Finding Your Clothes and Weapons in the Dark

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The gun is in the nightstand so thats a no brainer. As far as clothes are concerned i figure i'll have plenty of time to put them on later. Besides i figure that the more i can confuse and bewilder my oponent the better. Being naked gives me what may be the critical edge.
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I bet...

El T means having a firearm is just one of the tools in the toolbox. The brain, situational awareness, and other stuff more important than the actual gun, type, make ...etc. More important than knives, sticks, rocks...anything that might be used as a weapon.

Lion has weapons, lion uses brain and senses to advantage first. Lion uses threat against threat itself.

And yeah, have gone from clear to orange blindfolded in drills. Have been in total darkness, no use of light allowed, and had to use other senses in drills. Educational what hearing, smell, touch ( feel vibrations) , even one's sense of taste is heightend.

Smell blood, gives a coppery taste...true.
 
Probably one of the more common and classic examples is when folks knock over lamps or objects on their bedside tables when trying to turn on the lamp. They have a good idea where the lamp is and are just a few inches off such that they drive their hand through the lamp's position, or when the first reach doesn't find it, flail about hoping to contact it.

Skunk, and sometimes it isn't just the little things that have seemingly changed position in the night. Sometimes the whole room moves. Anyone who has ever fallen out of bed while trying to get up quickly knows what I am talking about. Plus, such disasters can happen even without the nerve gas!
 
I have found that if you run at somebody naked with a gun in your hand screaming how you are going to wipe their existence of the face of the earth and other nonsensical things they tend to get very scared and run off. If fact the last burglar ran up to the cops.
 
I have the PERFECT late night plan! I'll simply install an M3 light on my Beretta. However, I am going to install it backwards. When I jump out of bed, naked, and switch that M3 on, any perp would be instantly and permanently blinded! :what:

No need to waste ammo. ;)

Logistar
 
Gomez, and et al

Notes on Lasik: you pretty much should lay off the contact sports for 6 months afterwards, a year to be safe. I went back to shooting at the 4-5 month marker and didn't have any issues. If your considering having it done, be aware that it will turn you into useless baggage for up to 3 months. Funky goggles you have to wear while sleeping (if you have the option, make sure they are good optical grade plastic before the operation.. it sucks to wear the cheesy ones constantly for a week with swirls and air bubbles in them). My vision was still changing till the 3rd month, making distance judging a problem. Double vision is also typical through 4th or 5th week.

Its not enough to stop one from driving after the 2nd week, but its a bit of a fright even if you are young, brave, and stupid.

However, to me it was worth it. Vision came out to 20/15, and other than drying out if i get dehyrdated, its hassle free.

Now to just get back to college and locate a judo / jujitsu dojo that isn't absurdly expensive..
 
Skunk: Try a duty rig. Gun belt w/ holster, mag pouches, surefire holster, ASP holster, OC spray holster, small bleeder stopper first aid pouch (2 GI battle dressings / tourniquet). You can add cell phone, flex cuffs, or eyeglass pouches as desired. Everything you need in one fumble proof package. Wake up, scoop rig off of floor or off of peg and snap fastex buckle around waist...you are now ready for war (even if you are naked). You can now move to grab long gun, dial 911, etc. Saw the idea years ago in an article about home roll-out kits by Ayoob...laughed at the time (thought it was a bit much)...ain't laughin no more. Some ideas grow on you even if first glance seems ridiculous. If you need light in your defensible space try a cylalume chemlite stick (green or blue to save visual purple in your eyes). If you don't have ability to throw on hallway or staircase lights ('cause you don't want to advance out of your dark bedroom redoubt) try tossing a short duration/high intensity WHITE chemlite several feet/yards down the hall; makes no noise and will illuminate any pre-identified kill zone in the house. Sit back (naked but fully equipped!) and wait for trouble to come to you...:D
 
:D Double Naught.... I AM white as "a fish's belly" - even in the summertime. (I never get a tan.) S.O. doesn't like it much... but if I turn a surefire back on myself, the perp WILL go blind - one way or the other! :D :D I'd post a pic of myself except my camera seems to have broken. :uhoh:

Seriously though, I REALLY wish I could find another one of those compact 9v LED flashlights I posted about earlier. If anyone runs across a source of them, please let me know where to find them. - Thanks!

Logistar
 
I'm with Sam on this. Who cares where the clothes are? Might even give a tactical advantage when the BG recoils in disgust upon seeing this pale bloated form appearing out of the darkness. :what:

Regardless, I know exactly where the intended weapons are and flashlights. A vest with the gear (including BCG glasses) may be a better choice than a belt falling down.

My wife used to need her contacts to find her glasses (verse visa), then she started sleeping in the disposable extended wears and that made a huge difference. After her laser surgery she has better vision than mine. She is a walking advert for the process. No problems, quick recovery (weeks not months), did everything they told her to do and she even came out with 20/15 vision. I've heard of others having problems, but I personally know 5 coworkers that had similar experiences to my Wife's. While a year may seem a long time to wait to be certain that nothing will dislodge the cornea the years and years of being able to see all the time may be worth taking precautions during that year.
 
