What do you carry when you cant carry a gun?

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I carry a fold out knife or my cane. The cane is more effective because it weighs about 10 pounds and is easy to swing.
 
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The Gerber always, the Charge Ti if I expect I might end up working on something, like yesterday when SWMBO said she had "all the tools" for putting ceiling fans up in the Open Class Building at the County Fair. (Her sister is the Open Class chair, SWMBO is the antiques honcho.) The old junction boxes had to come down (not compatible with the new fans), and they were held in by 3/8" bolts. I got them out with the Leatherman, saved (delayed, really) a trip home.
 
I need a cane to walk with (broken back), and have a couple that make good whacking sticks, but my primary non-gun weapon is ten bucks in quarters in a toddler sized sock that magically appeared in my laundry. Just enough material to give a good handhold and strong enough to whack someone upside their noggin.
 
bob97 said:
4’ of one inch steel round bar would weigh a little over 10 lbs.
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Steel is roughly .285 lbs/in^3

A one inch diameter 4 inch long cylinder is exactly PI cubic inches resulting in a bar that weighs .895 lbs.

ETA: Oops, multiply that by 12 to get four FEET gets you 10.74 lbs. Somedays I need to read more closely, sorry.... :oops:
 
In my ill-spent childhood I studied the relative frangibility of various glass containers, especially when filled with fluids.
This was shortly after I had watched the Watts riots from the cheap seats and had witnessed the varying efficacy of Molotov cocktails.
As pointed out above, champagne bottles and certain effervescent wine bottles are very hard to break and make pretty good hand-to-hand weapons but rather poor volatiles delivery systems.
Old-style Coke bottles are almost as hard to break.
Long neck beer bottles break more easily.
Miller stubby bottles break very easily and make an excellent incendiary delivery system but should only be used as a thrown weapon in close combat.
Blown-glass Christmas tree decorations are in a class by themselves for delivering flammables, but must be handled very carefully... .

This experimentation was performed when I lived across the street from the concrete trough that goes by the name of the Los Angeles River. which served as my testing area.
 
Seeing how molotov cocktails are being referenced, what's a additive for them to stick?

Would you use dish soap or laundry detergent and how much would you use? A 10:1 ratio or more, like 1/4 of the mixture soap or is there a better substance? Something like the military uses, if you can get it?

Of course this is just talk and educational, not for any other reasons!
 
Mk-211 said:
Seeing how molotov cocktails are being referenced, what's a additive for them to stick?

Would you use dish soap or laundry detergent and how much would you use? A 10:1 ratio or more, like 1/4 of the mixture soap or is there a better substance? Something like the military uses, if you can get it?

Of course this is just talk and educational, not for any other reasons!
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Many years ago I was interested in the same question, and as a bored youth with a primative internet connection I found a few recipes. The most logical one was a mixture of 2 parts gasoline to 1 part motor oil. The logic being the oil would make the flaming gas stick to the target. I never tried it as I was not stupid and I was afraid it would work a little too well.
 
AzShooter1 said:
It's basically a standard metal cane but the previous owner decided to fill it with lead. It's a pain to walk around with but always is in the car. Beats a baseball bat for me. It's much longer.
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You'll likely be in for some unnecessary grief should you ever have to defend yourself with it.
 
I don't carry a gun unless I'm hunting or at the range. So I just carry my normal everyday stuff. Keychain with SAK classic, a folder or maybe two depending on what the days plans are. Usually some kind of locking folder and either a SAK or stockman or barlow. Occasionally a walking stick if I'm in any kind of rough country or might need to wade.
 
Mk-211 said:
Seeing how molotov cocktails are being referenced, what's a additive for them to stick?

Would you use dish soap or laundry detergent and how much would you use? A 10:1 ratio or more, like 1/4 of the mixture soap or is there a better substance? Something like the military uses, if you can get it?

Of course this is just talk and educational, not for any other reasons!
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I’ve read that adding styrofoam to gasoline works well, but I don’t remember the ratio.
 
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