Garda Kit?

djtechnics1210

Sorry lads for going way off topic (this will my day good!!!!!!) but does anyone know which is a good website/shop etc for buying pouches for torches etc etc, so many dont know which one has best selection - Any suggestions mush appreciated :)

Fyr.Fytr

djtechnics1210 wrote: »

Sorry lads for going way off topic (this will my day good!!!!!!) but does anyone know which is a good website/shop etc for buying pouches for torches etc etc, so many dont know which one has best selection - Any suggestions mush appreciated :)

eBay by far

iceage

djtechnics1210 wrote: »

Sorry lads for going way off topic (this will my day good!!!!!!) but does anyone know which is a good website/shop etc for buying pouches for torches etc etc, so many dont know which one has best selection - Any suggestions mush appreciated :)

www.combatsouth.co.uk have a great line in 5:11 products. they also supply blackhawk gear. Niton also I believe have a good range, also ASP, mainly U.S. import though.;)

If you give Combatsouth a shout ask for Steve Banks, excellant service and prompt delivery.

Fyr.Fytr

And expensive to boot

metman

djtechnics1210 wrote: »

Sorry lads for going way off topic (this will my day good!!!!!!) but does anyone know which is a good website/shop etc for buying pouches for torches etc etc, so many dont know which one has best selection - Any suggestions mush appreciated :)

I'd recommend Niton. I've used them a number of times to buy various pieces of additional kit and their service is excellent. They even do some badged Garda kit (skip hats and such) but will only post badged kit to a Garda station.

ScubaDave

To jump back to metmans comment, wat branded stuff do Niton sell?

Cant see it!

metman

Watch hats here. If you click on the 'please choose size/colour/type' you'll see Garda is an option. I remember seeing a jacket on there as well with Garda markings.

source

I tried to order off niton before, and apparently they don't accept intl credit cards, so you'll have to set up a money transfer from bank to bank or send them a bank draft. which will take a while to go through.

JonAnderton

+1 on the Niton, Combatsouth and eBay front...

Pump google for all it's good for.:D .. Lot's of good companies over here in the UK and in the states but beware of import duty and shipping prices from the states.

Fyr.Fytr

Just one thing, be slightly wary of "viper" kit, wears out or breaks after not much wear and tear, theres better options out there for a couple of quid more

djtechnics1210

iceage wrote: »

www.combatsouth.co.uk have a great line in 5:11 products. they also supply blackhawk gear. Niton also I believe have a good range, also ASP, mainly U.S. import though.;)

If you give Combatsouth a shout ask for Steve Banks, excellant service and prompt delivery.

I was on website and its all working except the store part wont open at all for me - any ideas why

djtechnics1210

Fyr.Fytr wrote: »

eBay by far

Any particular shops on ebay

djtechnics1210

What im more or less looking for is holder for streamlight scorpion, leather cuff pouch - pref highmark brand (someone "borrowed" :mad::mad: my issued leather pouch which are no longer issued by job) and a couple of other bits and pieces. iv actually checked every possible website at this stage for the highmark leather pouch and cant find one anywhere, does anyone know if these were actually just made for Garda tender.

Eru

google and eBay search what your looking for then try a couple of the results and you will usually get the best price for the kit item.

As Jon said though the US shipping can put the price way up and also not all the shops will send here. With eBay always check the seller rating before bidding as some of them can be going downhill and the feedback will let you know in advance.

Last item I got was ASP hinged cuffs and pouch through 2 seperate shops and couldnt have been happier with the products

JonAnderton

Price Western Leather do a nice range of high end leather pouches and holsters.. they're based in the UK and should shp to Ireland.

http://www.pwluk.com/

These supply our Speedcuff holders, CS pouches, magazine pouches, etc and used to supply our holsters til we went over to Safariland.

