The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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As we remain quarantined with nothing but high-sodium snack foods, liquor, and laptops, we salute the medical professionals and their tireless effort to end this pandemic<\/a>. Soldiers, truck drivers, delivery staff and grocery store workers are also kicking ass. But let\u2019s not forget the meme war soldiers on the boredom frontlines. I\u2019m talking about the Americans out there with entry level Photoshop skills, doing their part to fight the war ... one post at a time. Here\u2019s a few of our favorite coronavirus memes. We salute you, anonymous meme generator non-specific gender person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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When we\u2019re old and gray, our kids FINALLY have something to bitch about. You think you got it bad? Back in my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even if you feel lonely, DO NOT answer the door for anyone but food and Amazon deliveries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nothing is fine, and a time machine to next year sounds fantastic right about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Family time. So much family time. Be thankful it\u2019s a virus and not an EMP! At least you can get online and binge watch movies like \"The Shining<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s official: If you cough, you\u2019re Public Enemy No. 1. Immediately say \u201cit\u2019s allergies\u201d or prepare for battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well played, Corona. Well played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s fair to say the social distancing<\/a> memes hit home. At least now when I stay in on a Saturday night, I\u2019m \u201cdoing my part\u201d to fight COVID-19! Speaking of staying home, when you\u2019ve reached the end of the Internet, check out our podcast Skillset Live<\/a> to put a smile on your face! You can also check out our sister site BallisticMag.com for our its entire COVID-19 coverage guide<\/a>! If you've found some quality coronavirus memes, let us know in the comment section below. Above all, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in the FIGHT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-coronavirus-memes-internet","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-09-16 10:50:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-09-16 14:50:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/best-coronavirus-memes-internet\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11782,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-04-16 11:22:06","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-16 15:22:06","post_content":"An Albuquerque gun store is taking on the anti-gun policies of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor recently ordered gun stores closed<\/a> amid the pandemic, shunning federal guidance concerning the gun industry. Now Calibers Gun Store is taking on the governor, defying her order to stay closed.\n\n[in_content post=\"123562\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New Mexico Gun Store Defies Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/h2>\n\"So, we at Calibers have decided that we are going to open up with social distancing on our range,\" Louie Sanchez, owner of Calibers, told kob.com. \"And you know what? We're going to take this fight back to her. We feel that unless, somehow, she got a magical power to take the Second Amendment out of our constitution, that we have the right to open up.\"\n\nSanchez also went on to say the store initiated social distancing practices to minimize the chance of spreading disease. Ultimately, Sanchez wants to keep his store open for business reasons, but also as a resource to the community.\n\n\"We are indeed doing education courses, just one person, one trainer at six feet social distancing,\" Sanchez said. \"And we're allowing for military and law enforcement to utilize our ranges.\"\n

Governor's Office Response<\/h4>\nThe governor's response attempts to minimize the impact on Sanchez, while also downplaying the importance of gun stores as essential services. The full response, attributed to spokesperson Nora Meyers Sackett:\n

The state has taken and will continue to take an extremely broad view of what is considered non-essential to public health amid this pandemic. Gun stores are hardly the only entity having to adapt as we work to stem illnesses and prevent deaths. No one is happy about closing in-person business in our state \u2013 no one, including the governor. But it is inarguable that the only way we get through this pandemic with the fewest number of deaths that we can manage is to limit travel outside of the home to the greatest extent possible \u2013 and while we as an administration unequivocally support the constitutional right to purchase a firearm, we recognize that right does not correspond to a right to congregate in a store and infect neighbors and workers and public safety officers amid an unprecedented global pandemic.<\/em><\/blockquote>","post_title":"New Mexico Gun Store Reopens, Defying Governor's Non-Essential Order","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/16\/calibers-gun-store-new-mexico-order\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166980,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-15 13:31:52","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-15 17:31:52","post_content":"\n

The \"zombie apocalypse<\/a>\" came upon us unexpectedly. The end of the world is frequently like that. We felt the COVID-19 crisis brewing, but we were preoccupied with important stuff. How\u2019s the survival stash? Check the food stocks, fuel, and obligatory toilet paper. There wasn\u2019t time for much else. Our emergency stash of toilet paper is nearly 20 years old. It still works just fine in case you\u2019re wondering. If anything that stuff gets even better with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it all stopped. The president and the governor made their proclamations, and everybody stayed home. I still went to work at the clinic every day and grew more and more acquainted with the Information Age version of the Black Death, but everything else pretty much ground to a halt; that, unfortunately, included Mrs. Mae, my long-suffering barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had needed to scoot in for a couple weeks now. My perceived age is dependent upon my haircut. I haven\u2019t been mistaken for a young man in some decades now, but I can get Mrs. Mae to shave the sides and back of my head and take 20 years off of my personal odometer. Conversely, let that interval grow too generous and the young lady at the restaurant, back when that was a thing, would offer me the senior citizen\u2019s discount with nary a spoken word. I glanced in the mirror and what stared back was just some sad shaggy old man. It was time for a DIY haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DIY Haircut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cutting your own hair is an undeniably ballsy undertaking. Before you get started you need to come to grips with some things. If the finished product sucks, you have to embrace said suck and just shave your head. What\u2019s the real difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut? About three weeks. This too shall pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hair itself is little more than the physical manifestation of vanity anyway. Excepting a single two-year interlude right after I left the Army wherein I grew a killer ponytail, I have maintained an Airborne high and tight ever since I was 18. Now, at age 54, hair is little more than an encumbrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a doctor. Men experiencing male-pattern baldness come to see me on occasion asking me for hair. I wish I could give them mine. Today I would put that timeless platitude to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission-Essential Equipment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For you DIY haircut, you need a set of clippers. Amazon is your buddy. They\u2019re dirt cheap and come with sundry attachments all in an attractive plastic box. My wife used to cut my hair every 10 days back when I was a soldier. I did so look forward to that. Nowadays for reasons I still do not fully comprehend she adamantly refuses to heft the clippers yet again, even if the alternative is sharing her personal space with an old homeless-looking guy. Admittedly, our time in the service was likely not as positive for her as it was for me. Perhaps crafting my coif brings back sordid memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need a brush or a comb to help keep things organized and a decent mirror. I used an old survival mirror from my days as an Army aviator. I used to shave by that thing in the field back in the day. Yep, apparently I stole it. I don\u2019t recall the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I needed a buddy to help hold the mirror and opted for the Big Rubber Man. The Big Rubber Man is what we call our lifelike 3D target by Rubber Dummies. I left that thing in the house one time and my wife bumped into it in the dark. It scared her witless. Now the Big Rubber Man lives on the back porch. He\u2019s never once complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric Homeless Guy to Hot Euro Terrorist in 10 Minutes Flat<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I just wanted the shag off my ears, so my hairstyling goals were fairly modest. Your mileage may vary. I started my DIY haircut by drawing an imaginary line around the top of my scalp. I started at the bottom with the raw clippers sans attachment. This took me down to bare scalp. Start at the bottom and work up after pulling the top bit to the side with a brush or comb. I did this to both sides as far back as I could see and reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now affix the angled attachment to your clippers. There\u2019s one for the right and another for the left. Pull the top bit aside again and run front to back parallel to the ground. Work up slowly until you taper the bare sides into the top bit. Keep in mind it is easy to take off and tougher to put back. Up to this point visibility was good and the results satisfactory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back foments its own unique challenges. I tried two mirrors, but that is a great way to amputate one\u2019s own ear. Vincent Van Gogh was a great artist but a sucky role model. I cut a killer mohawk for starters, but figured that might not inspire confidence among my more genteel geriatric patients. Also, there is a fine line between mohawk and mullet; that was a line I\u2019d sooner not cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No guts no glory, so I just started cutting the back blind from bottom to top. I did the best I could and then gave my wife my most refined set of puppy dog eyes. She descended to tidy up the back inch or two that I couldn\u2019t see, and I was appropriately grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have no idea what to do about the top. I could of course put a spacer on the clippers and just zip over the whole thing. In the end, I just left it long. I think it looks kind of cool. If this COVID thing persists another month or two I suppose I\u2019ll just braid it or invite in a family of squirrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This whole exercise is way easier when it\u2019s warm out. Doing this in your bathroom will contaminate the space like a New York ER. You\u2019ll be picking tiny hairs out of your toothbrush until the sun burns out. Cutting your hair shirtless on the back porch makes cleanup a snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On that subject, once I had swept up the trimmings, I had a generous pile of black\/gray hair. It looked like I\u2019d attacked a skunk with an anti-tank grenade. I saved the trimmings and scattered them among my wife\u2019s garden. They say that\u2019ll help keep the deer away. I fear it might have the same effect on my bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Finished Product<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have read that when Clint Eastwood prepared for his role as aging gunfighter William Munny in the gritty 1992 Western \"Unforgiven,\" he cut his own hair with primitive implements. Munny was a conflicted anti-hero loner. Taking a bowie knife to his locks would have been the only way to keep from wandering about the badlands looking like Moses. I thought it a great effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the success of a DIY haircut during the zombie apocalypse turns on having reasonable expectations. Expect to look like you just stepped out of a Paul Mitchell salon and you are destined for disappointment. Let Clint Eastwood\u2019s William Munny be both your inspiration and goal and you\u2019ll likely be pleasantly surprised. If things go truly sideways you can always just wear a hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I showed a picture of my freshly shorn scalp to my brothers. One has been bald for decades and didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about. The other decreed that the new do should be titled \u201cThe Pandemic.\u201d Now I can truthfully declare that I have successfully survived the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan on giving yourself your own DIY haircut? Take pictures and please tag us on Instagram @SkillsetMag<\/a>. We want to see whatever disasters you create atop that head of yours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"DIY Haircut: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in the Apocalypse","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"diy-haircut-during-apocalypse","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-11 10:29:45","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-11 14:29:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/diy-haircut-during-apocalypse\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The months of March and April 2020, took me on a somewhat adventurous journey from sea to land. It also tested just about every item in my skill set. Here's a look at what I've been up to in the days of the COVID-19 quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"This is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12824\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThink back to the last time you caught a news item about some poor sot on the other side of the world getting eaten by a crocodile. The last one I saw, and I\u2019m not making this up, orbited around a guy who was wading about in brackish water inexplicably searching for worms. Some gosh-awful-huge saltwater crocodile zipped in, and our worm-hunting hero was lizard poop. I cringed a bit when I read that, but returned to my Frosted Flakes in fairly short order. We don\u2019t have crocodiles here, so truth be known I don\u2019t much care.\r\n

