What have you bought lately? (Bug Out Version)

[fourpaws]

Well, courtesy of :-

http://www.endtimesreport.com/survival_shop.html

I bought these few bits and pieces.. had a steal as well on the shipping... just came to over $12 so that works out somewhere just around £8 GBP-ish.

Micro grappling hook, mini saw, mini surgical prep knife, steel wire ring and clasp, a Derlin Battery locker, 2 widgy bars and an EOD breacher bar...





and just because you can never have enough defensive equipment....










Yes.. I do love Star Wars....

[111t]

This week was like Christmas. The usgs maps finally arrived. They're great. The road info is slightly dated but my intention was to have a definitive set of 7.5 degree topo maps of my area of operation. I now officially have that. Now I need to water proof them. I might need more aqua seal.

I ordered one of the pathfinder series 8" rifled 12 ga to .22lr adapter from gunadapters.com . It arrived Thursday. I had a chance to shoot it Friday night. I put about 50 rounds through it. I still need some more range time, but I'm pretty happy with it at this point.
Here it is in the chamber:

A size comparison:

A cameraphone attempt to show the rifling:

And this is pretty cool... after I'm pretty comfortable with it I've found where it'll be stored:

There's about an inch of extra space... I need to create a pad to protect the end closest the receiver from getting whacked by the stock retaining bolt under 12ga recoil. I'm thinking some kind of rubber plug then wrap the plug and the adapter in a bandana or a piece of bandana to let me pull it out easily and keep it from rattling.

I also picked up one of the Swedish hatchets from Sportsman's guide. I haven't had any dirt time yet but it seems like a pretty solid $22 hatchet. I'll probably do a dedicated review of both these last two.

[0122358]

I bought a USGI patrol (green) bag and a small first aid kit

[DJH]

Just ordered 2 of each (1 for me, 1 for gf, all Condor)MOLLE bottle pouch (10" height by 4" diameter), hand held radio pouch, dump bags (7"x6.5"x3), and utility pouches (10"x7.5"x1.5" with internal map sleeves, etc.) to expand our BOB's with.

[crunch86]

That condor bottle pouch is pretty sweet.just got mine a few days ago.

Sent from my SGH-T959V

[solrac7]

I ordered one of the pathfinder series 8" rifled 12 ga to .22lr adapter from gunadapters.com . It arrived Thursday. I had a chance to shoot it Friday night. I put about 50 rounds through it. I still need some more range time, but I'm pretty happy with it at this point.

Paul, That seems like a pretty nice survival setup! Did you drill that hole, or is that the attachment hole for the stock that came on the gun? Also, what brand of single shot is that? (HR?) Do you have any thoughts on how to make the stock easy access?
Thanks in advance, Cb

[Tperkins]

Finally upgraded my fixed blade; I had a KaBar Shorty w/ leather handle, which I liked for awhile, but I really wanted a better handle and ergonomics. So today I was able to get a new Benchmade Nimravus for $120 shipped, so I took it. Should be here tomorrow or Saturday, so I'm looking forward to that. I got a non-serrated black one. Will probably upgrade to the Kydex thumb-lock sheath sometime soon as well.

[SpecWar]

A couple of ACU Woobies
several Gerber Multi-Tools
four Streamlight TLR-1HP lights for AR's
several packs of Combat Gauze
Izzy Bandages/H&H Compressed Gauze
Thermold mags for HK91
Coleman/Mountain House Dehydrated foods
3k of 5.56 M855 Green Tip Zombie ammo
Couple of Moraknives
New 5.11 Rush 24 bag

[111t]

I ordered one of the pathfinder series 8" rifled 12 ga to .22lr adapter from gunadapters.com . It arrived Thursday. I had a chance to shoot it Friday night. I put about 50 rounds through it. I still need some more range time, but I'm pretty happy with it at this point.

Paul, That seems like a pretty nice survival setup! Did you drill that hole, or is that the attachment hole for the stock that came on the gun? Also, what brand of single shot is that? (HR?) Do you have any thoughts on how to make the stock easy access?
Thanks in advance, Cb

The hole is "stock" so to speak. Waaay down in there is the bolt that holds the stock on. It's a h&r single shot 12 ga pardner up to 3" shells... Modified choke. Ive been thinking about the easy access issue. I have a rubber recoil pad and I debated just leaving the plastic plate off. It's not a very elegant solution. Now I'm thinking possibly drilling a hole in the plastic and corking it somehow. Whatever the solution it needs to be as flush as possible. It wouldn't be horrible to seal it in there with the screws. It'd be there when I need it for sure. But I'd be a p.i.t.a. to practice with. Ideally I'd have two of them but that's jus frivolous and almost the cost of a new 10-22 sooo. I'll make due with one. I was looking at some choate stocks which might solve the problem. I'll keep you posted.

[Andrew Sterner]

Justed picked up a Spec Ops T.H.E. Pack on Ebay for 85 USD(Shipping included). It's ACU pattern, but I don't think that's too big an issue(if it is, I'll try dying it). And also that's well within my price range for a pack that I've seen solid reviews on.

