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CMH
Gender: Male
| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 140 on 11/29/2003 3:52 AM >
| | | Here is my most commonly used gear, although I rarely bring it all:
Lights:
- Big Garrity (1million candlepower light)
- 2D Garrity Tufflite
- 2AA Garrity Tufflite (yes I like Garrities)
- Military anglehead flashlight
Tech:
- GPS
- Canon Powershot A60
Footwear:
- Rubber boots
- combat boots
- tenis shoes
Misc:
- Binoculars
- Knife
- Canteen
- kneepads
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Asylunt
location: MPLS Gender: Male
The Friendly Beer!
| | | | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 141 on 11/29/2003 9:57 AM >
| | | Posted by stealthy Asylunt: Did you get that flight suit at a mil-surplus store? I have been looking for several months now for a cheap one, but the cheapest I found was 125.00 [give or take ten dollars]. And how old was it? Like Vietnam or older?
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Hmm, I never seen one that expensive! I got mine at a little place called Ragstock here in Minneapolis, and I believe these to be not that old, but I am unsure of exact campaigns they would have been used for. I also see them at thrift stores from time to time. Check around I guess. Ebay is always a good option. Asylunt
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain |
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| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 142 on 11/29/2003 12:15 PM >
| | | My 18" Machete kicks ass considering it only cost £15 (about $20 or $18). Really solid build, good sharp blade, and a comfortable handle. I recommend it to anyone who can put up with the import costs.
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vap0r
location: all over the place Gender: Male
| | | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 143 on 11/29/2003 12:36 PM >
| | | i'm sorry, but what the hell do you need a machete for in the city?
I live everywhere, watch you back, i might even be living with you right now. SUV, KC Urban Ex |
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O2
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| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 144 on 11/29/2003 2:01 PM >
| | | Nothing in the city. Its for us folk who live out in the country. (or near it)
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vap0r
location: all over the place Gender: Male
| | | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 145 on 11/29/2003 7:56 PM >
| | | then that would be this thing called "hiking" and/or "bush wacking", not urban exploration. just had to be an ass, sorry.
I live everywhere, watch you back, i might even be living with you right now. SUV, KC Urban Ex |
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O2
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| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 146 on 11/29/2003 10:10 PM >
| | | I use a machete as a tool for exploration. Just because I hack away at big bushes to help me get to doors and windows doesn't mean that "what I do is hiking". I actually happen to agree, you are an ass.
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Freak
location: Usually Alaska, now MSP. Gender: Male
Hypocrite
| | | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 147 on 11/30/2003 5:03 AM >
| | | I found my machete in a ditch near the Juneau prison (yes I'm serious!) It's a little rusty but it's great for clearing out old overgrown trails. I wish I'd had it with me on the trip to Kennicot this summer, the trail up to the mine hadn't been cleared out in years. Hmm... sounds like a new ethical question.
Turn off the internet and go play outside. http://spamusement...hp/comics/view/137 |
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| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 148 on 11/30/2003 4:00 PM >
| | | It's no ethical question. I cut down weeds all the time and I've never thought twice about it. The weeds are the things that are damaging the site not me. Especially Ivy, which eats at the pointing and gets between the bricks. If that stuff dies the whole building falls apart.
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Corporeal Punishment
location: Lima Center, WI Gender: Male
Welcome to your heart...
| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 149 on 11/30/2003 9:28 PM >
| | | I'm sorry, this is off-topic, but in response to blazing a trail, I've been teaching myself to walk through densely forested regions (through the undergrowth and all that) without leaving much of a trail. I don't like the idea of someone seeing exactly which route I've taken, though I have blazed trails in spots which I knew would be covered within a week. Just my thoughts. Since I spend alot of time in the woods, or used to when there were woods nearby, I have a different kit I like to take with me: -Gerber "Exchange-a-blade" Folding Sport Saw, well worth the money and handy as ever. -Firestarter -Rope -Cordage (Amazing uses for this stuff) -Hunting Knife -Emergency Foil Blanket -Compass -Heavy Work Gloves -Heavy Boots -Boy Scout Handbook (I may not care for the scouts, but there is alot of useful info in this) -Pocket Knife -Machete (Rarely used. Normally only brought if we scout some woods and need to make a small trail, and only then if said trail isn't visible from the outset) -Walking Stick to check for sinkholes in some areas; also to hold branches back, instead of hacking them down. Very useful in brambles.
