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- Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:56 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Chat-Room Thread
- Replies: 155
- Views: 9161410
Re: Chat-Room Thread
Just tried it through TOR, same shit. Maybe I need to update my browser.
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:48 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Chat-Room Thread
- Replies: 155
- Views: 9161410
Re: Chat-Room Thread
Changing my username doesn't help either. Is everyone using my IP address or something?
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:47 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Improvement Opinion Survey Thing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14266
Re: Improvement Opinion Survey Thing
As probably the most guilty of many of these high-tech concepts, I do apologize. It should be understood my posts on such come from a background of science and biotech that I play from other motivation and think "This could cross over into night ops". I certainly concur though that it should not be...
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:41 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Chat-Room Thread
- Replies: 155
- Views: 9161410
Re: Chat-Room Thread
Been busy the past couple nights (swordfighting with an alchemist among other things), but tried joining the Lounge just now and kept getting this:
Anyone else getting this message?Error Connecting (Closing Link: Xanatos[IP address] (Too many connections from your IP))
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:12 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Improvement Opinion Survey Thing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14266
Re: Improvement Opinion Survey Thing
1. I like the interactions & sharing of knowledge. It's what forums are all about. Not only can you post/ask whatever you want, but everyone can respond to it openly and no idea is above scrutiny. 2. The obscurity, which is necessary I suppose but old style forums like this just don't have the reach...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:58 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Tabi Boots
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10310
Re: Tabi Boots
You need to break them in. Wear them for a while, walk across concrete & other abrasive surfaces and they'll soften up somewhat. All footwear (especially boots of all kinds) need a break-in period.
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:36 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Cover, Concealment, and Camouflage: A key aspect of remaining undetected
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10844
Re: Cover, Concealment, and Camouflage: A key aspect of remaining undetected
This video demonstrates the concept of 'dead space' fairly well, or 'being where nobody expects you' as Psych mentioned.
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:25 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Tabi Boots
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10310
Re: Tabi Boots
Amazon, Ebay, whatever. Or sites that supply martial arts gear.
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:06 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Cover, Concealment, and Camouflage: A key aspect of remaining undetected
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10844
Re: Cover, Concealment, and Camouflage: A key aspect of remaining undetected
Understanding the difference between cover & concealment applies to situations where guns are involved - you hear people who conceal carry talk about this topic a lot. While it's not a topic that has a lot of active application in Night Ops, there may come a time where we are pursued/searched for by...
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:58 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Reconciling Yin & Yang
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4482
Re: Reconciling Yin & Yang
I've never opped in the snow before (proper 'snow' is still considered witchcraft down here) but I'd lean more towards leaving no trace behind, footprints included. No point getting in & out unseen if I leave a literal trail leading back to my house.
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:47 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
- Replies: 60
- Views: 331510
Re: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
True. Only reason knights, samurai, etc were associated with swords was because they were easier to carry around all the time, unlike a spear or halberd. Swords were analogous to pistols these days - every soldier carries one, but rarely ever use them in place of a rifle.
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 10:34 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
- Replies: 60
- Views: 331510
Re: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
Someone ought to download his videos whenever they're released and upload them on a separate YT channel for posterity.
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:28 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: good morning
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2597
Re: good morning
As a fun camping spot or an off-the-grid abode?
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:29 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Undisclosed Location(?)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3700
Re: Undisclosed Location(?)
I'd probably share the location if someone asked privately and wanted to explore themselves. Don't know about the others.
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:28 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Mysterious Mark? Stealth Sigil? Classified Code?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4801
Re: Mysterious Mark? Stealth Sigil? Classified Code?
I could make it better, but I like the rudimentary nature of it. Easy enough to remember as well if, for instance, you wanna communicate with other oppers in the world.
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 8:32 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Mysterious Mark? Stealth Sigil? Classified Code?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4801
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 8:28 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Undisclosed Location(?)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3700
Re: Undisclosed Location(?)
