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Reply to: Worried about the fall season Posted August 18, 2020

I’m a union Boilermaker. Dispatch hasnt had a job for me in 8 months, before there was absolutely always work. The other hundred-thousands of high level tradesmen are very much in the same boat. Despite a certain world leaders claims, I think we are destroyed our job market, our economy and got F’d in the A for the next couple of years.of course politics rule so I won’t make any big claims as to why this all happened.

Reply to: Looking for advice: galvanized stock tanks for raised garden beds? Posted August 17, 2020

Welder Fabricator/Steel Worker and rainy Pacific northwesterner here. Completely safe to use in a garden, go for it and plant anything that will fit inside of them.I would just wait until whenever you’re going to actually do it, totally up to you though if you want it out of the way.

Reply to: What media sources do you consult? Posted August 17, 2020

Some expansive libraries of info and guides throughout these sites.https://www.thesurvivalistblog.net <-blog, lots of guideshttps://www.shtfpreparedness.com/ <-blog, gear reviews, suggestionshttps://survivalblog.com/ <-blog, guides, minor but bareable political tone on occasionhttps://ps-survival.com/ <-I love this file library of info, probably one of the best things you can browse even for non survival useshttps://www.survivalistboards.com/ <-Forum Some of the big ones im not mentioning because alongside their decent information they house a large amount of very political and bigoted users/subjects, whack job conspiracies.

Reply to: 🔥 Is it heat exhaustion or heat stroke? 🔥 Posted August 16, 2020

Yes. The material and moreso the air will insulate you against of the energy radiated from the sun away from your head and neck. Much like the top of a tree while standing in the shade, though to a much lesser degree. Another massive part of it is that your body will sweat, instead of getting absorbed into the fabric and sticking against you, it has somewhere it can evaporate too. a lot of people on the equator, middle east, north africa, india, horn of africa, wear light hoods and robes for this reason. light and spacious clothing does a lot against the sun.

Reply to: 🔥 Is it heat exhaustion or heat stroke? 🔥 Posted August 15, 2020

Unless you’re actually in a daze and collapsing, probably exhaustion. A mask will have an incredibly small effect on this. A hat with a decent brim and a space of air, like in a cowboy hat, not a baseball cap, would make a really massive difference. heat stroke is really bad short term, and long term. met a man that got heat stroke at one point in his life, his skin was greyish and body temperture was permanently lowered because of it. I cant image thats good for your organs.

Reply to: Perpetual gear finds thread Posted August 15, 2020

There really isnt besides the minor field of view and increased insulation changes you would normally expect, as far as respirators go these have incredible FOV. Industrial full face respirators you cant talk though at all, their filters are a bit cheaper. great FOV, bulky and you will bump against more stuff than the M15 gas mask.Generally this mask is all pros compared most other full face respirators. I havent observed any cons.Not everyones concern, not even one for me really, but you can cheek weld long guns with it as well, which you really cant do with the full face respirators.

Reply to: Perpetual gear finds thread Posted August 13, 2020

Isreali M15 Gas Mask I got one of these before the price jumps. You can still find them on eBay for low prices here and there. I have a lot of experience with full face respirators with my line of work, but these are far easier to breath through. Not only that they have projector boxes so you can talk without being quiet and muffled, something I have always hated. Great field of view. Anti fogging system. Incredible seal and fit. Low profile so can be worn woth head gear. Drinking straw as a bonus to consume liquids without removing it.

Reply to: Perpetual gear finds thread Posted August 13, 2020

I can confirm. No tear gas or irritant protection. No stand alone sealed eyeware or goggle has worked for me besides maybe 15 seconds of protection. Even then the outsides are so close to your eyes you will 9/10 times get irritants built on the rim into your eye just by moving them off of you, triggered a second reaction. For that you need a correctly sized full face or gas mask.

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Reply to: Worried about the fall season Posted August 18, 2020

I’m a union Boilermaker. Dispatch hasnt had a job for me in 8 months, before there was absolutely always work. The other hundred-thousands of high level tradesmen are very much in the same boat. Despite a certain world leaders claims, I think we are destroyed our job market, our economy and got F’d in the A for the next couple of years.of course politics rule so I won’t make any big claims as to why this all happened.

Reply to: Looking for advice: galvanized stock tanks for raised garden beds? Posted August 17, 2020

Welder Fabricator/Steel Worker and rainy Pacific northwesterner here. Completely safe to use in a garden, go for it and plant anything that will fit inside of them.I would just wait until whenever you’re going to actually do it, totally up to you though if you want it out of the way.

Reply to: What media sources do you consult? Posted August 17, 2020

Some expansive libraries of info and guides throughout these sites.https://www.thesurvivalistblog.net <-blog, lots of guideshttps://www.shtfpreparedness.com/ <-blog, gear reviews, suggestionshttps://survivalblog.com/ <-blog, guides, minor but bareable political tone on occasionhttps://ps-survival.com/ <-I love this file library of info, probably one of the best things you can browse even for non survival useshttps://www.survivalistboards.com/ <-Forum Some of the big ones im not mentioning because alongside their decent information they house a large amount of very political and bigoted users/subjects, whack job conspiracies.

Reply to: 🔥 Is it heat exhaustion or heat stroke? 🔥 Posted August 16, 2020

Yes. The material and moreso the air will insulate you against of the energy radiated from the sun away from your head and neck. Much like the top of a tree while standing in the shade, though to a much lesser degree. Another massive part of it is that your body will sweat, instead of getting absorbed into the fabric and sticking against you, it has somewhere it can evaporate too. a lot of people on the equator, middle east, north africa, india, horn of africa, wear light hoods and robes for this reason. light and spacious clothing does a lot against the sun.

Reply to: 🔥 Is it heat exhaustion or heat stroke? 🔥 Posted August 15, 2020

Unless you’re actually in a daze and collapsing, probably exhaustion. A mask will have an incredibly small effect on this. A hat with a decent brim and a space of air, like in a cowboy hat, not a baseball cap, would make a really massive difference. heat stroke is really bad short term, and long term. met a man that got heat stroke at one point in his life, his skin was greyish and body temperture was permanently lowered because of it. I cant image thats good for your organs.

Reply to: Perpetual gear finds thread Posted August 15, 2020

There really isnt besides the minor field of view and increased insulation changes you would normally expect, as far as respirators go these have incredible FOV. Industrial full face respirators you cant talk though at all, their filters are a bit cheaper. great FOV, bulky and you will bump against more stuff than the M15 gas mask.Generally this mask is all pros compared most other full face respirators. I havent observed any cons.Not everyones concern, not even one for me really, but you can cheek weld long guns with it as well, which you really cant do with the full face respirators.

Reply to: Perpetual gear finds thread Posted August 13, 2020

Isreali M15 Gas Mask I got one of these before the price jumps. You can still find them on eBay for low prices here and there. I have a lot of experience with full face respirators with my line of work, but these are far easier to breath through. Not only that they have projector boxes so you can talk without being quiet and muffled, something I have always hated. Great field of view. Anti fogging system. Incredible seal and fit. Low profile so can be worn woth head gear. Drinking straw as a bonus to consume liquids without removing it.

Reply to: Perpetual gear finds thread Posted August 13, 2020

I can confirm. No tear gas or irritant protection. No stand alone sealed eyeware or goggle has worked for me besides maybe 15 seconds of protection. Even then the outsides are so close to your eyes you will 9/10 times get irritants built on the rim into your eye just by moving them off of you, triggered a second reaction. For that you need a correctly sized full face or gas mask.