58 pattern webbing

It was in turn gradually replaced in the 1990s by 90 and 95 pattern personal load carrying equipment (PLCE),[3][4] though usage in Ministry of Defence-sponsored Community and Combined Cadet Forces persisted into the 2000s.

[3][6] The standard webbing could be altered to take additional pieces of needed equipment, an example of which is the large pack having provision for externally carrying a blanket or sleeping bag and, if not worn, the Mark IV helmet.

[11] However, some sets of webbing, particularly where used by special forces, were fitted or modified with a canvas loop on the pouches into which the belt was threaded.

This method of attachment allowed the pouch to be moved around the belt for the comfort of the user, for example when sitting for long periods.

[7] A further informal order, effectively amounting to Skeleton Order without the yoke and with a minimal number of pouches, was often used by soldiers serving in the Aden Emergency and later Operation Banner to aid disembarkation from vehicles;[14] soldiers who were tasked with searching vehicles at security checkpoints often carried a pistol in lieu of a rifle and thus went even further in reducing their webbing, only wearing the belt and the pistol's holster.