What Do Crocodiles Have to Do With COVID-19?<\/h4>\r\nNow imagine if the crocodiles were migrating. Great big bleeding batches of them are spreading across the globe gobbling up folks with wanton abandon. With each passing day they get a wee bit closer. The sordid tales of reptilian death and mayhem are certainly compelling, but crocodiles are still not any great menace in my sleepy little Southern town.\r\n\r\nNow picture that we have actually seen a few crocodiles, but they\u2019re really not as big or as bad as we had expected. Folks have grown weary of all this ethereal crocodile talk and are ready to get back to their lives. Perhaps crocodiles aren\u2019t even real. If they are, maybe they\u2019re not nearly as nasty as everybody makes them out to be. Maybe this whole crocodilian tale was concocted by some secret government cabal inexplicably intent upon ruining our lives.\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s the real deal, my friends. Belief is but a biased reflection of reality, not its author. We can certainly deny the existence of crocodiles. However, when one of them comes slithering up your cul-de-sac, whatever it was you believed makes absolutely no difference.\r\n

Dispatches From the Front<\/h4>\r\nOur world is awash to its gunwales in horrible new statistics. How many of us recognized such terms as Case Fatality Rate or R-nought three months ago? The numbers coming out of New York City, however, are undeniably breathtaking.\r\n\r\nNYC has a population of about 8.4 million people. As of May 8, 2020, one in every 426 New Yorkers had been killed by COVID-19. In folks older than 75 that number becomes one in 60. Yes, the flu is bad and cigarettes kill 480,000 Americans a year. However, this beast killed between 15 and 20,000 New Yorkers in about 60 days.\r\n\r\nI have a friend who lives in downtown New York. He is gobsmacked that folks are wandering about without masks and hell-bent to fill sports stadiums; that\u2019s because he now lives among the crocodiles.\r\n

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The Chinese didn\u2019t engineer SARS-CoV-2<\/a> to destabilize the Western democracies. In a fit of simple lyrical incompetence they might have left the lab door ajar and inadvertently let it scurry out, but I can\u2019t see anybody planning this thing.\r\n

Don\u2019t Drink the Snake Oil<\/h4>\r\n\u201cPlandemic\u201d alleges that Dr. Fauci sidelined the real treatments because he stands to make bank off of a vaccine. In the Information Age it seems to me nobody could actually get away with that. Drink enough water and your stomach acid will kill the virus. Inhaling hot air from a hair dryer will deactivate the virus before it gets to your lungs. Colloidal silver, essential oils, vitamins, or special teas will render you immune. The 5G cellular network is spreading coronavirus (lunatics in the UK have burned down 77 cell towers over that one thus far). Today everybody with a keyboard gets a voice. However, a lot of folks out there either have weird agendas or are simply crazy.\r\n\r\nDon\u2019t trust people because they have letters after their names. Go research it yourself and draw your own conclusions. Also, think things through before doing something that cannot be undone. Like congregating together someplace. I\u2019ve seen these crocodiles, and I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll ever enter a public place again without a mask.\r\n

