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#146579 - 08/29/08 11:48 PM Re: Urban E&E Kit [Re: OldBaldGuy]
Kris Offline
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Good idea OBG!

Sometimes I wish i could get some power or shop tools/equipment to play with so I can try things like that.

BTW: anyone see the new fubar's from stanely? Two of them are 30" long and offer some more features on them then previous models (i.e.Demolition head, Gas shut-off feature, Spanner wrench, etc).
http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=HT+BARS&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=55-122&SDesc=Stanley%26%23174%3B+Fubar%26%23174%3B+Forcible+Entry+Tool+%2D+30%22

And not to mention this guy for demo:
http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=HT+BARS&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=55-120&SDesc=FatMax%26%23174%3B+Xtreme%26%238482%3B+FuBar%26%23174%3B+Utility+Bar+%2D+30%22

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#146582 - 08/29/08 11:53 PM Re: Urban E&E Kit [Re: BobS]
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Guess I'm just lucky. But then, I don't use them every day...
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#146590 - 08/30/08 12:07 AM Re: Urban E&E Kit [Re: Kris]
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Originally Posted By: JohnN
I was just thinking that the Atwoods tend to be very short (less leverage) and the handle of a screwdriver would help you apply more power as well.
The longer it is, the harder for me to justify carrying every day. I think 3.5" is about my limit.

I do have a ~8" one in my bug-out bag, and a decent-sized one in my car and another under my bed (in case the house collapses during the night).

Originally Posted By: Kris
I personally don't see it as jewellery for men.
I didn't mean they weren't useful. On the contrary, the aesthetic is about marrying form with function. But aesthetics are important.
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#146593 - 08/30/08 12:08 AM Re: Urban E&E Kit [Re: Kris]
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Heh. This would be my perference. (comes with can opener) :-)

-john


Edited by JohnN (08/30/08 12:09 AM)

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#146600 - 08/30/08 12:25 AM Re: Urban E&E Kit [Re: Brangdon]
Kris Offline
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Originally Posted By: Brangdon

Originally Posted By: Kris
I personally don't see it as jewellery for men.
I didn't mean they weren't useful. On the contrary, the aesthetic is about marrying form with function. But aesthetics are important.


No worries, didn't mean that you meant they weren't useful (did I just type that sentence? LOL). I see them as well thought out tools that just work with little to no moving parts. I personally like the atwoods that aren't jazzed up with glow dots or angle grinds, the ones that are basic and plain and do the job period. Same goes with all tools i purchase.
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#146610 - 08/30/08 12:58 AM Re: Urban E&E Kit [Re: JohnN]
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Not being a fireguy, I might be wrong, but I always thought it was a Halligan tool , and that Hooligans were rowdy troublemakers...
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#146623 - 08/30/08 01:35 AM Re: Urban E&E Kit [Re: OldBaldGuy]
JohnN Offline
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Interesting, if you look at the last paragraph, the suggest there is a minor difference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halligan_bar

-john

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#146637 - 08/30/08 02:33 AM Re: Urban E&E Kit [Re: JohnN]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Indeed it does...
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#147606 - 09/06/08 03:24 AM Re: Urban E&E Kit [Re: Susan]
ratbert42 Offline
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Registered: 05/31/06
Posts: 178
Loc: Florida
Yes. I keep a basic kit at my desk at work in a cheap soft-side lunch cooler. I can easily carry it in and out of the office without a second glance.

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#147662 - 09/06/08 05:39 PM Re: Urban E&E Kit [Re: TheSock]
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Been a long time since there were any riots in the US too hasn't it? And they'll be looting shops full of expensive goods, not chasing people so poor they carry gear to work in a backpack.


U.S. Riots

More than one/year since 2000

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