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To: Travis McGee

One of my tools is a pair of “Game Ears” that enhances my hearing. In regards to hiding from a FLIR one could have a bolt hole with some CO2 portable tanks that will fog the air with cold escaping gas, or have a hide with thermo insulated windows, thats two layered glass with an inert gas in the middle, or just a roof of 2” bluboard foam.

On a very funny movie episode of “Tremors” people were trying to hide from some flying nasties that used heat seeking organs to hunt with and they walked along with a mattress over their heads. Not a practice concept but it could work if tested is just a camo colored umbrella that has several layers of mylar space blanket and aluminized insulation bubble wrap sold at places like LOWES.

As far as clothing goes in darkness a dark gray is harder to see than all black. Also should a person have to fight in darkness such as in my neck of the woods in Alaska during the winter I would make some lightweight diversionary type of equipment, mostly just an inflatable figure with some attached chemical heat pouches such as used for heating your hands or toes, tape these to something that resembles a prone person in hiding, activate the heat packs around the chest and face and a drone or other device with a FLIR will look at that while you either achieve your objective or make a safe egress from the area.


49 posted on 08/24/2012 5:37:45 AM PDT by Eye of Unk (OPSEC)
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To: Eye of Unk

If it comes down to trying to escape from airborne FLIR platforms that are circling your immediate area looking for you, you are probably screwed. The anti-IR poncho might be the best bet, since you could carry it and not hinder your mobility, then you could dive into thick cover and put it over yourself. But ifthey are already tracking your heat sig, forget it, game over. They will direct K-9s to your hiding place quickly. Or, if the ROE have changed, just shoot you from the helo with a burst of MG fire.


50 posted on 08/24/2012 5:51:36 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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