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- Wed Nov 19, 2014 1:23 am
- Forum: Contingency Planning & Preparation
- Topic: Extreme cold in USA
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3520
Re: Extreme cold in USA
We brought in the potted plants and covered the Bird of Paradise with an old sheet. I wore a fuzzy hat that covered my ears when I went out to get beer and smokes critical supplies. Turned on the heat. Life can be hard in northeast Florida. :ohdear: But seriously, there were some cyclonic winds when...
- Sun Oct 19, 2014 7:41 am
- Forum: Disasters in Current Events
- Topic: Ebola All Over The Place
- Replies: 1135
- Views: 77674
Re: Ebola All Over The Place
There is a difference between blind fear and a fear based on evidence.
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:14 am
- Forum: Disasters in Current Events
- Topic: Another Police Shooting in St. Louis Triggers New Protests
- Replies: 240
- Views: 21756
Re: Another Police Shooting in St. Louis Triggers New Protes
Speaking of racially tinged shootings, this humble observer is currently on jury duty, awaiting a court session on the same floor in the same courthouse as the Michael Dunn sentencing...
Only saw two protestators so far.

Only saw two protestators so far.
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:52 am
- Forum: Disasters in Current Events
- Topic: Ebola All Over The Place
- Replies: 1135
- Views: 77674
Re: Ebola All Over The Place
I'm glad the consensus is that I don't have to worry because "best medical system in the world" and "science" and "professionalism." :awesome: CDC certainly seems to be doing a bang-up job of keeping tabs on the people who came into contact with The One Single Known US Disease Vector, what with the...
- Tue Feb 11, 2014 10:50 pm
- Forum: Other Gear
- Topic: PFD
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1778
Re: PFD
I've been happy with the Stohlquist pfd I've been using for the past couple of years. Subdued OD color, with a judicious amount of reflective piping in case I actually want to be seen, floats well. I paid too much, but I've been happy anyway. Now if I can only find a good used LBT 1620AR for less th...
- Thu Dec 12, 2013 11:22 pm
- Forum: Longarms - Shotguns and Rifles
- Topic: Kel-Tec RFB gifted to me... thoughts?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3049
Re: Kel-Tec RFB gifted to me... thoughts?
Good to see you here again, Amir.
Got some stagehand stories for ya when you have a moment.
Two questions: how does the RFB manual of arms work with your lefthandedness, and is that a tub of Deli-Cat?

Two questions: how does the RFB manual of arms work with your lefthandedness, and is that a tub of Deli-Cat?
- Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:52 pm
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: Hennessy Hammock, the Ultimate Survival/Bug Out Shelter?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4382
Re: Hennessy Hammock, the Ultimate Survival/Bug Out Shelter?
I was happy enough with my base-model Hennessey to upgrade to the new Deep Jungle XL, which has solved four issues that marred my enjoyment: 1) I'm 6'4" and the first one wasn't long enough; 2) the double bottom on the Deep Jungle prevents insect bite-through; 3) the zipper is a better entry than th...
- Sun Jun 02, 2013 4:47 pm
- Forum: General Firearms Discussion
- Topic: Urban Precision Rifle build.
- Replies: 48
- Views: 8185
Re: Urban Precision Rifle build.
Following this. Very interested in that SWFA scope for my 700. Please tell us all about it when it arrives!
- Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:10 pm
- Forum: General Firearms Discussion
- Topic: One reason for a firearm..........
- Replies: 53
- Views: 2900
Re: One reason for a firearm..........

I think in my state I'd be justified in shooting him through the door Biden-style, but this particular hypothetical hasn't yet come up in my scenario-based training.
- Thu May 30, 2013 11:10 am
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: 2013 Spring MBO- First two-nighter
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1502
Re: 2013 Spring MBO- First two-nighter
Good post, looks like a fun trip! I was interested to see the Cummer survey marker. The Cummers moved down from Michigan and made a fortune raping "harvesting" Florida's old-growth cypress. They later funded a really nice art museum in Jacksonville, and a Porter 2-6-0 locomotive used in their operat...
- Sun May 12, 2013 5:09 pm
- Forum: Bug Out Gear
- Topic: Evrything old is new again, Hobo stoves
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1535
Re: Evrything old is new again, Hobo stoves
Given the size and vintage, I suspect that gadget was designed to run on cans Sterno. But that's just a guess.
- Sun May 12, 2013 4:45 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: diy V12
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1582
Re: diy V12
Neat project. If I were doing it I'd probably start with two inline sixes... or would two straight eights be better?
Weren't the first generation GM V6s made by chopping two cylinders off a V8?