Terror Fatigue<\/h4>\r\nWe\u2019re all suffering from terror fatigue. Some 88,000 Americans are dead, and we\u2019ve wallowed in it for more than two months now. Had we not locked ourselves indoors that number would have undoubtedly been astronomically higher.\r\n\r\nThe current crisis has brought out the worst in some. In the guise of promoting the public good some politicians have shown themselves to be fairly competent aspiring dictators. I find that frankly terrifying. It seems there was not the grand philosophical gulf between the USA and places like North Korea and Venezuela as perhaps we had previously believed. The U.S. Constitution was a great and sacrosanct institution right up until it seemed inconvenient or dangerous. Then we were ready to retire it to the dustbin. I have friends who died for that document. We\u2019ve got to do better than this.\r\n\r\nWe\u2019re crawling out of our holes now. For what it\u2019s worth I think it is time we did that. However, to my fellow Americans, please stop shouting at each other. The crocodiles are the bad guys, not our countrymen. To those in government, stop scoring political points off the backs of dead Americans; that\u2019s morally reprehensible. This is a deadly disease, not a Presidential campaign. Show some respect. The blame casting can wait.\r\n\r\nLittle is safer now. The difference is that now we have beds and we have a plan. What say we try getting through the zombie apocalypse without killing each other.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 in the US, Crocodiles, Conspiracies & 'Plandemic'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/19\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11672,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-05-07 13:13:20","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 17:13:20","post_content":"The FBI conducted more than 2.9 million NICS checks during the month of April. The number represents nearly a 25-percent increase over April 2019. It also shows Americans continue to turn to firearms as part of their family safety plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n[in_content post=\"123402\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0FBI report<\/a>\u00a0shows 2,911,128 background checks conducted in April 2020. This surpasses the April 2019 number of 2,334,249. The report confirms trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12689\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThe Internet<\/a> has undoubtedly helped maintain everybody\u2019s sanity<\/a> throughout all this. However, the information superhighway gives everybody with a keyboard their own voice. In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, a fair percentage of the other folks in the world are crazy. Thank goodness that\u2019s not you and me.\r\n

The Real COVID-19 Facts<\/h2>\r\nAmidst politicians with agendas, lunatics with laptops, and news outlets way more fixated on clicks than candor, it can be tough to fractionate the facts from the fluff. However, now this deep into the pandemic, I have drawn a few first-person conclusions. Your mileage may vary, but these opinions are mine.\r\n

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a DIY cloth mask<\/a> is fine.\r\n\r\nSymptomatic or no, if you have this disease then a cloth mask substantially reduces the density of infectious viral particles you spew out. However, it only really works if we pretty much all do it. In my neck of the woods, the maskless outnumber the masked by a factor of about 10. We need to do better.\r\n

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t trust my government<\/a>. I also don\u2019t trust other people\u2019s governments. However, I really don\u2019t trust that WHO guy. I still can\u2019t see where testing is the center of gravity here.\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve read estimates ranging up to 15 percent for the number of false negative results for the COVID tests we are currently using. A troubling number of folks coming into my clinic have fairly definitive symptomatology, but negative testing; that means the test might give somebody Facebook bragging rights, but it doesn\u2019t much impact clinical decision-making. If you have symptoms, you need to isolate.\r\n\r\nThe IgG antibody blood tests are even murkier. The only accuracy claims come from the companies that make the tests. The test can also be positive in the case of coronavirus strains other than SARS-CoV-2. Most importantly, however, we have no idea whether a previously resolved infection offers any substantive immunity. That\u2019s what we all want. However, I want to wake up tomorrow rich and handsome as well. I\u2019m not holding my breath.\r\n\r\nThe bottom line is that we currently lack the means to definitively identify this disease. We also cannot reliably predict whether or not somebody can become immune to it. We are playing the odds and hoping, but we need to be realistic. I\u2019m not sure testing is all it\u2019s cracked up to be.\r\n

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect Avi Shiffman\u2019s marvelous COVID tracker<\/a>, those mesmerizing numbers are utterly meaningless. We Americans don\u2019t have the largest numbers in the world because we suck at fighting this thing. We have such astronomical numbers because we are fat and we have the capacity to test, track, and report more accurately. If it weren\u2019t for cigarettes, alcohol, STDs, and gluttony, I\u2019d have to become a plumber. Does anybody really believe that we are worse at managing this thing than Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan?\r\n\r\nThe number of positive tests is always the denominator in any population-wide percentage. Death rates just don\u2019t mean a whole lot if the denominators are spurious. Take all these numbers with a huge grain of salt.\r\n\r\nThe absolute death toll is a better indicator, but it is still not reliable. Young, healthy folks do not typically run fever and then fall over dead a few days later, yet I have seen that in patients with negative COVID tests. Some dead folks are invariably not getting counted.\r\n\r\nThe amazing thing is how fortunate we have been. The 1918 Spanish Flu killed 50 million people. Imagine Avi\u2019s people counter registering those kinds of numbers. The current Case Fatality Rate seems to be hovering around 2.3 percent. Once again, that depends entirely upon the innately unknowable denominator. However, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002 had a 90 percent CFR; that means for every 10 people who got that disease, only one survived. As a species, we have still been really, really lucky.\r\n\r\nIt took two years for the 1918 Spanish Flu to burn itself out without drugs or vaccines. During that time the average life expectancy in the U.S. dropped 12 years. I want this thing to go away worse than most, but we need to face it with our eyes open.\r\n

Social Distancing<\/h4>\r\nEverybody I have seen who caught this disease acquired it indoors in a crowd. Admittedly my sample size is a drop in the bucket compared to my comrades struggling to survive the hemoclysm in New York. However, it seems to me that we are fairly safe outside in a stiff breeze.\r\n\r\nDown here in Mississippi we seem to be doing fairly well. Perhaps iced tea, pretty girls, ubiquitous firearms, and a congenitally affable demeanor offer some protective effect. More likely it is just that we have plenty of space to spread out.\r\n

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep seeing patients in their cars<\/a> when it is 105 degrees out. Lastly, we really have to go back to work. Masks, social distancing, and living defensively will mitigate things to a degree, but we still need to strap in and hang on. This never was a political problem; it is a humanity problem. For now, wear your mask, mind your distances, and enjoy a little sunshine.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: Real COVID-19 Facts and What They Mean for Americans","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/30\/dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166948,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-29 13:04:50","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-29 17:04:50","post_content":"\n

The months of March and April 2020, took me on a somewhat adventurous journey from sea to land. It also tested just about every item in my skill set. Here's a look at what I've been up to in the days of the COVID-19 quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Op-Ed: Why I Don’t Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn’t Too

byMark Chesnut

May 31, 2023

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Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet

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The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Op-Ed: Why I Don’t Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn’t Too

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Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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October 11, 2024

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The COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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byMark Chesnut

May 31, 2023

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Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet

bySkillset Staff

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byPersonal Defense World

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This is going to be such an interesting thing to study in retrospect. New Zealand sealed their borders tighter than a monkey grabs a grapefruit. China went full Nazi on 1.4 billion Chinese to hold it at bay. Meanwhile, over here in America, Lady Liberty just hiked up her knickers and mooned the thing. It\u2019ll indeed be fascinating to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are\nthey going to remain comfortably ensconced and alone on their splendid little\nisland until the sun burns out? At some point folks are going to want to travel\nthere again. After all, it\u2019s where they filmed

The Lord of the Rings.<\/em> Seems\nto me at some point COVID will have its day in New Zealand just like it has\neverywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is going to be such an interesting thing to study in retrospect. New Zealand sealed their borders tighter than a monkey grabs a grapefruit. China went full Nazi on 1.4 billion Chinese to hold it at bay. Meanwhile, over here in America, Lady Liberty just hiked up her knickers and mooned the thing. It\u2019ll indeed be fascinating to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New Zealand, as you\u2019ll no doubt recall from your seventh-grade geography class (special shout out to Mrs. Cox\u2014hopefully no lingering hard feelings about that thing with the glue), is a big honking island. New Zealanders jumped on Coronavirus like Antifa protesters on a Nathan Bedford Forrest statue. In fairly short order they had legit stamped the thing out. That\u2019s great, but now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are\nthey going to remain comfortably ensconced and alone on their splendid little\nisland until the sun burns out? At some point folks are going to want to travel\nthere again. After all, it\u2019s where they filmed

