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- Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:24 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: SCUBA divers??
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18501
Re: SCUBA divers??
I haven't been on this forum for 10 years, but I've written a guide on Water-based OPS before, and I touched on Diving. Did Tec in my early twenties, went for my dive master certification at 17: It seems that, in the professional combat diving world, gear is ditched once you reach your destination, ...
- Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:45 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: What do you do outside of night opping?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 838807
Re: What do you do outside of night opping?
.... he still lives?
- Tue Aug 13, 2013 6:27 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Great info for preping for a high pressure/risk op.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9072
Re: Great info for preping for a high pressure/risk op.
there's another one of these, that I was taught when I learned to dive. It's extremely similar as it handles panic while diving, and how this could spiral out of control and land you in serious trouble unless you manage to break this downwards stress spiral. It's better to take a few seconds to calm...
- Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:57 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Requested $600 limit gear list
- Replies: 16
- Views: 19367
Re: Requested $600 limit gear list
I applaud this thread.
I am quite impressed with your ability to find a list this expensive on just clothes, two knives, lockpicks and a light.
I'm not sure if I could assemble a kit this expensive without including NVG's.
I am quite impressed with your ability to find a list this expensive on just clothes, two knives, lockpicks and a light.
I'm not sure if I could assemble a kit this expensive without including NVG's.
- Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:34 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Blood Pressure Cuffs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14048
Re: Blood Pressure Cuffs
This is new? I seriously had a mechanic do this to my dad's car over ten years ago when he tossed his coat with the car keys in it into the trunk of the car and accidentally locked us out on a theme part parking lot. This method of opening the car is even easier than picking the fucking lock.
- Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:25 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: boot camp....
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13401
Re: boot camp....
Most reasons for people to join the military is for their own reasons. Many complain about politics, but truly, politics is hardly a reason to go over there and fight. Really, some soldiers even go there because it's a way to get rid out of all the anger in their bodies and just shoot people. I have...
- Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:03 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: knife fighting and hand to hand combat.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13294
Re: knife fighting and hand to hand combat.
my advice is read a motherfucking book on Rondel fighting or on Messers. AND practice a martial art that's focussed on combat or self-defense rather than competition such as Jiu-Jitsu, Krav Maga, Combat Sambo, Systema, Silat, Aikido, Hapkido, and various others. Having experience in a technique that...
- Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:30 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: What do you do outside of night opping?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 838807
Re: What do you do outside of night opping?
Crystal Meth.
- Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:08 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Magnetometers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10968
Re: Magnetometers
Xanatos, I was not aware of biomagneticism, that has been eye opening to me. Also Urgon, thanks for clearing that up. As I stated I was not aware of how far this technology was. I knew that the presence of these devices implied all these things could be possible, what I did not know is if we were at...
- Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:06 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Magnetometers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10968
Magnetometers
So, ofcourse, in Night-ops, there's the ever-present nuisiance of electronic security measures. Some of the best known ones being Electromagnetic contact sensors. Everything electronic in this world emits a small electromagnetic field. Computers, monitors, headsets, phones, even the fucking blow-dri...
- Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:56 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Opping Smell
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7644
Re: Opping Smell
I use some old army stuff... to be quite honest, it doesn't really smell like midnight, but it does smell a lot like subdued dirt and sweat.
- Mon May 30, 2011 6:22 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Psychology of Oping
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8008
Re: Psychology of Oping
Actually, the body follows the mind. You can not bulk up, or train, without the proper mental attitude. If you don't ever see yourself doing such physical things, your body won't ever follow, Once you realise you have potential to do everything, you can achieve anything. Getting a fit body included....
- Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:19 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: favorite websites.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18186
Re: favorite websites.
What WAS the disease? I never got to go on it and it seems to be disabled... Also, opsgear is my personal favorite gear site It was a database of multiple books and text files regarding some 'extreme' information, bomb-making, nighttime operations, how to handle firearms, fighting manuals or docume...
- Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:54 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: I can't breathe with the balaclava
- Replies: 20
- Views: 27341
Re: I can't breathe with the balaclava
Yeah, but aren't I supposed to breath with the nose? I mean... I talked with some guys that work in my country's special forces and they told me that i should always breath with my nose -and not with my mouth. :? you 'should' breathe through the nose, it's better for you because your nose filters t...
- Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:12 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Beginning gear suggestions?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7091
Re: Beginning gear suggestions?
Being a drop-dead gorgeous piece of shit, I wear Lycra oftenly. The fabric itself doesn't usually reflect, but a lot of people making Lycra suits like to work the outer layer to make it smooth and, indeed, reflect. It's not a good idea, though. I prefer sticking to BDU's, personally, but as Xanatos ...
- Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:07 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: I can't breathe with the balaclava
- Replies: 20
- Views: 27341
Re: I can't breathe with the balaclava
I know which you mean, my friend from the army uses them, I guess they would work, I can't get them around here otherwise.
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:22 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: metsubishi
- Replies: 28
- Views: 36169
Re: metsubishi
has anyone ever considered salt? Seriously, salt. The longest lasting effect of regular spray, which is even a bitch to get out with an eye douche, was the fact that it was just a bitch to get your eyes open, and when you did, even the resulting sunlight you'd look into would hurt like a bitch. I've...
- Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:43 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: bikes as a means of urban escape
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7996
Re: bikes as a means of urban escape
I have considered this, yes, I have a bike on my own. It's the number one method of transportation here. Sadly enough, that means there's plenty of cops on bicycles, too. If you use a bike for opping, I do suggest one with a backward break, else your chain might start making a noise when you stop pe...
- Sun Jan 23, 2011 12:04 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: For the bare beginners: escaping from your family.
- Replies: 42
- Views: 154852
Re: For the bare beginners: escaping from your family.
Also, one day when no one was home, i went all through my escape route and mapped EVERY creaky floorboard. Now, im completely silent when i escape :mrgreen: This is actually the one key thing to remember, wether my guide works for you or not: Should you ever want to leave your house this sneakily, ...
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:57 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Glasses
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16277
Re: Glasses
Hey Lopi, I am in the same situation you are, and in the beginning, I tried keeping them on. However, as soon as I started using masks they quickly enough clouded up my glasses. I had used contacts in the past, wearing them all day. But I never got really good at putting them in, that worked much be...
- Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:06 pm
- Forum: Greetings
- Topic: Hello from the old continent
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7415
Re: Hello from the old continent
oy, another europper! don't worry, there's more of us here than you'd think.
Welcome to the boards
Welcome to the boards
- Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:27 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: The Virtues of Running
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10114
Re: The Virtues of Running
I don't know what's wrong with my feet, but I have high insteps and bad ankles. I can't run in sneakers to save my life. I need tough running shoes, hiking shoes, or army crates because of the support. And I find that with current weather, I would've rather run in the latter, strangely enough. Weigh...
- Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:43 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Moderator postition is open
- Replies: 4
- Views: 25097
Re: Moderator postition is open
I'm on here on a daily basis, and willing to do this. It's up to you if I'm capable of doing it. I'm not entirely sure what the collective idea is on dealing with some issues, however, I need a fucking manual to read in order to do it good. (INFMTR)
- Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:44 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Stepping Down As Admin Soon
- Replies: 8
- Views: 32455
Re: Stepping Down As Admin Soon
Quite seriously, I've never seen that much 'true' oppers compared to most of the people that post on here. For as far as I can tell Black Ops and Bad Ideas used to be more frequented in the past. That all aside, though, Psych, I always saw you as one of the top admins. Hell, I can't even recall off ...
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:22 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Hard Time Getting Motivated To Exercise? Read This.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18432
Re: Hard Time Getting Motivated To Exercise? Read This.
Quite true, good points O:. And I recognize a lot of myself in here. Not so much because I know just as much about gyms, use a pair of dumbells, eat well or am genetically fit for fitness (though it doesn't really work against me, either), It took a long time for me to find a way to keep myself fit ...
- Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:10 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Radios/Walkie Talkies
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9205
Re: Radios/Walkie Talkies
Just using the earbud's - built in mike I got with my HERO, stuffed the entire think under my balaclava, and it just works xD HTC earbuds ftw
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:10 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Belt and drop pouches?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8374
Re: Belt and drop pouches?
I don't usually wear leg pockets, because either side of my pants already have pockets. Kind of beats the use of wearing another one around your leg. I'd say try the pockets out before you buy them first, who knows what kind of sounds your legs and pants start making together under the pressure of t...
- Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:34 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Words of Wisdom
- Replies: 46
- Views: 78861
Re: Words of Wisdom
"The only truth that exists, is the one we create for ourselves."
- Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:43 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Scuba Dry Suit
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8157
Re: Scuba Dry Suit
Even though a Drysuit is made for diving in frigid temperatures, or for diving 'longer' (when you have to be in the water all day as an instructor, Trilaminate suits are still desireable.), they're not fucking spacesuits, in the long run, you still cool down in the suits. And not all dry suits actua...
- Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:58 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Failed operations and escaping
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14703
Re: Failed operations and escaping
Opping is not my prime skill for going places I shouldn't, truly. I try not to get found in the first place, else, topple the guard and run as fast as your legs can carry you. Otherwise, pretend like you really didn't know you weren't supposed to be there. Ofcourse, there's one point where one thing...
- Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:59 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: For the bare beginners: escaping from your family.
- Replies: 42
- Views: 154852
Re: For the bare beginners: escaping from your family.
Getting out is the best part! Getting back in is the worst. Simply do the opposite from getting out! and do it quickly, and get out of your gear, and crawl into bed. The key is speed, in this case. As long as you can confirm an alibi in front of your parents ("I was in bed this entire time"), you w...
- Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:49 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: favorite websites.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18186
Re: favorite gear sites
Man, I can't forget the emotion of dissapointement I felt that day I saw those INCREDIBLE kevlar gloves and I looked at the prise.... : 100 euros. And I had only 50 with me... Seriously, when I get 100 euros I'll go and buy them... 100 euro's for kevlar gloves? holy balls. Personally, I get most of...
- Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:11 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Pepper spray
- Replies: 23
- Views: 28083
Re: Pepper spray
And remember, kids: ANYTHING is possible when your man smells like old spice!CokeCanNinja wrote:Pepper spray makes you smell spicy.
Re: Hello.
Another Dutchie? I need to start watching my back...
I hope you'll at least get to some... 'cleaner' ops. These things can't be good for your health!
Have a good one, and I hope you'll learn a lot from the Forum
*edit* I'd be quite interested in those stories, myself.
I hope you'll at least get to some... 'cleaner' ops. These things can't be good for your health!
Have a good one, and I hope you'll learn a lot from the Forum
*edit* I'd be quite interested in those stories, myself.
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:12 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: My Most Basic Gear
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16726
Re: My Most Basic Gear
for me... - a stainless steel Multitool I got free with magazine membership. - black BDU pants, - Shipper's sweater - Black Balaclava - paperclip lockpicks (which have a tendency of getting stuck between pins, I learned that one the hard way. not going to use paperclips again, nevermore) - Black FIL...
- Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:38 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Building Upper Body Strength
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12083
Re: Building Upper Body Strength
I did some kayaking a few years ago, it was good. A surprisingly quiet way to get around on the surface of the water, if the opportunity ever arises. They actually did that in the navy here when the Frogmen were still a separate unit. Not sure about the new Maritine Special Operations Force right n...
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:34 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: metsubishi
- Replies: 28
- Views: 36169
Re: metsubishi
Then put it in a plastic spray can instead of a metal one?CokeCanNinja wrote:True, bu you couldn't take it into places with metal detectors.Xanatos wrote:It'd make more sense to just leave the pepper spray intact and use that instead.
- Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:14 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: metsubishi
- Replies: 28
- Views: 36169
Re: metsubishi
My basic ingredients are flour, salt, pepper and onion salt ground into a fine powder. I've also got an old flourescent tube-bulb around here somewhere which I'm planning to crush up to make permanent 'eye closers'. Same here. Flour, Salt, Pepper, but also grinded chalk. You know, to use on a chalk...
