What issues have you run into while trooping? (Blisters, heat, dehydration, etc.)

[kmwilson343]

Hey Troopers,

I’ve been around FISD since 2021 and wanted to throw this out there and get some input from you all.

By trade, I’ve been a firefighter/paramedic for 23+ years, so I tend to look at things a little differently when it comes to being in armor for long periods of time.

From what I’ve seen and read here—and just paying attention to how troops go—it seems like it’s usually not the big stuff that causes problems, it’s the smaller things that build up over time:

• Heat and dehydration creeping up
• Blisters or pressure points getting worse as the troop goes on
• Minor cuts, irritation, general fatigue

Once those start, you’re kind of committed until you can get out of kit.

From my side of things, that’s usually what ends something early—not anything major, just the small stuff stacking up.

And honestly, I’m a medic at heart. I’ve been looking into eventually putting together a Clone Trooper Kix (TC-6116) build down the road.

What I like about Kix is that mindset—just stepping in and handling things when they come up and taking care of people. That lines up pretty closely with how I approach things.

I haven’t been out on troops yet since I’m still working toward getting my kit together, but I’ve been around here a while and trying to learn from what you all have experienced.

The closest comparison I’ve got is being in bunker gear on a fire—you don’t always realize how bad things are getting until you’re already committed and can’t just step away. Seems like being in armor has a lot of those same challenges.

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🔹 Curious what you guys have run into:

• What’s actually given you problems on troops?
• Anything that caught you off guard?

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🔹 What’s your current setup?

• Do you keep anything in your bin?
• Carry anything on you?
• Or just deal with it as it comes up?

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🔹 What do you wish you had during a troop?

Something you didn’t think about until you needed it.

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I’ve been working on putting together a small, practical kit built around these kinds of issues, but before I finalize anything I wanted to hear what others have experienced.

Appreciate any input.

Stay safe out there.

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

• What’s actually given you problems on troops? Heat and not enough fluids, take more breaks these days
• Anything that caught you off guard?  Two drunk women from the wine convention next door, slipping their hands into my posterior plate
• Do you keep anything in your bin?  Yes, tools, glue, snaps, anything I could use in case of a failure while trooping, luckily I've not encountered many issues
• Carry anything on you? No
• Or just deal with it as it comes up?  Pretty much
• Something you didn’t think about until you needed it.  Not really

[kmwilson343]

😂 “Rear armor breach” might be the best one I’ve heard so far.

Appreciate the insight though—that lines up with what I’ve been seeing. Heat and hydration seem to be the big ones, and most people are just running from the bin and dealing with things as they come up.

That’s kind of what got me thinking about having something small during an event, instead of waiting until you’re back at the bin.

Sounds like you’ve got a solid setup though—good to hear you haven’t had many issues 👍