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- Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:06 pm
- Forum: Other Gear
- Topic: AT Thru-Hike Gear List Help
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2011
Re: AT Thru-Hike Gear List Help
This reply will be in two parts. Trapping and hunting is (realistically) going to be a "no" while you're on the trail. I would plan to carry all the food you'll be eating on trail. The amount of food you'll carry will depend on a few things, such as how much you normally eat, and how long you will b...
- Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:34 pm
- Forum: Other Weapons
- Topic: TSA approved pocket knives?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 9431
Re: TSA approved pocket knives?
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5179D5DEiJL.jpg Something like this or this might fit the bill. These, you will note, will need to be ground down a few cm, but they have handles big enough to really hold onto, unlike the micro ones with the cute bell. Just my 2 cents for anyone looking for an...
- Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:59 pm
- Forum: General Firearms Discussion
- Topic: TrackingPoint "Intelligent" Digital Scope
- Replies: 5
- Views: 898
TrackingPoint "Intelligent" Digital Scope
Sorry if there's already a thread on this, and I just have weak search-fu. This is a digital scope that only fires when you're lined up with a predetermined target point. The video does a good job of explaining and demo-ing how it works. What do people think? http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2012/...
- Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:24 pm
- Forum: Contingency Planning & Preparation
- Topic: Best Bets for Food: More Calories, Less Hassle
- Replies: 58
- Views: 14145
Re: Best Bets for Food: More Calories, Less Hassle
OK, I'll play. One of the things I like to make for backpacking is homemade larabars. For taste, we generally use 1 cup almonds, 1 cup dates, and 1/4 cup apricots, all food processored up and pressed into bars. If we substitute both fruit out for raisins for cost effectiveness, a batch with ingredie...
- Mon Nov 26, 2012 4:58 pm
- Forum: Other Weapons
- Topic: Poll: Which Zombie Khukuri would you buy?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 10695
Re: Poll: Which Zombie Khukuri would you buy?
I like what I see! you really took people's feedback to heart!
Sorry if I missed this earlier, but have you decided on a final material for the handles?
Sorry if I missed this earlier, but have you decided on a final material for the handles?
- Fri Nov 23, 2012 2:47 pm
- Forum: Other Weapons
- Topic: melee weapons?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 8274
Re: melee weapons?
OMGTHISGUYISASAMURAI IBOUGHTABUDKSWORDIAMASAMURAITOO SPEEDINGBULLETS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzhs1Z8Rwnk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(a guy cutting a BB out of the air)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzhs1Z8Rwnk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(a guy cutting a BB out of the air)
- Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:55 am
- Forum: Other Weapons
- Topic: Poll: Which Zombie Khukuri would you buy?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 10695
Re: Poll: Which Zombie Khukuri would you buy?
First, have you tried holding mock-ups of those upside down, because they don't look too comfy that way, and I don't imagine the saw would be very useful oriented towards the back of your hand unless you're cutting up into something? Unless they're really just decorative, which is fine, but not my p...
- Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:16 pm
- Forum: Contingency Planning & Preparation
- Topic: What's your Every Day Carry.... EDC?
- Replies: 380
- Views: 85676
Re: What's your Every Day Carry.... EDC?
Pocketdump! This is my Student's Shoestring Budget EDC. http://i.imgur.com/efxWe.jpg Watch: Timex Men's T2H281 Easy Read ($25). I like the clean simplicity of it, and it has all the function I need (time, date, backlight). Flashlight: Streamlight 66118 Stylus Pro ($18). Plenty bright, and fits with ...
- Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:06 pm
- Forum: Other Gear
- Topic: Mechanic's Machete/Wrench
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3260
Mechanic's Machete/Wrench
A picture's worth 1000 words. http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FRK/NR8N/H743011I/FRKNR8NH743011I.LARGE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/id/Apocalypse-Mechanics-Machete/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Certainly easier to make if you have access to a CNC machine, like they do, ...
- Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:30 am
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: DYI camping tarps
- Replies: 2
- Views: 600
Re: DYI camping tarps
An example for the Costs Not Lots crowd from the aforementioned Backpacking Light
MYOG: 3 Mil Plastic Tarps
MYOG: 3 Mil Plastic Tarps
- Wed Sep 05, 2012 11:19 pm
- Forum: Links
- Topic: Kickstarter: QuarantineZ (Zombie Survival Card Game)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1468
Kickstarter: QuarantineZ (Zombie Survival Card Game)
Hey ZS, check out this thing! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/813783014/quarantine-z-a-zombie-survival-card-game" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; My friend created a Zombie Survival Card Game, and has been tweaking the rules and playtesting it for a few months now. He's got the fin...
- Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:33 pm
- Forum: Other Weapons
- Topic: How do you carry your folder?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5098
Re: How do you carry your folder?
I keep my knives (rotate between Kershaw Chill and Spyderco Tenacious) in my right front pocket next to my dumb-phone. Wallet goes left front, and my keys go in the little coin pocket (possible because I only have three). I really like putting my hands in my pockets, either all the way, thumbs out, ...
