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Starshiiy Rob · by **Starshiiy Rob** on Thu May 03, 2007 1:00 am

Comrades,
There is a plan in place to organise a two day reenactment/MV event in North Yorkshire (close to Darlington) for the last weekend in April next year. Granted that this is a Northern event, could forum members tell me if they would be interested in going to it, other events permitting?
This isn't fixed, it's closer to market research at the moment.

Many Thanks
Rob H

Tank · by **Tank** on Thu May 03, 2007 12:09 pm

the north? thats me! i'm interested

Samuel Amer · by **Samuel Amer** on Thu May 03, 2007 7:21 pm

sounds pretty good actually if i can get my mum to drive me up there,also do you know any websites that sell tents?no sarcasim rob hymer!i can read you like a book :twisted:

Tank · by **Tank** on Thu May 03, 2007 9:42 pm

what kind of tents?

Samuel Amer · by **Samuel Amer** on Thu May 03, 2007 9:52 pm

ones I could use at the re-enactments, prefrably reproduction.

Adrian · by **Adrian** on Thu May 03, 2007 9:56 pm

Hi Rob, Lez and I would potentially be interested.

Hi Sam, your best bet is to buy 4 Plash-Palatka's. These button up into a small tent. You will see us using them at Belvior.

Cheers, Ade.

Samuel Amer · by **Samuel Amer** on Thu May 03, 2007 10:07 pm

do you know where i could get one?

Bobhr · by **Bobhr** on Thu May 03, 2007 10:21 pm

Hi Samuel ,Ive just bought Plasches from Ostfront and Trident and they take about two weeks to arrive.
The standard tan ones are cheapest but the green and black or the brown cam on tan cost about $99 each ;I think Ostfrionts standard tan one was around $45 dollars and with the exchange rates at the moment you can roughly halve the dollar price.
I was lucky and had no extra costs levied when they "came ashore" here.
I originally planned to have two as a shelter and one as a rain-cape but it looks like I will need another two !
Maybe a mortgage will be a good idea !

Starshiiy Rob · by **Starshiiy Rob** on Thu May 03, 2007 10:36 pm

If you can hold on until Detling, I'll have a word with our men in the East. They could probably do four plasches for $99. Don't pay Trident's prices, there is much cheaper to be had.

Semyon · by **Semyon** on Fri May 04, 2007 11:02 am

I'd be up for this too Rob and I could tack a Tyneside family visit onto it.

Plasches - is the only difference between wartime and postwar the leather and metal eyelets?
I've ordered a leather eyed one from Ostfront but there are some postwar types on e-bay quite cheap (although usual arm + leg for postage), I was thinking of getting some of these for tentage.

Semyon · by **Semyon** on Fri May 04, 2007 11:06 am

The postwar plasches on e-bay are being sold by 'vladimirbest'.

bigbad · by **bigbad** on Fri May 04, 2007 2:40 pm

Try not to get the plaschs with the metal eyelets because you'll spend ages taking the metal out and sewing up the holes.

Our Kapitan usually has one or two spares you could probably borrow for tentage.

if you can hang on until Detling when our friends come over from Russia they will no doubt bring a ruck of kit for sale at much lower prices than Ostfront or Trident.

Samuel Amer · by **Samuel Amer** on Fri May 04, 2007 11:52 pm

where abouts are they on the website?

grigoriev · by **grigoriev** on Wed May 09, 2007 10:01 am

hi rob , i would give the show a go .

Starshiiy Rob · by **Starshiiy Rob** on Wed May 09, 2007 8:22 pm

Good man, Col - prove to people that the road North works in both directions!

Semyon · by **Semyon** on Fri May 11, 2007 1:19 am

bigbad wrote:Try not to get the plaschs with the metal eyelets because you'll spend ages taking the metal out and sewing up the holes.

Our Kapitan usually has one or two spares you could probably borrow for tentage.

if you can hang on until Detling when our friends come over from Russia they will no doubt bring a ruck of kit for sale at much lower prices than Ostfront or Trident.

Okay, my pukka plasche arrived from Ostfront, I'll hold fire on the others.
Also got an original PPS sling but the leather pieces are literally as dry as Gandhi's flip-flops

got some Ko-Cho-Line working on them should do the job

Samuel Amer · by **Samuel Amer** on Mon May 28, 2007 4:19 pm

if i could rent a plasch out for detling(just in case)that would be good.

Adrian · by **Adrian** on Mon May 28, 2007 9:24 pm

Hi Sam, hopefully you will be able to get one at Detling for a reasonable cost. :wink:

Cheers, Ade.

Bobhr · by **Bobhr** on Mon May 28, 2007 9:49 pm

Hi Simon,
I have some neats-foot oil which you can put on your PPS sling.
If you PM me your address I will put some in a bottle and post it to you.
I used it on boots, and any leather items now.
It feeeds and rejuvinates the leather . :wink:

Semyon · by **Semyon** on Tue May 29, 2007 3:21 am

Hi Bob,
Thanks for the offer but the Ko-Cho-Line has done the job nicely. It was recommended by a saddler. Ta.

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