I'm seeing a trend of guys with actual experience, (I don't have any) who are advocating for basic gear and training over the gucci high dollar stuff. You guy's are doing an amazing service. I love recommended gear like this that doesn't break the bank, but is still quality. Thanks for the info man, much appreciated!
It's better to be grounded in the basics than theoretically capable of some cool "advanced" thing because in reality, you won't be able to do the "advanced" thing anyway. Are you capable of hitting a paper plate at 200 yards with an iron sighted PSA rifle? If not, why the hell do you have a LPVO and a $2000 rifle with free floated barrel, gizmos, and NV? And telling people "I'm good out to 600 yards?" It's a fantasy. And what's becoming pretty important is being trained to work with other people who have guns. So you don't shoot them in the back while in a sticky situation. That's a real party foul. And the consequences are forever losing a friend, kids losing their fathers, wives losing their husbands. So it needs to be taken seriously. And the super awesome people have just trained the basics till they cannot fail even when under stress. And that's what we all need to be doing. Dry fire is the best answer for all of us because I'm not made of money. Good luck.
Thank you for the kind compliments. Being able to know how to detect and avoid dangerous situations is the best thing to train for. If SHTF happens and a person is alone, being smart is the biggest lifesaver. Knowing what you can and cannot do alone is key and having a realistic setup and mindset will always outdo the fancy stuff. I will probably try to make a video about stand-off distance and knowing how to read an area later on.
Thank you for the comment. The split front is not a bad way to go depending on how you configure it and what important for your body type and mission set.
Subbed for more content like this. Would you also argue that a ballistic helmet for the duties of recon and patrol in SHTF situation, and is not really needed and might actually be more of a drawback for long term sustainment amongst civilians?
You asked the maker of the vid, but I'll chime in quick: You may want to define "recon" and "SHTF". Are you experiencing heavy shelling? I think a helmet would be wise. And flack jacket. Are you looking at a house that had neighbors living in it a few days ago and now you are checking on them again as part of a neighborhood watch? How heavy is your ballistic helmet? 3.5 pounds? 2.5 pounds? Have you worn it for 6-12 hours? While moving around in the woods and chasing problems? Is your body ready and adapted to that? What purpose is your ballistic helmet serving? What is the context in which you are working? How is it helping you and hindering you in your context and situation? How is it helping or hindering you in your missions and tasks? YOU are the one who needs to answer those questions, and THAT will answer whether you need a ballistic helmet or not.
Helmets definitely have their place, but they are cumbersome and if you wear one for any length of time it will strain the neck, and if it’s hot outside it will definitely not vent heat out like a normal hat. If CQB is your biggest threat, then armor up, but if shrapnel and direct action room clearing mission sets are not a realistic priority for you, then I would suggest putting money towards other things. I was dressed like a juggernaut during GWOT, but I did a lot of room clearing and had vehicle support for sustainment supplies and longer transport. With that said, we were an occupational force with the biggest logistical support know to man. Our job included to hunt down and crush the enemy with overwhelming firepower. This is not at all in the capabilities of one person nor should it be thought of as a realist mission set. Even with vehicles supporting us and 30 people having my back, just moving a long time in the heat could drain a person and make them an easy target if they couldn’t move fast when they needed to. I believe I will make a video about these other options later on as there are a few questions about what kit is appropriate for different situations. Thank you for your question.
@woodghost9088 Thank you for the thoughtful response. I would only imagine perhaps someone in SHTF shooting at me at the absolute worst situation that could realistically occur. So the main important aspects of a helmet and extra gear like a flack jacket which is shrapnel is unlikely. At most it could maybe stop a rifle bullet, which would be an advantage in SHTF, but as I am certainly not looking to fight but deter and prepare, its not going to be the best financial investment compared to food, water, and more important equipment like a reliable weapon. $1.3k wendy exfil is not really the most important in my context, but the advantage of possibly placing night vision and having extra protection (while actually spending hours wearing the damn thing) is a consideration. I would def need training courses using that equipment before I even buy it though, and its far from the priority list compared to survival classes and more primary training like firearm and low light courses.
@@MrRellic I connect with you man. I would never ever buy a Team Wendy. I'm sure they are wonderful. I'm on the fence on night vision. And I have NV. I think the electronic NV has come a long way. I think the new thermal has come a long way too. A bump helmet (basically a glorified bike helmet) goes a long way in making NV usable. Before getting NV I would train to work at night without NV. And wear safety glasses while doing that. I can talk a little more if interested but I am probably just saying stuff you already know. Best to you!