PERESC mainly. It's usually enough to know what type of target you're infiltrating (school, church, etc) that you don't really need to mention the specific target you're infiltrating (unless it's a particularly interesting one). UrbExers act more like tourguides for others who may wish to visit said...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:22 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Exfiltration Exploration
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3927
Re: Exfiltration Exploration
I wrote a bit about this topic, mostly in regards to escaping detection: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1660
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:13 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Infiltration Inspiration(?)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11394
Re: Infiltration Inspiration(?)
Stealth games ( Thief, Splinter Cell, etc) are great inspirations for stealth and definitely get you into the right mindset, but AI in games doesn't always replicate real life perfectly. No matter how well you've mastered being able to complete a mission without being detected, at the end of the day...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:36 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: You don’t have to be a baby!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3144
Re: You don’t have to be a baby!
They'd be useful for keeping an eye out for cops/security guards if you think you might trip a silent alarm or something. Get a heads-up before they come in through the front door and catch you rummaging through their filing cabinets or whatever. And, since they're cheap, if you do have to GTFO imme...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:34 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Toys R' Ops
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4051
Re: Toys R' Ops
Carrying & operating a drone can be a real pain on an op, but it would be useful for pre-op recon of a target before infiltrating. Don't wanna vault blindly over that wall into a compound? Scout first with a drone to ensure everything's clear on the other side. Look before you leap. Recall the drone...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:29 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
- Replies: 60
- Views: 331510
Re: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
I rarely carry anything as a dedicated weapon/deterrent, unless it's a non-lethal sort like blinding powder. Knives are immensely useful tools and effective weapons for defending yourself in a life-or-death situation, but swords are pretty rubbish for anything besides combat. Unless you need to do s...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:24 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Psychology, Suggestion, and Security
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11736
Re: Psychology, Suggestion, and Security
I've answered the door to Jehova's Witnesses (or some other church group) one too many times half-naked, drunk/hung over and wearing a belt full of knives. They've since started skipping my house when they do their doorknocking routes.
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:06 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Covert Camping
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10332
Re: Covert Camping
Picked up a lightweight hammock and a ViperHood-style ghillie... coat, I suppose you could call it? Would be useful for what you're talking about, Sicarius. I've thought about doing an overnighter somewhere, but the target would need to be large enough to warrant staying overnight to explore it thor...
Re: Hello.
Most of the climbing we typically do here is surmounting obstacles for an op. Climbing over a wall, a fence, the side of a building, up a tree, etc. But there's no limit to what climbing skills are useful in our sphere of operations.
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:51 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Clandestine Considerations Carried Over(?)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3412
Re: Clandestine Considerations Carried Over(?)
Not NO-specific, but I think a lot of my tactical/combat/stealth disciplines have influenced my day-to-day behaviour quite a bit. I'm always wary of cover & concealment, I never park right next to my destination (in case I have to flee on foot first and don't wanna risk walking back into the hot zon...
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:29 pm
- Forum: Greetings
- Topic: Another voice in this chorus of shadows
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6119
Re: Another voice in this chorus of shadows
I love it when someone quotes Dracula to me. Makes me feel all warm & fuzzy inside.
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:57 am
- Forum: Greetings
- Topic: Another voice in this chorus of shadows
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6119
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 9:48 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
- Replies: 60
- Views: 331510
Re: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
How many GameStop shares are you willing to bet on this?
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:18 pm
- Forum: Greetings
- Topic: I'm Vengeance.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15335
Re: I'm Vengeance.
I suppose there are worse ways of coping.
- Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:40 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
- Replies: 60
- Views: 331510
Re: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
In my limited experience in the US, so long as you stay out of the big cities things are actually pretty peaceful.
- Sun Jan 24, 2021 1:02 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
- Replies: 60
- Views: 331510
Re: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
No YT channel, just upload my videos directly to this site. Youtube can't be trusted with longevity - tomorrow they may decide that any videos to do with martial arts of B&E go against community guidelines and take them down. Plus here you can download them directly to your device or just watch them...
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:25 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: using drones for scanning the area
- Replies: 6
- Views: 18244
Re: using drones for scanning the area
Or look at the screen with one eye closed. The old 'Pirate' trick.
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:22 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Less Than Lethal
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16768
Re: Less Than Lethal
How quiet is the system? Might be a good tool for either breaking lightbulbs at a distance or painting out camera lenses (with paintball rounds).
