Episode 6: Kit Hits & Kit Misses – The Best & Worst Military Gear Ever Issued

This week, Stu (ex-Royal Engineer) and Steve (ex-Royal Tank Regiment) rip into the military kit that made or broke their time in uniform. From boots that fell apart on patrol to weapons that actually did the job, it's a no-holds-barred review of the gear squaddies love, hate, and pretend they didn’t nick from the Americans.

Expect brutal honesty, classic squaddie banter, and some kit nostalgia you didn’t know you missed.

🪖 Inside This Episode:

• Biggest Kit Failures – Field horror stories and gear that let them down
• Best & Worst Issued Kit – From body armour to bergens and beyond
• Forces & Veterans News – Bomb-disposal robot dogs and dodgy body armour recalls
• Listener SITREP – Your stories: the good, the bad, and the MOD-issued madness
• Gear Hall of Fame & Shame – From lifesavers to laughable rations
• Muckers Remembered – Honouring those who served
• Bravo Zulu Spotlight – Ronnie Barker’s Challenge – Sponsor him here

If you’ve ever cursed your boots, loved your Leatherman, or prayed to the gods of issue kit—this one’s for you. It’s real talk, from real veterans, about real kit that mattered when it counted.

🎙️ Listen now and kit up with The Muster Point Podcast.

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