blackdoggactual
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Besides our normal EDC should we be upping our game for the possible social unrest predicted this fall?
EDC - Upgrades for Social Unrest
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JPG
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I’ve been thinking about adding a clinch pick to my edc. The last few days I’ve been trying out carrying the practice knife around to get the carry position right and see if the holster or knife pinches while walking or sitting for extended periods of time. Once it passes the test, I’ll exchange it for the real deal.
StantonCree
Watch your beer
- Jan 23, 2011
- 23,932
Truck nuts
It’s let’s the protestors know you got a pair
It’s let’s the protestors know you got a pair
Hahahahahaha!!
blackdoggactual
Member
I like the truck nuts idea, once I figured out what you were talking about. At first I thought you were going to be passing out peanuts to the protesters as a peace offering.
Bullfrog
Ultimate Member
You could always throw money and hit the gas when they go to pick it up. By the time you figure out they're Trump bucks you printed you'll be long gone
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MigraineMan
Defenestration Specialist
Illudium Q36 explosive space modulator. If they decide they wanna dance ... well, alrighty then.
(and I know you're gonna ask, so "yes, I filled out form A-51 and paid the 200 Quatloos for the ESM stamp.")
(and I know you're gonna ask, so "yes, I filled out form A-51 and paid the 200 Quatloos for the ESM stamp.")
I grabbed a couple of these First Alert fire extinguisher canisters:
https://www.firstalertstore.com/store/products/af400-2-tundra-fire-extinguishing-spray.htm
Greg Ellifritz did some informal testing on them, and provided his thoughts here:
https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/playing-with-fire
At 9.5" x 2.5" they aren't necessarily "pocket-sized", unless you have huge pockets. So, they're more of a second or third line gear item.
But, since I'm usually carrying some kind of bag/pack when I'm out, the canister can be stowed in there. It typically shouldn't be an issue to slip one in, unless I'm using a tiny bag, and need every inch of its capacity for other things.
Now that today's world includes crowds that are bullying people in public places, or stopping traffic, or setting fires, I figure it's a reasonable precaution to take.
As Caleb Causey stated a few times, during the Lone Star Medics course I took a few weeks before the world came to a screeching halt, "it's not the odds, it's the stakes."
https://www.firstalertstore.com/store/products/af400-2-tundra-fire-extinguishing-spray.htm
Greg Ellifritz did some informal testing on them, and provided his thoughts here:
https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/playing-with-fire
At 9.5" x 2.5" they aren't necessarily "pocket-sized", unless you have huge pockets. So, they're more of a second or third line gear item.
But, since I'm usually carrying some kind of bag/pack when I'm out, the canister can be stowed in there. It typically shouldn't be an issue to slip one in, unless I'm using a tiny bag, and need every inch of its capacity for other things.
Now that today's world includes crowds that are bullying people in public places, or stopping traffic, or setting fires, I figure it's a reasonable precaution to take.
As Caleb Causey stated a few times, during the Lone Star Medics course I took a few weeks before the world came to a screeching halt, "it's not the odds, it's the stakes."
- May 22, 2005
- 122,879
They are like $14 for 2 of them on Amazon; think I'll pick up some.
mranaya
Task Force Sunny, 2009
Here you go.
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mranaya
Task Force Sunny, 2009
Mighty Joboo
Member
- Sep 15, 2020
- 52
You guys remember that old video where some car in South Africa has a flamethrower security system? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
I just hope he suffered...stupidity SHOULD be painful!
smokey
2A TEACHER
- Jan 31, 2008
- 31,497
Your vehicle should have some things to help deal with driving and suddenly finding yourself surrounded by a violent crowd. This post is the vehicle EDC things I've been hauling around.
Ballistic protection- https://botach.com/battle-steel-level-iiia-10x15-ballistic-panels-for-vertx-backpacks/
These IIIa panels are dirt cheap. I tossed one in my everyday carry backpack(rush 24). When driving, I keep my backpack within reach, so I could easily throw it on the front of me for some protection. You could also toss some either by the doors or in the back pockets of your seats to cover you from shots from behind if you need to throttle through some commies.
Crowd dispersal- https://www.amazon.com/SABRE-Frontiersman-Multi-Pack-Strength-Protective/dp/B002E6VAHK
I picked these up for the cars and have them in the doors. There is a LOT of gap in the force continuum between people surrounding your car in a threatening way, and you being legally cleared to use your car as a deadly weapon by mashing the gas through people. A can of bear spray in the door gives you the option of cracking the window and hosing down a crowd to get them out of the way in front of you/ behind you before getting out of there.
Medical- I've got a pretty good medical kit in my backpack, but have this bigger kit to travel with me in the car...
It's got the ability to treat just about everything. I made sure the normal bleed control stuff is in there(TQs, pressure dressings, lots of plain gauze and hemostatic gauze, chest seals, emergency blanket...a variety of other dressings from bandaids on up...), but it also has stuff like a big bottle of saline to wash out eyes(if pepper sprayed)/wounds. I've got drugs like benadryl and aspirin that have many other uses than traditionally thought of(like a sleep aid or response to fluid in the lungs for benadryl for instance).
