I'm expectin fallout (Kali pictures from the fire)

[Krilliad]

So, while I was stuck inside today as ash rained down and the streets were hazey, I donned my gas mask and decided to go outside and make silly pictures.

This is actually now my wallpaper on my desktop. Ooooh boy.




Here you can really see the difference/.








Me and my silly GP-5


It was actually raining ash today worse than I have ever seen anywhere a fire has been.  

[Rommel_Desert_Fox]

Where can I get a cheap but reliable gas mask?  

[war_junky 91]

Rommel_Desert_Fox

Where can I get a cheap but reliable gas mask?

http://www.theepicenter.com/military_surplus.html

Scroll down, last two items on the page are a gas mask and replacement filters.  

[Rommel_Desert_Fox]

thanks junky  

[Xarich]

grab a toy gun and go play pretend 'Fallout 3'  

[war_junky 91]

Rommel_Desert_Fox

thanks junky

No problem, happy to help biggrin

And Battlefield Reaper those pics are eek  

[Stoic Socialist]

Battlefield Reaper

Is it just me, or did anyone else not notice the tilted camera the first time around... ?

Anyways; glad your house isn't on fire.
Is it?

[EDIT]  

[OberFeldwebel]

Wow.  

[ArmasTermin]

That's pretty crazy! Get an old Army coat and an airsoft gun and take some pictures at the dump with the ash all around. Best fake post-apocalyptic pics ever, amiright?  

[Krilliad]

Rommel_Desert_Fox

thanks junky

The one I have is a russian old GP-5 it doesnt do anything. It'll filter out smoke and maybe tear gas, beyond that you'de be ********.  

[Rommel_Desert_Fox]

Battlefield Reaper

Rommel_Desert_Fox

thanks junky

The one I have is a russian old GP-5 it doesnt do anything. It'll filter out smoke and maybe tear gas, beyond that you'de be ******** class="clear">

[Fresnel]

war_junky 91

Rommel_Desert_Fox

Where can I get a cheap but reliable gas mask?

http://www.theepicenter.com/military_surplus.html

Scroll down, last two items on the page are a gas mask and replacement filters.

BUYER BEWARE. Most Israeli gas masks were made in the 70's and 80's, and have an effective shelf life of 20 years. Yeah, gas masks have a shelf life. Beyond it they may or may not still work. There's no guarantee.

Might have been 80's-90's and ten years, but either way the point stands.  

[OberFeldwebel]

Fresnel

war_junky 91

Rommel_Desert_Fox

Where can I get a cheap but reliable gas mask?

http://www.theepicenter.com/military_surplus.html

Scroll down, last two items on the page are a gas mask and replacement filters.

BUYER BEWARE. Most Israeli gas masks were made in the 70's and 80's, and have an effective shelf life of 20 years. Yeah, gas masks have a shelf life. Beyond it they may or may not still work. There's no guarantee.

Might have been 80's-90's and ten years, but either way the point stands.

Yeah, it's the chromium you want to worry about.
Some questions have been brought up about the new gasmasks that don't contain them but are nearing the expiration on the shelf life. No idea what they'll cause now.

Apparently it can poison you after long exposure.

Quote:

The National Research Council's Committee on Toxicology's Subcommittee on Chromium Contamination in Army Face Masks reviewed the possible health risks to soldiers associated with exposure to U.S. Army gas-mask canisters containing activated charcoal impregnated with hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen. The canisters are attached to masks used to detoxify toxic gases, such as hydrogen chloride and cyanogen chloride. In 1982, reports surfaced of dark smudges on the faces of mask users; the smudges were traced to leaking of activated charcoal fines from canisters. The carbon smudging was also associated with some exposure to hexavalent chromium. The subcommittee's review of data provided by the Army on te amounts of chromium released during tests of gas-mask canisters indicated that the amounts of insoluble hexavalent chromium--chromium (VI)-found in the C2 canister (developed by the Canadian Army) and in the field- fixed and redesigned MiOA1 canisters are well within the limits implied by standards set by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health under worst-case mask use conditions. Although those limits were exceeded for unfixed M10A1 canisters, the lifetime cancer risk even in that case was estimated to be less than 1 x 10(-4) under realistic conditions of use.

 

[Fresnel]

OberFeldwebel

Fresnel

war_junky 91

Rommel_Desert_Fox

Where can I get a cheap but reliable gas mask?

http://www.theepicenter.com/military_surplus.html

Scroll down, last two items on the page are a gas mask and replacement filters.

BUYER BEWARE. Most Israeli gas masks were made in the 70's and 80's, and have an effective shelf life of 20 years. Yeah, gas masks have a shelf life. Beyond it they may or may not still work. There's no guarantee.

Might have been 80's-90's and ten years, but either way the point stands.

Yeah, it's the chromium you want to worry about.
Some questions have been brought up about the new gasmasks that don't contain them but are nearing the expiration on the shelf life. No idea what they'll cause now.

Apparently it can poison you after long exposure.

Quote:

The National Research Council's Committee on Toxicology's Subcommittee on Chromium Contamination in Army Face Masks reviewed the possible health risks to soldiers associated with exposure to U.S. Army gas-mask canisters containing activated charcoal impregnated with hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen. The canisters are attached to masks used to detoxify toxic gases, such as hydrogen chloride and cyanogen chloride. In 1982, reports surfaced of dark smudges on the faces of mask users; the smudges were traced to leaking of activated charcoal fines from canisters. The carbon smudging was also associated with some exposure to hexavalent chromium. The subcommittee's review of data provided by the Army on te amounts of chromium released during tests of gas-mask canisters indicated that the amounts of insoluble hexavalent chromium--chromium (VI)-found in the C2 canister (developed by the Canadian Army) and in the field- fixed and redesigned MiOA1 canisters are well within the limits implied by standards set by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health under worst-case mask use conditions. Although those limits were exceeded for unfixed M10A1 canisters, the lifetime cancer risk even in that case was estimated to be less than 1 x 10(-4) under realistic conditions of use.

Canisters have their own separate shelf lives, but you can always buy factory-new ones. I'm talking about the actual mask itself. The rubber loses its flexibility and its ability to create a good seal.  

[war_junky 91]

Fresnel

Canisters have their own separate shelf lives, but you can always buy factory-new ones. I'm talking about the actual mask itself. The rubber loses its flexibility and its ability to create a good seal.

I sent them an email asking for manufacture dates, so i'll let you guys know when i find out.