JeepHammer
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I don't know exactly where to post this or what to name it...
Another thread on spare rifle parts got me thinking about things people in the field come up with that the average guy wouldn't come up with.
In the other thread I mentioned I kept a magnet with my spare parts/tools for keeping track of small parts, and finding those small parts when they escape.
I also learned to keep a glasses repair kit with screws/nuts and a drill for the size bolts/nuts.
Eyeglasses take a beating in the field, and a guy with small tools/spare parts can easily keep some screws/nuts in eyeglass size.
A $1 neck cord for glasses, particularly sun glasses so you can drop them when going from light to dark.
This keeps you from being distracted, just drop the sunglasses on the cord and you are back in action.
Prescription glasses NEED a $3 'Gomer' headband strap no matter what, make a big move and your glasses slip you are distracted, blind, and therefore screwed.
It's not a fashion statement like an 'Operator Beard' is, it's necessary gear if your frames don't have 'Ear Hooks'.
I used to get plastic lenses with plastic frames, then super glue the lenses in. That kept heat/twist from dislodging lenses.
This is particularly effective on the "2 for 1" sales since the plastic frames/lenses are cheap and an extra pair never hurts!
Marines march/run A LOT, we often use vasoline to keep chafing/galling to a minimum, it also works on bug bites, burns & it helps when making fires. One of those "1,000 & 1 Uses" things.
Another use is scuba/snorkel masks, eye glasses, even optic lenses. A thin layer of vasoline keeps them from fogging.
Getting something in your eye...
Magnetic, use your rare earth magnet to lift it without contact.
Non-magnetic, vasoline 'curl' on a Q-tip makes for minimal pressure/contact when lifting what's on the eyeball/eye lid.
Vasoline stings a little, but it lifts foreign objects like crazy.
Anyone have any other 'Field Expedient' things they know?
Another thread on spare rifle parts got me thinking about things people in the field come up with that the average guy wouldn't come up with.
In the other thread I mentioned I kept a magnet with my spare parts/tools for keeping track of small parts, and finding those small parts when they escape.
I also learned to keep a glasses repair kit with screws/nuts and a drill for the size bolts/nuts.
Eyeglasses take a beating in the field, and a guy with small tools/spare parts can easily keep some screws/nuts in eyeglass size.
A $1 neck cord for glasses, particularly sun glasses so you can drop them when going from light to dark.
This keeps you from being distracted, just drop the sunglasses on the cord and you are back in action.
Prescription glasses NEED a $3 'Gomer' headband strap no matter what, make a big move and your glasses slip you are distracted, blind, and therefore screwed.
It's not a fashion statement like an 'Operator Beard' is, it's necessary gear if your frames don't have 'Ear Hooks'.
I used to get plastic lenses with plastic frames, then super glue the lenses in. That kept heat/twist from dislodging lenses.
This is particularly effective on the "2 for 1" sales since the plastic frames/lenses are cheap and an extra pair never hurts!
Marines march/run A LOT, we often use vasoline to keep chafing/galling to a minimum, it also works on bug bites, burns & it helps when making fires. One of those "1,000 & 1 Uses" things.
Another use is scuba/snorkel masks, eye glasses, even optic lenses. A thin layer of vasoline keeps them from fogging.
Getting something in your eye...
Magnetic, use your rare earth magnet to lift it without contact.
Non-magnetic, vasoline 'curl' on a Q-tip makes for minimal pressure/contact when lifting what's on the eyeball/eye lid.
Vasoline stings a little, but it lifts foreign objects like crazy.
Anyone have any other 'Field Expedient' things they know?