aussieboy Posted November 2, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 2, 2018 This is my first topic I've started since joining........I've got to start somewhere I guess! I am quite interested to know what military items USMF members use as part of their every day use. As an example, I am an avid hiker. I used my M1 Garand cartridge belt to store snacks in the pouches. It keeps everything convenient, so I don't have to stop and eat. I also used my Australian WW1 canteen on a number of occasions on my hikes. I wore my WW2 Australian Owen SMG bayonet on a few trips as my knife. As I work as a nurse in Intensive Care, I always carry my US Vietnam issue 1968 pocket knife. It's great for piercing IV bags before throwing them out and for cutting IV lines. Do you have a military issue knife in your toolbox? Or maybe a military issue wheel brace in your car for your spare tyre? I'd love one day to buy a genuine WW2 Willy's Jeep to drive to work.....man, THAT would turn some heads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linedoggie Posted November 2, 2018 Share #2 Posted November 2, 2018 For winter I have and use USAF B-9B cap OD basic trainining issue pile cap Silk Weight RFI long johns, black and tan Fleece caps black coyote and ACU Grey green Nomex gloves GI wool scarf Various Field jackets in OD, woodland and DCU Danner boots Summer Various issued camelbacks DCU Boonie Year round ACU assault pack DCU camelback motherlode pack Woodland poncho OD vomit suit parka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieboy Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted November 2, 2018 Wow! That is some serious gear! Are you serving in the armed forces currently Linedoggie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted November 2, 2018 Share #4 Posted November 2, 2018 I use the recent issue US sustainment bag as my daily lunch bag and as a shoulder bag on occasion. The 1942 British large pack is handy for visits to the flea market. And I wear the recent issue boonie as per the weather. I'm not a veteran, so have several "Honor the troops" type pins on it. I don't want to be accused of anything like stolen valor, but I think it is important to give people a reminder that we have a lot of great men and women putting their lives on the line for us. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted November 4, 2018 Share #5 Posted November 4, 2018 I am quite interested to know what military items USMF members use as part of their every day use. I'd love one day to buy a genuine WW2 Willy's Jeep to drive to work.....man, THAT would turn some heads! . Hi aussieboy, I use my 1942 Ford GPW several times a week, just been out this morning to Ste Mere Eglise to have morning coffee with several other Jeep Jocks . . . . . . . . . . . . lewis . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted November 4, 2018 Share #6 Posted November 4, 2018 My 1960 Camillus 4-blade, my VN period USAF web belt and buckle, my 1980 USAF B-58 class ring, and my blue wool USAF blanket on the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieboy Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted November 4, 2018 . Hi aussieboy, I use my 1942 Ford GPW several times a week, just been out this morning to Ste Mere Eglise to have morning coffee with several other Jeep Jocks . . . . . . . . . . . . lewis . fullsizeoutput_327.jpeg Seriously? That Jeep is a little beauty!!! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted November 4, 2018 Share #8 Posted November 4, 2018 Hi aussieboy, great first thread. From time to time I wear this M41 jacket. I also use a gasmask bag as camera bag. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted November 4, 2018 Share #9 Posted November 4, 2018 . Hi aussieboy, I use my 1942 Ford GPW several times a week, just been out this morning to Ste Mere Eglise to have morning coffee with several other Jeep Jocks . . . . . . . . . . . . lewis That one is hard to top unless someone around here drives their Sherman to work every day. Mikie . fullsizeoutput_327.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnDuc49 Posted November 5, 2018 Share #10 Posted November 5, 2018 Not something I really used anymore, but I used this practically everyday for roughly two months while I was working in rural Northern Vietnam this summer. One of the many pith helmets which are commonly worn in the North. This one was used when I picked it up. It's probably made out of some cardboard or something. It is quite heavily used and has deformed and cracked in many places. The liner is also pretty shot up. I had a boonie hat that I wore as a padded liner of sorts. Picked up these boondockers (repros from HBO's The Pacific) recently. I didn't dub them like most other people, but they've already picked up a nice amount of wear from just everyday use (I work in a kitchen plus construction part time, so these get a lot of usage). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRGFRANK Posted November 5, 2018 Share #11 Posted November 5, 2018 Used to wear a fibour helmet when I was mowing at my job. Also wore a wool over coat until I outgrew it. Now since I've lost 60 lbs I'll have to get it out to see if it fits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted November 12, 2018 Share #12 Posted November 12, 2018 I use a WW2 theater knife as a letter opener. Before I bought it i used a USN Mark1 by Ka-bar that I bought at the flea market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12A54 Posted November 12, 2018 Share #13 Posted November 12, 2018 My wife complained that the can opener had broken and she couldn’t open a tin of tuna. As I have done before, I pulled out my dogtags with a P-38 on the chain and came to the rescue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blu1989 Posted November 12, 2018 Share #14 Posted November 12, 2018 I use my dad's Mk2 knife he was issued in Vietnam to help cut things around the house (small limbs and branches from bushes and little trees outside, cutting thick zip ties, opening boxes wrapped with tape, etc.). He wanted it to be used again when he gave it to me instead of it collect dust on a shelf or in the safe where it used to live so I'm just doing what the original owner wanted me to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted November 13, 2018 Share #15 Posted November 13, 2018 Seriously? That Jeep is a little beauty!!! Thanks for sharing. . Hundredth Anniversary of the end of WWI, 1918 - 2018 two days ago was the hundredth anniversary of the end of WWI, I took my Jeep along to the ceremony and thought that members here would like to hear the story of the gentleman stood next to my Jeep Monsieur Delarue was chosen to lay the flower arrangement for this years 100th anniversary as he had worked for the American army after D-Day 1944. In 1944 his father was a local mayor and a farmer, the American planners had chosen his fathers fields to land most of the gliders in for the attack on St Mere Eglise and Carentan. One of the lead gliders carried an American Sgt. Legg in charge of graves registration, he immediately started burying bodies in the same fields as the gliders. Mr. Delarue was 16 and employed by the Graves Registration to dig graves and help process and bury the bodies, in all six thousand bodies were buried in his fathers fields and it became known as the ‘ Blosville Cemetery ‘ these bodies were then either repatriated or moved to the cememtery above Omaha beach in 1947. ( Mr DeLarue and daughter by the Jeep ) Monsieur Delarue can be seen as the young lad closest to the rear of the German vehicle on the left. lewis. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted November 13, 2018 Share #16 Posted November 13, 2018 Lewis, Thank you once again for sharing some remarkable history with us. To answer the OPs question, I use everyday my green OD CVC/helmet bag, issue desert boots with vibram soles and I also wear my Wylie X sunglasses that were issued.. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 6, 2018 Share #17 Posted December 6, 2018 Seriously? That Jeep is a little beauty!!! Thanks for sharing. . Hi Aussieboy, a short thirty second video of the Jeep in action, according to everyones connection it might take a few seconds to download. https://drive.google...ew?pref=2&pli=1 Forgot to say, turn the sound up for exhaust tune . . . . . . . . . . . lewis. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 6, 2018 Share #18 Posted December 6, 2018 Lewis, Thank you once again for sharing some remarkable history with us. Leigh . Hi Leigh, thank you for letting me know you enjoyed the image and story of Monsieur Delarue. lewis. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted December 6, 2018 Share #19 Posted December 6, 2018 We still have our family farm of 200+ years... I cannot imagine it being the cemetery of 6000 men... Myself, well, we've been through a few store-bought can openers that always wear out. P38's still going strong, but my wife hates it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted December 6, 2018 Share #20 Posted December 6, 2018 . Hi Aussieboy, a short thirty second video of the Jeep in action, according to everyones connection it might take a few seconds to download. https://drive.google...ew?pref=2&pli=1 Forgot to say, turn the sound up for exhaust tune . . . . . . . . . . . lewis. . . I love that clip of you really clipping along! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRIS FORD Posted December 6, 2018 Share #21 Posted December 6, 2018 A First year woodland camo BDU top or OD jungle jacket for late summer fall, an early 80's woodland field jacket and liner for winter, (with a hoodie, I literally can get TOO warm in freezing Michigan weather!) my P coat sometimes, a nylon gas mask bag as my work bag..and a pair of coyote tan boots...of the top of my head..I'm sure I use more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardJReed Posted December 7, 2018 Share #22 Posted December 7, 2018 Winter time here so I'm using my 1942 army wool blanket. I also wear my 1943 Elgin A-11 watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardJReed Posted December 7, 2018 Share #23 Posted December 7, 2018 of course my January 1944 Seth Thomas US Army Air Forces operations clock is always running on my wall And I have my morning coffee in my 1941 R.A.F. coffee mug.... very important before a mission! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardJReed Posted December 7, 2018 Share #24 Posted December 7, 2018 better view of the USAAF clock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomorgan Posted December 7, 2018 Share #25 Posted December 7, 2018 A dog tag and P-38 on both key rings I carry one or the other daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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