I'm seeing a trend of guys with actual experience, (I don't have any) who are advocating for basic gear and training over the gucci high dollar stuff. You guy's are doing an amazing service. I love recommended gear like this that doesn't break the bank, but is still quality.
Thanks for the info man, much appreciated!
It's better to be grounded in the basics than theoretically capable of some cool "advanced" thing because in reality, you won't be able to do the "advanced" thing anyway.
Are you capable of hitting a paper plate at 200 yards with an iron sighted PSA rifle? If not, why the hell do you have a LPVO and a $2000 rifle with free floated barrel, gizmos, and NV? And telling people "I'm good out to 600 yards?" It's a fantasy.
And what's becoming pretty important is being trained to work with other people who have guns. So you don't shoot them in the back while in a sticky situation. That's a real party foul. And the consequences are forever losing a friend, kids losing their fathers, wives losing their husbands. So it needs to be taken seriously.
And the super awesome people have just trained the basics till they cannot fail even when under stress. And that's what we all need to be doing. Dry fire is the best answer for all of us because I'm not made of money.
Good luck.
Thank you for the kind compliments. Being able to know how to detect and avoid dangerous situations is the best thing to train for. If SHTF happens and a person is alone, being smart is the biggest lifesaver. Knowing what you can and cannot do alone is key and having a realistic setup and mindset will always outdo the fancy stuff. I will probably try to make a video about stand-off distance and knowing how to read an area later on.
I like the split front rigs to vent heat.
Great video.
Thank you for the comment. The split front is not a bad way to go depending on how you configure it and what important for your body type and mission set.
Subbed for more content like this. Would you also argue that a ballistic helmet for the duties of recon and patrol in SHTF situation, and is not really needed and might actually be more of a drawback for long term sustainment amongst civilians?
You asked the maker of the vid, but I'll chime in quick:
You may want to define "recon" and "SHTF". Are you experiencing heavy shelling? I think a helmet would be wise. And flack jacket.
Are you looking at a house that had neighbors living in it a few days ago and now you are checking on them again as part of a neighborhood watch?
How heavy is your ballistic helmet? 3.5 pounds? 2.5 pounds? Have you worn it for 6-12 hours? While moving around in the woods and chasing problems? Is your body ready and adapted to that?
What purpose is your ballistic helmet serving? What is the context in which you are working? How is it helping you and hindering you in your context and situation? How is it helping or hindering you in your missions and tasks?
YOU are the one who needs to answer those questions, and THAT will answer whether you need a ballistic helmet or not.
Helmets definitely have their place, but they are cumbersome and if you wear one for any length of time it will strain the neck, and if it’s hot outside it will definitely not vent heat out like a normal hat. If CQB is your biggest threat, then armor up, but if shrapnel and direct action room clearing mission sets are not a realistic priority for you, then I would suggest putting money towards other things. I was dressed like a juggernaut during GWOT, but I did a lot of room clearing and had vehicle support for sustainment supplies and longer transport. With that said, we were an occupational force with the biggest logistical support know to man. Our job included to hunt down and crush the enemy with overwhelming firepower. This is not at all in the capabilities of one person nor should it be thought of as a realist mission set. Even with vehicles supporting us and 30 people having my back, just moving a long time in the heat could drain a person and make them an easy target if they couldn’t move fast when they needed to. I believe I will make a video about these other options later on as there are a few questions about what kit is appropriate for different situations. Thank you for your question.
@woodghost9088 Thank you for the thoughtful response. I would only imagine perhaps someone in SHTF shooting at me at the absolute worst situation that could realistically occur. So the main important aspects of a helmet and extra gear like a flack jacket which is shrapnel is unlikely. At most it could maybe stop a rifle bullet, which would be an advantage in SHTF, but as I am certainly not looking to fight but deter and prepare, its not going to be the best financial investment compared to food, water, and more important equipment like a reliable weapon. $1.3k wendy exfil is not really the most important in my context, but the advantage of possibly placing night vision and having extra protection (while actually spending hours wearing the damn thing) is a consideration. I would def need training courses using that equipment before I even buy it though, and its far from the priority list compared to survival classes and more primary training like firearm and low light courses.
@@MrRellic I connect with you man.
I would never ever buy a Team Wendy. I'm sure they are wonderful.
I'm on the fence on night vision. And I have NV. I think the electronic NV has come a long way. I think the new thermal has come a long way too.
A bump helmet (basically a glorified bike helmet) goes a long way in making NV usable.
Before getting NV I would train to work at night without NV. And wear safety glasses while doing that. I can talk a little more if interested but I am probably just saying stuff you already know.
Best to you!