Zombie Squad

They have a milsurp stand in Zerns now? Damn, been too long since Ive gone there. Bad run-in with some skinhead punks kinda turned me off the place. I go to the ArmyNavy in Pottstown for my milsurp stuff. Prices are hit or miss, but the folks that own and run it are cool people.

Theres something in the back of my brain saying this is a bad concept...but cant put my finger on it. As far as I can see, it'll do what its meant to do; emergency insulation. Combined with a rainshell, would probably keep ones core fairly toasty for a good while.

Ditch the multiple canteens and cups. Pick up a Camelback or similar to integrate into the Alice, folding plastic cup, and some empty hydro sacks. Water is good, big, heavy, bulky canteens that store little of it, yet take up much room; bad. If youre hell bent on schlepping some booze, ditch the gla...

Strap to kids merry-go round. Wrap merry-go round in rope, tie off to vehicle, and have someone drive it away at high speed. See if zombies get motion sickness. Snip the tendons/paralyze lower body. Start up a ventriloquist act. Recreate some of the finishing moves of popular pro wrestlers. Zombie p...

Trent wrote:

Gloriously full of win.

Not mine, but definatley going to be the kit I go with when I get around to picking up a lil Ruger.

Thats not a manpurse, thats a friggen BOB. Personally, way too much gear in my opinion, but thats just me. I like my EDC/E&E light and fast. I would say ditch the 3600cal of rations for a couple Clif bars. Lose two or three Kerlix, an Izzy, 3 Cravs, maybe one of the QCs, and the SAM. Add in some act...

Good question there. Theres a lot of money wrapped up in some peoples BOBs, not counting documents/identity papers. Sleeping bags, tents, stoves, knives, and optics are all things that we typically keep in or on the BOB that have good fencing potential, and could be easily be sold at most any local ...

Heh. Had those for raves. Exactly what kept me from buying one of those slick, more expensive glowsticks. They will break, but it takes a reasonable amount of impact to do so. Also, be wary of using them as a twirl signal, as the caps may snap off under the Gs.

Gunny wrote:That lid's not going to stay on.

Note the paracord tied over the top of the lid. If youre still paranoid, tape it on.

For what youre looking for, go modern. Loading an ALICE with 30# is like buying a 1-ton dually pickup to haul groceries. With low weight, lighter, smaller packs will be more comfortable. However, I will say this about the ALICE; when hooked up with some MOLLE shoulder and waist pads, you can load it...

NFA; keepin' the Zombacolypse pimpin' since 2006.

One thing that I would suggest for your kit would be some larger needles...some 4" x 4" adhesive backed nylon patches, a small vial of super glue, a couple of tent pole splints, and 10' of heavy duty mason's line are all worthwhile additions. Ah, all excellent suggestions. +1 on getting larger need...

I get the occasional look, and odd complaint (from the girlfriend usually) when I carry my MaxPed Versipak (nope, not Collossus, Jumbo, or Fatboy, just plain little old Versi). Like stated above, if youre feeling less-than-manly with your murse of choice, just slap some badass patches on it, and han...

I like. I"d probably stuff cotton balls or something intot he straw, just so it isn't wasted space. Sonofa...I forgot that bit. I had it in my notes for building this. To stuff a wad of cotton into the straw, for use as a pincushion mid-repair. Dropping a needle in the woods is a lost needle. Dropp...

TheQuietOne wrote:It's a shame these guys only sell wholesale, or I'd actually buy stuff from them.

DIY Tactical's online store sells most of the ITW catalog retail, and if they dont carry it, they can probably get it by request.

Yeah, sure, I have a TEOTWAWKI plan for the housecat...

You have a FAK for your fleshy butt, but do you carry a FAK for your pack? Tears and rips suck, and they suck harder out in the middle of nowhere. Sure, one can slap together a basic bandaid repair with duct tape and deternimation, but at some point youre gonna want to mend that. This kit also works...

Not too bad for starters. Seems to be very redundant on baggage, but workin with what ya got I guess. Just be wary of keeping essentials in those saddlebags, as you may have to ditch the bike in a hurry and take off with just a ruck and duffel. Using the saddlebags to carry the heavier, or large red...

On the razor blade; Im a man of many knives. If Im reduced down to using the exacto blade duct taped to my bic lighter, many things have gone horribly, horribly wrong. To each his/her own. On accessability; To get to the gear, it would just be a matter of rolling the duct tape into itself to access ...

Im not gonna go build an uber-sweet bugout bottle, Im not gonna go build an uber-sweet bugout bottle, Im not gonna go build an uber-sweet bugout bottle.

-runs off to grab a spare Nalgene-

What contains a 2-part firestarting kit, 2 feet of 550 paracord, 20 feet of fishing line, 6 feet of duct tape, two safety pins, three sewing needles, and will slip into the itty-bittiest of pockets? http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z168/commonhighrise/IMG_0619.jpg SuperBIC! (Shown with optional Ke...

Don't "dojo-storm." Jesus. This is when someone shows up and challenges the instructor to a fight. Usually the person doing the challenging has no training at all. It never ends well for the guy doing the storming. Like most things, theres a right and a wrong way to do this. First, the right; Be po...

...I go out the back door,around the house and come up behind the person (with gun) and ask them what I can do for them. Um, so you go outside the back of the house, leaving loved ones inside, whom you attest cant handle themselves against a 12 year old? Seems like poor strategy to me. To the main ...