Guys, surely there are a lot of well working equipments in the world.
A beginner usually really has problems to get one sorted, and if everybody would write threads like me, where he explains his for him well working kit, it would be really helpful for beginners!
My generation and especially yours usually started with a 100% military equipment and changed as an experienced person step by step one piece after the other.
Now a days a beginner stands in front of several thousands of offers and has no idea, what fits to what and when which thing should be used.
A lot of unexperienced people throw a lot of money out of the window because they buy stuff without having any idea.
And if you look at all the pricy offers, you can find in the internet, you will see, that the most are wrong constructions, over priced brands and throw away articles.
A forum like ours should use its time to help beginners to avoid such traps.
I really mean, that a single review of a trusty person has a high value.
But a far higher value for the beginner has a description of a working complete equipment.
An explanation of an experienced bushcrafters kit as a complete packing list, even if there are some pieces in, which aren't available any longer, really can help beginners how to pack a ruck sack and how to get in field and forest.
Don't forget: The young generation usually didn't serve in the army, not in every town a good boy scout patrol is located, and the times where everybody's daddy has served in the army and can explain it to his son are over as well.
Interesting is only the equipment, what had been tested by experienced people over a longer time of use.
I myself bought in the last couple of years some stuff, which looked good but was rubbish, what I discovered by using it half a year. And my impression is, that more and more of this stuff enters the market.
Even brands who had been well known for quality stuff like Fjällräven an Jack Wolfskin started to sell people over priced rubbish. And I guess, some other brands do it as well.