The Lord of the Rings.<\/em> Seems\nto me at some point COVID will have its day in New Zealand just like it has\neverywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is going to be such an interesting thing to study in retrospect. New Zealand sealed their borders tighter than a monkey grabs a grapefruit. China went full Nazi on 1.4 billion Chinese to hold it at bay. Meanwhile, over here in America, Lady Liberty just hiked up her knickers and mooned the thing. It\u2019ll indeed be fascinating to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Case of New Zealand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand, as you\u2019ll no doubt recall from your seventh-grade geography class (special shout out to Mrs. Cox\u2014hopefully no lingering hard feelings about that thing with the glue), is a big honking island. New Zealanders jumped on Coronavirus like Antifa protesters on a Nathan Bedford Forrest statue. In fairly short order they had legit stamped the thing out. That\u2019s great, but now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are\nthey going to remain comfortably ensconced and alone on their splendid little\nisland until the sun burns out? At some point folks are going to want to travel\nthere again. After all, it\u2019s where they filmed

The Lord of the Rings.<\/em> Seems\nto me at some point COVID will have its day in New Zealand just like it has\neverywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is going to be such an interesting thing to study in retrospect. New Zealand sealed their borders tighter than a monkey grabs a grapefruit. China went full Nazi on 1.4 billion Chinese to hold it at bay. Meanwhile, over here in America, Lady Liberty just hiked up her knickers and mooned the thing. It\u2019ll indeed be fascinating to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yeah, New Zealand! Go Kiwis! That\u2019s truly wonderful, but what does that really mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Case of New Zealand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand, as you\u2019ll no doubt recall from your seventh-grade geography class (special shout out to Mrs. Cox\u2014hopefully no lingering hard feelings about that thing with the glue), is a big honking island. New Zealanders jumped on Coronavirus like Antifa protesters on a Nathan Bedford Forrest statue. In fairly short order they had legit stamped the thing out. That\u2019s great, but now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are\nthey going to remain comfortably ensconced and alone on their splendid little\nisland until the sun burns out? At some point folks are going to want to travel\nthere again. After all, it\u2019s where they filmed

The Lord of the Rings.<\/em> Seems\nto me at some point COVID will have its day in New Zealand just like it has\neverywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is going to be such an interesting thing to study in retrospect. New Zealand sealed their borders tighter than a monkey grabs a grapefruit. China went full Nazi on 1.4 billion Chinese to hold it at bay. Meanwhile, over here in America, Lady Liberty just hiked up her knickers and mooned the thing. It\u2019ll indeed be fascinating to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As of writing this Avi\u2019s site reports a total of 453,000 KIA worldwide. Of those some 120,000, nearly one in four, were Americans. By contrast, New Zealand accounts for 22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, New Zealand! Go Kiwis! That\u2019s truly wonderful, but what does that really mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Case of New Zealand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand, as you\u2019ll no doubt recall from your seventh-grade geography class (special shout out to Mrs. Cox\u2014hopefully no lingering hard feelings about that thing with the glue), is a big honking island. New Zealanders jumped on Coronavirus like Antifa protesters on a Nathan Bedford Forrest statue. In fairly short order they had legit stamped the thing out. That\u2019s great, but now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are\nthey going to remain comfortably ensconced and alone on their splendid little\nisland until the sun burns out? At some point folks are going to want to travel\nthere again. After all, it\u2019s where they filmed

The Lord of the Rings.<\/em> Seems\nto me at some point COVID will have its day in New Zealand just like it has\neverywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is going to be such an interesting thing to study in retrospect. New Zealand sealed their borders tighter than a monkey grabs a grapefruit. China went full Nazi on 1.4 billion Chinese to hold it at bay. Meanwhile, over here in America, Lady Liberty just hiked up her knickers and mooned the thing. It\u2019ll indeed be fascinating to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Throughout this grand adventure Avi Schiffman\u2019s

magnificent COVID tracker<\/a> just keeps churning away. His site averages 30 million visitors a day. The kid turned down $8 million to put ads on it. What was he thinking? I\u2019d have monetized that rascal and been chilling on my own COVID-free island by now. No matter. With such mad computer skills I doubt he\u2019ll go hungry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of writing this Avi\u2019s site reports a total of 453,000 KIA worldwide. Of those some 120,000, nearly one in four, were Americans. By contrast, New Zealand accounts for 22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, New Zealand! Go Kiwis! That\u2019s truly wonderful, but what does that really mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Controlled\nClinical Trials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Throughout this grand adventure Avi Schiffman\u2019s

magnificent COVID tracker<\/a> just keeps churning away. His site averages 30 million visitors a day. The kid turned down $8 million to put ads on it. What was he thinking? I\u2019d have monetized that rascal and been chilling on my own COVID-free island by now. No matter. With such mad computer skills I doubt he\u2019ll go hungry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of writing this Avi\u2019s site reports a total of 453,000 KIA worldwide. Of those some 120,000, nearly one in four, were Americans. By contrast, New Zealand accounts for 22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, New Zealand! Go Kiwis! That\u2019s truly wonderful, but what does that really mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nowadays it\u2019s all about how to get your favorite old white guy into the White House for the next four years. If George Washington were alive today he\u2019d likely be trying to sneak across the Rio Grande and enter Mexico illegally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Controlled\nClinical Trials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Throughout this grand adventure Avi Schiffman\u2019s

magnificent COVID tracker<\/a> just keeps churning away. His site averages 30 million visitors a day. The kid turned down $8 million to put ads on it. What was he thinking? I\u2019d have monetized that rascal and been chilling on my own COVID-free island by now. No matter. With such mad computer skills I doubt he\u2019ll go hungry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of writing this Avi\u2019s site reports a total of 453,000 KIA worldwide. Of those some 120,000, nearly one in four, were Americans. By contrast, New Zealand accounts for 22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, New Zealand! Go Kiwis! That\u2019s truly wonderful, but what does that really mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everybody reviles the hypocrite. Hypocrisy is defined as \u201cthe contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character traits or inclinations.\u201d Here\u2019s how you would use the term in a sentence, \u201cPolitical figures who want to arrest people for cutting hair but applaud those who throng together and burn down their neighborhoods are jaundiced hypocrites.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowadays it\u2019s all about how to get your favorite old white guy into the White House for the next four years. If George Washington were alive today he\u2019d likely be trying to sneak across the Rio Grande and enter Mexico illegally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Controlled\nClinical Trials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Throughout this grand adventure Avi Schiffman\u2019s

magnificent COVID tracker<\/a> just keeps churning away. His site averages 30 million visitors a day. The kid turned down $8 million to put ads on it. What was he thinking? I\u2019d have monetized that rascal and been chilling on my own COVID-free island by now. No matter. With such mad computer skills I doubt he\u2019ll go hungry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of writing this Avi\u2019s site reports a total of 453,000 KIA worldwide. Of those some 120,000, nearly one in four, were Americans. By contrast, New Zealand accounts for 22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, New Zealand! Go Kiwis! That\u2019s truly wonderful, but what does that really mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rampant\nHypocrisy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Everybody reviles the hypocrite. Hypocrisy is defined as \u201cthe contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character traits or inclinations.\u201d Here\u2019s how you would use the term in a sentence, \u201cPolitical figures who want to arrest people for cutting hair but applaud those who throng together and burn down their neighborhoods are jaundiced hypocrites.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowadays it\u2019s all about how to get your favorite old white guy into the White House for the next four years. If George Washington were alive today he\u2019d likely be trying to sneak across the Rio Grande and enter Mexico illegally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Controlled\nClinical Trials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Throughout this grand adventure Avi Schiffman\u2019s

