Night Ops

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As you've noted in your other topic, LSD and most psychedelics in general are poor for night op performance. Most substances have a yin and a yang regarding them, but night ops is not their yin. Militaries around the world have already played with LSD and similar drugs using them for anything from m...

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Rest assured, there's always more to learn and you've both still got a long time to go before you start feeling old. Same for me, and I'm in my mid-20s now. In the grand scheme of things some of us may know more than others, but we've all still got a long way to go before hitting our peak. So long a...

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I've taken a little water with me on a few operations, but very rarely do I take anything to eat. I could see it if perhaps you were leaving as soon as the sky began to darken and not come back until sunrise, but even I don't really get hungry or otherwise depleted of energy during operations and I'...

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Veteran's Paranoia is just a term I'm making up here to describe something I'm sure a lot of us know about because we all experience it at one point or another after operating for a long time. Simply put, it's when you start thinking that somehow, somebody has discovered what you are doing and they ...

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A little late to the topic, but I gotta go with Pentagonal_Iris on this. You can read books all day on picking and understand how and why it works, but you don't really "get it" until you just take the plunge and try it out for yourself. The ability to feel the tumblers and pins through your picks a...

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Come in from the least visible area so nobody can see you approach the house - this probably means avoiding the front door. Move from cover to cover and don't let yourself be an individual object standing out in the open. As vision at night is largely a matter of contrast, let your dark silhouette b...

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There's neither pressure nor official recognition for completing the dares anyways. The whole point of the dares were to get operatives active and perhaps find new opportunities along the way so we could keep busy. Try not to get too soaked up in trying to prove your prowess on here by racking up a ...

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If by "hunting camo" you mean patterns like mossy oak and realtree, they're peerless in their respective environments that they are designed for outside of 3D suits or augmenting your camo with surrounding resources. The problem is that as Xanatos mentioned, they can be pretty specific and some are ...

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Programs are meant to do all the planning for the would-be athlete. It makes the mental aspect easier in the beginning for someone because they don't have to sort anything out themselves. They just pick a program that looks good for them and jump in. While they do work, I think they are a bad idea i...

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That's pretty much how a CS gas grenade works, although the smoke isn't as intense as a regular smoke grenade. A CS grenade uses rows of compressed CS pellets that burn up, you could probably make a version with 65/35 CS/smoke respectively if you wanted more smoke. The problem is, those grenades bur...

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Maybe not, my studies with wine making may have an interesting crossover here. Typical CS spray methods found online usually involve a combination of alcohol, dry ice, and the actual oleoresin capsicum. The dry ice is meant to pressurize whatever canister you put the diluted oil into, but let's face...

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No worries, that was somewhat in response to Xanatos and also a little bit of a general input on the matter. I sure as hell don't exercise in boots haha.

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The biggest thing about running in boots is that the ankle support makes running a lot less fluid, with weight being a big deal but secondary to that in my opinion. However, I will say that it seems far easier in my own experience to haul ass through rough terrain in stiff boots than in light shoes ...

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Hmm, well it seems that the third - Therin - was reverted to just a global moderator. Regardless, Secant is all the site really needs as far as administration. He does a pretty good job of updating the software and optimizing everything when he gets sudden bursts of motivation every now and then. I ...

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Funny.

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CokeCanNinja wrote:So are you still going to be hanging around?

As randomly as always I suppose, yes.

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-cleaned-

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Eat like food is going out of style, man. That's the best advice I can give. In one of these other topics I posted a typical day's diet to give an idea of what I eat, but mainly you need to eat more protein than usual. Working out and eating a lot seems to go hand in hand for me since exercise makes...

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Sharp set-up. Looks like fun waiting to happen.

Congrats on finally getting it.

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Well first, I also used to be the skinny kid who sat around eating candy by the metric ton and never gained a pound even doing all the push-ups in the world. I also hated it, but I think what people aren't considering is WHY they are like that and the truth is, that's a sign of genetic superiority. ...

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Do you? If you're night opping, then you're moving slowly if there's risk of being seen and should be focused on energy conservation at all times in preparation for escape if needed. Or if you're carrying tons of loot, maybe even climbing a rope here and there. Never, in the 8 years I've been active...

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You want to be in the best shape possible, but are overwhelmed by the work necessary. Where to begin? What to eat? What days to set aside? Coming up with an effective schedule is a daunting task and it is easy to create one that is hard to follow, eventually leading to slacking and finally total fai...

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Looks like a good exploration flashlight to me. I tend to carry two lights on me; a larger bright white one like that and then a smaller red light like this guy here: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/XLYvZNsD9E4/0.jpg that emits just enough to let me move around without being seen. The red light is obviously t...

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Looking good. When are you getting the climbing/rappelling kit, though?

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Conversely, I love drop pouches. You usually don't need more space than they afford for basic equipment like a flashlight, multitool, and some picks. I used to swear by them. They're quiet and stay pressed against your leg which is good for getting into tight spaces. They also keep your equipment se...

