Milsim West mistakes you NEED to avoid (From MSW cadre)

Can this video get a like if you'd want Cory as your MSW cadre?

my tip for getting ready for milsim games in general is to load up every thing that you want to bring with you on your person, and play dance dance revolution in it. if you are dying after the first song you have too much weight. take stuff off and repack from there and play some more. this will help you maximize your load out for movement and get you in shape for the event. DDR MAXX 2 is the best one if you can find it.

Been wearing the same 7 pairs of darn tough socks for like 4 years almost every single day (i do have some costco wool socks i picked up too that i mix in there) but I haven't worn holes in any of them. Some of them are the super thin brown ones and the others are the thick/medium cushioned green ones for winter. I've worn some of them for over a week straight (don't recommend) and they were significantly less disgusting than any cotton socks I've worn for even 2 or 3 days. And Darn tough will literally ship you replacement pairs if you mail them any that you wear holes in. Such a simple thing that I've been very impressed by. I guess I just got used to garbage quality box store stuff and didn't think that a pair of socks could be made that well. Glad I was wrong.

Peak refuel chocolate chip cookie bites are a nice little sweet treat for long events

I don't think those milsurp bivy sacks are nearly as cheap as you mention. Even about a year and a half ago the cheapest one I found (just the goretex shell) was $80 and its not perfect by any means. I wish they were $40. It's still worth $80 in my opinion and kept me warm enough with a 30 degree bag inside when it dropped down to the mid to low 30s at Hill 559. Darn Tough socks are goated. Absolutely worth the investment. Thanks for putting this video out there guys. I'll likely reference it for the next MSW! Don't forget: Sleep is important but 4am raids are eternal.

16:41 When you show up to the airsoft function

I just want to say thank you for taking the time to go over this stuff from the basics like socks and boots, to the advance like night vision. Personally I would take a lot of what I do when I go back country hiking to something like MilSim as a lot carries over. Love the talk!

Canned food is heavy, but cheap, and fits within the "militia spirit"

I have been using Underamor duty boots for years. They are often so light that they need no breaking in. As comfortable today as the day I bought them. Please do not shy away from the price tags because they are awesome.

This channel just got 72% more wholesome with the Cory feature

Right away the subject of weight and carry is important. I've been there.... that's a heavy topic! lol

My tip is going backpacking before you go. It will likely help you with gear management.

You are fighting at meal times. Breakfast items for eating at 0400 both mornings when people should be awake on watch anyway

Super helpful video, and big ditto on the socks. Bought like 100 bucks worth of smartwool socks ahead of a season of work in the snow and it was the most decadent I've ever felt

awesome info, keep up the good work

Honestly, I had a load of 10 mags specifically so I could keep any and all ammo that I was given inside of them so they couldn't be grabbed when I get searched. It ended up being a bit of a moot point since this was at Aerodrome and my gun eventually went down so I just dumped what I had into the ammo box of our platoon's machine gunner because I'm about that ammo mule life.

Thank you for the list!

i fully plan on oce i have the gear and equipment doing a ruck or hike through a local hiking trail or smth gotta figure out an okay spot to do it but i need to make sure i can carry a ruck in the first place or if i need to work out. rn i live a fairly sedentary lifestyle and tbf this is a very very long way off but its still fun to think about

Awesome video man! This is really great for new players. Now I want to make a video myself like this about what has failed me and what to change. Also, I literally saw a guy come with a comforter at the second Saratov. It dropped down to 33 degrees, so it was worse than hell. No lie, this kids stands up in the middle of the night and screams “I’m trying to fucking sleep!” at two Russians blank firing from the trees.!

RIP Cory's masculine utilities. I was there gandalf. Saratov Resurgency.