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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:15:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ahh, gotcha, kind of makes sense. I guess it's a good thing I'm lazy and haven't made one of those cross things yet  Edit: for what it's worth, my wife was already pretty judgy when I bought a carrier and ceramics, so keeping it in the bedroom at the ready would only increase the already common eye rolling aimed at me  I'm in your shoes. Mine is nowhere near my bed. I guess that makes me unprepared but I'm also not paranoid. I'm not putting that shit on if something goes bump in the night in my house. The velcro would be loud AF and it would take too long to put on in a daze. Mine is for STHF and I'll see it coming. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:16:13 AM EDT
[#2]
I keep my old carrier on a mannequin that's holding an airsoft gun. On rollers skates so I can roll it into the hall to draw fire.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:16:28 AM EDT
[#3]
I don’t.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:19:29 AM EDT
[#4]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I keep my old carrier on a mannequin that's holding an airsoft gun. On rollers skates so I can roll it into the hall to draw fire. Genius! |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:20:30 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:21:46 AM EDT
[#6]
I sleep ON TOP of my plates....
What if the boogey man who lives under the bed starts shooting upwards through the mattress?? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:25:11 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:27:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Genius! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I keep my old carrier on a mannequin that's holding an airsoft gun. On rollers skates so I can roll it into the hall to draw fire. Genius! It's only genius if said mannequin is stuffed with tannerite Quoted: Quoted: Ahh, gotcha, kind of makes sense. I guess it's a good thing I'm lazy and haven't made one of those cross things yet Edit: for what it's worth, my wife was already pretty judgy when I bought a carrier and ceramics, so keeping it in the bedroom at the ready would only increase the already common eye rolling aimed at me I'm in your shoes. Mine is nowhere near my bed. I guess that makes me unprepared but I'm also not paranoid. I'm not putting that shit on if something goes bump in the night in my house. The velcro would be loud AF and it would take too long to put on in a daze. Mine is for STHF and I'll see it coming. Pretty much my logic. Bumps in the night are responded to with a pistol, the carrier is more for situations where it's reasonable to expect to draw rifle fire. I figure if I'm taking rifle fire in my own house, I've probably already made several very serious mistakes to lead to said situation
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:30:07 AM EDT
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I have a magnetic hook on the side of my safe that I hang the heavy duty hanger and PC on. Another hook below it has my battle belt.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:35:40 AM EDT
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Upside down and fully open on the floor with the front half closest to the wall.
Every time I hear a weird noise at night I ninja roll off the side of the bed and land on my back right on top of my carrier. I pull the front half over my head and strap in. My rifle is on the floor at my 3 o'clock obviously. I sit up and my ballistic helmet is right there ready. Flip down the NODS and im eating cereal in the dark 30 seconds later. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:37:11 AM EDT
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I have 3 magazine pouches on the front of mine.
2 of the pouches hold loaded P-Mags, but I fill the third with those little individually wrapped mini peanut butter cups in case I get hungry at night. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:38:05 AM EDT
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If things get so bad that people are actually shooting at me, I'm not so sure getting hit in the arm or leg isn't going to be just as much a death sentence as getting shot in the chest.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:43:55 AM EDT
[#13]
I have AR500 comforter.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:44:40 AM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have AR500 comforter. Heavy blanket, nice. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:48:11 AM EDT
[#15]
Only correct answer is to wear it at all times. I sleep in mine.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:48:12 AM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You don't sleep in it?  Your funeral.  I figured out the sleeping and toilet part but I feel really vulnerable when I have to take it off to change clothes. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:48:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have AR500 comforter. Link? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:51:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You don't sleep in it? Your funeral. Came here to post this.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:00:39 AM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Since I’m in bed anyway, and people are joking about sleeping in it I decided to put it on for a minute and lie in the bed just to see how bad it would be. It’s absolutely awful. I raffed 
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:03:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: that would actually be pretty cool, I just kept mine leaned up against the wall by the door until I loaned them to my Dad in case he had to go up and see my Uncle that has slipped into dementia during this covid shit and doesn't answer the door now without a rifle in his hand I'm really hoping I don't learn how effective they are Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I've pictured a valet stand, with a gun rack instead of the usual stuff, kind of like this https://akdfurniture.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/valet-stand-vs08.jpg I just kept mine leaned up against the wall by the door until I loaned them to my Dad in case he had to go up and see my Uncle that has slipped into dementia during this covid shit and doesn't answer the door now without a rifle in his hand I'm really hoping I don't learn how effective they are I just had a flashback to the "what round for grandpa" thread. 