General tools/survival stuff-
I've got stuff like an axe, some tools, flashlights, folding shovel, mora bushcraft + ferro rod, sleeping bag...etc in there to help for all kinds of emergencies. In the past, the axe has come in handy for clearing downed trees that blocked the road during a snow storm. Going in to the winter, it's good general practice to make sure you've got things in the car to help if your car ends up stranded somewhere in freezing conditions(yeah I know a cell phone is a thing that exists, but I like to plan for self-sufficiency in case there is no help to call for any number of reasons).
Big jug o water-
Traveling with water is good for a variety of reasons. In addition to helping if you're thirsty, it can be used to flush eyes or rinse out wounds.
Defense- I've heard of some people that only leave the house if they're traveling to or from the place of legal purchase or sale, or to or from a bona fide repair shop, or between bona fide residences of the person, or between the bona fide residence and place of business of the person, or an organized military activity, a target shoot, formal or informal target practice, sport shooting event, hunting, a Department of Natural Resources-sponsored firearms and hunter safety class, trapping, or a dog obedience training class or show, while the person is engaged in, on the way to, or returning from that activity.
In an unrelated comment to anything else, I find the recent popularity of 300blk pistols fascinating.
Car upgrades- trailer hitch accessories like a bike rack, luggage rack, or bully bumper can protect the back of your car somewhat from damage if you need to reverse through some stuff. Bike racks also obscure your license plate to make it more difficult to dox you. You can also install some film on the windows to keep them from being busted and giving people outside access to you. A can of tire sealer or some run-flats might also come in handy with road blockers going for tires. A dashcam is another thing that should be installed looking forward and back.
Ballistic protection- https://botach.com/battle-steel-level-iiia-10x15-ballistic-panels-for-vertx-backpacks/
These IIIa panels are dirt cheap. I tossed one in my everyday carry backpack(rush 24). When driving, I keep my backpack within reach, so I could easily throw it on the front of me for some protection. You could also toss some either by the doors or in the back pockets of your seats to cover you from shots from behind if you need to throttle through some commies.
Crowd dispersal- https://www.amazon.com/SABRE-Frontiersman-Multi-Pack-Strength-Protective/dp/B002E6VAHK
I picked these up for the cars and have them in the doors. There is a LOT of gap in the force continuum between people surrounding your car in a threatening way, and you being legally cleared to use your car as a deadly weapon by mashing the gas through people. A can of bear spray in the door gives you the option of cracking the window and hosing down a crowd to get them out of the way in front of you/ behind you before getting out of there.
Medical- I've got a pretty good medical kit in my backpack, but have this bigger kit to travel with me in the car...
It's got the ability to treat just about everything. I made sure the normal bleed control stuff is in there(TQs, pressure dressings, lots of plain gauze and hemostatic gauze, chest seals, emergency blanket...a variety of other dressings from bandaids on up...), but it also has stuff like a big bottle of saline to wash out eyes(if pepper sprayed)/wounds. I've got drugs like benadryl and aspirin that have many other uses than traditionally thought of(like a sleep aid or response to fluid in the lungs for benadryl for instance).
General tools/survival stuff-
I've got stuff like an axe, some tools, flashlights, folding shovel, mora bushcraft + ferro rod, sleeping bag...etc in there to help for all kinds of emergencies. In the past, the axe has come in handy for clearing downed trees that blocked the road during a snow storm. Going in to the winter, it's good general practice to make sure you've got things in the car to help if your car ends up stranded somewhere in freezing conditions(yeah I know a cell phone is a thing that exists, but I like to plan for self-sufficiency in case there is no help to call for any number of reasons).
Big jug o water-
Traveling with water is good for a variety of reasons. In addition to helping if you're thirsty, it can be used to flush eyes or rinse out wounds.
Defense- I've heard of some people that only leave the house if they're traveling to or from the place of legal purchase or sale, or to or from a bona fide repair shop, or between bona fide residences of the person, or between the bona fide residence and place of business of the person, or an organized military activity, a target shoot, formal or informal target practice, sport shooting event, hunting, a Department of Natural Resources-sponsored firearms and hunter safety class, trapping, or a dog obedience training class or show, while the person is engaged in, on the way to, or returning from that activity.
In an unrelated comment to anything else, I find the recent popularity of 300blk pistols fascinating.
Car upgrades- trailer hitch accessories like a bike rack, luggage rack, or bully bumper can protect the back of your car somewhat from damage if you need to reverse through some stuff. Bike racks also obscure your license plate to make it more difficult to dox you. You can also install some film on the windows to keep them from being busted and giving people outside access to you. A can of tire sealer or some run-flats might also come in handy with road blockers going for tires. A dashcam is another thing that should be installed looking forward and back.
Dalebert
Active Member
N3uka
Ultimate Member
Thinking of this for the rear window
