Zombie Squad

Welcome back to the fold. Things are a lot quieter here than they were 5 years ago, but there's a core of old and new names that keep things humming along.

US Navy Ship Shoots Down Iranian Drone https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/us/politics/iranian-drone-shot-down.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Tit for tat, or something more? https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/http%3A%2F%2Fcom.ft.imagepublish.upp-prod-us.s...

Based on that preview, it appears to my eye that Tom Cruise somehow convinced the Navy to let him do that catapult launch and a number of other multi-G flight sequences with him in the front seat. Of course, with what he did for Navy recruitment in the 1980's, I'm not surprised they let him get away...

Dang! I thought I had finally found a way to afford retirement. Then I saw this: There's a catch if a $1 mountain retreat in the vicinity of George and Amal sounds like your kind of deal — the properties are little more than ruins, according to The Local, and buyers would be expected to renovate the...

I got a glow in the dark stick (for lack of a better term) on my key ring for exactly that reason. I also have a reflective / glow in the dark tape on the back of my cell phone also. I have loosing the things I need. Not advocating for this product. Just a funny coincidence that it popped up in my ...

Mine arrived today. It's a pretty nice key chain light and certainly well worth the $5 shipping cost. The threads are nicely machined and the desert tan anodizing is flawless. The 90 lumen output seems like a good bit of light for such a small package. And it is small: about two and a quarter inches...

This would be good for me because I hate having extra stuff on my keys. In fact I cannot wait to sell my car because having two big key fobs is driving me bonkers. I believe we're just a few years away from dispensing with car keys altogether; it'll all be done through our phones. That way, if we l...

I like the clean new look. Weapon lights are certainly useful, but they can really throw off the balance of an otherwise finely balanced rifle. I bet it feels great now compared to the old configuration. How are the egos now that you've lost the angled foregrip and moved to an M-lok handguard? Also ...

if potted meat could withstand extreme heat/cold from storing in a BOB in trunk of car. Welcome to ZS and man, that is a conundrum, isn't it? Something like Mountain House dehydrated meals seem like the best candidate, but they can get pricey. Not to mention they absolutely require a heat source to...

Mora Companion Knife w/stainless steel blade $10.59. For Amazon Prime members price drops to $7.09 at check out. State sales tax if applicable, ships free. https://sport.woot.com/offers/morakniv-fixed-blade-outdoor-knife-3?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_campaign=CJ&cjevent=54a162...

Free Olight flashlight on July 12: https://www.olightstore.com/i3e-eos-desert-tan-712.html I'd been meaning to register anyway since I purchased my PL-2 Valkyrie so this just made it a priority. 8-) Logged on this morning, and sure enough the i3e EOS was in my cart; cost $0.00. Now, there is a $5 s...

40% Of Brits Brace For 'No Deal' Brexit By Stockpiling Food, Medicine & Clothes https://www.businessinsider.com/no-deal-brexit-british-are-stockpiling-food-medicine-and-clothes-2019-7 An interesting seasonal wrinkle to this equation: The revelation that nearly half of British people are stockpiling...

Really interesting discussion of long term treatment of large, open wounds using modern vacuum techniques to drain away fluids. Two of my favorite YT prepper contributors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3cffVDb88M Who have risen inestimably in my regard because they prefaced this video by consuming...

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Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:11 am

Yea I hate it when blue haired naked women break into my home. it's always a devil of a time getting them out.

Don't go with the gun. Mrs. Peacock, in the Hall, with the wrench.

At least someone isn't clueless.

Did I miss it in the linked video: do EU countries still have import restrictions on US poultry? Trying to ascertain if the original basis for the "chicken tax" still exists.

I just want to see more and cheaper trucks.

Cellular communications are among the very first elements of modern infrastructure to go down in a large scale disaster. If cell towers are still up and running, so too is the rule of law. Not that it's acceptable in any case, but that makes the underlying activity for which you need group communica...

A decent deal on an off-brand 2 liter hydration bladder on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075RWCXWZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&tag=advridercom-20 $12.99 but today only (7/3) there's a 40% off coupon, bringing the price down to $7.97. I don't own this particular blad...

I love the source material, but I still haven't forgiven Roland Emmerich for the abomination called "Independence Day: Regurgitation Resurgence".

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Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:31 pm

Without dropping any spoilers, my reaction was "WTF did I just watch?"

That could cut a couple different ways. Appreciate the spoiler-free post, however.

Welcome to Zombie Squad, LD. I must say, a story/film about how the zombie apocalypse would unfold in Orlando Florida would be very interesting. Looking forward to your thoughts, questions and input on real life prepping topics. Here's hoping that Florida gets a break this hurricane season; you guys...

https://www.yourtreasurebox.com/products/mi?fbclid=IwAR14TSh2rAmTxeJ2T18nYEceXhuDq4LhqQkODRxeBezGNWUBaIKQdqC1i0U 60 liter ruck, pup tent, mess kit, & hexamine stove for $20. I'm tempted to get that just to see how good/bad it can be. That's a crazy amount of kit for $20. Aside from the rubber malle...

See rule #1, above. Here's an even better article: https://www.outsideonline.com/2397412/missing-maui-hikers-search-noah-mino-amanda-eller?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Dispatch-05302019&utm_content=Dispatch-05302019+Version+A+CID_4668af0d135e79dca5addf323224d1cf&utm_source=campaignmonitor%20outside...

I just listened to that NPR piece on Houthi drones on the drive home from work tonight. Fascinating. And frightening. A new era of warfare indeed. I suppose a FPV rotary drone (or a longer range, higher endurance FPV fixed wing drone) could theoretically be used for reconnaissance to protect a PAW h...

I smell a rat. Zed is right. Keep going in a straight line, you reach the shore. Didn't break a leg or some-such? She broke her leg and tore a meniscus. But only after three days of wandering. In her defense (can't believe I'm defending any aspect of her experience), in dense forest an untrained pe...