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It'll come down to where you live. My area has seen, what seems, like non-stop raining, and I can vouch that the ground is pretty saturated (at least last when I went out an hour ago). Plus, my area is super prone to flash floods-- even the storm that passed through this morning made a [small] impact. So, it really comes down to the specific area. I'm still with Dan though. There's no reason to run around like a crazy person-- the sky isn't falling. And if the worst comes, then the worst comes-- nothing or nobody can save anybody from that... which is what Dan's point was to began with I believe. If people weren't so self-absorbed, maybe there wouldn't be so much madness-- but that's a different argument for a different day.

The only downfall is that I would have to use those dreaded Malice clips!!! What I really like is that the pouches you linked, Pete, (the ones that we both use on our belts) might snag the magazine when you pull them out (or when you put the mags back into the pouch)-- I'm guessing you might have had this problem at least once.. This is due to the elastic that goes around the pouch (that works as the restraining mechanic). The IAP might have the same issue, as it uses the same mechanic, but might not be as bad-- as the elastic that goes around the middle is bigger and flatter (unlike one piece of elastic bungee). That with the aggressive rubber-type texture on the inside portion, and yea, definitely slick pouches. Must try. Now.

Me too! On your recommendation Something that I've been wanting to really try (and will probably get later this year) are the Emdom IAP. I don't think they're best for chest rigs, and are more suitable for belts-- but the design does seem pretty interesting. As Nick said though, placing some foam on the bottom of the pouches works wonders. It will still allow the eyelets to still function as intended, keep the pouches lightweight, and even allow the pouches (at least at the bottom) to maintain a rigidity. I personally have done this with my chest rig.

"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste"

I for one only find amusement in the panic. Scurry, you grasshoppers, scurry! Oh, and I'm with the others about just worrying about containers. Bottled water is a joke, unless you're the type that drinks with the pinky sticking out. Hey, if that's your prerogative, that's cool, and I respect your need for sparkly water.

Wow, my sister felt it too, and she's down in the Cherry Hill area. ETA: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/at00lqe6x3.php#details

Was sitting in my room, and the house suddenly started shaking. Lasted maybe 10-15 seconds. Not bad at all, but definitely noticeable. Nothing damaged inside the house, about to go outside for a look. Wasn't strong winds, as I'm familiar to those. This is in Central NJ, Plainsboro to be specific. Anybody else?

Good luck, get some.

I have a friend who just went through the process, and is still, in a sense, going through the process. The process took him roughly 18-20 months to finally get a job, and he is still looking for a better one as the Dept he's with is kind of scraping the bottom of the barrel. He's happy enough that he has a job though, and is finally fulfilling his dream career. He has a clean background, interned for a police department for a good amount of time, worked as security at a number of different tiers, and received a BA in Criminal Justice. The term escapes me right now, but he paid his way through Academy when he realized how difficult it was to get picked up by any department without being certified. Where he was lacking is that he doesn't know any law enforcement officers with affluence personally/family, he's a minority, and he has no military experience. So, good luck.

I don't think this is particularly a bad thing that a person asks the question in a public forum that is catered towards a local community where there tends to be like-minded individuals (regarding prepping-- not that all firearm owners are preppers, or all preppers are firearms enthusiast [my disclaimer]). I do agree with vlad that to a certain extent people want to be discrete, but I don't think people are going to post personal phone numbers and mailing lists on a public space (I would hope not at least, and I would find myself removing them if they did-- for their sake). Where I do think a person should be hesitant is something that has been touched on, but it's vetting the people you entrust with any type of emergency contact info (for example). But the vetting process requires a first step, and that first step requires finding like minded people. With that said, I don't think this forum is the ground for specific discussion once you do find like minded people. I'm not as worried about the liability issue, but the fact that this is a firearms forum first. There are plenty of other forums that cater towards prepping/survivalist topics. This forum does have a small sub-forum (at the bottom), but that contains generalized type information-- and is, to me, a place for topics that a good deal of us find interesting, but do not necessarily fit in the Bucket 3 (but do fit another niche nicely). What the NJ ZED sub-forum does achieve is more of a group discussion for a relatively large niche group that has created friendships and networking, and even group events (just as the competition and events sub-forums). But I would like to think that those who have found like-minded neighbors that they can trust among us [forum members] do talk about things like emergency contact information beyond the browser. Also, it goes back to the privacy issue. This is a public space, and even though there would never be any intrusion of privacy coming from the Admin & Mod team, this is still the internet. Google topics that come up frequently, and you'll actually notice that this forum pops relatively often at the top of search lists. And, as I always say, once it's out "there" [on the internet], it's out there forever. Maybe privacy is not a major issue to others, but I hold it near and dear to my heart. I personally don't have anything against what you're trying to do. I think it's great to reach out and find people out there that we can trust. I do believe that in any type of emergency situation, we need to work together as a community to overcome obstacles and challenges. As the world has shown for the length of it's eternity, everyone is susceptible to emergencies, whether you live in tornado alley, on the coast that beckons hurricanes, or in an area that hasn't been struck by a major incident in decades. I think it's ridiculous when people say they could tough it out. This is because as the history of the human race has shown, humans have only survived and thrived when working as a collective in dire situations. Good luck.