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| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 150 on 11/30/2003 9:51 PM >
| | | Posted by MercuryCrest I'm sorry, this is off-topic, but in response to blazing a trail, I've been teaching myself to walk through densely forested regions (through the undergrowth and all that) without leaving much of a trail. I don't like the idea of someone seeing exactly which route I've taken, though I have blazed trails in spots which I knew would be covered within a week. Just my thoughts. Since I spend alot of time in the woods, or used to when there were woods nearby, I have a different kit I like to take with me: -Gerber "Exchange-a-blade" Folding Sport Saw, well worth the money and handy as ever. -Firestarter -Rope -Cordage (Amazing uses for this stuff) -Hunting Knife -Emergency Foil Blanket -Compass -Heavy Work Gloves -Heavy Boots -Boy Scout Handbook (I may not care for the scouts, but there is alot of useful info in this) -Pocket Knife -Machete (Rarely used. Normally only brought if we scout some woods and need to make a small trail, and only then if said trail isn't visible from the outset) -Walking Stick to check for sinkholes in some areas; also to hold branches back, instead of hacking them down. Very useful in brambles.
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OK so if you disagree with hacking down weeds, why do you carry a hunting knife and machete? Sorry but I just see no other use for it...
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stealthy
You got a problem bro?
| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 151 on 11/30/2003 9:52 PM >
| | | What if he's attacked by a rabid animal, or even worse, a CHUD!
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Mark
Very Noble Donor location: South Carolina Gender: Male
What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 152 on 11/30/2003 9:53 PM >
| | | On the flight suit. If it is what I think it is the flight suit is actually nomex. Is it kind of a smooth fabric? If thats right then it was worth 125. Nomex flight suits are generally what most pilots get as they are fire retardent.
"If the threat level goes up its probably because of me." "I am looking for a girl who enjoys headbutting beltbuckles" |
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| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 153 on 11/30/2003 10:03 PM >
| | | Posted by stealthy What if he's attacked by a rabid animal, or even worse, a CHUD!
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Oh yes, and we would hate it if something like that were to happen wouldn't we.
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stealthy
You got a problem bro?
| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 154 on 11/30/2003 10:08 PM >
| | | Yeah, it is nomex. I have heard of this nomex material before, but haven't heard a lot. Do these nomex flight suits repel heat, like if was to walk in front of a burst steam pipe, would I feel the heat?
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'Dukes
Noble Donor Gender: Male
At least someone llikes me
| | | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 155 on 11/30/2003 10:57 PM >
| | | I believe they only resist actually catching fire. It's a form of polyester. Ebay has regular poly flight suits for cheap, Nomex is much more expensive. Also they make great pajamas. I know that sounds stupid, but they are warm and better than a bathrobe.
I got your tour winner right here pussies, at least he'd crash out trying. |
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O2
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| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 156 on 12/1/2003 12:22 AM >
| | | Yeah, but who would sleep in a bath robe? Ohhhh, here is a big tip: Bring your brain. That's always a good one to pack in that old big empty skull. Yup sure is. About some 70% of your personal safety is down to how you use that old grey jelly stuff. Tools should act as a crutch to get you further than you normally would go.
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Basic Black
location: Southern Ontario Gender: Male
Jumps from perfectly good airplanes.
| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 157 on 12/1/2003 12:57 AM >
| | | You guys sound along the right track on this nomex stuff...it's worn by pilots and such because, on contact with flame, it turns directly to ash, instead of burning like cotton would...leaving the pilot's bare skin and cotton boxers exposed to the fire (somehow I can't see the reasoning behind the idea) But thats why its so expensive... although I think it looks kinda goofy if you're not a pilot or boarding a ship with SEALs, but are still wearing one.
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O2
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| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 158 on 12/1/2003 1:39 AM >
| | | I can't understand why people just won't either wear normal clothes or army surplus. Flightsuit? WTF? Why the HELL do you need a flightsuit? "Oh I'm just getting my flightsuit on to go infiltrate a building." "Why are you using a flightsuit?" "I left my German airforce mig-29 down at the Eaton Center carpark, and thought I'd do some UE while I was out fetching it..." "Oh ok, have fun!"
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stealthy
You got a problem bro?
| | Re: Equipment: What to bring <Reply # 159 on 12/1/2003 2:40 AM >
| | | Nobody is saying they're going to be wearing any flight suits. We were all just discussing the topic of flight suits.
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