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Importance is really a 50/50 matter. Typically if I've got a two-man team, I keep everyone together and they're never needed. BUT, if anyone ever splits up, radios are the most important thing to have. It extends your vision, so to speak. If anything comes up, they let you know and you can let them ...

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You might have the best luck building up a platform and shimmying through facing upward. This usually allows for a quieter entry but your platform will have to be high enough to push off of with your foot even as you're half-way through.

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Which makes me wonder why they're prohibited... Perception would be my guess. I've even read a couple incidences where they were thrown at various people, including police, but there wasn't so much as a single injury. It's kinda like nunchucks, switch blades, butterfly knives, etc. Sure, you can ki...

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Found this somewhat interesting, not sure how many of you can make use of this though. Basically this is a basketball shoe capable of making you jump marginally higher. You won't be vaulting 2 story buildings or anything crazy, but it might add an inch or two to your vertical. From what I've been ab...

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This is very simple. If you can possibly find a recorded historical incident, police log, anything where someone has actually been killed or even significantly injured by any variety of man-made throwing weapon (stars, daggers, axes, etc.) post it here. So far I have been able to find nothing. The t...

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Hate to say it, but the mylar shield is your best bet. I didn't make that because I got bored. The reason you WANT to be low to the ground is so you don't block said heat sources, not because it helps block heat. It's not a requirement, if you were in a completely closed off room with no ambient hea...

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Try this:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=343WP0UC

Not my upload.

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www.sportsmansguide.com/ seems to have the most consistently great deals and has a wide variety of equipment. Cheaper Than Dirt is alright, too. Like Captain Winky, I get most of my operation gear in person from stores and the rare yard sale that's selling more than old dishes and kid clothes. Admit...

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Re-uploaded pictures, more details.

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The thing to remember is that fences are tensile barriers and not solid walls. They can warp and be manipulated. If you do not want to cut the fence and leave noticeable evidence, then the best way to go through a fence is to go to a post and remove the fence clips which hold it tight. This will cre...

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"There is a difference between those who feel safest in the light, and those who feel safest in the dark."

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Get climbing spikes. For pine trees, ignore those little ninja ones you see online and get actual boot spikes that really sink in. The outer bark can be rather flaky and you don't want cheap, tiny spikes that barely dig in. Another method is to tie a tough, abrasive cloth between your feet/ankles an...

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http://www.bkradio.com/ These are rather spendy radios, albeit ones that are very common among US government and contractor services. Having acquired one some time back and now using it as a portable scanner, I must say that it is worth your time to seek out. I wouldn't spend $1500 on your own, but ...

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If you're not familiar with things, go out and shop in person. Go to outdoors stores, surplus shops, etc. so you can look and feel the clothing. It all comes down to preference. Really soft cotton is the most silent thing ever, but you're screwed it it snags on something. On the other hand, super du...

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I know it's a little late but... you could have just removed it during the daytime and did a thorough cleaning and lubrication. Or simply left it out until the next day. Don't overlook obvious solutions.

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Get whatever you think you'll be most comfortable carrying. This isn't the military, if something breaks you can replace it as soon as you want. Knives aren't essential in night ops E&E so a breakage shouldn't cause you trouble. I'm personally not a fan of any of them, for what it's worth.

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Welcome to NON. Don't forget to browse older topics while you're here, there's a lot of valuable information hiding behind the first pages.

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It would be hard to make and phones make noise even on vibrate, your right. It's perfectly possible but it would just be complex, expensive and unnecessary. If the idea is to tell you the alarm has been switched then you don't need words to spell it out. Anything that activates upon the alarm sendi...

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I prefer to have red and white light - be it a filter, headlamp with options, or two flashlights altogether. Red is great for movement, but when I want to see what things are I like white so I can distinguish color.

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Cool. With a big enough firecracker and some bb's this could be turned offensive. But I'm not recommending it. Pretty much anything that will ignite, deflagrate, or detonate can be placed on it. It's a fairly universal device. I'm trying to sort out what I want for Variant II because there are so m...

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Do pull-ups. When you think you can't do another pull up, do one anyways. Try for 3 sets of 10 and go from there. Pull-ups are one of the most complete upper body exercises you can do. Persistence will pay off. kunoichi, Females are just as capable of performing BWEs as males are until you get to th...

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You're following a path in a wooded area of your location or an undeveloped lot in the suburbs. You see cops. You see a would-be hero. You're paranoid somebody may try to follow you. Time to take a short minute to install a trip alarm along the path. PART ONE: MAKING THE ALARM What you need: (1) Lou...

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Heh, they're all courage wolf. I just google imaged his name. Not a serious site nor meme, but the words send a good point across none the less.

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Just for fun: Climb the highest mountain, Punch the face of God! Seize the night... By the throat! The police are here? Sucks to be them! A wild animal bites you. Bite it the fuck back! Dress your wounds... with salt and bleach! Find the line. Cross it. Bring a knife to a gunfight. Stab them while t...

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There should be a write-up I did a long time ago called Application of the Wrist Rocket in the Resources section on the main site. It's got my two cents on them that some of you might find useful, along with my personal shooting technique I use to keep consistent accuracy.

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