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Thank you for the information about the gloves, I think I’ll get both (I don’t really know if my WTF trooper would qualify for higher levels). I will certainly post images next time.

Thank you very much, I appreciate all of the information. I will check out all of the links you provided and that thread.

Initially, if you want more comfortable gloves, you can look for Nomex flight gloves (Amazon link) They are a lot more comfortable than rubber. Rubber is necessary for higher level approvals though, so it doesn't hurt to have both. But wearing rubber gloves in the summertime is unpleasant imo. You should post photos of anything you have questions on, like the shoes. It's hard to make suggestions without seeing those first. I second the mention of KeepTrooping for their boots. I am going on 3 years with my first pair and they still look and fit great. I tried to use a generic pair of boots from Amazon at first and they didn't work as they were too low and popped out from underneath.

Great thread, Justin I carry several similar items, but I really love your onboard Med kit, that's an excellent idea. Always carry a repair kit in my armour case, I'll add an image later, but the list of items are as follows. I carry stuff not just for my own repairs but others because someone always needs something on troop day. 1. Touch up paint Blue and Grey for Ab plate buttons 2. CA Glue, several small tubes, as someone always needs to do a quick fix. 3. Adhesive Velcro 4. Spare snaps and snap tool 5. Spare Elastic in several sizes 6. Small amount of Novus polish 7. ABS Scraps for crack and reinforcing repairs 8. Sandpaper 9. Sharpie pen (to conceal blaster scratches and scrapes) 10. Washers 11. Spare fly screen mesh pre-cut for behind frown 12. Spare AA and AAA batteries for helmet fans 13. Toothpicks for fine paint work 14. Thin paint brush 15. Small utility blade 16. Small polishing rag

Some great build for those of a skinnier stature. Most of us use compression sports wear, you may be able to find them local to you in a sporting store. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/38416-crickets-rs-stunt-build-for-the-vertically-challenged/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/38842-fragarocks-rs-stunt-build-not-to-scale/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/42868-sha-shas-wtf-anh-stunt-build-complete/ Be careful with boots and make sure the ankle section is quite high or they will come out from under your shins when moving. Also make sure there is no extra stitching on the boots, references here You can find boots from https://keeptrooping.com/ https://keeptrooping.com/product/421-classic-white/ They also do undersuits and gloves https://keeptrooping.com/product/imperial-undersuit/ https://keeptrooping.com/product/ottk-gloves-anh/ Rubber gloves I can find at my local supermarket You can also find some things on Trooperbay https://trooperbay.com/product-category/headgear-neck-seals-undersuits/ This thread may also be of help with other information

Traveling Tub Dry Erase Mini Boards This is another idea I wanted to share that is a small one, but really helpful. This is something that was a long time coming. For many years, I always seem to find something to change or need a reminder to do or bring for the next troop. By the time I de-kit and get home, I've already forgotten what I needed to write down. And thus, I'll run into same problem again. I wanted something where I could write down my note to self that was fast and easy. I found a set of small magnetic 4x6 dry erase boards. These are just the right size. I velcored these to the inside top of my trooper tubs and velcroed a dry erase marker next to it. (I probably could have used earth magnets since these boards are magnetic, but it was easy enough to go with velcro.) Now it's easy to take quick notes during or after a troop to make sure I don't forget something that I need to bring the next time. I can simply either add my notes while it's mounted in the tub or just take the little dry erase board off and mark my note down and then put it back in the tub. The next troop, I can wipe it clean and it is ready to go.

Thank you both for the recommendations. I'm going to ponder my options some more on the Han snap. I'm leaning towards removing part of the return edge first before cutting more off or re-drilling the snap. In the meantime, I worked on the V-tabs this week. I made the cuts for the pieces. I went with close to 3"x1" pieces. I made three of them so I could afford to mess up on one. I made the cuts and then did the heat bends to first make the "U" shape. After the U shapes were made, I then used heat to bend the V portion. I messed up the first tab by bending too much, but I learned and was able to make the v portion better on the second attempt. I painted the inside of the V black and then used E-6000 to mount them to the inside of the posterior plate. I was careful with clamping this time! Next, I will do a partial kit up to check the 3 dressing issues that I had: Calf alignment, posterior plate alignment, and positioning of the thin white elastic that holds down the shoulder straps. Pics coming for those with questions. I'll come back to the Han snap after these are done.