If you really wanted to be tactically sound you could have a convenient pair of BDU's set out just in case of such an eventuality. You could even have all your stuff attached to it ala skunk and be good to go.
 
If you are going to worry about getting your pants and so you have everything clipped to your pants (which is a good idea), why not just get a ballistic vest and have everything clipped to it. If you take the time to cover up, then focus on covering up the vital organs with ballistic protection. You can get on a vest about as fast or faster than pants.
 
DNS, ballistic vest = body armor??? :confused:

Or do you mean those nylon tac vests made from 'ballistic nylon' (whatever that means)? :confused:
 
Put your glasses in the same place every time = no problem.

Sleeping in a different place each night = problem

Big Dog = Problem solver. Dog will likely make enough noise I can find my glasses and pistole.
 
I thought that was what trip flares were for.......

to warn you of the approach of the BG down the hall!!
What? No Claymores?
Naw, just kidding!
I wear glasses too...but fortunately I am nearsighted and my eyes do ok up close.....I do put my glasses the same place, I put my pistol the same place, my trousers of the day before are laying beside the bed with all the accoutriments of modern life in the pockets, my duty belt is on a nearby chair(with OC, ASP, Taclite, four spare mags, cuffs, etc) and when I depart my security carreer(very soon, new job coming up!) the duty belt will still be a part of my HD scenerio.
On of the lessons learned from doing Disaster Ops with the Red Cross in New York City...was to have a pair of trousers handy...laying on the floor with your wallet, keys, a blade, minimag, and money in the pockets(and in my case a IWB for whatever 1911 was the main artillery piece). Home invasion is not the ONLY emergency...might be a fire, gas main break(I went through one of those), and evacution due to dangerous circumstances that we cannot always forsee or anticipate.
I had a roll out bag in the closet with address book, a change of socks, undies and shirt, a small 'emergency kit'(basic boy scout stuff: batteries and bulbs for flashlight, firemaking device, ever handy fishing line, a needle, some first aid stuff, change for the pay phone, a spare mag of 45 JHP, spare glasses, etc), a most useful poncho liner and whatever else I deemed necessary for seasonal requirements. Might have to scoot quick!
Having your pants handy and a roll out bag of basics is a great idea!
Some of the gear has been upgraded over the years...now a cell phone, Surefire, and OC have been added to the kit........
I did hear a story from a man in Florida who answered a break in with the only weapon available, a 22 inch machete, naked as a jaybird, screaming as he came down the stairs brandishing the machete. The invader departed, no doubt with extreme psychological trauma regardless of the rather impromtu tactics....suprized he did not try and sue later for extreme emotional distress during the course of his chosen profession!!
A dog is great for the house! One day, when and if I get settled I'll get one.....but something inside me (subconscious?) seems to wake me alert and focussed when things get interesting. Ran a guy off the fire escape outside my window in Brooklyn in the wee hours of the morning from a dead sleep...just 'heard him'. He departed when the kryptom bulb of the four cell maglite shined in his eyes through the window...pretty sure he did not see the .45 auto in the other hand. Did not think about glasses or clothes at that time....just got the order to 'repel boarders'.
Similiar situation high in the Cascades of Oregon. Noise outside camping trailer.....pants on, boat shoes on, glasses on...pistol/flashlight ...investigate in a tactical manner. Masked bandit runs off(OK it was a racoon!).
It is always good to keep your mind active playing with scenerios, it keeps you focussed AND you'll tryout new things you hear or think up, discarding that which does not work for you! It's a tactical guy thing!
Jercamp45
 
My feeling is that if you have time to get dressed and fill up your pockets then you probably don't have that big a problem and you should just lock your br door and call 911.

I would think that typically when one confronts a BG in his house in the middle of the night its more of a iheardanoisegrabbedmygunandwenttoinvestigateit sort of sound. Not a gotdressediputonmywebgearputsparemagsinmypocketsgrabbedmyprmaryandseondarygunsand confrontedaverypatientburglar sort of situation.
 
Without glasses or contacts, I'm basically blind.

So, before going to sleep, I place all of my normal "pocket filler" into a Tilley hat on my nightstand. The wallet goes on the bottom, along with cell-phone, pen, lip-balm, keys, Leatherman, knife, Surefire 6P, and glasses on top.

The hat brim gives me a pretty large target to feel for when I'm waking up and it never takes more than a second or two to get the glasses. As a bonus, I can grab the whole thing like a bucket and have light, commo and knife, which would be useful for a break-in, a fire or darned near anything else.
 
i'm a heavy sleeper, but i can wake up and be alert nearly instantly. once i'm on my feet i'm good to go.
the light switch for my bedroom is on the wall outside the room, so i usually leave it on. dont need to wait for eyes to adjust to light/dark that way.
 
Try a battery powered KRILL light. Neat. Enought light to field dress a deer. I ought to know, I did it once...:eek:
 
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