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by Ghost
Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:46 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Wow...
Replies: 7
Views: 14892

Wow...

I'm finding it hard to believe that something like this is allowed to pass. I'm now starting to realize why certain UK users have been ramping up their personal security. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17576745 I seriously hope that this is stopped somehow, but from the tone of the article it...
by Ghost
Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:02 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Tazer proof armor
Replies: 10
Views: 14971

Re: Tazer proof armor

Ah, ok. i thought it was trying to direct the current into the ground, that makes a lot more sense lol. For some reason i thought that two barbs were simply there to guarantee a better chance of success, and the electricity would have to flow through your body to ground. Since really they're just po...
by Ghost
Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:35 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: Tazer proof armor
Replies: 10
Views: 14971

Re: Tazer proof armor

So then there's a ground wire or something like that hanging out of the bottom of the pants? Seems a little impractical... Edit: after doing some reading, It seems like there have been cases when a thick leather jacket has been able to protect a person from a taser. If that's the case, i'm pretty su...
by Ghost
Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:32 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Tazer proof armor
Replies: 10
Views: 14971

Re: Tazer proof armor

I've always wondered how well hardened leather armor would do against a tazer. I've got a feeling that as long as you got armor-grade leather, the contact points wouldn't be able to penetrate enough to shock you. And seeing as how they only ever shoot center of mass, all you'd really need would be a...
by Ghost
Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:01 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: Camo demonstration
Replies: 25
Views: 24512

Re: Camo demonstration

Xanatos, i like it. Like i said, i think the multicam is very good at obscuring his form. it's very hard to recognize that "distinctive human outline" when he's wearing it, even if the camo is a little bit light for the environment. Color wise, i think the darkened camo does an excellent job at mimi...
by Ghost
Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:20 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Buiding a team/finding a partner
Replies: 11
Views: 16113

Re: Buiding a team/finding a partner

Perhaps start real slow, by roaming around in woods type areas and exploring with them. Then escalate it into exploring abandoned structures, stuff that's truly abandoned, no security, that sort of thing. Then take it up another notch, start doing some UE on buildings that are a little less easily a...
by Ghost
Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:22 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Trayvon Martin Shooting
Replies: 3
Views: 7786

Re: Trayvon Martin Shooting

I wouldn't worry too much about age, we've got a fair number of mid-twenties that i know of here, and 30 can't be much different, right? (right?!) Personally, with regards to the shooting, i'd like to think that it wasn't night ops related, due to the kid's attitude and attire. He seemed to be weari...
by Ghost
Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:23 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: A Good Excuse
Replies: 27
Views: 40735

Re: A Good Excuse

Welcome back. how is the swelling?
by Ghost
Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:29 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: The weapons thread
Replies: 10
Views: 12568

Re: The weapons thread

WOW, i guess tinypic has removed my pics already. that's fucking annoying, seeing as they were put up like a week ago, tops. here are some knife pictures though, this is of the custom piece i picked up this Christmas. The blade is cable damascus, and the hilt is toasted elk antler.
by Ghost
Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:58 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: Camo demonstration
Replies: 25
Views: 24512

Re: Camo demonstration

I must disagree, the darkened seems like it blends him in with the environment much better, even if the multicam blends his form a little more.
by Ghost
Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:21 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: A Good Excuse
Replies: 27
Views: 40735

Re: A Good Excuse

Still cool sounding though. lol.
by Ghost
Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:15 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Camo demonstration
Replies: 25
Views: 24512

Re: Camo demonstration

I'd download them, but it says the files are set to private, and only the owner can download them. I'll take any bets now that this is related to the megaupload incident.
by Ghost
Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:40 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: A Good Excuse
Replies: 27
Views: 40735

Re: A Good Excuse

Keep us updated man, here's hoping for a speedy recovery.
by Ghost
Sat Mar 24, 2012 4:01 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: SerePick
Replies: 5
Views: 8989

Re: SerePick

They might, but I don't :D
by Ghost
Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:14 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: The weapons thread
Replies: 10
Views: 12568

Re: The weapons thread

Haha, the first large caliber rifle i ever shot was .300 wsm... I still have a mark from it, actually. :P
by Ghost
Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:23 pm
Forum: Greetings
Topic: Brand New
Replies: 3
Views: 6195

Re: Brand New

134 views and not a single post. We are truly lurkers by nature, lol. Welcome to the forums, i promise we are much more sociable than we seem at first.
by Ghost
Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:21 pm
Forum: Greetings
Topic: Morning Night Os.
Replies: 2
Views: 5414

Re: Morning Night Os.

