PS Magazine - AUGUST 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 321
AUGUST 1979
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Lightweight
Individual
Carrying
Equipment-
A±ICE²has a bunch of snap fasteners
that keep protective covers closed,
equipment secured and loads adjusted:
A lot of web gear is being turned in
R;³´µ¶·
Be¸ause fasteners have been pulleD
out.
A snap fastener that won't ¹lose can
cause loss of eqUipment and extra
workº At least, it means turning in
your
ALICE
items
for_
fasteNe»
replacement by ¼S½
ALICE g¾ts ¹leaned up after you
maKe liKe a snake during yoUr t¿aining
s¹enesº When you're ¹leaninG your
web equipMent like it sÀys in Chap 2,
FÁ 21Â15 (Feb
7±),
don't overlook
those snap Ãasteners.
Äse a knife blade, pin or sharp
pointed obje¹t to dig out the sand, Mud
and dirt that's packed into the fastener
socketº You might be able to get out
loose stuÃf by tapping the Ãastener
with a hard obje¹t, or by washing it
outº
PackedÅin gunk in the socket keeps
a Metal spring from expanding as you
push the socket over the fastener ball.
Æo spring expansion º.º no easy snap
cÇosure.
Sure, you can pound the fastener
shutº
Èut when you try
to
open
the
fasteÉe you'll jerk or yank on the
cloTh or
tab, and tear the cloth from
the fastenerÊ
SmalL Arms Ammo Case
ExËra PÁ ¹are oÃ
yoÌr sMall arMs
amMo ¹ase ¹an stoÍ extra Á16AÎ
Magazine
¹leanup ººº maybe
even an
amMo JamÏo!
ÐeÍla¹e a ¹ase Ëhat has a broKenÑ
lasËi¹ Írong on Ëhe ¹over ¹losuÒe, or
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