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1. A non-lubricated condom inserted into a sock then filled with water makes a passable field expedient canteen.   2. Learn everything you possibly can about cattails - there's a reason they're called "Nature's Grocery Store." (Not an "odd" tip, just an extremely useful one!)   3. Nearly every fur bearing animal and six-legged insect is edible.   4. When camping in bear country with the O.P., always carry a pair of track shoes, keeping in mind that in a close encounter, outrunning bears is not nearly as important as outrunning Spots.   :whistle:

Your "feelings" only matter if you are a leftist, homosexual, minority and or a woman (but not a pro-life, conservative &/or Christian one). If you fall into one of the above catagories your "feelings" trump everything else, including common sense, the Constitution & any/all reason.

Interesting comments Jonnin.   Just one question.   How much Ground Combat time do you have?

Maybe the reason he use's paint ball guns is because he did time in jail.

  I have spent my entire adult life (17-34) so far in the military and I can tell you, respectfully, you do not have a clue as to what you are talking about.   Your comment about 18-25 year olds not understanding that their mortality is highly disrespectful to the ones who put themselves in danger every day, they know the cost of war and are fully willing to pay it with their lives if need be.  Many of them have lost friends and have have aged years in days from the stress and lessons of combat.  Yet they still continue on.   None of our troops are trained to be cannon fodder and trust me when I say that they ask a lot of questions, I know this from experience as a supervisor.  They are not mindless even after years of training.  They are trained to follow orders because hesitation and debate in combat can get people killed but they are not just robots.   About UAV pilots, there is much more to operating unmanned platforms than just fiddling with an XBox controller.  Also, women have been flying them since the beginning and are excellent combat pilots.  This debate isn't about combat pilots though.   As to the gear that we carry, it's all necessary.  I carried a 20ish lb radio in my 60-70 lbs of gear which I used to call attack aircraft and crush hajis.  The rest of the gear kept me alive and I wouldn't have left any of it behind when going on missions.  That a-hole in the rag may be comfortable but he also died hungry.  The discomfort from my gear was definitely a good pain.   I'm tired of people talking about the military like they know something when they have no experience.   Ok, rant over...

I carry a square of aluminum foil in my kit. It can be used as a bowl to cook or purify water, to direct sunlight for emergency fire starting, as a signal mirror for rescue, and as a makeshift hat when the aliens try to steal my brain. sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

Bible Reading for today (from the book of Genesis)... "And God promised man that obedient wives would be found in all corners of the earth...then God made the earth round and He laughed and laughed and laughed."     :)

I'd wager the kid's mouth is what got him busted and expect nothing from the NRA.

  I wouldn't trust a Mexican with an Italian name. :)     - OS

Why is it everyone has to say, I humped the same thing as Infantry or I did the same job as Infantry. If that's the case then why didn't you reup as infantry, since you we already doing the job..  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_prsgZnPMQg

Guido! I know him. His real name is Enrique...short for Eric. He isn't Mexican though.

  Not really. He's a convicted felon.

  Yes and no, but technically more incorrect than not, I'd opine.    It's not lawful for a state to require it, because they ruled a state can't require anything more than the federal form called for in the National Voter Registration Act. They didn't rule that requiring it would be unconstitutional period,  like if the Act were amended to require that.   Funny how states are allowed to make all kinds of additional restrictive firearms laws beyond the federal ones, though, isn't it?   - OS

  While that's the de facto result, that's not really what the ruling was, which was simply that federal law preempts state law on the matter. Federal law could be changed to require proof of citizenship, and it's pretty certain they would uphold that if it came to them.   - OS

Somewhere in a large city a liberal's head just exploded.

It is none of the goverments buisness. If you think you have nothing to hide, let me know how you feel when your 5 year old daughter gets strip searched at the air port. No big deal she has nothing to hide either right? Sent from the backwoods of Nowhere

God. I wonder how she acted when she got her first car?

Looks like you did a good job. We need pics of the finished project.

I spent 26 years in the military. Every time they decided to allow women in certain career fields they swore they'd never lower the physical standards to get them in. Every time they did. I have no reason they will not continue this trend in the future.   That being said before anyone starts flaming me for being against women in the military let me say my wife served honorably and expertly for 28 years. She never wanted to be a Seal or Ranger either. She believed in the immortal words of Clint Eastwood...."A man needs to know their limitations".

Awesome. I love it. I have several file that belonged to my Grand Paw, almost smooth from use. Wasn't sure what to do with them put knew I would not get rid of them. You have inspired Sir.