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:50 pm
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: My 'norwegian' set-up, since I'm norwegian...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1493
Re: My 'norwegian' set-up, since I'm norwegian...
Interesting setup! I thought I'd bounce a few things off you about your cooking setup. You list the hobo stove and the kettle, but do you have anything to cook in / eat in / eat out of? I don't know if you just didn't list them, but bowl/cup/spoon(spork?)/pot/etc. will make the hobo stove and the ke...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 1:19 pm
- Forum: Other Weapons
- Topic: ZS collaborative folding blade recommendation thread
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2898
Re: ZS collaborative folding blade recommendation thread
I've been EDCing a Spyderco Tenacious for a year now, and really like it. I tried out the Kershaw Chill for a while, but really like the ability to not *flick* the knife open, so it seems more non-threatening. It fits great in my hand, the g-10 is solid, and the bulk of it in my pocket is very reass...
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:12 pm
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: Non-alcohol stove design?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 5116
Re: Non-alcohol stove design?
Have you looked at an Emberlit? Packs flat, and seems pretty sweet as far as Biomass burners go.
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:14 pm
- Forum: Eats and Drinks
- Topic: Cinnamon sipping whiskey.
- Replies: 66
- Views: 18537
Re: Cinnamon sipping whiskey.
This is amazing!!! I just made this for my sister for the holidays, and can't even describe how good it tastes. 1 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup water 2 sticks cinnamon Boil for 30 minutes Add mixture, sticks and all, to a 750 ml bottle Top off with cheap whiskey, let sit until desired taste is achieved (2...
- Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:24 pm
- Forum: Other Weapons
- Topic: Decapitation Machine!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2694
Decapitation Machine!
Headless Zombies Bite No Survivors? This is a video of a robotic pig decapitator, which looks like the perfect investment for any serious anti zombie compound's false-entrance. Warning, do not watch if decapitated pig footage will make you unhappy.
- Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:01 am
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: Solo Backpacking Trip
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1325
Re: Solo Backpacking Trip
I always bring a book. Well worth the weight IMHO, especially with nobody to talk to. Besides that, just don't forget any of the little things. Toothpaste, sunscreen, TP, flashlight, etc. Then again maybe I'm the only one that forgetful. I forgot to bring the fuel bottle on my last overnight trip, b...
- Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:44 pm
- Forum: Other Weapons
- Topic: Modern macuahuitl interpretation
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4887
Re: Modern macuahuitl interpretation
Quote from conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo: "Pedro de Moron was a very good horseman, and as he charged with three other horsemen into the ranks of the enemy the Indians seized hold of his lance and he was not able to drag it away, and others gave him cuts with their broadswords, and wounded h...
- Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:29 am
- Forum: General Firearms Discussion
- Topic: Direct comparison of the effects of different calibers
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1486
Direct comparison of the effects of different calibers
I tried to sum this video up as succinctly as I could in the title. It's a Russian guy shooting one gallon jugs of water with 9mm, .38 special, .357 magnum, .44 magnum, and 12 guage buckshot. Point blank. maybe only interesting to a complete newbie like me, but I thought it was informative, and if y...
- Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:40 pm
- Forum: Contingency Planning & Preparation
- Topic: 13 things (and more) a burglar won't tell you
- Replies: 226
- Views: 74295
Re: 13 things (and more) a burglar won't tell you
"Thank you for putting your spare key under the mat / under(in) the flowerpot / in the same fake rock everyone else has / on the hook 4 feet from the door." It blows my mind when a neighbor asks me to feed the cat while they're out of town, and shows me the same hidden key spot as the last six house...
- Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:11 pm
- Forum: Eats and Drinks
- Topic: I'm Making Hard Cider!!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1983
Re: I'm Making Hard Cider!!
Just a word to the wise, it won't be a sweet apple cider! Most yeasts ferment out pretty dry, which is to say it turns essentially all of the sugar into alcohol (and CO2), which in turn means there won't be much sugar left to taste. Don't be surprised if it's quite tart, and don't be discouraged if ...
- Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:31 pm
- Forum: Contingency Planning & Preparation
- Topic: Architecture and survival (& what's wrong with World War Z)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2497
Re: Architecture and survival (& what's wrong with World War
I think this is a really good point. Some places are already quite a bit more hardened against zombie invasion (than the USA), and those would probably be the places with the most infrastructure/society still intact in the ZPAW. It would be interesting to see a depiction of the world with this taken...
- Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:59 pm
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: new pack input from ZS members....
- Replies: 61
- Views: 4914
Re: new pack input from ZS members....
1. I know it looks silly to have attachment points ALL over the outside of the pack, but in my experience, there's nothing worse than wanting to tie/strap something onto the outside of your pack and not being able to. So, uh, I vote for more webbing attachment points rather than less. Don't forget y...