Maybe some others have been trained differently, but I was never taught to point my weapon-mounted light at what I was trying to identify. Not so much as a safety issue, but because a lot of walls are white, and you run the risk of flash-blinding yourself. I was taught, as others said, to strobe the floor and assess and direct action from there.

My area had some freakish lightning strikes, more so then usual. This house has been struck twice already (in prior years), and we had a few close calls today (most-all electronics were on the fritz throughout the episode). Otherwise, just had rain to supplement, and it's been cool and clear since it blew past around 8.

As essential and useful the information presented may be to anybody of any country, I do believe strongly that there are caveats that need to be remembered. The one that stands out the most is that Argentina at the turn of the millennium is not the United States. Sure, that's obvious, but it has to be understood at so many different levels. To me, where the information provided lacks is the personal conjecture. Personal conjecture degrades the overall information due to the fact that a lack of relativity is thrown out the window-- whereas relativity is "the devil in the details." I do agree that the overall aspects of the breakdown of society would be comparative, whether we're talking about the US, Argentina, Greece, Spain, England, etc. The rolling effect of mob mentality is obvious and knows no cultural boundaries, as well as systematic response from first responders/governments. But where I do think the change occurs is at the localized level-- which is where all disasters ultimately have their effect. This is also where people react, whether it's good or bad-- and really what dictates this is, IMO, a person's surroundings (vs. nature)... a type of "normativity" if you will. So, this leads to the fact that I think Americans, at least as individuals (beyond the mob mentality) would react a bit differently then say an Englishmen, Japanese, or Israeli (all of whom have had a type of incident in the past few years). To me, what differentiates Americans from others is our fierce need to be individuals, and yet somehow having a strong community bond (albeit the latter has degraded since the birth of GWOT). It's an interesting thing to observe, as it is contradictory, and yet makes so much damn sense (at least coming from an American's perspective). With that said, I still do believe that the information provided in the writing is valuable and an insightful read for anybody interested (or remotely interested) in the topic.

This is pretty neat, and I'm honestly a bit surprised it took so long for someone to come up with this. I would go, but the timing is bad as I have school obligations-- plus those fees are a bit steep

Bump, need moooar

+1, thought the same exact thing when I saw this thread in passing right before I headed to bed last night. Which, btw thanks J, I ended up having a dream about living in a post-apocalyptic US due to a failed economy. Having just woken up from it, I'm still trying to make some sense of it, haha. As for the documents, I can attest that it is a pretty interesting read. It dismisses "speculation" (like most people who write about this stuff), and focuses on the givens.

A grounds I know of personally where vertical front grips being illegal is on pistols (including AR-style pistols). This is both a state and Federal law IIRC. ETA: Illegal in this case unless you get a stamp (I believe it is classified as an AOW, though with a stock it is an SBR-- but these are a moot point in NJ regardless).

It's obviously about advertising, that's a given bulpup-- still doesn't answer the ultimate purpose of the video itself. The given fact that it is a video posted on YouTube following other trainers (Magpul, Grey Group, Daniel Defense/LAV, Kyle Lamb/VTAC, etc) indicates that ADE (who I am familiar with) is trying to milk the proverbial "tactical"-cow right now (especially since Magpul has lost some steam since Mr. Haley's departure). These facts still do not describe the ultimate purpose of the video itself. As it has already been said, most civilian shooters are up in arms about live-fire, team-based exercises. And to most professionals, the tactics and drills shown are not really too practical. Did ADE purposely make themselves look as ninja as possible as a means of distancing themselves from other training groups as a hope to rake in more profit? Or do they legitimately believe in their tactics? (I don't know which one of those would bother me more.) Again, I have no qualms with live-fire training, as it is necessary for certain professionals. What bothers me in the end is that some idiots who are not trained and don't need this type of training are going to think this is "13337!1111!" and try this in their backyard, and then there are going to be multiple GSWs. My concern in this case not necessarily being the idiots, but the fact that they end up hurting the whole [firearms] community. So, I suppose my issue is that this video, with it's murky purpose, advertises what? To be a raging idiot?