Weren't the first generation GM V6s made by chopping two cylinders off a V8?
- Sun May 12, 2013 4:42 pm
- Forum: Longarms - Shotguns and Rifles
- Topic: Turkey fields, "Original" Infantry Rifle
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3935
Re: Turkey fields, "Original" Infantry Rifle
How well does it work on starving Armenians?
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:09 pm
- Forum: Longarms - Shotguns and Rifles
- Topic: Remington 700 ADL in .270 Win
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3830
Re: Remington 700 ADL in .270 Win
I was looking at the bases and rings from Evolution Gun Works, but there's a bewildering variety of parts out there.
Any thoughts re. magnification level, and the economics of fixed vs. variable scopes?
Any thoughts re. magnification level, and the economics of fixed vs. variable scopes?
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:07 pm
- Forum: Longarms - Shotguns and Rifles
- Topic: winchester 1300 defender
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3710
Re: winchester 1300 defender
I had a USRAC/Winchester 1300. It was my Fisher-Price My First Riot Gun. Lighweight, easy to handle. I liked it.
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:53 pm
- Forum: Longarms - Shotguns and Rifles
- Topic: Remington 700 ADL in .270 Win
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3830
Re: Remington 700 ADL in .270 Win
Thanks for the additional input, y'all! Ideally, I'd like a reasonably lightweight rifle (8-8.5# all up?) accurate out to 600 yards or so (that's the longest known-distance range available in my locality). Again, this is my first centerfire bolt gun, so I'll be keeping a notebook and logging every s...
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:26 pm
- Forum: First Aid
- Topic: MA, Body Disposal, etc.
- Replies: 57
- Views: 3679
Re: MA, Body Disposal, etc.
I discovered that ammonia works to kill bar flies. I'm presuming they are attracted to it's uriney aroma and then overcome by the fumes? But yeah, I think sanitation and pest control would be a much bigger issue that many "modern, civilized" people take for granted and are utterly unprepared for. Mi...
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:22 pm
- Forum: Bartertown
- Topic: random stuff for sale or trade .
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2476
Re: random stuff for sale or trade .
I'm really tempted by the ALICE ruck, but I'm definitely down for the woodland patrol pack.
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:42 am
- Forum: First Aid
- Topic: MA, Body Disposal, etc.
- Replies: 57
- Views: 3679
Re: MA, Body Disposal, etc.
Removing the bodies some distance and enacting some sort of survivor taboo about going close to the corpse heap would probably be the best way to minimize smell and disease transmission via flies. It'd be sort of like keeping the privy a good distance away from living areas. Also seems like an expos...
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 5:05 pm
- Forum: Other Gear
- Topic: Footpowder?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1646
Re: Footpowder?
IIRC, the switch from talcum to cornstarch in baby powders was due to microabrasions caused by the sharp edges of the talc granules. Gold Bond and the generic equivalent marketed by America's Leading Retailer are are talc-based. As always, read the label and know what you're paying for!
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 4:42 pm
- Forum: Longarms - Shotguns and Rifles
- Topic: Is it too mall Ninja...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2399
Re: Is it too mall Ninja...
The standard front sight post hasn't ever really bothered me. Yes, I am aware it's there, but no, it doesn't seem to mess things up. I'd leave well enough alone.
- Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:08 pm
- Forum: Other Gear
- Topic: Footpowder?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1646
Re: Footpowder?
I like extra-strength Gold Bond, their four-ounce package seems about rucksack size to me. Good on the the feet and the dangly bits, after you get used to it. Don't put it on your junk if it's the least bit wet down there, or the tingling will be more like burning. Cornstarch (like you'd use in the ...
- Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:44 pm
- Forum: Longarms - Shotguns and Rifles
- Topic: Remington 700 ADL in .270 Win
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3830
Re: Remington 700??? .270
The only access to the magazine is through the action. The stock doesn't have an opening under the magazine where a higher-end 700 would have a trapdoor. I am digging the local availability of .270. There's a few boxes at every store. Yeah, it's a little over a buck a round, but have you seen what a...
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:00 am
- Forum: Longarms - Shotguns and Rifles
- Topic: Remington 700 ADL in .270 Win
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3830
Remington 700 ADL in .270 Win
Helped a friend out and bought my first centerfire boltgun, a .270 700 of unknown provenance. Synthetic stock, parkerized-looking metal, iron sights mounted on the barrel. Still has a barcode sticker on the recoil pad, no engravings or rollmarks to tell me what I have other than "Remington 700" on t...