tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post6787821330543425501..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: billy owns the nightJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-10116394230896158712015-11-13T05:32:39.069-08:002015-11-13T05:32:39.069-08:00I'll have to check out that series.I'll have to check out that series.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-42579869309325403812015-11-13T01:33:26.123-08:002015-11-13T01:33:26.123-08:00Billy Tacti-NV-ThermoCam may own the civilian nigh...Billy Tacti-NV-ThermoCam may own the civilian night, but will not get to keep the fancy toys after his first trip through a checkpoint to get water. Money (or promised money) is not even that useful after a few months of collapse. Having your own (fully-supplied, paid-in-gold) militia units to command is useful, but unlikely. Being stuck in an urban siege situation is much more expensive than "going to visit the camping property" with your pre-packed "weekender trailer". <br /><br />FerFal has "the suckage of war" series updated with comments:<br />http://ferfal.blogspot.com/2015/10/letters-from-survivors-in-ukraine-part-1.html<br /><br />read part 2 and 3 also.<br /><br />pdxr13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-35660938442050695342015-11-12T01:02:47.802-08:002015-11-12T01:02:47.802-08:00I use a similar trick all the time, except I don&#...I use a similar trick all the time, except I don't use a eye patch. If you can shut one eye evan for as little as one minute before going out in the dark your night vision is significantly better. I would recommend every one giving it a go. Obviously the longer you can keep one eye shut the better your night vision will be. <br /><br />Once out in the dark, guard your night vision as best you can, If a flashlight is needed, once again shut one eye while your using it. <br /><br />I'm sure others will have a better understanding on the technicalities of night vision, but its got something to do with cones on rods in your eye. One is responsible for precise vision while the other is for peripheral vision. Basically your peripheral vision is more light sensitive so you can actually seeing things better in the dark if you don't focus directly at what ever your looking at, focus a bit of to one side and suddenly what ever your not looking at stands out a little better. Bit hard for a dyslexic retard redneck like myself to describe but I hope you get the idear. Women have a different proportion to rods and cones in there eyes compared to men which means they are usually better at seeing in the dark and is also why generally more women wear sunglasses than men, because the bright light irates womens eyes more. <br /><br />It is a very rare night that is so dark that you cant see at all if you try a few of these tricks. <br /><br /> AussieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-80194193298427065612015-11-10T15:28:15.710-08:002015-11-10T15:28:15.710-08:00Its a cheap fix and even if it doesn't work it...Its a cheap fix and even if it doesn't work its something, right?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-8763853320702891892015-11-10T08:24:07.419-08:002015-11-10T08:24:07.419-08:00Could be Jim? But I figure at the very least, it w...Could be Jim? But I figure at the very least, it would ruin Billy's perfectly fine day. Or in this case, his evening :D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-2633342576920190252015-11-10T05:30:30.458-08:002015-11-10T05:30:30.458-08:00The first guy was trolling for wenches and acciden...The first guy was trolling for wenches and accidentally discovered the night vision thing. What's Latin for "who got laid"?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-16495992196697948942015-11-10T05:28:42.710-08:002015-11-10T05:28:42.710-08:00I might be wrong but I think it was only the first...I might be wrong but I think it was only the first generations on NV that burned out with bright light.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-54499430213965513772015-11-09T18:30:21.757-08:002015-11-09T18:30:21.757-08:00If you had the extra dosh to spend, I think that a...If you had the extra dosh to spend, I think that a NV rifle scope would be a useful advantage in the early days of a shtf situation. But once it breaks, or the batteries fail, it's finished. But by that time the initial advantage that it offered would likely no longer be necessary.<br /><br />To foil others using night vision, you can possibly rig up some contraption using either strobes, or the flash bulbs from the old Polaroid cameras. I'm pretty sure that intense light burns out the light amplification tube in these units. At the very least, it's going to temporarily blind the user long enough for you to get away or counter. Distance is probably a big factor in this strategy, so your mileage may vary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-16978922204762676852015-11-09T16:32:52.729-08:002015-11-09T16:32:52.729-08:00And all this time I thought they wore them patches...And all this time I thought they wore them patches just to look cool and get all the best wenches....<br /><br />I oughta keel haul ya, ye bilge rat.ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-65099872274585998542015-11-09T15:10:30.866-08:002015-11-09T15:10:30.866-08:00Nay, I just once in awhile have a profound moment ...Nay, I just once in awhile have a profound moment of clarity.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-32241922244068196542015-11-09T15:06:57.338-08:002015-11-09T15:06:57.338-08:00Never heard that. Very interesting, thanksNever heard that. Very interesting, thanksJames M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-81579167199337616612015-11-09T15:03:58.665-08:002015-11-09T15:03:58.665-08:00It seems caseless ammo is kind of the same as fusi...It seems caseless ammo is kind of the same as fusion power-always just years away from perfection, for decades on end.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-13336319632622136862015-11-09T10:22:10.471-08:002015-11-09T10:22:10.471-08:00Make no mistake, once they perfect the caseless am...Make no mistake, once they perfect the caseless ammo, and the brass gets over the idea of rifles needing batteries, the M-16/M4 will become a museum piece, but I agree, unless you are Delta Force, or something like it, leave the night vision to the rich bitches and spend it on things more useful.Wrenchr2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03970779022776650104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79902703601007457172015-11-09T10:12:07.647-08:002015-11-09T10:12:07.647-08:00Almost every high tech device has a lower tech cou...Almost every high tech device has a lower tech counter part. Even night vision.<br />There was a Mythbusters episode where they checked to see if pirates may have used eye patches to allow for superior night vision sight (in the eye covered over the day). The results were significant - the covered eye allowed nearly as good a pitch black navigation as a night vision camera, and regular light exposed eyes were utterly useless.<br />My night vision devices are dark sunglasses during the day...JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-22044690137943355652015-11-09T09:18:48.697-08:002015-11-09T09:18:48.697-08:00Interesting comparison between the american indian...Interesting comparison between the american indians and VN and Iraq, hadn't seen that done before - maybe I need to get out more?ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.com