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Scored a wooden ammo box at a local retro store, gonna keep tools in it. It's about the same size as a metal .30 cal box, so it's probably sized to hold .30-.06. Wasn't cheap, but it is priceless. Sound condition except for the leather handle, which is torn and ready to break. Never seen one before. Be interesting if it was made of wood due to a scarcity of metal during WW II.
Below, a Mora Knife: Alone, and with basic mods including a velcro handle strap, a fire steel w/velcro straps and some cord to keep everything secure. This configuration is strictly for my BOB or the truck - I'd never normally need a fire steel in camp, and the handle strap would be a gigantic pain in the arse. One of the best things about this Mora is the awesomely simple sheath, which allows for easy removal of the knife. The strap would only be useful if I was in dire life-or-death straits, and losing the knife meant not surviving. There is absolutely no way to remove the knife with the strap in place.
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HubGuv
Fuck taxes, fuck government, fuck bureaucracy, fuck budgets, fuck red tape, fuck politicians, fuck the system, fuck the economy, fuck corporations. I've figured out a way to bypass all of them. It's an organic, grass-roots system called HubGuv, which fills in the cracks left by mainstream (corporate) government. HubGuv is, by definition and intent, collapse-proof. Therefore, it has no budget. Ever. It is a flexible, self-governing system by which people directly participate in self-government thru personal responsibility. HubGuv only functions by necessity. It relies on community, simplicity and common sense. It is essentially, but not strictly or dogmatically, libertarian. HubGuv is all about helping people to help themselves, and creating a society of responsible, self-sufficient people. The first rule of HubGuv is: Talk about HubGuv. The most important aspect of HubGuv is gardening, which is viewed as the basis for self-sufficiency, local economy and community.
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Had a strange idea, one that could prove useful & innovative. It was for some webbing that fits on a person's arms much like shirt sleeves or very long gloves. The purpose of this webbing would be to hold gear and tools. Like, I'm an urban survivor in the year 2023, and I wear a short sleeved army shirt with these arm sleeves velcro'd to it, and I keep a knife, a wrench, lighter, smart phone, some ammo, maybe even a ballistic knife, clipped to them. It's kind of like the concept of those drop-down thigh holsters, but for your arms. Many years ago I once saw a wild-looking urban cowboy on the streets of the Haight Ashbury, and he had tools strapped to his forearms. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. To this day I refer to that guy as Mr Bartertown. Maybe his memory has been percolating in the depths for all these years...
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