This topic would have to raise it's head!   Personally I have mixed emotions on the subject and the jury is still out. Someone on here needs to be a sexist bigot, so here goes...   Half of me believes that if you want to be recognized as an equal and have the same privileges and respect, you earn your way and make the same sacrifices and contributions. No special treatment or special lower standards than that of a male because of estrogen, cycles, brains, cramps, mood swings and lack of muscle mass. Where would we be had WWI or WWII been fought by woman, or any conflict for that matter? If a woman wants to be the bull, she had better have the equipment to back it up.   In this day and age of women libbers and equality, why not draft them at eighteen and expose them to the same standards, danger and combat as a man? After all, they're reaping all the benefits and rewards men have provided for them the last 250 years of this nations existence.   Emotionally, would you feel any different with a woman badly injured / killed next to you in combat, compared to a fellow male soldier? Would she be capable emotionally and physically to drag your injured butt to safety if your a casualty? How about the "friendships" that will surely develop? And the extra logistics required for showering, sleeping, personal needs, etc. on the battle field? Why do woman want to become something they're not equipped for?   The other half of me hopes the minority of bull woman succeed in their struggle to become men and get their wish(s) to shut them up. That will not bode well for people like me that don't want they feminine daughters, sisters and wife into the voluntary fighting forces, military draft and foreign combat.

Funny that as a 19 yr old, I was in charge of the lives of 4 people and not for once did I not think about putting myself in front of them if shit ever hit the fan.  Jonnin - we have a saying, "Stay in your lane", military is not something you have experience with, so please refrain from commenting on the military.. 

You are never going to let logic of facts get in the way of your belief that Zimmerman is guilty will you.    Did you even read the account he provided a link to? I'm betting you didn't.

I was all for women in combat until The Navy told my rising freshman granddaughter they would pay for her schooling if she would work seriously towards flying helicopters for them.  Now I'm leaning back toward the barefoot, pregnant & in the kitchen idea.  Married.  To a man. Cherokee Slim

Fellas, grab 5 males dogs and throw in one female in heat and tell me what happens? You already know, same thing will happen. This is the Guberments solution for Sexual Assaults. Throw them in closer proximity to the meat eaters and hope they can cut it.    Some can do it, some will get pregnant and joe will pay for it, some will yell rape. The Military is not a social experiment and they sure in hell ain't Starship Troopers. Type As need to left alone and let them do what they do and that's execute National Foreign Policy for the last 3-500 meters. Standards will come down and moral amongst the ranks will fall, especially amongst the Type As.. 

I believe in the equality of the sexes. Throughout history women have fought alongside men or by themselves, Amazons, and Viking Shield maidens are more familiar with the western culture. When I was in there were female Marines who used to go to the field with us, and most performed their duties well. The reason we did not have females in the combat MOS's had something to do with hygiene which females needed in order to avoid certain illness which I don't remember the name of. I say if females want to and are qualified for combat MOS's, let them. However one thing pops to mind, and that is if they get captured that is a huge PR win for the enemy.  30-50 is old for main combat troops, as many have said, the younger the better, I used to say, the Marines need young, willing, and reckless people, they older one gets hopefully the smarter they get, and smart people are not so willing to just charge the hill.  As for carrying the gear, the American service member is lucky to have all this gear, let the rest of the world fight naked, I want my body armor and what not when I go outside the wire. I'd rather be tired and safe that going home in a box. 

That's all he has.  He isn't a dog or a bounty hunter!

Refusal to incriminate himself = criminal offense? Just saw something on Drudge Report about something like that too, making it "incriminating" to not incriminate yourself by not talking. So much for the 5th...

Women are, and have been allowed in almost all roles of the military that wasn't direct action ground troops for years. As far as age. Most young Marines I know and knew were more responsible than 75% of the population. We are a lot of things, cannon fodder is not one of them. Believe it or not I had self preservation skills as a young Marine. We just do what must be done to get our job done. And as your body ages it fatigues easier and becomes more prone to injury. Military is mostly a young mans game, for good reason. We follow orders without question because its whats needed to complete our mission. I do agree with lighter gear. But body armor has saved countless lives. Ammo is a neccesity as is water. So there just isn't many placed to cut weight. Body armor could be lighter, but I dont know many Marines who carry anything thats not necessary. Already Sent from the backwoods of Nowhere

No one to concern yourself with.

I think the suspension seat on the Scag is not to be overlooked.  Doesn't seem the Toro has that.  Have you driven a Scag?  I would try to get a demo of it as well.  I think that will help you make a final decision.