Fyr.Fytr

As Karl said dj technics, just a point to note, when searching on the left hand side click "Show products from European Union" click worldwide for more results also click "Add shop inventory"

Itll give you a wider choice, also be sure to check shipping and feedback. Caveat emptor!

iceage

djtechnics1210 wrote: »

I was on website and its all working except the store part wont open at all for me - any ideas why

Sorry I couldn't get back to you sooner. Send them a quick Email steve@combatsouth.co.uk or better still give them a bell (004423) 92655636

Jerico

Have you looked at www.team-alpha.ie Stuff there is quite good....

Jerico

I have a Streamlight TL2, i found a 5.11 pouch on that team-alpha.ie site if that helps..

Satan Polaroid

Jerico wrote: »

I have a Streamlight TL2, i found a 5.11 pouch on that team-alpha.ie site if that helps..

Any good?

metman

I can absolutely recommend buying a Surefire. The Streamlight puts out 78 lumens whereas a smaller Surefire puts out 120. It is actually blinding at night time, and is sold as a minimum use of force tool to temporarily blind suspects at night. Does what it says on the tin and sits on your belt without taking up much space at all.

djtechnics1210

surefire g2 eats batteries though

Jerico

Satan Polaroid wrote: »

Any good?

Have bought most of my 511 gear & pouches from them. They seem rerasonable enough in price when i take the posted off.

Jerico

metman wrote: »

I can absolutely recommend buying a Surefire. The Streamlight puts out 78 lumens whereas a smaller Surefire puts out 120. It is actually blinding at night time, and is sold as a minimum use of force tool to temporarily blind suspects at night. Does what it says on the tin and sits on your belt without taking up much space at all.

I put the asp light on my baton, its a bit heavy but effective.

oldhead

Well lads, just wondering what kit did you buy, and did you find it any good.

source

oldhead wrote: »

Well lads, just wondering what kit did you buy, and did you find it any good.

got one of these and a holster for it up in the college, find it just as powerful as the issued led lenser torch and much easier to carry around. also got a small led lenser black light for checking forged documents, great bit of kit. Also got a long asp key for the cuffs as the new ones are issued with only one key.

next item for purchase is a leverage end cap for the asp, so i don't loose it some night while trying to open it.

Eru

foinse wrote: »

got one of these and a holster for it up in the college, find it just as powerful as the issued led lenser torch and much easier to carry around. also got a small led lenser black light for checking forged documents, great bit of kit. Also got a long asp key for the cuffs as the new ones are issued with only one key.

next item for purchase is a leverage end cap for the asp, so i don't loose it some night while trying to open it.

You can pick up little uv keychain lights for nothing. Also, with the dollar so bad now you can pick a good pair of ASP cuffs cheap

TheNog

foinse wrote: »

got one of these and a holster for it up in the college, find it just as powerful as the issued led lenser torch and much easier to carry around. also got a small led lenser black light for checking forged documents, great bit of kit. Also got a long asp key for the cuffs as the new ones are issued with only one key.

next item for purchase is a leverage end cap for the asp, so i don't loose it some night while trying to open it.

Those little LED Lenser torches are brilliant. I have one too from the college. Great for checking documents and searching cars. The only problem is the pouch cos its losing the velcro off it already after a year.

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TheNog wrote: »

Those little LED Lenser torches are brilliant. I have one too from the college. Great for checking documents and searching cars. The only problem is the pouch cos its losing the velcro off it already after a year.

i picked up a different pouch for it, with a magnetic clasp for closing it, also from the college shop, way better than the pouch you get with it.

ScubaDave

Except the magnet goes on those holders after a while too!

djtechnics1210

foinse wrote: »

got one of these and a holster for it up in the college, find it just as powerful as the issued led lenser torch and much easier to carry around. also got a small led lenser black light for checking forged documents, great bit of kit. Also got a long asp key for the cuffs as the new ones are issued with only one key.

next item for purchase is a leverage end cap for the asp, so i don't loose it some night while trying to open it.

Id recommend one of the lanyards that screw on to asp