British Army Individual Protection Kit (IPK)

[ukphil]

I'm intrested to know what people think about this IPK.

I was thinking of using it in my BOB as a lightweight emergency shelter rarther than a tent..

http://www.surplusandadventure.com/shop/...60959.html

[Hrusai]

looks pretty decent to me, lightweight, compact, has alot of different uses, hell i'd buy one just for the paracord and tarp in the kit

and that price is great! cheers mate, i suspect ill be buying one shortly

[Nemesis]

(8 August 2012, 23:40)Hrusai Wrote: looks pretty decent to me, lightweight, compact, has alot of different uses, hell i'd buy one just for the paracord and tarp in the kit

and that price is great! cheers mate, i suspect ill be buying one shortly

I had quite a few of them, over time mates visited and liked them so I am left with just one maybe two, they are very good, I used to have instruction on how to install them where a truck could drive over a dug hole with this kit as roof, but I lost a lot of data or misplaced on one of my devices.

Yes they are good for the money.

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Managed to find this for you, it is in pdf format; scroll down a small bit and your see some info on this kit.

http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/SHELTERS.pdf

They claim a tank can drive over this hole if done correct.

[Hrusai]

(8 August 2012, 23:56)WetanCold Wrote: Managed to find this for you, it is in pdf format; scroll down a small bit and your see some info on this kit.

http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/SHELTERS.pdf

They claim a tank can drive over this hole if done correct.

after reading that pdf and have a little perusal i think im definately going to be investing in a few of these, i must admit im quite surprised how good it is! and versatile...and cheap!

cheers for that WnC

[Tigs]

i used one during operation granby, they are a great bit of kit and have loads of other uses

[NorthernRaider]

(8 August 2012, 23:32)ukphil Wrote: I'm intrested to know what people think about this IPK.

I was thinking of using it in my BOB as a lightweight emergency shelter rarther than a tent..

http://www.surplusandadventure.com/shop/...60959.html

I used one for years Phil as a Basha in the army, as a rest place when hunting as a civvy and as a Bug Out expediant shelter as a survivalist. Bloody excellent piece of kit for folks young enough and fit enough to still sleep on the deck. Though most of us squaddies got rid of the white nylon cord and replaced it with green propper paracord. Good bit of kit. Toy can make it more secure and stable in inclement weather by adding some elasticared shock cord or bungies to your basha kit as sometime a bit of eleastic pulling on a basha can stabilise it better than cord.

[Hrusai]

after reading all this and some other stuff i have to say i think i've found my bug out and hunting shelter! bloody brilliant!

cheers for bringing this up phil!

[Tigs]

(9 August 2012, 09:24)NorthernRaider Wrote:

(8 August 2012, 23:32)ukphil Wrote: I'm intrested to know what people think about this IPK.

I was thinking of using it in my BOB as a lightweight emergency shelter rarther than a tent..

http://www.surplusandadventure.com/shop/...60959.html

I used one for years Phil as a Basha in the army, as a rest place when hunting as a civvy and as a Bug Out expediant shelter as a survivalist. Bloody excellent piece of kit for folks young enough and fit enough to still sleep on the deck. Though most of us squaddies got rid of the white nylon cord and replaced it with green propper paracord. Good bit of kit. Toy can make it more secure and stable in inclement weather by adding some elasticared shock cord or bungies to your basha kit as sometime a bit of eleastic pulling on a basha can stabilise it better than cord.

also adding a few extra ground peg would be a good idea or simple carry 2 of them one can be used as a ground sheet and at that price 2 are easily affordable

[NorthernRaider]

(9 August 2012, 09:42)Tigs Wrote:

(9 August 2012, 09:24)NorthernRaider Wrote:

(8 August 2012, 23:32)ukphil Wrote: I'm intrested to know what people think about this IPK.

I was thinking of using it in my BOB as a lightweight emergency shelter rarther than a tent..

http://www.surplusandadventure.com/shop/...60959.html

I used one for years Phil as a Basha in the army, as a rest place when hunting as a civvy and as a Bug Out expediant shelter as a survivalist. Bloody excellent piece of kit for folks young enough and fit enough to still sleep on the deck. Though most of us squaddies got rid of the white nylon cord and replaced it with green propper paracord. Good bit of kit. Toy can make it more secure and stable in inclement weather by adding some elasticared shock cord or bungies to your basha kit as sometime a bit of eleastic pulling on a basha can stabilise it better than cord.

also adding a few extra ground peg would be a good idea or simple carry 2 of them one can be used as a ground sheet and at that price 2 are easily affordable

Yup dead right I forgot I had both Wire and flat serrated tent pegs AND Reusuable cable ties in my kit. ( getting old)

[ukphil]

cool, I'm gonna get some :]