magnificent COVID tracker<\/a> just keeps churning away. His site averages 30 million visitors a day. The kid turned down $8 million to put ads on it. What was he thinking? I\u2019d have monetized that rascal and been chilling on my own COVID-free island by now. No matter. With such mad computer skills I doubt he\u2019ll go hungry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of writing this Avi\u2019s site reports a total of 453,000 KIA worldwide. Of those some 120,000, nearly one in four, were Americans. By contrast, New Zealand accounts for 22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, New Zealand! Go Kiwis! That\u2019s truly wonderful, but what does that really mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What a wild four months it has been. We went from shock and awe to cowering at home to watching our cities burn. Along the way our attitudes toward SARS-CoV-2 have evolved considerably. We have now convinced ourselves that this virus really isn\u2019t that big a deal. However, I\u2019m not so certain COVID got that memo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Rampant\nHypocrisy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Everybody reviles the hypocrite. Hypocrisy is defined as \u201cthe contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character traits or inclinations.\u201d Here\u2019s how you would use the term in a sentence, \u201cPolitical figures who want to arrest people for cutting hair but applaud those who throng together and burn down their neighborhoods are jaundiced hypocrites.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowadays it\u2019s all about how to get your favorite old white guy into the White House for the next four years. If George Washington were alive today he\u2019d likely be trying to sneak across the Rio Grande and enter Mexico illegally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Controlled\nClinical Trials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Throughout this grand adventure Avi Schiffman\u2019s

magnificent COVID tracker<\/a> just keeps churning away. His site averages 30 million visitors a day. The kid turned down $8 million to put ads on it. What was he thinking? I\u2019d have monetized that rascal and been chilling on my own COVID-free island by now. No matter. With such mad computer skills I doubt he\u2019ll go hungry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of writing this Avi\u2019s site reports a total of 453,000 KIA worldwide. Of those some 120,000, nearly one in four, were Americans. By contrast, New Zealand accounts for 22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, New Zealand! Go Kiwis! That\u2019s truly wonderful, but what does that really mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Op-Ed: Why I Don’t Trust the Anti-Gun CDC and Why You Shouldn’t Too

byMark Chesnut

May 31, 2023

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Coronavirus Memes: Pandemic Bringing Out the Best of the Internet

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byPersonal Defense World

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This is Part 10 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about the recent COVID-19 explosion, be sure to check out the\u00a0other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a wild four months it has been. We went from shock and awe to cowering at home to watching our cities burn. Along the way our attitudes toward SARS-CoV-2 have evolved considerably. We have now convinced ourselves that this virus really isn\u2019t that big a deal. However, I\u2019m not so certain COVID got that memo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Rampant\nHypocrisy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Everybody reviles the hypocrite. Hypocrisy is defined as \u201cthe contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character traits or inclinations.\u201d Here\u2019s how you would use the term in a sentence, \u201cPolitical figures who want to arrest people for cutting hair but applaud those who throng together and burn down their neighborhoods are jaundiced hypocrites.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowadays it\u2019s all about how to get your favorite old white guy into the White House for the next four years. If George Washington were alive today he\u2019d likely be trying to sneak across the Rio Grande and enter Mexico illegally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Controlled\nClinical Trials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Throughout this grand adventure Avi Schiffman\u2019s

magnificent COVID tracker<\/a> just keeps churning away. His site averages 30 million visitors a day. The kid turned down $8 million to put ads on it. What was he thinking? I\u2019d have monetized that rascal and been chilling on my own COVID-free island by now. No matter. With such mad computer skills I doubt he\u2019ll go hungry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of writing this Avi\u2019s site reports a total of 453,000 KIA worldwide. Of those some 120,000, nearly one in four, were Americans. By contrast, New Zealand accounts for 22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, New Zealand! Go Kiwis! That\u2019s truly wonderful, but what does that really mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We Americans never have done well with being told what to do. I cite Minneapolis, the Boston Tea Party, and the AR-15 rifle as examples. However, I prognosticate that this thing is about to absolutely have its way with us. Go to work, love people, and live your lives, but be careful. It\u2019s still a jungle out there.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 Explosion Should Remind Us It's Still Here","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/06\/22\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-explosion\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126302,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-26 11:06:32","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-26 15:06:32","post_content":"The

rifle<\/a>, the M1 Garand<\/a>, became more difficult. But after closures and cancelations to matches and programs, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced the re-opening of stores beginning June 4. However, special COVID-19 compliance guidelines will remain in effect.\n\n[in_content post=\"198680\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

New CMP North Store Location<\/h4>\nCMP relocated the CMP North rifle store from Bldg. 2500 warehouse to the CMP Programs HQ, Building 3. The new rifle store features multiple rifle racks, merchandise displays and plenty of counter space, according to CMP. It's located south of the National Matches Welcome Center, right next to the PX.","post_title":"Civilian Marksmanship Program Stores Reopen by Appointment","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/26\/civilian-marksmanship-program-stores-reopen-by-appointment\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2756,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-05-19 06:00:56","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-19 10:00:56","post_content":"

Civilian Marksmanship Program Store Reopen<\/h2>\nBoth the CMP's North (Ohio) and South (Alabama) rifle stores plan to open by June 4. Customers can begin scheduling appointments to visit stores beginning today. CMP will strictly control the number of customers in each store. Stores will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Appointment hours will be 8:30 to 2:30 PM.\n\nEach shopper must complete all sales application paperwork in advance. Follow Sales Link<\/a> for paperwork.Once in the store, customers have 30 minutes to complete their shopping. Once selections are made, customers will then return to their vehicle until called for rifle pickup and payment.\n\nOnly eligible shoppers will be admitted. CMP will take a limited number of walk-ins, but scheduling an appointment is recommended. All customers will be required to wear a mask; CMP will issue rubber gloves, which must also be worn at all times while in the store.\nThis is Part 8 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about COVID-19 conspiracies and the Plandemic video, be sure to check out the

COVID Conspiracies<\/h4>\r\nI don\u2019t put much credence in government conspiracy theories; that\u2019s because I used to work for the government. I\u2019ve read all about how government operatives in black helicopters read our emails and poison our vaccines with mind control chemicals. Whatever. I know that there are no spooky black government helicopters.\r\n\r\nThere are no black helicopters because if there were, then some 19-year-old would maintain them, and that kid would have a girlfriend. In a weak moment he would tell her about his job, and she would post it on the Internet. Government is too bloated, inefficient, self-serving, and stupid to sustain a proper conspiracy. That includes everybody else\u2019s governments as well. The

