Really need to get myself a better flashlight. Or better: a tlr1 compatible holster, but I suspect I'd have to roll my own since I've modified the light to sit in the middle rail slot instead of the front.

>>17552
Same. Mine is just a $10 light that'll work until it doesn't.

I was contemplating modifying it to have a proud button, but that would be too much work than it's worth.

I need to get a good holster for when I get a carry permit.

I like your chain link keychain. I forgot to add my watch to the pic because I was wearing it and tend to forget it's there.

  How to cut an Onion Life Hacks https://youtu.be/_NQ3MrWbuoA
How to slice onions fast. Make your life easier using a hair pick to hold fruit and veg whilst you cut it. Make onion rings, cut even slices and keep your fingers away from the knife blade.

>>17531
When I worked in the kitchen, I had some cheap glasses with a gasket that I bought at a flea market. They worked pretty well, even around a full bin of diced onions. Unless I were to hover my face an inch above the onions.

They unfortunately broke during one of the times I was hit by a car on the bicycle. So when I started my current job and would pick up kitchen shifts, I suffered a bit around cold prep. I was 10 feet away and still watering up.

I really should get another pair of glasses with a gasket.

>In a post-nuclear scenario, a simple gas mask might work to filter out radioactive dust and raincoats, rubber gloves and rubber over-shoes worn to keep the dust off your clothes, but these would have to be thoroughly washed with lots of water to decontaminate them.

This sort of jives from the general gist of what I've read. In ＴＨＥ　ＺＯＮＥ, your greatest enemy will be dust and material already contaminated, and some hot spots that a geiger counter would help you keep your distance from. It seems a little too idealistic to me though. "Just wear a mask so you don't breathe/ingest the irradiated shit and throw away/wash-the-shit-out-of your clothes and your should be fine! Also don't cuddle glowing shit."

But then again if tourism into Pripyat is safe enough to be a state sanctioned activity, then maybe that idea holds water? I dunno what am I missing?

>>17542
I was mostly quoting from old 1950s civil defense pamphlets on how to build and survive in a nuclear fallout shelter and how to rebuild in the post-nuclear world. Gas masks and rubber rain gear might very well serve adequately if that's all you have. Big rules to live by are stay in your shelter for as long as possible (at least two weeks, but two months the radiation has lessened tremendously and after four months the rioting probably has subsided and some authority has likely organized better group survival) and don't go near radioactive areas.

  >>17542

And the people who make high-end slippers are making one.
Merrell Men's Polar Side-Zip Boot $99
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>>17514
Swat Men's Classic 9" Tactical Police Military Boots Side Zip 1152
$99
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Swat-Mens-Classic-9-Tactical-Police-Military-Boots-Side-Zip-1152-/351306056389

Rocky Side Zipper Jump Boot https://www.rockyboots.com/rocky-mens-boots/rocky-side-zipper-jump-boot/FQ0002091.html
$140

I don't know if side zips have gotten any better, but last I checked (albeit 5 years ago), they're generally pretty shit.

Have you considered pull ons? Redwings makes some fantastic pull on work boots, I believe some in the 6" range.

As for 5.11, I hear great things about their boots. If side zippers have gotten any better since I was last looking for them, I'd take a gamble on them.

I used to wear Belleville 610 STZ with the steel toes in the air force, they were quite good.

Remember that side zips are super easy to get off, but it doesn't always work the same way to get back on. I'm not sure why that is, but it always seemed like zipping them back on fit very oddly.

What size is your vest?

>>17475
not sure, the label came off. it's real salty. if i had to guess id lean towards smaller because im 6'0" and it stops around my belly button iirc

>>17474
thats what i meant by drop-leg sorry but i dont see where i could attach the thigh holster to the vest or i would. i dont want to have a separate belt for holster.

>>17477

>thats what i meant by drop-leg sorry but i dont see where i could attach the thigh holster to the vest or i would. i dont want to have a separate belt for holster.

Attach it to the belt you're presently using to keep your pants above your ankles. Treat the IOTV or whatever like outerwear: Everything else is independent of it, because it's just something you throw on after putting your actual work shit on.

>>17478
there is enough clearance on the vest for that, guess i'm going owb shopping again. thanks :D

>>17479

No problem, bro.

I cannot be stopped.

$50 shipped.

>Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina combat vest

Update: >>17350 arrived today. No full review yet but I really like it, possibly better than the first one I bought. A lot of good design choices went into this one.

Today I got this one >>17377 and it's so simple I can give a review really easily.

4 rifle mag pouches, fits AK mags and AR mags just fine. One other pouch on the left shoulder pocket for grenades or whatever. Zipper in the front, adjustable straps for fatness in the back. This vest feels like it's NEVER been worn and I suspect it's actually new production because it doesn't smell like a grandma's house.

I feel kind of ripped off with this one tbh, oh well. It's a functional vest, at least.

>>17375

You mean the blue tiger stripe one?

>>17460
No, a different woodland camo pattern.

That vest arrived too, but I've been really busy and lazy lately so I haven't gotten around to writing a proper review, but it's too bulky and complex for me to really love it.

I'm jealous.

I just have a misc sack of ammo.

>>17434
I don't know about Costco but a lot of the ones I see for sale online all the time are made in Taiwan by companies that have US government contracts for their manufacture, made to those specifications.

>>17436
It was either Cabela's or Dicks that had flimsy China ones I saw.

http://www.the-armory.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/Ammo-Cans.html

I get mine here, brand new. They also usually have great deals on 5.56

Well them 99 syrup yen special Cambodian tire shelves seem to be holding up.

They're rated for a shitton of weight, quite a bit more than I have on them, and feature KEYMOD shelf spacing. You can also set them up in a modular horizontal arrangement for extra tactical.

Figures. Oakley seems like the only company offering what I'm looking for. But, they restrict it to military and police. As a filthy civvy, I don't qualify for the Standard Issue bullshit.

I hate that program. Give them a hell of a discount, but don't make it exclusive to them goddammit.

I guess I could always go this route, lol.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Military-Issue-BCG-Birth-Control-Glasses-Frames-USGI-S9-NOS-Many-Sizes-/311610116826

After discovering Wiley X's Worksight line, I exchanged some emails with them and found out they're almost exactly what I'm looking for. Cool thing is they all come with the side panels you can attach to the temples, so I don't have to search for one or modify one to fit whatever glasses I get.

Now I need to squirrel away some money and see if I can afford a pair within a reasonable timeline.

>>17416
They don't restrict it to LE/Mil, you just have to go through an optometrist who is also an official Oakley vendor, you can't do it yourself online.

I have RX Fuel Cells for driving and shooting, fishing, hunting ETC. Coveted them for years but finally found out my local dealer (who also does my RX safety glasses for work) is a dealer and got the hook up.

Unfortunately that means you're pretty much stuck paying retail. No fishing around for the best deal online. :\

>>17420
I remember looking at it in the past and Oakley saying "restricted to LE/mil."

Oh, well. I like dis.

http://www.wileyx.com/ProductDetail/wscon01_wx-contour-matte-black-frame

Fits my criteria, I especially like how the removable side panels are part of the design.

I just have to save up, I have some bigger stuff to take care of at the moment.

>>17363
I like the Dyncorp hat.

What's up with the leather flat cap? You into S&M with 19th century paper boys?

>>17364
No, he's just a terrible-looking hipster faggot.

I've never been a hat guy mostly because I wear something like a size 7 3/4 fitted ball cap. The ol' dome is just too big for most one-size-fits-all hats to actually fit without causing a headache, tearing up the hat or looking dumb.

>>17367
I'm happy I'm 7 1/8. It's a pretty common size.

I feel weird without a hat, I love having a cover. I don't know if it's bad for me, like if it causes hair loss or something. So far so good, healthy and thick hair. It's why I got $900 the one time I sold my hair.

My current go to headwear for day to day stuffs.

>>15666
A good belt will cost you some dosh. But it means you won't need to spend money for a good long while on another one if you buy right.

>>15672
Yeah, I figure that. I'm really liking the Maxpedition belt the poster above you mentioned. I might jump on that when I have the opportunity.

>>15667
>Little bit of a follow up since this thread was resurrected just liek babby jeezus.
Is that frowned upon? I find it best to use an existing thread if what I want to say is covered by the thread's topic, even if said thread is... oh, shit. Last July? God damn, this is a slow board!

>>15696
Same here. If I can necrobump an old discussion that fits my needs, I'd rather do that.

Belgian Browning Hi-Power holster.
Yeah, more expensive than a nylon or other type of plastic form-fitting holster, but much more stylish.