My new three day kit

**your_comforting_company** · 08-28-2010, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by NCO

This is how I left the place:

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I love that. Most excellent. Thank you

**NCO** · 08-28-2010, 10:13 PM

Sounds like a good drill to do!

You could do variations of it too. ski 2km, shoot a doubletap at 25m(standing on skis), ski 3km two doubles at 50m(first standing, second kneeling, both with skis), ski 4km shoot 5 targets from 150m(prone, no skis) and ski 5km and shoot 5 targets from 300m(prone, no skis).

By the way, from which stance you shoot and do you have your skis on?

EDIT: Sorry Comfy(if I may) We were posting at the same time. Yeah, I prefer to leave the places tidy when I leave them. I did leave the kettle holder stick-set-thingy there, leaning on the fallen birch, if someone else want's to use it...

**Alaskan Survivalist** · 08-28-2010, 10:27 PM

My favorite is kneeling with poles crossed for rest. I also shoot prone, standing and bring a foam pad to shoot sitting (I cheat). I use bindings that can be stepped into and released with the tip of my pole. Skis on kneeling, prone and standing.

**NCO** · 08-28-2010, 10:43 PM

Are the bindings stiff, like in downhill skiing? Anyway, step-in style bindings feel a bit alien to me... This is the style I'm used to. Quickly on quickly off.
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Oh well. In combat situation, or BOB self defense situation, the last thing you want is to have your skis on while in a firefight. Sure, a quick double tap at target from short range with them on is absolutely sensible. But if you have to go prone and maybe start to maneuver to a better firing location, the skis will be a pain. If you are fired at, or are about to, fire back, get down, loose the skis, continue firing.

**Alaskan Survivalist** · 08-28-2010, 11:18 PM

I use pilot bindings. They realease easily either standing with a pole pressing center button or lifting latch that can be done from any position.

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These bindings have a ridge that fits in the boot tread to stop side movement and the boots use two pins and the second is adjustable and spring loaded that allows the heel to rise but will keep it down locked in grove unless you are purposely lifting heel.

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I like them so much I use them on touring skis, Telemark skis and my downhill skis. I'm a little unorthodox in most things.

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**NCO** · 08-28-2010, 11:29 PM

Oh those! Modern stuff... I was confused about what you said about doing it the old way! The "modern style" skis have their pros and cons. They are light and fast on pre-made tracks, but in real snow they are almost useless. We actually separate the two types all together. The modern ones are called just "skis" and the old style are called "crosscountry skis" for that they can actually be used for the task. The beauty of the old style is that you use them with felt lined rubber boots! So, you have a shoe that is actually useful and warm and you can ski with them.

**Alaskan Survivalist** · 08-28-2010, 11:40 PM

I think you cannot see the witdh of these skis properly in picture. The touromg skis are the widest I could find but still best on trails and firmewr snow. The middle pair are state of the art and fast wide and a cross between downhill and cross contry skis. These have metal edges and scalloped botom for climbing. Thses are not the flimsy skating skis you think they are.

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The white skis are US Army surplus that I got new and they are really just civilian down hill skis. Most my sking is off trail.

**NCO** · 08-28-2010, 11:45 PM

Now that explains a lot!

If that's the case, they are near perfect!
For a guy this young, I'm paranoid and old fashioned when it comes to skis.. Haha.

**AirborneEagles** · 09-27-2010, 06:43 AM

I like the bag, nice and the items are easy and well thought of.

However, I can't tell by the picture, but if that is a can of soup, I would go with vacuum sealed dry foods, which are lighter and the can foods go bad in certain situations (hot days, etc).

Also, if your cooking pot is aluminum, I would change to stainless steel. Aluminum is poisonous and can cause other ailments when you cook food in it and it gets into your body and affects parts of the brain. Stainless steel is a sure way to go to be safe.

Other than that, include a solar blanket and extra parachute cord with a rolled up tarp and that looks like a nice setup. Way to go.

Cool pack by the way.

**Rick** · 09-27-2010, 07:46 AM

AE - You need to offer up some documentation on the aluminum. That's been around for a long time and discredited with study after study. However, if you have something new I'd be interested in seeing it. By the way, you do know that aluminum is the most abundant element on earth, right? And you never drink out of aluminum cans?

Here are some facts from the Alzheimer Society.

http://alzheimers.org.uk/site/script...9&pageNumber=1

**NCO** · 10-06-2010, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by AirborneEagles

I like the bag, nice and the items are easy and well thought of.

However, I can't tell by the picture, but if that is a can of soup, I would go with vacuum sealed dry foods, which are lighter and the can foods go bad in certain situations (hot days, etc).

The bread is dried.., besides as you might have read from the original post, The can was there to represent the fact that I remembered that I will need food.

Originally Posted by AirborneEagles

Also, if your cooking pot is aluminum, I would change to stainless steel. Aluminum is poisonous and can cause other ailments when you cook food in it and it gets into your body and affects parts of the brain. Stainless steel is a sure way to go to be safe.

I'm a smoker, I get my share of poisons regardless.. Besides, if the army uses aluminium canteen kits it won't do anything serious...

Originally Posted by AirborneEagles

Other than that, include a solar blanket and extra parachute cord with a rolled up tarp and that looks like a nice setup.

There is a tarp in the pic, I use army issue tripwire instead of paracord cause the paraC cost's so much around here, and by solar blanket you mean "space blanket"? I got one of those in there too.