FBI NICS Checks Increase Again for April<\/h2>\nThe\u00a0

trends first reported here a month ago<\/a>, as Americans of all walks of life chose to purchase firearms. So now, year-over-year data shows a 24.7-percent increase in April. And, not surprisingly, anti-gunners aren't too excited about the trend.\n\n\u201cThis continued surge in gun sales is bringing new risks into American homes that will linger long after the pandemic,\u201d said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, according to an Everytown for Gun Safety release<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe risks are particularly high for the millions of kids in homes with unsecured guns, women sheltering in place with abusers, and anyone who is struggling psychologically during this crisis. Policymakers have tools to address America\u2019s gun violence crisis, and they should use them.\u201d\n\nOf course, Watts continues to show a lack of understanding of reality. The anti-gun leader recently called all \"gun extremists misogynists<\/a>.\" Now, instead of understanding why Americans turn to gun ownership, she continues the trend to belittle people's ability to remain safe.\n\nBut safety is clearly on Americans' minds during the pandemic. Jurisdictions continue to release prisoners<\/a>. And now reports continue to flow in of prisoners immediately committing crimes in those communities. So it becomes even more clear. When times get tough, more Americans take safety into their own hands.\n\nWith stimulus checks<\/a> pouring in, along with communities continuing to experience irregularities and shutdowns, look for gun purchases to continue at record rates.","post_title":"FBI Reports 24.7 Percent Increase in NICS Checks for April Over 2019","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fbi-nics-checks-april","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:33:55","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/07\/fbi-nics-checks-april\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2804,"post_author":"373","post_date":"2020-04-30 06:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-30 10:00:30","post_content":"This is Part 6 in our \u201cFront Lines<\/a>\u201d series with Dr. Will Dabbs. Before reading on about Will's real COVID-19 facts, be sure to check out the

Masks<\/h4>\r\nYes, the government lied when they originally told us that masks were unnecessary. However, the moment somebody said masks actually helped there were no more masks. A month ago we desperately needed those things in places like New Orleans and New York. We still do. I understand why they did it.\r\n\r\nYou\u2019re not typically wearing a mask to protect yourself. You\u2019re wearing a mask to protect others. When you breath in and feel air rushing around the sides, that could be SARS-CoV-2. N95\u2019s fit tightly around your face, are miserable for long periods, and aren\u2019t foolproof at excluding those tiny microscopic monsters anyway. For general use a

Test, Test, Test<\/h4>\r\nI

The Numbers<\/h4>\r\nAs much as I respect

Ruminations<\/h4>\r\nLet\u2019s face facts. There\u2019s not going to be a vaccine that makes this thing go away any time soon. It\u2019s also going to be tough to keep

First Travel and COVID-19 Quarantine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fresh back from an extended overseas trip on a major cruise line holding about 5,000 total passengers, I returned to New Jersey on March 15. At the time, it happened to have the second highest reported cases of

Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training<\/a> class, which ended up being canceled along with the rest of the world, so it seemed. As planned, I took the flight to North Carolina, ending up in Tennessee before making my way to Georgia to join lead instructor for Randall\u2019s Adventure & Training, Patrick Rollins, for some woods quarantine time and skills practice. First, I had to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12689\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThe Internet<\/a> has undoubtedly helped maintain everybody\u2019s sanity<\/a> throughout all this. However, the information superhighway gives everybody with a keyboard their own voice. In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, a fair percentage of the other folks in the world are crazy. Thank goodness that\u2019s not you and me.\r\n

The Real COVID-19 Facts<\/h2>\r\nAmidst politicians with agendas, lunatics with laptops, and news outlets way more fixated on clicks than candor, it can be tough to fractionate the facts from the fluff. However, now this deep into the pandemic, I have drawn a few first-person conclusions. Your mileage may vary, but these opinions are mine.\r\n

DIY cloth mask<\/a> is fine.\r\n\r\nSymptomatic or no, if you have this disease then a cloth mask substantially reduces the density of infectious viral particles you spew out. However, it only really works if we pretty much all do it. In my neck of the woods, the maskless outnumber the masked by a factor of about 10. We need to do better.\r\ndon\u2019t trust my government<\/a>. I also don\u2019t trust other people\u2019s governments. However, I really don\u2019t trust that WHO guy. I still can\u2019t see where testing is the center of gravity here.\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve read estimates ranging up to 15 percent for the number of false negative results for the COVID tests we are currently using. A troubling number of folks coming into my clinic have fairly definitive symptomatology, but negative testing; that means the test might give somebody Facebook bragging rights, but it doesn\u2019t much impact clinical decision-making. If you have symptoms, you need to isolate.\r\n\r\nThe IgG antibody blood tests are even murkier. The only accuracy claims come from the companies that make the tests. The test can also be positive in the case of coronavirus strains other than SARS-CoV-2. Most importantly, however, we have no idea whether a previously resolved infection offers any substantive immunity. That\u2019s what we all want. However, I want to wake up tomorrow rich and handsome as well. I\u2019m not holding my breath.\r\n\r\nThe bottom line is that we currently lack the means to definitively identify this disease. We also cannot reliably predict whether or not somebody can become immune to it. We are playing the odds and hoping, but we need to be realistic. I\u2019m not sure testing is all it\u2019s cracked up to be.\r\nAvi Shiffman\u2019s marvelous COVID tracker<\/a>, those mesmerizing numbers are utterly meaningless. We Americans don\u2019t have the largest numbers in the world because we suck at fighting this thing. We have such astronomical numbers because we are fat and we have the capacity to test, track, and report more accurately. If it weren\u2019t for cigarettes, alcohol, STDs, and gluttony, I\u2019d have to become a plumber. Does anybody really believe that we are worse at managing this thing than Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan?\r\n\r\nThe number of positive tests is always the denominator in any population-wide percentage. Death rates just don\u2019t mean a whole lot if the denominators are spurious. Take all these numbers with a huge grain of salt.\r\n\r\nThe absolute death toll is a better indicator, but it is still not reliable. Young, healthy folks do not typically run fever and then fall over dead a few days later, yet I have seen that in patients with negative COVID tests. Some dead folks are invariably not getting counted.\r\n\r\nThe amazing thing is how fortunate we have been. The 1918 Spanish Flu killed 50 million people. Imagine Avi\u2019s people counter registering those kinds of numbers. The current Case Fatality Rate seems to be hovering around 2.3 percent. Once again, that depends entirely upon the innately unknowable denominator. However, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002 had a 90 percent CFR; that means for every 10 people who got that disease, only one survived. As a species, we have still been really, really lucky.\r\n\r\nIt took two years for the 1918 Spanish Flu to burn itself out without drugs or vaccines. During that time the average life expectancy in the U.S. dropped 12 years. I want this thing to go away worse than most, but we need to face it with our eyes open.\r\n

Social Distancing<\/h4>\r\nEverybody I have seen who caught this disease acquired it indoors in a crowd. Admittedly my sample size is a drop in the bucket compared to my comrades struggling to survive the hemoclysm in New York. However, it seems to me that we are fairly safe outside in a stiff breeze.\r\n\r\nDown here in Mississippi we seem to be doing fairly well. Perhaps iced tea, pretty girls, ubiquitous firearms, and a congenitally affable demeanor offer some protective effect. More likely it is just that we have plenty of space to spread out.\r\n

seeing patients in their cars<\/a> when it is 105 degrees out. Lastly, we really have to go back to work. Masks, social distancing, and living defensively will mitigate things to a degree, but we still need to strap in and hang on. This never was a political problem; it is a humanity problem. For now, wear your mask, mind your distances, and enjoy a little sunshine.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: Real COVID-19 Facts and What They Mean for Americans","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/30\/dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166948,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-29 13:04:50","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-29 17:04:50","post_content":"\n