Generally i hate raising dead threads, as cool as necromancy is, but i really hate to see greetings threads go unanswered. I feel like it makes us look unhospitable, and that is far from the truth. Consider this a belated welcome, and feel free to check out the chat if you're on and lurking, there's...
by Ghost
Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:11 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: The weapons thread
Replies: 10
Views: 12568

The weapons thread

Welcome to the unofficial night ops weapons thread. Feel free to post weapons you want, weapons you like, weapons you have, or any other weapon related stuff you feel like. I'll kick things off by posting a bit of my collection, as well as some wants. Also, keep in mind that these don't have to be o...
by Ghost
Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:05 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: An old stealth guide i found (worth a read)
Replies: 2
Views: 5269

An old stealth guide i found (worth a read)

Last week i was wandering around the "kewl" side of the interwebs, and managed to find a pretty decent guide on how to stay hidden. Some of the ideas are a little outdated, but all together it seems like a very good guide for beginners who are looking for some advice on how to hide, and how to move ...
by Ghost
Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:54 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: SerePick
Replies: 5
Views: 8989

SerePick

Has anyone ever ordered anything from Serepick? Most of their gear is marketed towards urban security/evasion type stuff, it seems like a lot of their stuff is very small and would be handy to tuck in a wallet for SHTF type scenarios, or even for escape and evasion use on ops. For anyone not familia...
by Ghost
Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:33 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Rough area
Replies: 21
Views: 25524

Re: Rough area

Bringing a bb gun is a spectacularly bad idea, better to stick with defensive weapons or tools such as spray, batons, large maglites, ect. The second you pull out anything resembling a gun, you escalate a fight up into the "life or death" area. Yes, there is a chance they will see it and flee, but w...
by Ghost
Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:16 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: The Annual NONET Gear Thread
Replies: 8
Views: 10111

Re: The Annual NONET Gear Thread

I have some new gear on the way, so i'll try to get some pictures up in the next week or two.
by Ghost
Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:26 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Camo demonstration
Replies: 25
Views: 24512

Re: Camo demonstration

^ I'm not even going to dignify that above comment with a proper quote.

I keep coming back to look at these, it really is amazing how well they blend it with the environment as soon as you get a good distance away.
by Ghost
Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:47 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Camo demonstration
Replies: 25
Views: 24512

Re: Camo demonstration

I lol'd at that last picture, but you might want to think about at least putting a black bar over the eyes. wouldn't want someone to end up using that picture to figure out your old myspace address, and the using that to find your facebook. :P
by Ghost
Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:54 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: Camo demonstration
Replies: 25
Views: 24512

Re: Camo demonstration

This sounds like an awesome idea, i'll try to get some pictures in a few random camo types i have laying around sometime as well.
by Ghost
Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:17 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Chat-Room Thread
Replies: 154
Views: 3767980

Re: Chat-Room Thread

Chat's pretty active tonight, come on in!
by Ghost
Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:07 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Powerstilting
Replies: 7
Views: 10222

Re: Powerstilting

I had an old opping buddy who really wanted to try out opping in these. He never got around to it, but the thought of seeing what looks to be a ninja/velociraptor hybrid running and jumping around out there would almost make it worth it, if only for the lulz.
by Ghost
Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:29 am
Forum: Greetings
Topic: Hey :)
Replies: 6
Views: 9504

Re: Hey :)

Welcome to the forums, don't worry about not having much opping experience, everyone was a beginner once. Feel free to read/post around, there's a ton of good information to help get you out in the field and opping like a pro.
by Ghost
Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:21 am
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Rough area
Replies: 21
Views: 25524

Re: Rough area

Agreed with Xanatos, any situation that would require use of firearms isn't one you're going to be posting about on this board. Going out on an op with a firearm is going out with the mentality "I may have to kill a person during my op tonight". The number of ops where that would be worth it are far...
by Ghost
Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:13 am
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Razor Wire
Replies: 13
Views: 16700

Re: Razor Wire

Before i learned to take my time when crossing barbed wire, i once came several inches away from loosing my right nut. Ruined a perfectly good pair of black BDU pants, too.
by Ghost
Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:40 am
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Timing
Replies: 14
Views: 19188

Re: Timing

I've gone out as early as 11pm, and stayed out as late as 5am, but those were both sort of extreme circumstances. No one likes an op where you're literally racing against the rising sun to get back home. My "prime opping range" is probably between 1am and 3am, but i don't mind stretching that an hou...
by Ghost
Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:41 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Razor Wire
Replies: 13
Views: 16700

Re: Razor Wire

In my experience, razor wire has always remained true to it's name. There are a number of military guys i know who've worked with the stuff in the past, and claimed that even when wearing full protective gear (heavy leather gloves, welding leathers, ect) they still got all cut up. The worst type of ...
by Ghost
Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:20 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: pants needed
Replies: 25
Views: 29474

