Glossary of Terms

Army Surplus Clothing, Equipment or Machinery that is no longer required by the MOD. These items can vary in condition from Brand New through to complete Scrap. Although the majority comes from the British Army, some RAF and Royal Navy items are also available.

Bergen A Bergen is a Brish Army Issue Rucksack. The Infantry Bergen has 100 Litres capacity with the option of adding 2 10 Litre Rocket Pouches. 1 on either side. The All Ars or Other Arms Bergen is smaller in design, but does have the facility to attach Rocket Pouches.

Bivi Bag Or Bivy are tubular outer for your Sleeping Bag. This design allows you to sleep outside without the need for a tent. Standard Biv Bags have a drawsring hood, but more sophisticateds models will have a single pole that will keep the bag away from you face.

DPM Distruptive Patterned Material. Available in Woodland/Forrest, Desert and Urban Camouflage.

GORE-TEX A 100% Waterproof and 100% Breatheable material used to make Trousers, Jackets, Sock, Gloves, Mitts and Bivi Bags.

IRR Infra-Red Resistant

Kevlar Kevlar is the registered trademark for a light, strong para-aramid synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Developed at DuPont in 1965 by Stephanie Kwolek and Roberto Berendt, it was first commercially used in the early 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires. It is it's strong, flexible and lightweight properties and make it the perfect and preferred material in Bullet and Stab Proof Vests

MOD Military of Defence

MVP Moisture Vapour Permeable is the Term used to describe items made out of 100% Breatheable and %100 Waterproof Items. The popular Civilian term used is GORE-TEX, although no Genuine British Issue item will ever have a Brand Name on it's label.

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is an allience of 26 countries from North America and Europe commited to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic and was signed on 4th April 1949.

NSN A NATO Stock Number is assigned to every item of Clothing, Equipment or Machinery issued within NATO. This 13 digit string identifies the NATO Supply Clasification and NATO Code for National Codification Bureau (or Country) -99- identifies any British NATO item.

PLCE Personal Load Carrying Equipment. Often used when refering to Webbing and/or Bergens.

RAF Royal Air Force

Rocket Pouches Also known as the Bergen Side Pockets, these are 10 Litre Cordura Pockets that Clip and Zip on to the Issued Bergens. They can alos, be used with a specially adapted Yoke to make a Day Sack.

Webbing A modular system used by a soldier for storing and carrying equipment, food and ammunition. Made from a Yoke and Belt, pouches can be clipped and attached in a configuration that best suits that particular soldier. The most recent British Design is made from Woodland Camouflage DPM Cordura that is IRR.