Warzone/The Drive: Special Ops Veteran Relied On These Products In Combat And Says You Should Too In Daily Life
After 24 years in special operations, you get an idea of what stuff works and what doesn't. These are one soldier's top picks for average folks.
Well, let’s start with a universal truism in life. Stuff. A path through any human life is populated by and littered with stuff, right? The legendary comedian and brilliant truth-teller George Carlin captured this reality in his classic comedy bit “A Place For My Stuff.” I may connect with that bit deeper in a future article, but for this article, I want to talk about stuff in a soldier’s life.
Of course, in the Army, we can’t call it just “stuff.” It is “gear” or “kit,” or sometimes, and more boringly, “OCIE”—organizational clothing and individual equipment.
But who are we kidding? It’s stuff.
What I want to discuss is a few key items across a spectrum of categories that have been my go-to “stuff” during a 24-year career filled with actual combat deployments and that remain so in my life as a civilian today. Why? Because this stuff just works. And when something works, you don’t discard it. You incorporate it into your life forever.
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WNU Editor: I have the knife, multitool, military flashlight (two of them actually), socks (of course), duct-tape (always), and the watch (Russian version). I may get the gloves.
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A Bic lighter. Even if you run out of gas the flint produces enough spark to start a fire.
Include a mirror as well. Good for signaling long distances. And small magnifying glass. (when the Bic gets wet)
Xmas gift ideas sorted
Good ideas. I have never seen a Bic too wet to spark though.
Russ learned lots in cub scouts
What kind of Russian watch? I have a couple of flashlights I got from the place of cheap tools plus Lithiums.
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