Re: pants needed

So it's everything the ACU isn't. I will never understand the big push to get everyone changed over to ACU/ABU... there were several choices that were clearly better which were either in development or already out at the time. Both multicam and ATACS wold have been a thousand times better for what ...
by Ghost
Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:14 pm
Forum: Greetings
Topic: Dia duit
Replies: 4
Views: 7884

Re: Dia duit

Welcome to the forums, feel free to snoop around and get into some discussions here, there's a wealth of good information floating around.
by Ghost
Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:27 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Chat-Room Thread
Replies: 154
Views: 3767980

Re: Chat-Room Thread

Anyone up for a chat? Moddy & I are hanging out in the chatroom at the moment, and it sure is ronery in here...
by Ghost
Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:45 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: Drop leg platform
Replies: 5
Views: 9057

Drop leg platform

Sick of having multiple pouches sliding all over the place on your gear belt? Tired of having those pouches get in the way when you're trying to climb, roll, crawl, or move stealthily? If these aren't problems you run into op after op, then get the fuck out, this thread isn't for you. :x :x :x For t...
by Ghost
Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:45 am
Forum: Greetings
Topic: Newb
Replies: 4
Views: 6984

Re: Newb

Welcome to the site. there's a lot of good information here, so feel free to ask around if you're looking for something specific. Also, don't be shy about adding your own experiences/input, it's always great to hear things from a fresh point of view.
by Ghost
Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:08 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: pants needed
Replies: 25
Views: 29474

Re: pants needed

Xanatos wrote:
Therin the Hand wrote:Unfortunately i'm still pantless,
That brought up a hilarious image about the importance of stealth on ops. :lol:
Keep your eyes open for my "in the nude" dare ops challenge this spring 8)
by Ghost
Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:56 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Chat-Room Thread
Replies: 154
Views: 3767980

Re: Chat-Room Thread

Good... good... come into the chat room...

http://night-ops.net/chat/
by Ghost
Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:50 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Chat-Room Thread
Replies: 154
Views: 3767980

Re: Chat-Room Thread

Image
by Ghost
Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:45 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Chat-Room Thread
Replies: 154
Views: 3767980

Re: Chat-Room Thread

What he said. now get in here.

or else... :x :x :x
by Ghost
Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:41 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Time to Consider Recruiting Options
Replies: 72
Views: 276388

Re: Time to Consider Recruiting Options

The problem with increased security is that it tends to stifle new growth, and we're currently at a time where we need new growth just to stay alive. We used to have things vastly more secure around here, but the daily post count suffered for it. There were times when the entire forum would go days ...
by Ghost
Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:35 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: pants needed
Replies: 25
Views: 29474

Re: pants needed

Digital subdued urban it is then. Let's hope that the 60/40 cotton/poly ripstop fabric is at least semi quiet.
by Ghost
Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:34 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Chat-Room Thread
Replies: 154
Views: 3767980

Re: Chat-Room Thread

Get in the chat, the water's fine.

Yes you.

Seriously.
by Ghost
Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:47 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: pants needed
Replies: 25
Views: 29474

Re: pants needed

In my experience, multicam is better for arid regions like deserts, badlands, plains, or even some types of mountainous terrain. It's way to bright to be suitable for sneaking around suburban or rural areas at night, and while it does work somewhat well in forests, there are better patterns availabl...
by Ghost
Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:29 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Time to Consider Recruiting Options
Replies: 72
Views: 276388

Re: Time to Consider Recruiting Options

Out of interest I googled an old members username last night to see if there was any stories regarding him online - and found his posts on several other forums, his steam account and some other bits and bobs... :roll: Oh dear, i certainly hope that wasn't me. I believe i used my "therin the hand" h...
by Ghost
Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:25 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: pants needed
Replies: 25
Views: 29474

Re: pants needed

Unfortunately i'm still pantless, unless i wanted to run around wearing ABUs. :roll: Propper's digital subdued urban looks pretty good, so these are looking like a good bet. Half the time i just wear black on top, so these look like they'll work well there too. http://www.opticsplanet.net/propper-ge...
by Ghost
Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:37 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Need NV Camera
Replies: 4
Views: 7467

Re: Need NV Camera

Moddy and i were talking about IR cameras a few weeks ago, as i've been in the market for one myself. Obviously thermal imaging is insanely expensive, and a good thermal imager like a FLIR is going to cost upwards of $2500 usd, at the very least. IR cameras, however, are another story. I've found tw...
by Ghost
Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:19 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Time to Consider Recruiting Options
Replies: 72
Views: 276388

Re: Time to Consider Recruiting Options

Xanatos wrote:If things go south we can always revert back to my 'free hookers' proposal. :lol:
Wait... so you mean that they are currently not free?

Shit.
by Ghost
Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:41 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Chat-Room Thread
Replies: 154
Views: 3767980

Re: Chat-Room Thread

Again, a nice full chat. makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. :D