The months of March and April 2020, took me on a somewhat adventurous journey from sea to land. It also tested just about every item in my skill set. Here's a look at what I've been up to in the days of the COVID-19 quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a

other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12824\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThink back to the last time you caught a news item about some poor sot on the other side of the world getting eaten by a crocodile. The last one I saw, and I\u2019m not making this up, orbited around a guy who was wading about in brackish water inexplicably searching for worms. Some gosh-awful-huge saltwater crocodile zipped in, and our worm-hunting hero was lizard poop. I cringed a bit when I read that, but returned to my Frosted Flakes in fairly short order. We don\u2019t have crocodiles here, so truth be known I don\u2019t much care.\r\n

What Do Crocodiles Have to Do With COVID-19?<\/h4>\r\nNow imagine if the crocodiles were migrating. Great big bleeding batches of them are spreading across the globe gobbling up folks with wanton abandon. With each passing day they get a wee bit closer. The sordid tales of reptilian death and mayhem are certainly compelling, but crocodiles are still not any great menace in my sleepy little Southern town.\r\n\r\nNow picture that we have actually seen a few crocodiles, but they\u2019re really not as big or as bad as we had expected. Folks have grown weary of all this ethereal crocodile talk and are ready to get back to their lives. Perhaps crocodiles aren\u2019t even real. If they are, maybe they\u2019re not nearly as nasty as everybody makes them out to be. Maybe this whole crocodilian tale was concocted by some secret government cabal inexplicably intent upon ruining our lives.\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s the real deal, my friends. Belief is but a biased reflection of reality, not its author. We can certainly deny the existence of crocodiles. However, when one of them comes slithering up your cul-de-sac, whatever it was you believed makes absolutely no difference.\r\n

Dispatches From the Front<\/h4>\r\nOur world is awash to its gunwales in horrible new statistics. How many of us recognized such terms as Case Fatality Rate or R-nought three months ago? The numbers coming out of New York City, however, are undeniably breathtaking.\r\n\r\nNYC has a population of about 8.4 million people. As of May 8, 2020, one in every 426 New Yorkers had been killed by COVID-19. In folks older than 75 that number becomes one in 60. Yes, the flu is bad and cigarettes kill 480,000 Americans a year. However, this beast killed between 15 and 20,000 New Yorkers in about 60 days.\r\n\r\nI have a friend who lives in downtown New York. He is gobsmacked that folks are wandering about without masks and hell-bent to fill sports stadiums; that\u2019s because he now lives among the crocodiles.\r\n

Chinese didn\u2019t engineer SARS-CoV-2<\/a> to destabilize the Western democracies. In a fit of simple lyrical incompetence they might have left the lab door ajar and inadvertently let it scurry out, but I can\u2019t see anybody planning this thing.\r\n

Don\u2019t Drink the Snake Oil<\/h4>\r\n\u201cPlandemic\u201d alleges that Dr. Fauci sidelined the real treatments because he stands to make bank off of a vaccine. In the Information Age it seems to me nobody could actually get away with that. Drink enough water and your stomach acid will kill the virus. Inhaling hot air from a hair dryer will deactivate the virus before it gets to your lungs. Colloidal silver, essential oils, vitamins, or special teas will render you immune. The 5G cellular network is spreading coronavirus (lunatics in the UK have burned down 77 cell towers over that one thus far). Today everybody with a keyboard gets a voice. However, a lot of folks out there either have weird agendas or are simply crazy.\r\n\r\nDon\u2019t trust people because they have letters after their names. Go research it yourself and draw your own conclusions. Also, think things through before doing something that cannot be undone. Like congregating together someplace. I\u2019ve seen these crocodiles, and I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll ever enter a public place again without a mask.\r\n

Terror Fatigue<\/h4>\r\nWe\u2019re all suffering from terror fatigue. Some 88,000 Americans are dead, and we\u2019ve wallowed in it for more than two months now. Had we not locked ourselves indoors that number would have undoubtedly been astronomically higher.\r\n\r\nThe current crisis has brought out the worst in some. In the guise of promoting the public good some politicians have shown themselves to be fairly competent aspiring dictators. I find that frankly terrifying. It seems there was not the grand philosophical gulf between the USA and places like North Korea and Venezuela as perhaps we had previously believed. The U.S. Constitution was a great and sacrosanct institution right up until it seemed inconvenient or dangerous. Then we were ready to retire it to the dustbin. I have friends who died for that document. We\u2019ve got to do better than this.\r\n\r\nWe\u2019re crawling out of our holes now. For what it\u2019s worth I think it is time we did that. However, to my fellow Americans, please stop shouting at each other. The crocodiles are the bad guys, not our countrymen. To those in government, stop scoring political points off the backs of dead Americans; that\u2019s morally reprehensible. This is a deadly disease, not a Presidential campaign. Show some respect. The blame casting can wait.\r\n\r\nLittle is safer now. The difference is that now we have beds and we have a plan. What say we try getting through the zombie apocalypse without killing each other.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 in the US, Crocodiles, Conspiracies & 'Plandemic'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/19\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11672,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-05-07 13:13:20","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 17:13:20","post_content":"The FBI conducted more than 2.9 million NICS checks during the month of April. The number represents nearly a 25-percent increase over April 2019. It also shows Americans continue to turn to firearms as part of their family safety plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n[in_content post=\"123402\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

FBI report<\/a>\u00a0shows 2,911,128 background checks conducted in April 2020. This surpasses the April 2019 number of 2,334,249. The report confirms

The Case of New Zealand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand, as you\u2019ll no doubt recall from your seventh-grade geography class (special shout out to Mrs. Cox\u2014hopefully no lingering hard feelings about that thing with the glue), is a big honking island. New Zealanders jumped on Coronavirus like Antifa protesters on a Nathan Bedford Forrest statue. In fairly short order they had legit stamped the thing out. That\u2019s great, but now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are\nthey going to remain comfortably ensconced and alone on their splendid little\nisland until the sun burns out? At some point folks are going to want to travel\nthere again. After all, it\u2019s where they filmed

The Lord of the Rings.<\/em> Seems\nto me at some point COVID will have its day in New Zealand just like it has\neverywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is going to be such an interesting thing to study in retrospect. New Zealand sealed their borders tighter than a monkey grabs a grapefruit. China went full Nazi on 1.4 billion Chinese to hold it at bay. Meanwhile, over here in America, Lady Liberty just hiked up her knickers and mooned the thing. It\u2019ll indeed be fascinating to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle

Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12689\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThe Internet<\/a> has undoubtedly helped maintain everybody\u2019s sanity<\/a> throughout all this. However, the information superhighway gives everybody with a keyboard their own voice. In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, a fair percentage of the other folks in the world are crazy. Thank goodness that\u2019s not you and me.\r\n

The Real COVID-19 Facts<\/h2>\r\nAmidst politicians with agendas, lunatics with laptops, and news outlets way more fixated on clicks than candor, it can be tough to fractionate the facts from the fluff. However, now this deep into the pandemic, I have drawn a few first-person conclusions. Your mileage may vary, but these opinions are mine.\r\n

