OUTDOOR TACTICAL OUTDOOR DEVELOPMENT
DESPERATELY SEEKING SHELTER JON IS CERTAINLY READY TO HIT HIS AO THIS YEAR, AND AS HE CONTINUES HIS TOD SERIES TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR YOUR OWN AIRSOFT BATTLES. THIS TIME HE LOOKS AT WHAT YOU MAY NEED WHEN IT COMES TIME TO GET YOUR HEAD DOWN!
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ooking and Preparation... Check! Kit... Check! Clothing... Check! Food and Drink... Check! Now, where are you gonna rest, take shelter and bug out quickly if you need to? Let’s take a look into the options available to us as airsofters that are suitable for all weather and long game scenarios. As you’ve properly prepared for your game, you’ll know what to expect from your outing. You’ll either have a FOB where you can perhaps have a few more luxuries or you will be on Green Ops where you have to be quick to respond and lightweight. This will change what you might need for that brief period of downtime. We’ll look at a couple of scenarios and outline the kit required for it. • Scenario One - Operating out of some kind of FOB or Village • Scenario Two - Patrolling the AO with no fixed abode.
SCENARIO ONE –FOB LIFE
Ah you lucky devil, you’ve got a FOB! Shame there’s no barracking for you to dump your kit and bunk
down in but hey, you can’t win them all. So then tiger, where are you getting your head down within the safety and sanctuary of these easily defended walls? As you knew you’d be here, you’ve allowed for a few more creature comforts and luxuries. They might include a tent, lighting, bed, entertainment and more. After all, all you’ve got to do is dart out to get on stag, or out of that front gate when the time comes. If you are with friends, you can quite literally bring the kitchen sink. I’ve seen FOB’s where teams have a fully functioning camping set up with large stoves, multiple burners, camping tables, wash basins and more. I recall a tale from the Boss here at Airsoft Action of a hog roast and large BBQ’s at an event (okay, admitted that’s OPFOR but then that’s how OPFOR roll, right?). The only way they could do this was by dividing up their kit among themselves and being pack mules. But what if you’re alone, you aren’t going to be taking all that by yourself are you? Let’s have a look at a comfortable shut-eye set-up for a player in this safer environment. Tents are an absolute luxury (and often a Godsend) in a situation like this as they are way more comfortable than roughing it. They offer protection from the elements and somewhere for you to safely
“SO THEN TIGER, WHERE ARE YOU GETTING YOUR HEAD DOWN WITHIN THE SAFETY AND SANCTUARY OF THESE EASILY DEFENDED WALLS? AS YOU KNEW YOU’D BE HERE, YOU’VE ALLOWED FOR A FEW MORE CREATURE COMFORTS AND LUXURIES.”
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