Cold war re-enactor kit

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Ideally the poles were on the ground, and not on the vehicle. Ideally you could drive out of the cam net like a big garage if need be. Seemed like as a mechanic we were the last ones into the hide and would just get the nets set up when the recovery call would come in.

I spent the last 6 years of my career in MLVWs, and usually alone, so I did a lot of camming, and usually with my rifle slung on my back. I hated the little key ring on the BFAs. I also hated the extra hood latches located in the middle of the hood....those went away. By the time I left the RCHA, I was pretty adept at covering an MLVW.

There were canvas bags for stowing the cam poles and spreaders, or they could also be attached together and stowed under the cargo box in the bow stowage area. The nets just stayed up in the roof rack.

Bottoms of the nets, when set up, would be tied to any available trees or onto strings or bungee cords or cargo straps leading to long nails or tent pegs. This method doesn't work so well on pavement.