Posted on 08/22/2012 4:49:46 PM PDT by dynachrome
I’d like to see some testing done of various “field expedient” anti IR methods. One thing I know is the govt doesn’t want to peasants to know what would work.
Yep, I go for the 3” brim, adn the old ripstop material. Everything is a tradeoff, but I prefer light weight and fast drying.
Those shields people use behind the windshield on sunny days to protect the interior may be handy to have around.
Yeah, get a couple, and stitch them together to fold up in one unit. Might even do double duty as part of a ground pad for sleeping. Very interesting concept.
One night around age 10 or 11-years old I pissed off a couple of the neighborhood teen bullies who chased me for a block. I had about 5 seconds on the closest one and ditched between two houses and into the shrubs along a garage wall. It was pitch black and I was sprawled up against the garage wall when the teen came around the corner and started poking the shrubs. I was 3’ from him and he never noticed me.
FLIR is always trying to gget people into training classes so you will buy ther products. Some or most are free.
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