I do paracord stuff for fun too, but, I'll keep my hands out of that arena, I don't like stepping on people's toes....bad enough that I make a rack that's pretty similar to someone else's...but then again, it's a roof rack, hard to get TOO innovative with that....it's boxy, it holds stuff
anyway, as far as tactical gear, I'll not be putting pics of MINE up, but, I will give you all a nice list
but first, the explanation...I'm an 8 year army vet, who has been approached a few times for voluntary recall as well as having had a trio of PMC's actually inquire as to whether or not I'd be willing to work for them if the pay was right. I've declined the PMC's obviously, but, old habits die hard, so, I keep most of my gear in a locked case, ready if the need were to arise...(zombies hello!)
So far, the equipment list is as follows:
Firearms:
(Being shipped)
**Barrett Model 98B with leupold scope (thermal scope scope as soon as funds allow)
**Springfield XD in .357SIG with 5" tactical barrel armor black coating, full length guide rod, match grade barrel, and extended magazines
**Springfield XDm in .40 S&W armor black coating and extended magazines
(on hand)
stoeger P350 12ga mag pump
franchi 12ga auto (don't recall model number)
hipoint 9mm (it's cheap, it shoots accuratelly, and I won't be heart broken if I lose it)
hipoint .380 (see above)
(contemplated upcoming purchases)
SR-25 Assault Rifle with heavy match grade barrel (replacing the AR10, AR15, and SR25 I sold to get the barrett)
870 Express Magnum Marine Edition (if I get it, it'll be sent in to have armor black coating instead of the shiny nickel coating)
Ammo:
(on hand) (quantities NOT listed for safety reasons obviously)
9mm speer gold dot JHP
9mm federal "personal protection" copper jacket slugs
12ga heavy bird shot
12ga magnum buck shot
12ga magnum slugs (need to find a good deal on cases of these)
.380 JHP "personal protection"
.308 match grade
.223 match grade
.338 Laupua Mag match grade hand loads
(being shipped)
multiple varieties ammo for .40 and .357SIG, as well as barrett loaded .338 Laupua Magnum rounds for the 98B
Gear:
Multiple Tactical Vests, non-armor bearing
Flak Jacket
Ballistic Plate Carrier (no plates as of yet, haven't decided what kind I need to get for it)
multiple sets BDU/ACU's Black, Urban Digital, Snow, Woodland (no desert or "army acu" yet)
canteens, canteen carriers, and more ammo carriers than you could possibly hope for.
shoulder holsters, low ride leg holsters, tactical belts....
tactical "3 day bug out bag" x3, multiple duffle bags, and pretty much anything like that, that you could think of that the army issues you
army 3 piece sleeping bag system (green bag black bag woodland goretex shell plus stuff sack)
multiple "tactical/survival" knives (my cold steel recon tanto is one of my favorites here, #2 being my old school Gerber Mark II survival knife)
The only things that I'm really after to complete the setup is a good medic bag, drag bag for the rifle(s) and shotguns, and a couple good gas masks with 3-4 replacement cannisters each, a tazer or two, and a bag for cleaning kits and maintenance parts for the weapons