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- Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:54 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Avoiding Spotlights at Ground Level
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8384
Re: Avoiding Spotlights at Ground Level
Nice guide. I never really considered covering my eyes for glare. Last time I was caught it was because of a spotlight but I was cornered and they yelled for us to come out.
- Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:57 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Super Tabi
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7121
Re: Super Tabi
The rubber paint is black, I'm sure you can paint right over the sole to make it a bit thicker and stealthier.Xanatos wrote:I might try that if I can find that stuff, I just need to get rid of the bright tan colour on the soles of my tabi without sacrificing grip.
- Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:54 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Stealth Guide
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5845
Re: Stealth Guide
The BSC site should work out, try there:
http://sites.google.com/site/blackshado ... alth-guide
http://sites.google.com/site/blackshado ... alth-guide
- Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:55 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Your favorite aspects of opping
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14465
Re: Your favorite aspects of opping
For me it's much simpler, I enjoy sneaking around and being stealthy and resourceful. It's my idea of a good time. I appreciate the night and the feeling of being invisible and unique in my activities but those are to prominent in my thoughts, I just enjoy sneaking from time to time.
- Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:43 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Do you carry a tool to incapacitate on ops?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16512
Re: Do you carry a tool to incapacitate on ops?
I don't carry a weapon as such per say. I carry a small folding knife, but I carry that all the time anyway, not just for operations. I'm pretty confident with my ability to bounce if I need to vanish, fighting-wise, I'm probably better than average but I'd still rather roll out than stick around if...
- Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:33 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: obtaining gear
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10125
Re: obtaining gear
A surplus place is great but prices are steep (but quality is awesome). Other than that, improvise, you don't need the latest hi-tech James Bond wetsuit to sneak into a yard. Get gear according to your situation. If you can get online and have it shipped to a friend, that'll work too.
- Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:05 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Another stealth video
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13662
Re: Another stealth video
I'd personally say get it brown, works in most areas I feel. The ghillie idea is great I can easily see how useful a ghillie sash/blanket would be. Also I've seen a ghillie cloak in action, and it works great.
- Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:48 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Words of Wisdom
- Replies: 46
- Views: 70342
Re: Words of Wisdom
"It was a pleasant ride. The ease of it all raised the philosophical question: If no one asks for a ticket, is there really a fare? Was this really a scam?!" -Evasion “. . . then life began, and since then we remember each dumpster, abandoned house, and foot-chase by retail security. At night, aft...
- Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:46 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: $100 gear challenge
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5030
Re: $100 gear challenge
Brown BDU Pants http://www.galaxyarmynavy.com/item-5985.asp $29 Black T-shirt http://www.polo-shirts.co.uk/Black+T-Shirts/Stedman+Mens+Budget+T-shirts $4 Super Knife http://www.knifesupplycompany.com/sk562.html $12 (just because I used this before and it worked for me) Green Hoodie http://www.motifs...
- Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:55 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Sui Ren (ninja water techniques)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5948
Sui Ren (ninja water techniques)
This is something that I wrote for a friend for an information compilation he's making but I might as well share it here too. Not everything is completely NO related but I'm sure if you're going to do water stuff you can pull info from it: Urban Nokizaru's Intro to Sui Ren Sui Ren is all that deals ...
- Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:50 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Another stealth video
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13662
Re: Another stealth video
I found it as a scarf in a clothing store, I remembered the video and bought it. Mine is dark blue but it works still.
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:01 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Good source for cheap balaclavas
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10058
Re: Good source for cheap balaclavas
A friend gave me a balaclava (she's down with me doing "ninja stuff"). It's really warm, but since it has three holes (eye, eye, mouth) it's comfortable in colder weather, and hearing is fine. I like the rubbing fingers test to see sound sensitivity. I usually just use a bandanna and/or hood in othe...
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:29 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: StealthThief's Guide to Fire Escapes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5485
Re: StealthThief's Guide to Fire Escapes
Urban Heights Was going through old posts and I saw what Therin wrote thought I'd write up some stuff on urban heights and the way to deal with various things you'll encounter up there. Heights in general: When you're high up you need to usually avoid skylining (silhouetting) since you're probably a...
- Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:11 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Lock Bypassing Tools
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11138
Re: Lock Bypassing Tools
Don't forget about carding and shimming. Also a lot of padlocks will pop open if you throw a cloth through the top and give it a yank.
Re: Howdy!
Hey, welcome to the forums. Be sure to check out the resource section, you can learn a ton from all the info in there.
- Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:18 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Detecting, Circumventing, and Bypassing Alarms.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12607
Re: Detecting, Circumventing, and Bypassing Alarms.
I think Expedient B&E (you can probably find the PDF laying around the internet) has some alarm info in it. Psych also knows his share of alarm info.
- Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:16 pm
- Forum: Greetings
- Topic: Hello; Fairly Experienced "Night Operative"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4941
Re: Hello; Fairly Experienced "Night Operative"
Hey, welcome to the forum, share some stories and learn some tactics.
- Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:12 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Writing a Novel
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10192
Re: Writing a Novel
One observer sitting on a hill or in a tree with binoculars and camouflage. Two infiltrators, rocking black or grey or brown (depends on the compound). These guys can carry whatever equipment, depending on how elaborate you want to make it, they could have mirrors and flashlights or laptops and tran...
- Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:13 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Mixed Martial Arts as a Blueprint for Stealth
- Replies: 41
- Views: 48457
Re: Mixed Martial Arts as a Blueprint for Stealth
I agree with the low crawl but I often end up QMing when there is enough cover so I guess I nominate that. I like the walking techniques of the Iga Ninja (sideways walking, stealth walking) as well as the chimneying techniques from rock climbing to get up between two or more vertical planes. There's...
- Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:08 pm
- Forum: Greetings
- Topic: Salutations
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6141
Re: Salutations
Welcome to the sight. I'm glad you have some stories to tell.
- Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:21 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Your current clothing of choice?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15605
Re: Your current clothing of choice?
Usually woodland bdu or some type of cargo pants plus either a shirt or hoody, it's usually what I'm wearing when the opportunity presents itself. I'm in dark sneakers or watershoes in the summer and sneakers or boots in the winter.
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:27 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Super Tabi
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7121
Super Tabi
I was on my city's parkour forum and someone posted a link (http://www.climbinggearonline.com/Five-Ten-Stealth-Paint/p/IX67ZEAM;jsessionid=BFBF3F29F9266710DF765855F09FFBD4.app2-delorean) for Five Ten Stealth paint (it's a really grippy rubber great for parkour and climbing all that. In the video the...
Re: Hey guys
Hey, welcome to the forum. Happy to know you're experienced and willing to learn.
- Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:48 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Another stealth video
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13662
Another stealth video
Here's a video I particularly enjoy, more homebrew ninja techniques.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTUek4_S7xY
The sash idea is pretty cool and not hard to pull off. I've gotten one myself and it works great, also makes a good scarf or mask.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTUek4_S7xY
The sash idea is pretty cool and not hard to pull off. I've gotten one myself and it works great, also makes a good scarf or mask.
- Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:21 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: ENDURANCE
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14600
Re: ENDURANCE
Fnd the longest narrowest staircase you can, QM down it, then back up (head down), works stamina and upper body and core. Also crawling quickly for long periods of time is more exhausting than I'd have though. This will be brutal at the hospital where I work at. They have 6 floors of pretty steep s...
- Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:00 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: ENDURANCE
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14600
Re: ENDURANCE
Fnd the longest narrowest staircase you can, QM down it, then back up (head down), works stamina and upper body and core. Also crawling quickly for long periods of time is more exhausting than I'd have though.
- Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:09 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Help defeating these fences.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 19037
Re: Help defeating these fences.
For chain link I usually wall run up as high as I can, grab on and climb with my hands and feet. If I can't wall run (noise) I just start climbing or jump then climb. I don't have a specific climbing technique for chainlink, just alternate hand and foot.
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:40 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Mixed Martial Arts as a Blueprint for Stealth
- Replies: 41
- Views: 48457
Re: Mixed Martial Arts as a Blueprint for Stealth
I would want to teach things in order of relevance. Everyone walks and everyone needs to know how to escape, so those would be first. Maybe some climbing and crawling next as those come in often. Some hiding techniques (just basics). Keep going as is seen fit. Like on your average op you'll probably...
- Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:46 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: No Ticket No Problem
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13762
Re: No Ticket No Problem
Thanks for the effort, I've been looking all over to and no luck...
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:58 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: No Ticket No Problem
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13762
Re: No Ticket No Problem
Yea, apparently the book is full of stories like that where the author snuck into places.
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:54 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Camotest
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7894
Re: Camotest
That's 3-D camouflage, it works well close up and long distance the texture is great because it's easy to over look.
Re: Greetings
Welcome to the forum, glad to have more experienced operatives on the site. Read around and feel free to share or ask anything.
- Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:10 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Mixed Martial Arts as a Blueprint for Stealth
- Replies: 41
- Views: 48457
Re: Mixed Martial Arts as a Blueprint for Stealth
I'm with you, I train (myself and ninja buddies) in both stealth and speed movement, both for infiltration and escape, for example I teach speed vaulting along side a low silhouette-less vault for stealth, different options for different situations.
- Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:38 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Cheap IR Navigation Trick
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4092
Re: Cheap IR Navigation Trick
Seems like it could be great for covert beacons or messaging if a code was set up between participants.
- Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:35 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Stealth/NO/PK vision
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14122
Re: Stealth/NO/PK vision
I do the car thing, camera thing and or course PIR but not the magnetic switches, don't deal with those too often.
Re: Hey!
Gonna tell you to go out and do stuff, read a bit but not too much, don't focus on gear, with enough experience you'll improvise through anything (almost). Welcome to the forums. On a side note I had a really strange landlord named Minto a while ago, he had a ton of buildings but didn't live in any ...
- Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:53 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: What would you do if...?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 19156
Re: What would you do if...?
If I spotted another operative: A year or two ago, the answer to this wouldn't been knock them out and take their gear, this is my turf. Now though I'd probably shadow them home/where ever they're going. Depending on their op (night op, black op, training, other), I might try to contact them in the ...
- Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:44 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Stealth/NO/PK vision
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14122
Re: Stealth/NO/PK vision
I love assassin's creed I can't wait to play the new one it looks awesome. With time the sight comes naturally, super useful on the fly and during recon.
- Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:34 am
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: New Domain Name
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20130
Re: New Domain Name
The site name is fine like this I feel. No real need to change it, if the price for the old domain gets cheaper, great snatch it up if not leave it as is.
- Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:14 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Flashlights
- Replies: 14
- Views: 17620
Re: Flashlights
I usually carry an L-necked military flashlight with a red removable filter. If I feel I really need a lot of light or won't be seen I carry a 99 cent store LED light that's super bright.
Re: just 1
YesLegend wrote:A folding knife. Legal and useful.
- Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:09 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Do you ever pack heat?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 21381
Re: Do you ever pack heat?
Don't own a gun, don't carry a gun. In an urban setting I feel it would be ridiculous, way to many places to hide/escape, carrying a gun would also be really stupid if any cops around decide I'm to shady.
- Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:45 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Head covering?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 28706
Re: Head covering?
I like bandannas or hoods or some combination of both. Like a shemagh or a knife the bandanna does a ton of different things. It's easy to tie and doesn't restrict hearing or vision. Grab a second one (or couple it with a hood in colder weather) and you have your whole head covered, pull it down wit...
- Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:34 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Mixed Martial Arts as a Blueprint for Stealth
- Replies: 41
- Views: 48457
Re: Mixed Martial Arts as a Blueprint for Stealth
I'd be down to help, I can explain any parkour techniques, stealth movements, and whatever else I post information about.
- Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:30 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Way of the shadow - Best guide ive ever read
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16093
Re: Way of the shadow - Best guide ive ever read
lol, not sure if everyone caught this.Psychlonic wrote:The guy who wrote that was a complete tool.
- Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:28 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Ninja Guild
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4985
Re: Ninja Guild
Their legitimacy is on and off, I feel it comes from the way they train and have been trained. Some are ex-mil and know what they're doing in terms of that but their other sources of knowledge vary and can't all be reliable. I'll take what works and ditch the rest.
- Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:22 pm
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Parkour/Freerunning
- Replies: 22
- Views: 22327
Re: Parkour/Freerunning
Glad you got back into it and got your pk eyes back. Besides Jump London and Jump Britain some good parkour movies to watch are Yamakasi, Les Fils du Vent/The Great Challenge, District B13 and the second one that's supposed to come out soon.
Re: woop.
QFTPsychlonic wrote:Sometimes it's best to just throw on basic black, put a flashlight in your pocket and wing it.
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Knowledge is weightless, doesn't add any bulk to you, can't be dropped, doesn't shine, doesn't rattle, and you can't lose it in the grass.
Re: Gloves?
In the winter I usually use winter gloves, (either a leather pair with some cotton ones underneath or some puffy synthetic ones). I hate to admit that I don't use gloves that much i the warmer seasons unless I take the time out to thoroughly plan an op.
- Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:16 am
- Forum: The Art of Night Ops
- Topic: Way of the shadow - Best guide ive ever read
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16093
Re: Way of the shadow - Best guide ive ever read
It's totally good enough that it's worth the repost IMO.