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:06:00 AM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Dangling from the ceiling so I can just stand up into it. Lol’d |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:34:55 AM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm in your shoes. Mine is nowhere near my bed. I guess that makes me unprepared but I'm also not paranoid. I'm not putting that shit on if something goes bump in the night in my house. The velcro would be loud AF and it would take too long to put on in a daze. Mine is for STHF and I'll see it coming. Same for me. Mine is in my closet. It's down below the clothes, but on top of everything else that's down there. I can get to it quickly, if needed, though. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:40:03 AM EDT
[#23]
It's in the closet 10' from my bed
When I was in Afghanistan we kept them on the wall by the door about 5-10' away. I will be fine, the dogs would go nuts anyway along with the peacocks so I will probably have enough warning. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:57:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You don't sleep in it? Your funeral. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 2:07:30 AM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Having a woman is an issue. She doesn't want that shit laying around ruining the ambiance of the room. Put a throw pillow on top of it |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:39:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Someone can correct me because it might be old and outdated info. Ceramic and other material armor can deform after time. Gravity pushes it down. Sort of like the glass in a really old window. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Care to explain? New armor owner here, genuinely curious  Someone can correct me because it might be old and outdated info. Ceramic and other material armor can deform after time. Gravity pushes it down. Sort of like the glass in a really old window. Wouldn’t multi curve plates flatten out if they were laying down then? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 6:53:34 AM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: ......You mean you don't put it on every night before you climb under the covers? ....... You take yours off? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:06:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wouldn’t multi curve plates flatten out if they were laying down then? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Care to explain? New armor owner here, genuinely curious Someone can correct me because it might be old and outdated info. Ceramic and other material armor can deform after time. Gravity pushes it down. Sort of like the glass in a really old window. Wouldn’t multi curve plates flatten out if they were laying down then? If I remember correctly we’re talking 80 to 100 years for any appreciable glass movement The folks that came up with this theory we’re looking at old Victorian homes in the 70s or 80s I believe |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:11:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:24:24 AM EDT
[#30]
Under my side of the bed in a shallow tupperware bin with a bug out bag.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:27:12 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have AR500 comforter. What’s the estimated ship time on that? 37 weeks? How long will it actually take to ship? 87 weeks? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:35:51 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You take yours off? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: ......You mean you don't put it on every night before you climb under the covers? ....... You take yours off? Nope. Not even to shower or have sex. ETA: I usually just rest my junk plate on her ass. Doggy style is definitely the easiest when kitted up.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:15:30 AM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What's the estimated ship time on that? 37 weeks? How long will it actually take to ship? 87 weeks? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I have AR500 comforter. What's the estimated ship time on that? 37 weeks? How long will it actually take to ship? 87 weeks? You really want to upgrade to the 1/2" option for long term protection. I've potmarked enough 3/8 to trust it forever. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:27:50 AM EDT
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only soyboy liberals dont sleep in their plate carriers and own 27 ARs to hand out to the whole neighborhood
bunch of soysheeple in here |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:29:06 AM EDT
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I designed an air powered pre-charged cylinder that flips the carrier up in a rotating fashion. When I stand up out bed it's triggered and it lands on my torso just as my t-shirt is snugged down.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:30:06 AM EDT
[#36]
lol
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:00:01 AM EDT
[#37]
Bad guys crash through the door.
"Just a minute...getting my things together". |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:00:06 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I figured out the sleeping and toilet part but I feel really vulnerable when I have to take it off to change clothes. wear it under your clothing, obviously 
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:01:56 AM EDT
[#39]
yeah my PC is in my truck. I work in a worse area than I live, so I'm not super worried about needing it in a hurry. Not looking to kit up for a regular break in. Mostly just hide at the top of the stairs and shoot back. Fatal funnel and all that.
PC is for training and if shit gets really bad. Like Post-Katrina, patrol the neighborhood, or probably by the end of this month 
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Posted: 1/22/2021 11:44:55 AM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Having a woman is an issue. She doesn't want that shit laying around ruining the ambiance of the room. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:12:03 PM EDT
[#41]
An example (not mine).
 ETA: Armor stands are apparently a thing. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:14:30 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryThe cross is a thing? I'm really far behind in the operator world.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:17:02 PM EDT
[#43]
Threads like this are why some of those military dudes on here ridicule civilians discussing armor.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:19:48 PM EDT
[#44]
During the riots, all my gear was propped next to the bed ready to go.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:31:27 PM EDT
[#45]
Quoted: Mine is sorta just propped up against wall. I have one of those heavy duty hangars but nothing to hang it on. Have it a Wife is sometimes a problem. If single I would just hang the motherfucker anywhere or sleep with it beside me You don't sleep in it with full MOPP gear on and twelve firearms in reach? How can you be one of the ARF cool kids? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:32:11 PM EDT
[#46]
Am I the only dude that has plates and fuckin hates them?
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:32:54 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryKneepad rigged up as a nutsack protector. Operator as fuck. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:35:14 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Someone can correct me because it might be old and outdated info. Ceramic and other material armor can deform after time. Gravity pushes it down. Sort of like the glass in a really old window. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Care to explain? New armor owner here, genuinely curious Someone can correct me because it might be old and outdated info. Ceramic and other material armor can deform after time. Gravity pushes it down. Sort of like the glass in a really old window. Glass in a really window is like that because it oozed over time. It was made that way. When it comes to armor being stored upright, I have no idea if it's good or bad. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:36:04 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Am I the only dude that has plates and fuckin hates them? Pretty sure we all hate them, we just assume we'd hate getting shot in the chest even more. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 4:36:35 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Correct Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Having a woman is an issue. She doesn't want that shit laying around ruining the ambiance of the room. Correct  
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