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:48 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Paranoia and Fear of Darkness
- Replies: 32
- Views: 39024
Re:
You should've punched him in the face and asked him who killed your daughter.Evil_0ne wrote:he said that i was possibly armed and looked like I was something out of a Tom Clancy movie
- Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:44 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: For the bare beginners: escaping from your family.
- Replies: 42
- Views: 154852
Re: For the bare beginners: escaping from your family.
Sorry to be a thread necromancer here but I need some major help I live in a 3rd story apartment. Its not one with fire escapes or anything. just the door, or the balcony. Mom is a heavy sleeper, but the neighbors, not so much. The landlord of all the properties in the area has Rent a cops patrolli...
- Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:44 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: What do you guys do the day before an op?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8994
Re: What do you guys do the day before an op?
I sleep longer to shift my rythm. As a result I can stay more focussed on an. Op.
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:29 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Double-edged or Single?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17065
Re: Double-edged or Single?
in that case I have,Urgon wrote: which is better for eliminating enemies without actually killing them
MAI FEESTS, DEY AR MADE OF OPERATIVE, BZZZRARARARARARARARARA
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:40 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: The Value of Stealth
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9550
Re: The Value of Stealth
Stealth is everything. Anything else is just a fail-safe precaution. Think about it. You wear a mask in case your stealth proves weak and you are seen. You wear gloves in the advent you lack sufficient stealth and someone thinks to take prints the area. You are forgetting one point there, though, p...
- Sun Jun 20, 2010 12:28 pm
- Forum: Greetings
- Topic: Slow like the snail, jumpy as a frog.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7733
Re: Slow like the snail, jumpy as a frog.
don't forget your tendency to park on the fucking Zebra, ping. Or in the middle of the street.
Regardless, welcome to the boards. It's good to see another mainland european.
*edit*
And your horrible, horrible mayonaise... ugh.
Regardless, welcome to the boards. It's good to see another mainland european.
*edit*
And your horrible, horrible mayonaise... ugh.
- Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:05 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: BDU velcro patches
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8015
Re: BDU velcro patches
Will do. The only practical application I could see would be to stick a patch of material on it with netting sewn onto it for adding camoflauge. But this seemed a bit redundant, being multicam & all... never overestimate the pattern, especially not the multicam. I've heard adding vegetation and wha...
- Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:57 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: BDU velcro patches
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8015
Re: BDU velcro patches
They're all the soft, fluffy velcro that the rough part is supposed to stick onto. In which case it won't really have all that much use lest you put something with Rigid Velcro on there. And let's face it... for most of those objects there's either a more usefull place, or they'll be useless object...
- Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:46 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: burglary myths, busted and confirmed!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4558
burglary myths, busted and confirmed!
Hey, there HAD to be an episode about that, someday! It might not be much, but here you'll have the Ep. They'll cover some rather interesting security issues! EPPISOWD WAN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF_TQlhUOqg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGU-jHpPnHU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbW8_3uc_Rc...
- Wed May 05, 2010 11:41 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: I need lotsa help with some basic things...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5510
Re: I need lotsa help with some basic things...
don't worry confused one, I wrote a guide on leaving the house! try looking for 'for the bare beginners', it's among the resources as a PDF, but you might want to read over the guide in the resources section! Aside from that, all I can really recommend is practice, practice, practice. You don't want...
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:24 pm
- Forum: Greetings
- Topic: Greetings!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11542
Re: Greetings!
Night ops is one of the best sites to learn. Welcome to the Best, Roccoco (nice art reference, by the way).
- Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:11 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Naval Ops - Because there is too little knowledge.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13887
Re: Naval Ops - Because there is too little knowledge.
I'm on a roll ;D.
There isn't nearly as much detail in it as I'd like, though. I'll have to do some experimenting. I'll let you know when I've updated it to liking after research/discussions on the board.
There isn't nearly as much detail in it as I'd like, though. I'll have to do some experimenting. I'll let you know when I've updated it to liking after research/discussions on the board.