awful. in terms of shelter, just a poncho is good enough for me. Im a small guy though at 5'8" xD
wool has great warming properties (we use it for our socks!) but it is very heavy.
@@MrZeaken Thats fair lol. I work in a cold storage facility, so wearing heavy gear all day is normal for me.
Best camping gear is alcohol, enough drinks and any hedge or ditch is basically Egyptian silk.
On the sleeping equipment, I have a "hybrid" by Moorhead, it is both, like your classic mat, but also self inflating. I have to admit I have never used it around freezing temperatures, but at all other temperatures it kept me warm.
Now, after over 10 years, it lost it self inflation function and I have to blow it up, which is a pain in the ass, but I love this map. It is super durable, it keeps you warm and most important, it is super comfortable!
Would recommend to try something like this.
Shoutout to Kifaru International, who makes a straight up better woobie that you use in 30 degrees (or 20 degrees if you get their "Doobie" version). I will be bringing mine to Desolation 2 with my bivy bag. Can't wait to see you guys there!
This is funny to me.. We don't pack sleeping sysyems beyond a goretex jacket and poncho.. If it's cold at night we just keep going and doing stuff, and sleep when the sun starts rising and temperature gets higher.. But then again we run nighvision aswell...
The best way to stay warm at night, just keep on marching and doing stuff 💪🏻
Hill 559 also allows tents. I'm probably gonna use a REI 2person tent for Uprising 5
CallsignGecko I bring a hammock, underquilt, bag, and tarp. For a good nights rest.
I don't know what to comment, but I liked the video, so....yaaay!
Look at the Dutch Army bivi, for about the same money as the snugpak stratosphere you get a decent military surplus.
whats the concencus on using hammocks at msw? ive heard over the grapevine some people using them, but i wonder how common it is/how much people would recomend them
That dr pepper bottle looks like a one shot hotel liqour bottle in E's hand. Lol
Great vid guys!
Where do you live? I'm just curious of the normal temperature range for you. I know when I was younger and in boy scouts I slept in just a surplus mummy bag even in below 0 degree situations (I live in Ohio, and my boy scout troop would have the "Winter Aterondak" (Or however the hell you spell it) and I'd be sleeping just in the sleeping bag in a 3 sided building (It had 3 walls and one wall was completely open) with no heat sources inside the building, or in an extremely thin 2 person tent.
Yoga matts are good for packing light
What are the restrictions on things like campo my hammocks. I love to use them but I don’t know if they have the same rules as tents
Hey gun gamers I'm trying to run a milsim style loadout so I have 6 mid caps during non milsim games. Could you do a loadout video for milsim or for someone that wants that more Immersion during regular non milsim games
Can you bring a camping axe to Millsims (like for splitting logs and other such tings)
I prefer using a hammock so it’s more space effective
can you use a hammock? or are hammocks disallowed like tents
4:53 kyle is definitely the big spoon. e house just a big gentile
Very Informative . Great Video!
Love the video guys, but Eric’s missing a drink 🥃 in hand lol.
Every airsofter needs an E House or a Kyle for a mentor. 😁
Would a Snugpak Ionosphere be too much for an MSW Event or other such Milsims?
Why not A lightweight but thin inflatable with a rugged roll up mat under it? for weight? Honest question.
why dont you guys hardly make videos anymore?
As always very informative and good Video guys, cheers.
5:50 #milsimwestDrinkingGame
I like sleeping in the cold personally
Me too. My ideal sleeping conditions are about 55-60° with my comforter sleeping shirtless. I run hot and it sucks for camping.
Wouldnt mind see'ing a full milsim gear video. Weapon, personal gear, fuck contents ect. Give you a chance to show off your gucci gear and will show us brits how much gear it ok. (Not many milsims over here)
I bring insomniac
Don’t want something on your face? Dutch army hooped bivi
🔥🔥🔥
I live in MN, those temp ratings on sleeping bags are absolute horseshit, add about 30 degress to it and thats the lowest temp it works for, any lower and youre going to to be stuffing thermal blankets in it (in a completely dry, closed and well vented tent mind you, not humid let alone soaking wet, or a useless open air tarp)
How much for the 74u is that the one that was used at laines op?
That's not Lane's. Lane's was an LCT, Kyle's is a CYMA that he got for $180. Stamped steel, Kyle's AK shoots amazing.
But muh woobie 😂
😎😎
Heresy? Did he just quote warhammer 40000
Z oof A lot of the group is very into Warhammer 40K. I’ve never personally played, but I love the lore.
when they say that you don't need to think about heat in the summer completely disregard this. Hypothermia is total possible during the summer.
Guy curses so much because he had to endure every bad side of each item lol