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:18 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Help with clothing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19224
Re: Help with clothing
Did you try linking the images directly from the wiki? Wikis often don't allow that (for some reason). Better download them to your computer and upload them directly.
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 12:06 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Help with clothing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19224
Re: Help with clothing
Here's the custom camo I made compared to Multicam just for your reference. I darkened a basic Auscam pattern for the trousers just so they'd blend in better at night and spray painted some longsleeve green camo top with brown & another shade of green (using some local vegetation as stencils) to br...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 8:18 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Help with clothing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19224
Re: Help with clothing
My "custom camo", you mean? Just some old 2nd-hand BDUs and a longsleeve shirt I dyed/spray painted to make them more applicable for Night Ops. Pretty easy to do.
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 11:20 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Night Ops Archive
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5485
Re: Night Ops Archive
We're not really big enough to appear on anyone's radar, so I'm not too worried.
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:29 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: CCTV Visibility in the Dark
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5712
Re: CCTV Visibility in the Dark
That does make things difficult... but where there's a will, there's a way. If you're trying to infiltrate an area and passing by a camera is unavoidable, try infiltrating & exfiltrating from a different direction than your home base. Take the long route home. Change directions constantly. Find a wa...
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:33 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: CCTV Visibility in the Dark
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5712
Re: CCTV Visibility in the Dark
Could these cameras with an infared beam see me if I'm completely submerged in darkness. Yes. That's the whole point of the IR beam - it acts like nightvision. You can get similar features on even cheap video cameras; I used one for my Church Op vid. Was operating in mostly complete darkness but th...
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:29 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: CCTV Visibility in the Dark
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5712
Re: CCTV Visibility in the Dark
Depends whether or not they have an IR emitter. Some of the houses here have security cameras which project an infrared beam so they can see in the dark. You can usually spot them from the red lights on the lens of the cameras, but sometimes they can be harder to spot - especially if they're one of ...
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:15 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Trauma First Aid Challenge
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7611
Re: Trauma First Aid Challenge
X-stats are pretty great, keep forgetting what they're called though.
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:16 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Less Than Lethal
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16768
Re: Less Than Lethal
*hides my $800 custom karambits*Sicarius wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:21 pmMetal kerambits, very pretty so therefore overpriced but ergonomic as well: https://www.karambit.com/search.php?sea ... on=product
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:52 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Less Than Lethal
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16768
Re: Less Than Lethal
Polymer is also substantially cheaper. In fact ColdSteel, whatever you think of their knives, make some pretty good polymer weapons too (training knives, batons, etc). They're lighter to carry and if you happen to lose one in the dark, oh well no big loss.
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:50 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Trauma First Aid Challenge
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7611
Re: Trauma First Aid Challenge
Some useful stuff in there, basics on how to use a tourniquet, pack a wound, etc. One thing they stress is practise, practise, practise - having medical gear you don't know how to use is like having a gun you leave at home. Muscle memory is important, not just for operating under stress but also ope...
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:00 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Trauma First Aid Challenge
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7611
Re: Trauma First Aid Challenge
Well it's a 3 hour video, gimme some time.
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 9:03 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Night Ops: 7th Homework Assignment
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11629
Re: Night Ops: 7th Homework Assignment
Hope it helps.
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:10 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Skill Training
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5821
Re: Skill Training
I don't really have a training regime for stealth, I just go out and do it. For physical training, focus on agility & balance. Being able to contort your body to cover/make your silhouette unrecognisable and moving steadily is very conducive to stealth movement.
- Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:08 am
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
- Replies: 60
- Views: 331510
Re: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
Eh, 5.7 is overrated. It's meant as a high-velocity cartridge for defeating armour, not for stealth. You'd do just as well (if not better) with subsonic 9mm. And .300 Blackout would be a good substitute for 5.56, though a bit more expensive. It's difficult to train firearms/CQB adequately without th...
- Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:23 pm
- Forum: Spurious Generalities
- Topic: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
- Replies: 60
- Views: 331510
Re: Update on Stealth Technique & Shadow Work
Potential for...? I mean, a katana is just as good at cutting people today as it was 500 years ago.