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Sex: Male
Age: 29
Weight: 186lbs
Height: 5'9"

I was born in South West Florida and lived there for 21 years. At the age of 21 I joined the US Coast Guard. I am currently stationed in Miami, Florida. I stay in shape by lifting weights, running, and swimming. I am a strong person, both mentally and physically and can push myself as hard and as long as needed. I am confident, but I am also a humble and easy going individual. Being in the military I've learned a lot about respect, how to treat people, how to be a good leader and also how to be a good follower.


My Skills:
Mechanical - I started off working on cars at the age of 16. At 18 I was A.S.E. certified. I joined the US Coast Guard at 21 and have been a military mechanic for 8 years. Since I joined I have become very knowledgeable about diesel engines, turbines, hydraulics, positive and non-positive pumps of all kinds. I'm extremely good with all general engineering and am half way to having a degree in mechanical engineering.

Welding - I have been welding since age 16. I started with lead welding for the repair of cars then moved into gas and stick welding. Since I joined the Coast Guard I've also become proficient in Tig welding, although mig welding still escapes me.

Electrical - I only know the basics, but I can rewire a car, pump or engine if I had to.

Construction - I worked with a roofing and framing company during my summer vacations through out high school.

First aid - I am a certified "First Responder" and also a first aid, cpr, aed instructor.

Weapons - I qualified for the Expert medal for both the M-16 and the Pistol. If there was an Expert medal for the shotgun or the M240B I'd have them also. I am extremely accurate with both the shotgun and the M240B never missing a shot from a moving sea going vessel.

General - I am also a qualified rescue swimmer, advanced diver, and completed a wilderness survival school. I can operate a car, motorcycle, boat, tractor, crane or just about anything.


My hobbies:
Working on my bike (motorcycle), playing my bass, exercising and researching zombies.

My Survival Plan:

My Bug-Out-Bag:

My Group: (So far)

My Jeep:
New upgrades include 37" tires, 4.75 gears in the front and rear diffs, and a complete roll cage.
My Jeep



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MilitaryMisfit Food Dehydration 0 Feb 4 2009, 10:14 PM EST by MilitaryMisfit
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Thread started: Feb 4 2009, 10:14 PM EST  Watch
My Friends and I used to dehydrate food in the oven before we would go camping. We turned the oven to around 150 degrees Fahrenheit, propped the door open, and cooked whatever we were cooking for around 4-6 hours. We would cook everything from fruit to meat to cornbread et tu fe. The food would last an amazing amount of time, but I'm not sure of the real shelf life. We would dehydrate the food two weeks before we left, vacume seal it, and it would last for a two week camping trip. Anyone know the "shelf life" of food dehydrated like this?
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MilitaryMisfit Water and where to get it. 2 Dec 5 2008, 8:44 PM EST by MilitaryMisfit
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Thread started: Oct 21 2008, 12:51 PM EDT  Watch
Here's just a couple tricks I've picked up in my travels.

The ground is a good source of water. To harvest it all you do is this.
Dig a hole around 2 or 3 feet wide and anywhere from 1 to 3 feet deep.
Place a container in the center of the hole.
Cover the hole with a tarp, rainfly, trash bag, or anything similar.
Place rocks or something else heavy around the out side edge and one smaller rock in the middle.
Now what happens is that the sun will cause any moisture in the ground to evaporate. The water vapor will rise and collect on the cover, condense and roll to the lowest part of the cover(the small rock in the middle). There it will drip into the container and sit until you're ready to harvest it.

Banana trees are another good place to find and produce water. Here's what you do.
Cut tree down leaving a stump about one foot high, and scoop out the center of the stump so that it's hollow.
The roots will naturally start to fill the stump with water and do so for the next few days until the tree dies.

You can also use sand to filter any water you find. If you have a container or can build one. Fill it with sand and pour water through it. The smaller or finer the sand the better the filtration. The best idea would be to layer the different grits of sand. The finest being at the bottom and the largest at the top. If available, clay and charcoal would be the best to use as the final filtration layer. You can make a very good charcoal for filtering by compressing the coal like remains of fired or burnt hardwoods.

I have plans for a below ground water filtration system using the same concept listed above. I like the below ground system I came up with because after construction it doesn't waste space and needs only a few items items to construct, mostly just hard work.
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MilitaryMisfit MilitaryMisfit's Gear list (with reasons) and a brief plan 3 Oct 20 2008, 9:31 PM EDT by MilitaryMisfit
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Thread started: Sep 3 2008, 9:25 AM EDT  Watch
Hey all
This is my gear list and short term plan for the outbreak.

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