Gas mask

[Meck]

Hey i'm looking for a gas mask thats works or a place where it is really cheap to buy a gas mask a website or store either or will do. Gonna be going to the G20 summit and I will defiently need one. So if anyone could help that would be super awesome! post here or send an email to oneeshot0nekill@gmail.com

 

[keg]

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[spoorprint]

I used to have a gas mask I used at some anti-nuclear power actions a long time ago, and I was very happy with its performance but you wouldn't want that kind now.
I had a British civilian "respirator" model 1942.It worked well in those days because we didn't
have to deal with "Less lethal projectiles". It had glass eye pieces that would shatter now
if hit by a projectile.It also restricted your vision somewhat.I've been told at least one person
was injured in Montreal because of broken glass from a "civilian" gas mask.

These days you want a military gas mask with lexan eye pieces.The pamphlet "Health
and Safety at Militant Actions" by on the ground collective recommends the US M17 or something like it.

Remember to get anti-fogging/anti-dimming wipes (sold in drug stores) and use them before the action starts so that your lenses don't fog up when you put your gas mask on.
If you smell gas faintly, that's normal, don't panic and remove your gas mask-you'll find that it is much worse without it.(I've seen people make this mistake).

There is an argument against using a gas mask, and my action medic instructor presented it last year. Police may be more likely to target someone with a gas mask.Some states
have anti-mask laws (don't know about PA) and the point of a black bloc is for everyone to
look the same so that no one can be singled out. He recommended what ON The Ground recommends as a cheap alternative.Shatter proof swim goggles with a tight seal, a bandanna soaked in apple cider vinegar carried in a plastic bag, and a paper respirator underneath for a tight seal.This is what I've always carried just in case,and I used it the 4th night at the RNC, but it wasn't a fair test because we mostly encountered smoke and
flash grenades.

Detailson't wear ski goggles, the felt or foam lining traps chemicals.
Never wear contacts if there is any chance of chemical attack.
If you are pregnant or asthmatic, don't go to a potentially hassled action-find another way to take part.(Again,I've seen people get hurt this way.)
Consult with other members of your affinity group, on what they are using and how they plan to respond.
Don't panic, thats what the cops want.
Good luck,I plan to be there somewhere.

 

[spoorprint]

Well, the proposed Pittsburgh Mask ordinance failed last week.

 

[oldmanLee]

Check just about any gunshow,and some of the larger fleamarkets,current milspec masks are starting to show up.Guess the govornment isn't paying the troops enough to make a living,when they start hocking their gear and gear that "fell off the truck".Saw a compleat with filters/desert bag for $25 US this last Sunday at the local flea,probably will be more in the coming months,the are expanding Ft. Lee down near Petersburg.

 

[boucaneer]

Well, the proposed Pittsburgh Mask ordinance failed last week.

is that the swim goggles, paper mksk and apple vinager saoked bandana one?

 

[Deleted member 20]

I would try online, brigade quartermasters or cheaper than dirt

 

[boucaneer]

i somtimes use an s10 british forces gasmask, try to get a multi directional filters for it, not the german type filters that have a open hole that somone can cover with a hand and suffocate the mask.

 

[boucaneer]

right all. sorry for my drunken post a few days ago, which has been removed.

didnt mean to be abusive to you, i had to much too drink and had the right hump. too much beer can be dangerous for me. it was classed as flamming and didnt mean to offend you curbscore.

so appologes from me. i hope you have a good one mate. you didnt do anything wrong, i was just a drunken asshole.

so sorry again.

cheers, boucan.