So this, once again has been long over-due.
I bring you the Helikon Delta Jacket review.
This was kindly sent to me by Military1st to do this review, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for this.
So lets begin, the jacket is part of Helikon's 'Urban tactical line' and let me tell you now, it is AWESOME!
I wore this jacket to the Operation: Homeland game at Sennybridge and it served me well. It has the perfect amount of material to keep you warm, even when it's below zero degrees (along with your other clothing of course) and it still gives you an amazing range of movement.
It is made of a 'Shark skin fabric' that is laminated with a superfine fleece, which gives it a hydrophobic effect, letting water run off it to a certain extent.
One thing that really pleased me and a few others, was the YKK zippers, which Helikon have added some nice little pull tabs that are easy to grab, even when wearing gloves. What makes these different from other pull tabs i have encountered, is the shape and the fact they are made of a solid plastic type material which have a stippling effect on them.
As you can see by the picture (Left) it has 3 external pockets, but it also has 3 internal pockets, which i found of great use to store things like my phone, a couple of allen keys and my GP-68 radio, although the radio was moved to an external pocket for easy access.
I loved the fact that it is so lightweight yet provided all the features I would look for in a fleece. Comfort, warmth and for me personally, coverage. I find that being tall can sometimes be an issue when buying jackets, shirts etc. but this is just right.
I am seriously considering buying this jacket, which can be bought from Military1st for £52.99 which I think is a very reasonable price for such a high quality jacket. CLICK HERE FOR THE PRODUCT LINK
Hello again guys and gals, today, I'll be writing about the awesome weekend that myself and PTG attended this weekend past.
Firstly apologies for the absence of images, as the MOD (Ministry of Defense) didn't want the public taking any pictures or video footage for this event. Although the C3 staff were given permission to take photos, they have yet to release them, I will get some posted as soon as they are available.
So for the basics;
We were at Sennybridge, an MOD FIBUA training site and my goodness, it is an outstanding place to battle. It is in the middle of nowhere in Wales, and although it's an understatement, it's cold!
OP: Homeland was basically a civil war in the UK, with 2 sides; The Royalists (the team we were on) who were a group of ex-military and civilians rising up against the government, fighting for queen and country, and the Parliamentarians, the government forces trying to quell the Royalists.
Unfortunately the numbers expected for the event were never met, so compromises were made, and eventually it all fell into place and we started enjoying ourselves!
The event ran between Friday 6th to Sunday 8th of April; 3 days and 2 nights of countless firefights, explosions, stealth missions and the 1000 yard stare all airsofter's are familiar with.
Thanks have to go out to the C3 staff for organizing the event, the crazy Golik brothers for providing amazing explosions and pyrotechnics throughout the weekend. Also to team Defiance who were by our side throughout the weekend, they are an awesome bunch of lads who gave it their all and then some!
I also have to give Kudo's to the D5 lads on the 'Parly' force. If any of you are reading this, it is quite a thing to see you lots chucking pyro, impact grenades and yourselves into buildings and having it cleared withing a few minutes.
I'm sure I speak on behalf of everybody that attended when I say we had an outstanding time, and still have ringing ears thanks to the ending of the game, with a whole building full of pyro going BOOM!.
I would recommend for anybody to get themselves to a game held at sennybridge in the future, as it's a great site to play at, and a great experience as well, with purpose built buildings, spent cartridges and burnt out tanks plotted around the site, you truly feel like your in a real life battle.
As I mentioned earlier in the post, I will get some pictures posted as soon as they have been vetted by the MOD and are available.
Till next time,
have fun and keep safe
Carmont