My opinion is way off the norm but I will give it anyway.   I think *anyone* should be allowed to fight for their country and if they are not physically able to be a grunt then we find them a computer.   Even a kid can drive a drone with a little practice.  And you should not have to be able to haul a 800 pound backpack to be allowed to contribute in some way.  Since we are unwilling to bomb the enemy, we do need ground troops, but that is not the only job, we also need hackers, drone pilots, and so much more.   That said, I think we should change the age of the fighting person to be 30-50.   I may be in the minority but I feel that most 18-25 year olds are too reckless and do not truly understand their own mortality well enough to be sent off to die.   I respect our military but its a system that preys on youth, "trains" (brainwashes) them to obey orders without question and uses their lack of self preservation to produce cannon fodder.   Not a fan of that at all.     As for hauling gear: half the world fights with an AK and a tiny amount of gear.  I think we ask our troops to carry to much junk around.  Handy stuff, some of it, but if some guy in a rag with an AK, a bottle bomb,  and a sammich in his pocket can fight off an army, we might be able to carry a little bit less crap. 

I just pre-ordered a few of these from Brownell's.   I figure they'll be worth about $200 each when the next gun panic hits...

Since we (The Marines) are devil dogs, I vote that MARSOC be renamed the Pink Poodles. I am not a feminist. I believe women should have every right and freedom a man does. But they are made different, both emotionally and physically. What happens when your on a mission and its that time of the month? And I have yet to meet more than a couple of women who could hump my pack and full combat load when I was in and it not take an irreversible tole on their bodies if they could even pick up and suit up in my gear and still move. Sent from the backwoods of Nowhere

Little bit more tid bits on the story http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2013/05/8th-grader-arrested-for-wearing-nra-t-shirt-speaks-out-2650268.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-PszuLwEu8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Quote, "As a gratified consumer, I thought, “Well, that was easy.” Then the terrifying reality hit me, “Holy hell, that was EASY.”  Too easy. I still knew nothing about firearms."     And you can just as easily walk into Home Depot and buy a hammer.  Doesn't mean you know how to use it, and just as deadly as a Glock. 

  Good observation

I was in Chattanooga today, one of my kids is seeing a eye specialist, anyway, had some time and visited GT Distributors for the first time.  Wow, is all that I can say.  It truly is a candy store for gun people like me.  There are some deals on police trade ins like Glock 22 and 21.  Most pricing was well South of $400.  They had huge inventory Glock oem magazines all around the $21 per mag price.  They appeared to be heavily stocked on ARs too.  They did have pistol ammo and 223, pricing was reasonable.  No 22.  I did pick up some 10mm ammo for my newest addition @ $24 box of 50.  If you have not checked them out, you need to.  I seldom if ever praise retailers, but this one is a good one.

I found the article to be the most insulting thing to women I have ever read outside the pages of Hustler.

  Or at least read the book that came with the gun. Libtards don't recognize personal responsibility. It's one of the main reasons I hate 'em.

  I guess 'Jonathan' minds think alike.  In fact, I couldn't resist posting a comment to that effect.  My comment is awaiting 'moderation' - we will see if it actually gets posted.  The following is what I wrote:  

  All of this is very true.  There's a wrecker service in Robbinsville that always seems to have 6 or so bikes in their "corral" and they can tell you many stories of fatalities both on the Skyway and on the Dragon.  I've been there, seen the bikes and listened to the stories.  I know of one person a few years ago on a small cruiser that was riding 2 up with his wife on the Dragon. The cruiser was not speeding and was riding leisurely with a couple of other friends behind on bikes also.  A bike came out of a curve at a high rate of speed, on it's side and sliding towards them.  They had nowhere to go and they caught the bike head on right in the front wheel.  The rider of the crotch rocket had a broken leg, the driver of the cruiser spent 3 weeks in the hospital and his wife spent 2 weeks, but both survived. You can be doing the right thing on the Dragon and still get killed.  It is a very dangerous road.

I travel the road every single day.  Sometimes by bike, sometimes by car.  Please, if you go, 1) Stay in your lane, 2) Use the pull offs, if someone is behind you and they were not a minute ago that means they are faster than you, using one of the 108 (really there are 108 of them) paved pull offs is the courteous thing to do.  3) Ride your own ride at a pace you are comfortable with, if your adrenaline is flowing you are pushing yourself and endangering everyone else on the road.

Whatever WalMart has it priced at .

To me, it isn't an issue of having, 'something to hide.'  Instead, privacy is an issue of personal liberty.  Personally, I'd rather live in a society where there is even as much as a 5% chance that I will be killed by a terrorist than live in a society where there is a 100% chance that Big Brother is constantly looking over my shoulder and privacy is dead.

I haven't read the book but do plan on seeing the movie. My walking dead itch needs to be scratched.

the operative word here is 'brass framed'  I've been looking on ebay...lots of Pietta brass frames...not so many steel.  There's a reason for that

Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.