Survival in a Combat Environment (Becoming Deadly In The Mountains)

Sanders · 11-14-2023, 08:00 AM

44044 · 11-14-2023, 12:17 PM

At a minimum keep a couple of 55 gallon

trash bags in your pack also...

Sanders · 11-14-2023, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 44044

At a minimum keep a couple of 55 gallon

trash bags in your pack also...

I carry the 6mil drum liners. Those things can be used for anything. I've even seen a stretcher made from a couple of them and some poles, then used to carry a full grown man out of the woods. The best use I have found is to fill a couple up with leaves and grass then use them as a bed to sleep on. Perfect insulation from the ground.

44044 · 11-14-2023, 03:40 PM

They work well as a sleeping bag if

it is cold or wet and you have nothing

else…or as a poncho too…

Johnny · 11-18-2023, 09:35 PM

I like the idea of 6 mil drum liners. Great idea for the right environment.

When in Iraq (2007-2008), my team and I left the wire with the basic load: vest, 7 rifle mags, 3 pistol mags, helmet, etc.... I was on a civil affairs team in Mosul and later Tikrit. We stuffed our cargo pockets full of candy, toys, trinkets and anything else little kids might like. As a result, we were a hit everywhere we went, but we never got hit.

Being seen as a "nice guy" outside the wire in a counter-insurgency operation can save your life. All my guys got back in one piece and we did our job.

4thIDvet · 11-18-2023, 10:47 PM

Great idea on the trash bags all kinds of ideas on the survival YouTube using them. Great rain coats a hole for your head and arms..

Fishing line, hooks, nail clippers for slivers that could get infected, dry socks, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yy9zRCRvRo

Rule of 3s.. 3 weeks without food 3 days without water 3 hours without shelter.
Once you have the most important 'shelter' then you can work on the other two.

44044 · 11-18-2023, 11:20 PM

Another thing I keep stocked up on

Gloves...

44044 · 11-20-2023, 11:51 PM

If you are in an area that is prone

to snow, a simple white bedsheet

makes good camouflage...

11-14-2023, 08:00 AM	#1
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,563	Survival in a Combat Environment (Becoming Deadly In The Mountains) __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

11-18-2023, 10:47 PM	#6
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,534	Soldiers Always Carry These Survival Tools in the Field! Great idea on the trash bags all kinds of ideas on the survival YouTube using them. Great rain coats a hole for your head and arms.. Fishing line, hooks, nail clippers for slivers that could get infected, dry socks, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yy9zRCRvRo Rule of 3s.. 3 weeks without food 3 days without water 3 hours without shelter. Once you have the most important 'shelter' then you can work on the other two. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

11-14-2023, 12:17 PM	#2
44044 slug Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: swampeastmissouri Posts: 51,024	At a minimum keep a couple of 55 gallon trash bags in your pack also...

11-14-2023, 03:40 PM	#4
44044 slug Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: swampeastmissouri Posts: 51,024	They work well as a sleeping bag if it is cold or wet and you have nothing else…or as a poncho too…

11-18-2023, 09:35 PM	#5
Johnny Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2022 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,242	I like the idea of 6 mil drum liners. Great idea for the right environment. When in Iraq (2007-2008), my team and I left the wire with the basic load: vest, 7 rifle mags, 3 pistol mags, helmet, etc.... I was on a civil affairs team in Mosul and later Tikrit. We stuffed our cargo pockets full of candy, toys, trinkets and anything else little kids might like. As a result, we were a hit everywhere we went, but we never got hit. Being seen as a "nice guy" outside the wire in a counter-insurgency operation can save your life. All my guys got back in one piece and we did our job.

11-18-2023, 11:20 PM	#7
44044 slug Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: swampeastmissouri Posts: 51,024	Another thing I keep stocked up on Gloves...

11-20-2023, 11:51 PM	#8
44044 slug Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: swampeastmissouri Posts: 51,024	If you are in an area that is prone to snow, a simple white bedsheet makes good camouflage...