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I don't mean wear the flip flops on your hands when looking at porn!! Thats an idea though.

MRB wrote:I don't mean wear the flip flops on your hands when looking at porn!! Thats an idea though.

You mean you use your feet??? THATS EVEN WORSE!!

Did anyone mention mars bars and lucozade? Industrial size family bag of mars bars and any other choccie snack that you can scoff.

Bin liners are handy for wrapping up kit in your bergan and webbing to stop it getting piss wet through.

extra toothbrush for webbing, ditto toothpaste.

Learn how to sew before you try it for the first time. You wil end up using all your plasters up.

When you passed RSC didnt you get a booklet reconmending what extra's to take. I think the booklet is called something like 'Recruit Training, Your Next Step'

cheers
Chris

Doc wrote:Knives will get taken from you, and swiss army are crap.

Hmm, good tip, thanks. Swiss army aren't that bad though, I have a 12 year old one that still works fine and is much useful around the house. But then, I just use it when I lose the screwdriver / pliers / minisaw / corkscrew etc.

Edwards159 wrote:When you passed RSC didnt you get a booklet reconmending what extra's to take. I think the booklet is called something like 'Recruit Training, Your Next Step'

cheers
Chris

No none of us on my RSC got that one, we only got a tiny one with a picture of a lad breathing out of his arse mid situp. It had stuff like pictures of different types of rank and what they are and a couple of tips on exercises.

Ok then Mate i'l copy it from the Book for you.

Essential Items

Clothing

- Outdoor clothing
- Respectable civilian clothes.
- Swimwear including goggles.

Personal Equipment

- Toilet kit, comb, flannel, soap, shower gel, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, nail clippers, cotton buds, face cream, razor and shaving foam for males.
- Sports sweatshirt
- Running Shorts
- Tracksuit
- Training shoes
- Flip Flops
- Underwear
- Sports underwear
- Sports Socks
- Nightwear

Optional but useful items

- Alarm Clock
- First Aid Kit
- Bin Liners
- Calculator
- Clothes brush
- 2 black biro pens, 2 pencils and a eraser
- letter writing paper, enveloped and stamps
- Hand washing powder
- Electric Iron
- Permanent marker to mark uniform
- Mobile phone
- Small torch and batteries
- Spare laces
- Personal possessions
- Small radio/ tape/ cd player.


cheers
chris

When you passed RSC didnt you get a booklet reconmending what extra's to take. I think the booklet is called something like 'Recruit Training, Your Next Step'

yeah i got that one, pretty good, tells u week by week what you do etc. also said about important documents such as bank account details, and copies of passport etc

Take some Surgical Spirit with you as well, it's a godsend when training. When you get blisters / bergen burns, just rub it into the raw skin a few times that day (a bit painful), it hardens the skin in about 24 hours and the blister won't bother you anymore.

This might get confiscated, but the best way to do it is with a syringe, especially on feet; pop and bleed out the blister with syringe, then inject the surgical spirit under the loose skin. Heals much faster that way. Syringes are prescription items, but if you go to a pharmacy and ask for a needle exchange kit (if you don't mind pretending to be a junkie) they will give you lots for free, anonymously

I have got everything apart from a soap dish, can i find one in any shops can i ****

Stuffs all packed for Monday just got to have another look for a soap dish before then. The the last 10 weeks have flown countdown wise but it dident really it me till i picked up my one way train ticket

Try Superdrug (the chemists)they normally have them in. Don't be tempted to buy a pink one tho' even if its all they have!
Good luck!
H_N

Good luck in the Guards

What about if you only use an electric shaver?- or do you have to have a wet shave?