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Old 04-06-2012, 14:51   #36
mojaveman
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Hated those LBE suspenders, when you put on a heavy ruck the metal clips dug into the skin on your back and during a lot of low crawling and moving around on the ground they frequently came unfastened.

The USGI black leather boots that were issued in the '70s and early '80s. They weren't very comfortable and with the zig zag pattern soles they weren't very good on ice. Busted my a$$ more than once during the winter in Germany.

The old M1911A1 black leather holsters that attached to the web belt. The top flaps came undone very easily and they either rode too low or too high depending on what you were doing.

The old heavy weight BDUs that were first issued around '83. In the summer they were way too hot and during the rainy season when they got wet they took forever to dry.

Anything that was maunfactured from wool to include socks and the brown sweaters that came out when BDUs did.

Oh yeah, the M151 Jeep with it's twelve universal joints. One was always sure to fail just when you were out in the middle of nowhere. The heaters and canvas tops were about worthless too.

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