I hear a lot about people saying it's almost impossible to get a good pack for under $100, but if you look around and have patience, you can do it(hence the 'almost impossible' and not 'totally impossible'). It is slightly used, but I don't mind that one bit. Also, I had to compromise on color preference(It's ACU), but for less than 100 bucks, I'm happy. I'll get to use it once it cools down a bit down here(I don't do camping or test runs over 90 degrees, the heat adds another element of danger I don't need when trying new gear).

I'll get pics and the like when I have it in my hands, so bear with me.

[Guy Fawkes]

I hear a lot about people saying it's almost impossible to get a good pack for under $100

Tough, but not impossible.

I got my new medium ALICE pack, with upgraded MOLLE kidney belt and shoulder straps, plus MSS carrier for $55.

[Dun1031]

I hear a lot about people saying it's almost impossible to get a good pack for under $100

Tough, but not impossible.

I got my new medium ALICE pack, with upgraded MOLLE kidney belt and shoulder straps, plus MSS carrier for $55.

I bought my pack from from here and it was in excellent condition. 40 bucks isn't a bad deal and well under 50

[DaleGribble]

Just picked up a water filtration system for a sweet deal.

Platypus GravityWorks Filter

Read great reviews online. Seems easy enough to use, no pumping, and it'll filter 4 liters of water in under 5 minutes. MSRP ~$100 but I got it on super clearance for $34.

Cant wait to try it out.

[eugene]

Shooting/Safety glasses, been needing those for a while

[ROBBYBEAR]

Laminated road atlas of my home state. I also bought a book on canning.

[DJH]

Ordered some NATO (un-issued) jerry cans & spouts. Woot. Bug out or not it's always good to have some spare fuel around.

[0122358]

lets see i bought:

bungee cords
three days worth of Mountain House
three days worth of MREs
stuff sacks
leatherman wave
lasky fold a vee sharpener
mosquito netting
a bunch more stuff

[TLBones]

[quote="fourpaws"]Well, courtesy of :-

http://www.endtimesreport.com/survival_shop.html

I bought these few bits and pieces.. had a steal as well on the shipping... just came to over $12 so that works out somewhere just around £8 GBP-ish.

Micro grappling hook, mini saw, mini surgical prep knife, steel wire ring and clasp, a Derlin Battery locker, 2 widgy bars and an EOD breacher bar...





and just because you can never have enough defensive equipment....


Check out http://www.countycomm.com for youtube videos on how to make a paracord handle for your breacher bar. I've got both sizes...one in my truck and one with camping gear. I've yet to put any serious use on them, but they certainly will crush a zombie scull. I put a semi-sharp edge on both but it is difficult because of the blade angle and hardness of the metal.

[Regular Guy]

5" fry pan. Batter blaster pancakes on the trail. Fuck yeah.

[Deenie7]

I just got an Eton FR160 solar/crank NOAA weather radio/AM-FM radio/cell phone charger, and an Aquamira Frontier emergency water filter/straw.

[koolaidND]

I ordered a Nessmuk pack from Frost River today. I am pretty stoked to get it.

[Jeriah]

Got my Hennessey Hammock. Explorer Deluxe Asym, with the extra large rainfly. Hoping to try it out this summer, at Yosemite in August and maybe also Kettle Moraine. Planning to LOVE IT next ZCON.

[angelofwar]

Got my SOG Seal revolver. The handle and sheath leaves a little to be desired, but it got more positive reviews than negative, and it's a nice compromise between two tools in one that does both pretty good. It wouldn't take the place of my primary fixed blade, but makes a good secondary knife/saw. You can see the blade release mechanism in this pic as well.

Seen here with my SOG Seal Pup (W/ Japan Blade):

[angelofwar]

Also grabbed a 2nd Goal Zero Nomad-7/Guide-10 Adventure Kit. My first one was so effecient, compared to other portable solar options out there, but one wouldn't be quite enough to keep my bug-out essentials operating at a comfortable level.

Here I have it rigged up to show the versatility; I have one of my FRS Radio's(Motorola MH230R's) plugged directly into the solar panel, and the other plugged into the battery pack: (These MH230R's are awesome, as they have Micro USB charging ports...so I can charge them on a computer or any wind cell charger, etc., or I can slap 3 AAA's in them and call it a day)


This picture shows the main difference in the older and newer Nomad-7; namely, that it's not as long, and that is has a mesh backing to store you batter pack/cables. I'm kind of indifferent, as I like both of them for different reasons.


Here is both of the laid out; I connected mini nite-ize S-Biners to connect the two together, and put a larger S-Biner on the top one for hanging it. I also have a DC Plug with leads for hard wiring just about anythin that will accept a trickle charge. It works on my larger battery pack, and can recharge my hand held scanner, Surefire B65 RC batteries, IPod touch, my HH CB's, etc.


Another plus (and a MUST if I'm recommending a unit), is a modular power system. Don't buy something with a "built in battery"; when the built in battery dies out in 5-10 years, you have a chunk of plastic. Buy something that takes RC batteries. If my batteries go bad, I simply replace, and the WHOLE product isn't "dead".

With this set-up, I can remove the batteries for use in other devices if needed, like my Surefire E2L-AA. I have a "power kit" in a Pelican 1440, which includes the Nomad-7's, a plano case with a mix of cell phone/power adapters, for powering just about anything, and a battery organizer with a slew of AA/AAA Duracell "Eneloops".