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At one point, i was. Then, i grew up  0-0 "OP is a troll" - Flashlightboy, 12/18/20 | |||
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Consider that stolen. ______________________________________________ Endeavoring to master the subtle art of the grapefruit spoon. | |||
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My grandfather, on my dads side, the son of the SS Officer was tacticool in his time. He was a volunteer sheriffs deputy. Arrived one evening to a break in at a strip mall where according to the story they simply needed extra bodies to keep the place free of bystanders. A while later they hear gunfire, several shots, he’s yelling, “shots fired” or some equivalent. Turns out he put an end to a mannequin that snuck up on him in the dark. He was never allowed to assist again, because if the story is accurate as it’s been told to me, the volunteers weren’t supposed to have firearms anyway. Imagine A real life equivalent of Tackleberry. 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | |||
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Tactical yes, cool, no. ______________________________ Men who carry guns for a living do not seek reward outside of the guild. The most cherished gift is a nod from his peers. | |||
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Well, that particular group was out at Kengsington Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys 343 - Never Forget Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. | |||
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I still wear brown duck Carhartt bibs to the goose pit and field even though they are more worried about making a fashion statement anymore vs making work clothes That’s as tacticool as I get.. | |||
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Was once... not anymore.  ________________________________________________________ The trouble with trouble is; it always starts out as fun. | |||
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Never really about being "cool" or "tacticool" I have a pair or two of 5.11 pants. We are mandated for out training classes, or range days, to wear pants other than jeans, and you don't want to wear dress pants to the range (mud) or to classes with defensive tactics practice so those make sense. As one of our range instructors, I end up at the range frequently so I have a few pairs. I have a plate carrier, but I actually use it at work time to time. Other than that, not much other "tactical" equipment that I'm not issued that isn't carried daily. Strive to live your life so when you wake up in the morning and your feet hit the floor, the devil says "Oh crap, he's up." | |||
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| The Ice Cream Man |
“So tacticool I keep ice inside my ranger panties, with a plate carrier cod piece.” . That I find that hilarious should definitely answer any doubts about my coolness or tacticalness (I’m cracking myself up) | |||
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| The Ice Cream Man |
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I've never been tactical, and probably only cool in my own mind. I do have a Pelican case of gear in the garage. It's purpose is "emergency use only." I have plates & carriers for my wife & me, & a few other things I might need to use to get us up to the cabin in a dire situation. I try to prepare for any contingency, but hope we'll never need it. I'm low-speed, high-drag so all I foresee is getting in the truck & getting out of Dodge, if it ever becomes necessary. I do have BDU pants (ATACS AU) which I wear up there, but mainly because they're durable & comfortable when managing firewood or maintaining the fences & property. They're not a fashion statement. "We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities." | |||
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Was I ever tactical? No. Cool? Also no. I am, however, frequently seen in surplus BDU pants. I buy them cheap at the flea market. Cheap and comfortable. Not worried about how I look to others, at this point in my life. | |||
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I'll gladly toss you a cold beer! I still have my ALICE pack and some other (ancient) gear from the days that our favorite Uncle paid me to be "Tacticool"! I have a handful of canteens and canteen cups floating around. I've got a handful of pairs of good combat boots, and other good Merrell / Solomon boots- no, I don't blouse my pants in them. At work, or when I'm probably going to get dirty, I have my old field jacket & liner. I have a newer gortex parka and microfleece liner. Why? Because they just plain work! Speaking of liners- you'll pry my poncho liner out of my cold, dead hands! Well, they probably won't be cold  . My son stole my original one, I bought 2 or 3. One is in my truck, one is in my camping gear. They come in handy.I have 2 pair of 5.11 tactical pants for my uniform, they are much more comfortable than our shitty polyester pants! That's for the few times I actually need to be in uniform. Outside of that, it's blue jeans, or tan Vertex cargo pants- they are probably the least "Tacticool" cargo pants out there yet still durable and functional. The Carhart pants are nice too, but those are more "construction-cool". I wear a bulletproof vest at work, but it's not in a military type carrier. ______________________________________________________________________ "When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!" “What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy | |||
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I take it all back, When I was 7 y.o. And saving my side of the street with my Johnny Seven One Man Army W.m.d. rifle. I thought I was The poster boy for tactical. ( Even if I did have a lone ranger six shooter for a b.u.g.) Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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While I was going through all of the crap that I had to remove from my house in order to rebuild after Hurricane Ida I did come across some of the old Alice Gear including medical kit and mag pouches from my Dirty Boat Guy days. I also found some issued items that, at the time (early 90's), was tacticool; things like Lundhag Mountaineering Boots and Mustang cold water exposure suit. The items that made me laugh the most were the canvas BDU shorts and the silky catch-me-fuck-me shorts many of us used to walk around the compound wearing wool socks folded over the top of jungle boots and t-shirts. The cold, but not freezing version of that was to put on an SBU Hoody and camo Gore-Tex shell as well. Add a pair of Oakley sunglasses and we were high speed low drag yeah... LOL. So... in conclusion; Yeah... I guess I was tacticool before tacticool was really a thing. I never did wear the stuff after leaving NAVSPECWAR. Although I'd have to say that I probably had kept it with every intention of doing so... That would certainly NEVER happen now... not the least because my fat ass wouldn't fit in any of it now. A penny saved is a government oversight. | |||
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I own a 4 inch s&w 686-3 does that count ❓ | |||
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