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 adon214
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< on 6/23/2011 10:00 PM >
|  | | | well got my israeli m15 military gas mask in the mail today with a nato filter. filter was made in 88 though  . but i wanted to ask any of these gas masks with new or old filters good for urban exploration in environments with asbestos and all the other fun stuff? Also the old filters up to filtering asbestos?
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Price
 
Location: Houston,TX
Gender: Male
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| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 1 on 6/23/2011 10:10 PM >
| | | | asbestos wont hurt you unless you inhale it from its source or go to said abandonment multiple times for years for extended periods. a plus side is it makes your lungs fireproof.
i cant imagine gas masks being needed unless you know the methane levels,say in a sewer, are dangerous. or if you know a certain place has a danger leak. but other than that a simple respirator or paint mask will work.
i carry both \jic/
if you happen to have a stemapunk GM then yes wear it and take many a self portrait.
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Rinzler
   
Location: New Jersey
Nomad
| |  | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 3 on 6/23/2011 10:14 PM >
| | | | Posted by adon214
well got my israeli m15 military gas mask in the mail today with a nato filter. filter was made in 88 though . but i wanted to ask any of these gas masks with new or old filters good for urban exploration in environments with asbestos and all the other fun stuff? Also the old filters up to filtering asbestos?
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Are you exploring or shooting tear gas?
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adon214
entering the metro
| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 4 on 6/23/2011 10:26 PM >
| | | | thanks price. There are areas that i might be running into methane. im hoping this mask with filter it out. lol no played no tear gas lol. but will this mask with new or old filters protect against methane and other gases from drains or sewers?
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blacklines
 
Location: the red stick.
Gender: Male
| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 5 on 6/23/2011 10:59 PM >
| | | | Posted by adon214
thanks price. There are areas that i might be running into methane. im hoping this mask with filter it out. lol no played no tear gas lol. but will this mask with new or old filters protect against methane and other gases from drains or sewers?
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methane is mostly dangerous because it is explosive and could displace oxygen. a gas mask will do nothing for you. A respirator does not provide you with good air, it simply filters out certain things, this makes respirators and gas masks largely useless in a drain. Do yourself a favor and search for respirator on here, there have been a multitude of threads discussing their use.
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Price
Location: Houston,TX
Gender: Male
Urbex: Keeping record of things most people have forgotten.
| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 7 on 6/24/2011 12:24 AM >
| | | | http://www.godlike...message1137267/pg1
get yourself a gas mask with an acrylic bubbler on it =]
why breathe air when u can breathe teh ganja man! ya!
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Fl1k3r
Gender: Male
| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 8 on 6/24/2011 12:39 AM >
| | | | if you're worried about asbestos and mold and etc, drop around 27-35$ on a P100 respirator, i've got one for work dealing with lead shavings and saw dust, and bird droppings, works well for that and is rated for asbestos and poisonous mold spores.
gas masks are just excessive, although it'd make great conversation for the security that may spot you
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[last edit 6/24/2011 12:40 AM by Fl1k3r - edited 1 times]
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adon214
entering the metro
| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 9 on 6/24/2011 2:05 AM >
| | | | but do they get a good seal?
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Fl1k3r
Gender: Male
| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 10 on 6/24/2011 2:23 AM >
| | | | Posted by adon214
but do they get a good seal?
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the gas mask or the respirator?
"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."
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adon214
entering the metro
| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 11 on 6/24/2011 3:39 AM >
| | | | respirator
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Fl1k3r
Gender: Male
| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 12 on 6/24/2011 4:06 AM >
| | | | Posted by adon214
respirator
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oh the seal is great, long as you wear it right and keep it cinched tight, i haven't had an issue with mine at all in all the environments that i wear it in, just replace the filters frequently an you should be fine
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Fl1k3r
Gender: Male
| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 13 on 6/24/2011 4:07 AM >
| | | | double post: Mod please delete this one
[last edit 6/24/2011 4:07 AM by Fl1k3r - edited 1 times]
"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."
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adon214
entering the metro
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<Reply # 14 on 6/24/2011 4:38 AM >
| | | | so you can do a seal test on one? (have had gas mask training)
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Durdan
Location: Ybor City, FL
Gender: Male
| | |  | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 15 on 6/25/2011 1:18 PM >
| | | | if you've had training, then you can answer that question yourself.
gasmasks are cumbersome and hinder KEY points of view... ESPECIALLY when walking through a rather precarious abandonment. also, if you were 'trained' you would know that charcoal filters have a short shelf life once opened. no, your mask's filter will do nothing but stop dust from entering the mask.
in this day and age of over zealous cops and 'homeland security', the LAST thing i would want on my head whilst trespassing somewhere is an israeli gasmask.
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Fl1k3r
Gender: Male
| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 16 on 6/25/2011 5:29 PM >
| | | | Posted by Durdan
if you've had training, then you can answer that question yourself.
in this day and age of over zealous cops and 'homeland security', the LAST thing i would want on my head whilst trespassing somewhere is an israeli gasmask.
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+1
i don't know about you but if caught with a gas mask, it's pretty damn tough to explain that away
but yes, you can do a seal check by covering up the filters and trying to breathe in, i you still can it's not tight enough.
"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."
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Durdan
Location: Ybor City, FL
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 17 on 6/25/2011 6:35 PM >
| | | | Posted by Fl1k3r
but yes, you can do a seal check by covering up the filters and trying to breathe in, i you still can it's not tight enough.
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or the wrong size.
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Fl1k3r
Gender: Male
| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 18 on 6/26/2011 4:17 AM >
| | | | Posted by Durdan
or the wrong size.
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or what he said
"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."
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Samurai
 
Vehicular Lord Rick
Location: northeastern New York
No matter where you go, there you are...
| | Re: military surplus gas masks
<Reply # 19 on 6/26/2011 1:31 PM >
| | | | i have to routinely wear gas masks at my job (Chlorine Dioxide, Hydrogen Sulfide gas) and to be honest, they suck to wear. Especially in hot, humid weather. They also fog up pretty badly if you're really exerting yourself which can be a hazard unto itself. We use these things, the Scott O-Vista mask:
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