Back Plate "Altoid Power Packs" This is a very new idea I will be trying out in 2026. I've had some batteries rigged in the back plate for a long time on troops but it was just haphazard velcroed pieces with no real order to it. I came up with an idea using Altoid tins. Note: I've not trooped with this yet. I have some attachment strength, positioning, and making sure they are not visible to work out, but I love how this came out. I will only troop with it if I have the front plate with my speaker and ABS bracket mounted on the chest plate to counterbalance the weight. It's not heavy on the back, but the power bank adds just enough to it. (I weighed the pieces, and the total weight is right at 16 ounces for all 4 pieces. I got a different USB Power bank that was even closer in size to the Altoid tins and only weighs 3.8 ounces.) First, I logged all the electronics I'm using which include: helmet fans, wireless mic, TRamp speaker, air pressure sound board in helmet, MP3 player on blaster, and sound fx/music speaker hidden in holster. I currently am using two 9 volts, two CR2032 batteries, one device charged with USB-C, and two devices charged by Micro USB. That helped me determine what I needed in my power packs. Here's what I did: Using Altoid tins, you can simply paint these black or white or whatever you like. I decided on black since it will go up against the black skin-diving suit. And it matched the color of the USB Power Bank. I then made some logo stickers to represent what is stored in each power pack. I wanted a symbol instead words or lettering. It looked neat. Then of course slapped the imperial cog decal on there on the right side. Each power pack stores what I need for power. You could make an internal liner in the case. But I found some folks on Etsy that make cheap 3D printed storage parts for Altoid cases. I got one the holds three 9 Volts batteries. Another one was a piece made for storing headphones - I used it for the two types of cables -Micro USB and a pigtail USB-C cable. The last case was a neat little mini tool chest that I use for brackets and screws but also for my CR-2032 batteries. Finally, I found a USB Power Bank that was as close in size to the Altoid tins as I could find. Then added the stickers to show was stored in each case. Next was the mounting. The Altoid tins work great for using earth magnets. I found small rectangular earth magnets on Amazon. It was so strong, I decided to wrap them in 6-inch strips of white duct tape to reduce the draw power. That worked great. I used two strips of 6-inch tape around them. If I troop and find it's a little loose, I'll drop one of the tape strips that wrap around the magnet to make them stronger. Small tests around the house don't seem to be a problem so far with the two layers of tape. I'll do a test troop in full armor at some point to verify though. I also need to see how much the screws/nuts rattle in the one tin. Test walking in the house didn't make much of a sound which surprised me. I used clear double sided Gorilla tape to mount the magnets on the interior of the black plate. Since these power packs are not too heavy, there's not a lot of weight for the magnets and Gorilla tape to hold the tins. I wanted it to be easy for someone to reach inside my back plate to easily remove the needed power pack without the tear and pull of velcro. However, I didn't want to use magnets on the USB Power Bank. I put just a little hook velcro on the back of the bank itself and then a piece of loop velcro in the back plate. rt Finally, the pieces in place. It looks awesome and everything is neat, organized, and labeled. I put a "safety hold" black rubber band around each tin. I don't think they'll pop open, but I thought that would be a good safety to have on them just in case. I really hope this works in my test troop. I'll post results once I give it a whirl. I did want to share this idea though. I'd love to see how others hide and store backup power and batteries on their armor.

Changing Tent Using a changing tent for changes in the parking lot or even indoors. I got a couple of weights to go with it. They slide in the little pouches at the bottom of most of these types of changing tents. I used an imperial cog stencil used on black tent. The tents will have little loops on the outside and inside of the tent to let you roll up the front door. I use the loops as a location to put a light. I cut a 1-inch-wide PVC pipe and got caps for it that I can take on and off. This pipe can slide through the loops. Then using velcro, I velcored a push-button battery-operated puck light to it. Because of the weight of the PVC, it doesn't spin with the puck light on it. You can literally tilt the light up, straight or aimed down. The photo below shows the light bar on the outside, but there's loops inside so you can light up the inside of the tent if needed. I like this to have a place to put a light and be able to easily take it on/off. I like this for the underwear changing portion of outside changing. It wraps up nice and I can throw it right back into the truck once the changing portion is done.

Good news- I can see that you are having issues, David, so I went ahead and loaded the pics for ya'. Bad news- You now owe me a pint of Boddy's.