OP: Shining Light @Copehill Down FIBUA Village VENUE CHANGED TO SENNYBRIDGE

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Will do Ian. Kept on forgetting to mention her in my previous posts. If finances allow (as I basically have no income) and exams don't get in the way, then I'll get down there one way or another. May even sell some of my old cap that I dont need and sell my cm16 and replace it with an AK...

Damn airsoft, taking all my money

 
Actually, coming from the south, Llandovery would be the nearest station, but I expect the ticket price would be the same.
Hmm, not sure I follow the logic there. I looked at distance to cycle from different stations to the Fibua village. The distances would not vary if I Arrived from a different direction (apart from maybe the distance from 1 platform to the other. :D

 
It's a straight run down the A40 from Llandovery to Sennybridge and you'd get to that station before Cynghordy coming from the south. It's probably the best station to go to from north or south, but I don't know the area. When you said Cynghordy I thought you must know of a route that isn't on googlemaps from there to the village camp, but I just looked and realised that I was talking out of my arse earlier with Llanwrtyd :lol:

 
I looked at an OS map. As the crow flies Sugar loaf Halt is closest but there is a road from Cynghordy to Tirabad and then you go south to the Fibua Village, approaching it from the North. There is no route from Sugar Loaf halt unless you go via Cynghordy. The only issue is that to the North of the Fibua Village, it looks like rifle ranges, so may not be accessible from that direction? Google managed to get through though as you can get street view :)

8 miles incidentally.

 
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Well, I've been looking at kit all day now as I really want to go now. So, just to get an idea what would you lot be wearing?

 
I'll be going with my new (to me) Altberg brown boots, some kind of plain tan or grey combats, a thigh length mid brown muslim shirt, dark brown long Afghan waistcoat, black & white shemagh, tan or grey pakol hat, Soviet belt & Y-strap w/ ammo pouches for AK or SVD depending on which primary weapon I'm carrying at the time, and various other pouches for grenades, IED components, sweets, etc.

I'll also be taking some goretex kecks, probably DDPM because I can't wear the DPM or black pairs I already have, and possibly a tropentarn poncho if I can find one at a sensible price, because the last ones sfrankish had on fleabay went a few weeks ago. Basically I intend to be prepared for the Welsh weather, which is notoriously fickle. I expect that the heavier my rain gear turns out to be and the further I have to walk carrying it, not only the less chance of rain there will be, but also the hotter it will be... but by the same token, if I don't bother, it will be high winds and piss down, sleet, and hail morning noon and night!

I think I may hide a 2L hydro pouch under the waistcoat as well... and, depending on my g/f's attitude come the time, grow a tactical chin guard.

 
You could always add a fake tactical chin guard to a mesh face mask (wool or embroidery thread tied on).

 
I was planning a twirly moustache to go with the fez. Just need to work out how to get it to stay in shape.

 
Of course! I'd completely forgotten the fez. Mustaffa Fez!

 
What are people using to sleep? Tents? Going off site? Other?

I am taking a two man pop up tent

 
I have a tiny 1 man tent. I might also get myself an army surplus basha to extend my potential dry area and keep my bike and gear dry if I arrive by bicycle.

 
Small 2 / roomy 1 man tent like this...

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...but made by EuroHike/Millets instead of Vango.​
Maybe they had a row over copyright or something because they're not on the webby anymore, but anyway it'll give me somewhere undercover to cook on a hexi stove if it rains. I could always put it up indoors if it's proper brass monkeys too :lol:

 
Still trying to decide on my loadout. I have 2 main options: MP5 with coyote vest and DDPM or Sten with P37 webbing and probably by then WW2 battledress (its brown so okay). I might go somewhere between the 2 as Sten mags fit in MP5 pouches and MP5 mags will fit in Mk3 ammo pouches. I could even use the webbing with DDPM. The main issue will be whether most of the fighting will be within the buildings where I cannot use the Sten with its lack of semi auto or whether the better range accuracy and ROF of the Sten will be worth it for keeping people away from the buildings. I have a feeling I may end up bringing both loadouts with me.

 
Dunno about both loadouts, but I'd bring both AEG's and your pistol. There would probably be a gun spare that someone could lend you, but just in case you get a breakdown and there's nobody nearby to ask, it'll be good to have an option.

 
I may have to look into a webbing holster, I think P37 webbing will be more insurgenty and seems to allow more carrying capacity. Both sets of clothing will be a good idea anyway as it will almost certainly be wet.

my tent btw is this type
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Basically it's so small my gear will not be fitting inside. I shall have to get a basha or other suitable waterproof material and build another shelter using my bike for support, possibly http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DUZKV10/ref=gno_cart_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A28E002M0IJFT4

 
Basically it's so small my gear will not be fitting inside. I shall have to get a basha or other suitable waterproof material and build another shelter using my bike for support, possibly http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DUZKV10/ref=gno_cart_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A28E002M0IJFT4


Watch out for some of the cheaper tarps they aren't really designed for proper use like a basha, I personally use a lightweight nylon tarp made by DD hammocks they are £30 but I cant fault it.

I had bought one that had said it was nylon, but it was coated in some kind of silicon/rubber stuff which tripled the weight, the first use the eyelets ripped out pretty much straight away, I really wasn't impressed.

You can often find DDPM bashas and poncho's cheap, the dpm ones are a little harder to get hold of but they probably would be about the same if you are on a budget.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/British-Army-Desert-DPM-Basha-BIVI-DESERT-DPM-SHELTER-/301086581122

As for carrying stuff, I came up with using a 55pat poncho roll from a set of webbing, they are about £5 on ebay and it will hold a full set of waterproofs and you can add extra stuff like a fleece in a dry bag, or a bottle of water or extra bbs. It attaches to the bottom of my PC in the position it would have been on a proper set of the webbing, at the moment temporarily using cable ties but i'm trying to come up with something a bit more professional looking.

 
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