Thread by @OccupiedSeattle, Insurrection SurvivalRiot Kit.You need one. Yes You. Lets cover the basics. Buy [...]

Insurrection Survival

Riot Kit.

You need one. Yes You. Lets cover the basics. Buy as cheap as possible. Your kit will get wrecked by use or stolen by the police. Be ready to drop it at a moment's notice and run like hell.

Basic load first. We'll follow with advanced load

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You need a bucket for your brains. Keep them on the inside of your skull. A1++ priority. Keeps your smerts safe when knocked down, struck with a riot baton, or hit with rubber munitions.

$20-$30

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Sealed, antifog goggles. Anything will work as long it keeps CS gas and OC spray out of your eyeholes.

Swimmers goggles are super cheap and readily accessible. Fancier is definitely available, but get something to protect your eyeballs.

$10

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Painters respirator with organic vapor cartridges.

CS gas sucks. Dont let it rip up your lungs. One of these bad boys will give you about 15 minutes of protection to GTFO before the cartridge is overwhelmed. Solid proof against OC spray.

Easily cleaned, reusable.

~$50

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Get a good backpack. You have a bunch of shit to store.

This is so obvious, I won't belabour the point

Cheap, disposable, non-descript. Dont spend more than $20.

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You are going to need to wash them eyeholes at some point. I prefer this stuff. Cheap, effective, only burns a little.

DO NOT USE INTERNET RECIPES FOR EYE WASH.

Most dont do shit, some actively make it worse.

If no saline is available, just use water. Plain water.

Dont cheap out on this piece. Get the best mouth guard you can afford. Your teeth are precious and beautiful. Yes, even the snaggly one you hate.

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Throw in a black hoodie, fill the rest of the bag with snacks, a first aid kit, a clean shirt to change into after you get OCed, some bottles of water.

Congrats. You have a basic riot kit.

Advanced class will be next week, presuming I am a free citizen.

Revision the first:

Swim goggles bad. Don't do that. I use bigger ones, have been bashed in the eyeholes and not lost my eyes.

Practical testing approved.

Addendum:

Dont take any of this as gospel. I am not an expert on anything at all. I am sharing hard won personal experience getting violenced by the State.

If there is a better way to do something, POST IT.

We are still building this skillset in the US. We arent France.

Yet

I will add sections to the pinned tweet as I write them.

I hope Insurrection Survival is of some small use to you folks. https://twitter.com/OccupiedSeattle/status/1279995192683069440?s=20