I personally don't think the video shows a total disregard for firearms safety (total being the keyword). If people train for a purpose, and they trust the people the they work with, these types of drills aren't mind-boggling. bulpup makes that apparent with the very real training that goes on every day with really any military around the world. Would I chomp at the bit to train with these strangers? No way, but that's also because 1. I don't have a need to sharpen that tool and 2. I, obviously, don't trust them well enough. My issue though with the video is that what is the purpose ultimately of the video? Which audience does it target? Maybe it's because I have a certain prejudice against point-shooting, but a lot of those drills seemed "showy" in a way-- not saying they aren't feasible in a real gunfight (that's a totally different topic, as I agree you must do whatever you can to win). And if so, this just seems like a really, really pointless video as it seemingly alienates every audience out there that actually cares about firearms (mall ninjas and non-firearm owners being the only ones that seem like they would be impressed). On the other hand, and, admittedly, this is not completely relevant, but maybe this video will inspire people who use their firearms for self-defense purposes to actually train with a purpose. Standing at a static line shooting at paper targets, maybe under some shade, with a steady, rested heart beat isn't really a good way to gauge one's ability to actually react to a dynamic situation.

I too find it interesting how many people haven't read the book (or realized there was one). Heinlein's work is well respected, and, having a personal interest in science fiction, I definitely appreciate it that much more. Honestly, the book was one of the primary reasons why I ended up enlisting myself. To this day, still one of my favorite books, and I've probably read through it northward of a dozen times at least.

I guess this thread might end up being the unofficial "warning" thread, haha (where odd zombie-esque stories are shared/linked). My contribution for tonight. Not zombies specifically, but kind of freaky.

Super. Jealous.

I share the same sentiment as KPD. No matter what happens, there is no thin line or grey area for the law enforcement-- it's just all sorts of bad. I do think the saving grace at this point is that the welfare of the people should be made the top priority. When you have shop owners and residents fending for themselves reminiscent of the Korean (and other immigrant) shop owners during '92, that's never a good sign of looking out for the welfare of the people. I cringe to say this, but I think that priority warrants enough justification to end this specific incident of rioting ASAP. I cringe because yes, it is a slippery slope that I'm sure some politician somewhere would generalize and use this incident to justify increased "order" down the road ETA: I forgot to add the caveat that I see this issue from a uniquely American perspective (like most of us). This is important because there are always [subtle] differences between cultures, even one as similar as the English. My sense of freedoms and ideals aren't necessarily applicable to the English, and it would be unfair to criticize them strictly based on my American ideals. Of course, universal truths are... well, universal.

Goes to show that high surveillance countries aren't immune to massive, mindless civil unrest. And you know it's bad when it cancels soccer matches. In all seriousness, I hope all sides learn something from this incident, and that it isn't spun to further the Orwellian society over there.

In what I had said, I was not referring to the fact that I find it unbelievable that a specialized unit shouldn't carry out the mission of a QRF. I'm simply saying, and agreeing with mipafox, that it would be a massive waste of resources if the SEAL unit was specifically carrying out the QRF role. As I have said repeatedly, they were probably in the AO for other operational reasons, and were the closest contingent available to provide reinforcements (which I think anybody who has ever served understands becomes the primary objective if it does occur). Believe it or not, this is something I do have experience with as well, and wouldn't speak about it otherwise. Ultimately, I do think the devil is in the details because if USSOCOM and really the entire military is getting stretched thin, again, there has to be some sort of review. I know that Panetta is carrying on the same rhetoric as Gates, and I hope he sees it to the end. Of course I'm referring to the future cuts that will be made to the military across the board. Hopefully they won't continue the tradition of screwing boots on the ground (though that of course shouldn't be an excuse either). Again, I feel terrible for the families. RIP, brothers.