First Strike Ration The First Strike Ration, or FSR, is a compact, eat-on-the-move assault ration designed for use during initial periods of highly intense, highly mobile combat operations. The FSR is substantially reduced in weight and size and enhances soldier consumption, nutritional intake, and mobility. The FSR was first announced in 2002 and by 2004, prototypes were available for testing. Finally, by late 2007, the FSR was available and shipping to the field. The NSN (National Stock Number) is the FSR is 8970-01-543-3458. As designed, all the components of an FSR can be eaten with little or no preparation. First Strike Ration Menus 2011-Present First Strike Ration Menus 2007-2010 Components Early Designs These are pictures of an early prototype of the FSR design:
The Top 50 Survival Blogs! Buying MREs Also see: [Buying Civilian MREs] [Buying Foreign MREs] [Buying MRE Parts and Pieces] Ok, so you're ready to try some MREs. Where do you get them? It all depends on what type you want to buy. Read on for more information and be sure to check my page on "How to tell how old your MREs are" and "MRE Longevity" before you go buying. Buying U.S. In 1997 the government started posting the following notice on all MRE boxes: . How much to pay? $45-$60 per case is the average price. eBay purchasing update December 28, 2010: Buy-it-Now pricing is currently around $40-$60 per case. Curious as to what the government charges for them? Where to find them? Someone in the military: if you know someone active in the military, there's a chance they can get some MREs for you. Army Surplus Stores: you can almost always find MREs at these places. Gun shows: you can usually find MREs at a local gun show. What To Look For 1. 2. 3. 1. These aren't real US military MREs. 2. (In other words, they're not real MREs) 3.
Outdoor Survival Instructables has one of the best collections of survival how-to's on the web. There are enough outdoor survival Instructables to take someone from novice to survivor with nothing more than a laptop and a can do attitude. There are so many good Instructables on this topic and this is just a small sample to get you started. Be sure to check out the Survival channel and the rest of the Outside category! You might also like the Survival Stove guide. Instructables is the most popular project-sharing community on the Internet. Laura Khalil Editor, Instructables.com MacGyver, Survivalist, or Stockpiler: The Urban Survival Skills Everyone Should Know It's your word against his.. If he ain't talkin, your word pretty much wins. Also, don't try draggin him back in your house after he's dead.. The cops will be able to tell he was shot inside your house. As soon as you're involved in a shooting like this, call the cops, then a lawyer.. You are so bad ass. Seriously, you're advocating shooting a potential burglar with your "Mossy, Remy or Mr. We're not all in middle school, you know, and life is not like a Die Hard movie. I don't want to kill anyone. I am not running from my house. You can be a moral coward and subject yourself to the will of a criminal, however I will suffer no such victimization. @jodark It's not cowardly to leave and certainly not morally cowardly to leave if there is an intruder in your house. Unless you were a soldier or a police officer, you have probably not faced a life or death situation, and frankly, you are likely not equipped to fight back adequately.
What is the universal edibility test?" Getting lost or stranded in the wilderness is serious business, and you need to make sound decisions to give yourself the best chance at survival. It also helps to know some basic wilderness survival skills. To make sure you're safe from the elements, you'll need to know how to build a shelter. To provide you with an opportunity to cook food, boil water and send a rescue signal, you should learn how to build a fire without a match or lighter. The other crucial component to survival is finding water in the wild. But just because you can live without food doesn't mean you should. It's dangerous to eat a plant you're unsure of, especially in a survival scenario. If you're in a survival situation and you don't have a book on local edible plants, there is a test you can perform to give yourself a good shot at eating the right thing.
100 Items to Disappear First 100 Items to Disappear First 1. Generators (Good ones cost dearly. Gas storage, risky. From a Sarajevo War Survivor: Experiencing horrible things that can happen in a war - death of parents and friends, hunger and malnutrition, endless freezing cold, fear, sniper attacks. 1. 6 Tools to Survive Anything Some tools are so versatile you can’t even begin to list all of the things they are useful for. In fact, 9 times out of 10, you won’t even know what you’ll need them for until it happens. Here are the 6 tools every self respecting prepper should have in large quantities and always available. 1. Duct Tape The fame of duct tape has taken on a life of it’s own. 2. From handcuffs to lashings and a thousand other ways to tie stuff together, you should have a stockpile of zip ties in every shape and size. “If it moves and it shouldn’t; use Duct Tape. 4. For those larger jobs that zip ties and duct tape just aren’t going to handle good rope is endlessly useful. 5. A knife is the bread and butter (pun intended) of every survival tool kit. 6. or Utility Bar. What Else? What other tools are so useful? Also read “6 Dangerous Urban Survival Myths About Water” Visit Our New Survival Gear Store – Forge Survival Supply Photo by: Myxi
Past Features : Fuck the Police For full-color poster version, click here.For practical tips on protecting you community from the police, click here. The police exercise legitimate authority. The average police officer is not a legal expert; he probably knows his department protocol, but very little about the actual laws. This means his enforcement involves a great deal of bluffing, improvisation, and dishonesty. Police lie on a regular basis: “I just got a report of someone of your description committing a crime around here. This is not to say we should unthinkingly accept laws as legitimate, either. The police are ordinary workers just like us; they should be our allies. This fairy tale is more persuasive when it is couched in strategic terms: for example, “Every revolution succeeds at the moment the armed forces refuse to make war on their fellows; therefore we should focus on seducing the police to our side.” Maybe there are some bad apples, but some police officers are good people. We need police to protect us.
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