DIY cloth mask<\/a> is fine.\r\n\r\nSymptomatic or no, if you have this disease then a cloth mask substantially reduces the density of infectious viral particles you spew out. However, it only really works if we pretty much all do it. In my neck of the woods, the maskless outnumber the masked by a factor of about 10. We need to do better.\r\ndon\u2019t trust my government<\/a>. I also don\u2019t trust other people\u2019s governments. However, I really don\u2019t trust that WHO guy. I still can\u2019t see where testing is the center of gravity here.\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve read estimates ranging up to 15 percent for the number of false negative results for the COVID tests we are currently using. A troubling number of folks coming into my clinic have fairly definitive symptomatology, but negative testing; that means the test might give somebody Facebook bragging rights, but it doesn\u2019t much impact clinical decision-making. If you have symptoms, you need to isolate.\r\n\r\nThe IgG antibody blood tests are even murkier. The only accuracy claims come from the companies that make the tests. The test can also be positive in the case of coronavirus strains other than SARS-CoV-2. Most importantly, however, we have no idea whether a previously resolved infection offers any substantive immunity. That\u2019s what we all want. However, I want to wake up tomorrow rich and handsome as well. I\u2019m not holding my breath.\r\n\r\nThe bottom line is that we currently lack the means to definitively identify this disease. We also cannot reliably predict whether or not somebody can become immune to it. We are playing the odds and hoping, but we need to be realistic. I\u2019m not sure testing is all it\u2019s cracked up to be.\r\nAvi Shiffman\u2019s marvelous COVID tracker<\/a>, those mesmerizing numbers are utterly meaningless. We Americans don\u2019t have the largest numbers in the world because we suck at fighting this thing. We have such astronomical numbers because we are fat and we have the capacity to test, track, and report more accurately. If it weren\u2019t for cigarettes, alcohol, STDs, and gluttony, I\u2019d have to become a plumber. Does anybody really believe that we are worse at managing this thing than Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan?\r\n\r\nThe number of positive tests is always the denominator in any population-wide percentage. Death rates just don\u2019t mean a whole lot if the denominators are spurious. Take all these numbers with a huge grain of salt.\r\n\r\nThe absolute death toll is a better indicator, but it is still not reliable. Young, healthy folks do not typically run fever and then fall over dead a few days later, yet I have seen that in patients with negative COVID tests. Some dead folks are invariably not getting counted.\r\n\r\nThe amazing thing is how fortunate we have been. The 1918 Spanish Flu killed 50 million people. Imagine Avi\u2019s people counter registering those kinds of numbers. The current Case Fatality Rate seems to be hovering around 2.3 percent. Once again, that depends entirely upon the innately unknowable denominator. However, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002 had a 90 percent CFR; that means for every 10 people who got that disease, only one survived. As a species, we have still been really, really lucky.\r\n\r\nIt took two years for the 1918 Spanish Flu to burn itself out without drugs or vaccines. During that time the average life expectancy in the U.S. dropped 12 years. I want this thing to go away worse than most, but we need to face it with our eyes open.\r\n

Social Distancing<\/h4>\r\nEverybody I have seen who caught this disease acquired it indoors in a crowd. Admittedly my sample size is a drop in the bucket compared to my comrades struggling to survive the hemoclysm in New York. However, it seems to me that we are fairly safe outside in a stiff breeze.\r\n\r\nDown here in Mississippi we seem to be doing fairly well. Perhaps iced tea, pretty girls, ubiquitous firearms, and a congenitally affable demeanor offer some protective effect. More likely it is just that we have plenty of space to spread out.\r\n

seeing patients in their cars<\/a> when it is 105 degrees out. Lastly, we really have to go back to work. Masks, social distancing, and living defensively will mitigate things to a degree, but we still need to strap in and hang on. This never was a political problem; it is a humanity problem. For now, wear your mask, mind your distances, and enjoy a little sunshine.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: Real COVID-19 Facts and What They Mean for Americans","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/30\/dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166948,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-29 13:04:50","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-29 17:04:50","post_content":"\n

The months of March and April 2020, took me on a somewhat adventurous journey from sea to land. It also tested just about every item in my skill set. Here's a look at what I've been up to in the days of the COVID-19 quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a

other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12824\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThink back to the last time you caught a news item about some poor sot on the other side of the world getting eaten by a crocodile. The last one I saw, and I\u2019m not making this up, orbited around a guy who was wading about in brackish water inexplicably searching for worms. Some gosh-awful-huge saltwater crocodile zipped in, and our worm-hunting hero was lizard poop. I cringed a bit when I read that, but returned to my Frosted Flakes in fairly short order. We don\u2019t have crocodiles here, so truth be known I don\u2019t much care.\r\n

What Do Crocodiles Have to Do With COVID-19?<\/h4>\r\nNow imagine if the crocodiles were migrating. Great big bleeding batches of them are spreading across the globe gobbling up folks with wanton abandon. With each passing day they get a wee bit closer. The sordid tales of reptilian death and mayhem are certainly compelling, but crocodiles are still not any great menace in my sleepy little Southern town.\r\n\r\nNow picture that we have actually seen a few crocodiles, but they\u2019re really not as big or as bad as we had expected. Folks have grown weary of all this ethereal crocodile talk and are ready to get back to their lives. Perhaps crocodiles aren\u2019t even real. If they are, maybe they\u2019re not nearly as nasty as everybody makes them out to be. Maybe this whole crocodilian tale was concocted by some secret government cabal inexplicably intent upon ruining our lives.\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s the real deal, my friends. Belief is but a biased reflection of reality, not its author. We can certainly deny the existence of crocodiles. However, when one of them comes slithering up your cul-de-sac, whatever it was you believed makes absolutely no difference.\r\n

Dispatches From the Front<\/h4>\r\nOur world is awash to its gunwales in horrible new statistics. How many of us recognized such terms as Case Fatality Rate or R-nought three months ago? The numbers coming out of New York City, however, are undeniably breathtaking.\r\n\r\nNYC has a population of about 8.4 million people. As of May 8, 2020, one in every 426 New Yorkers had been killed by COVID-19. In folks older than 75 that number becomes one in 60. Yes, the flu is bad and cigarettes kill 480,000 Americans a year. However, this beast killed between 15 and 20,000 New Yorkers in about 60 days.\r\n\r\nI have a friend who lives in downtown New York. He is gobsmacked that folks are wandering about without masks and hell-bent to fill sports stadiums; that\u2019s because he now lives among the crocodiles.\r\n

Chinese didn\u2019t engineer SARS-CoV-2<\/a> to destabilize the Western democracies. In a fit of simple lyrical incompetence they might have left the lab door ajar and inadvertently let it scurry out, but I can\u2019t see anybody planning this thing.\r\n

Don\u2019t Drink the Snake Oil<\/h4>\r\n\u201cPlandemic\u201d alleges that Dr. Fauci sidelined the real treatments because he stands to make bank off of a vaccine. In the Information Age it seems to me nobody could actually get away with that. Drink enough water and your stomach acid will kill the virus. Inhaling hot air from a hair dryer will deactivate the virus before it gets to your lungs. Colloidal silver, essential oils, vitamins, or special teas will render you immune. The 5G cellular network is spreading coronavirus (lunatics in the UK have burned down 77 cell towers over that one thus far). Today everybody with a keyboard gets a voice. However, a lot of folks out there either have weird agendas or are simply crazy.\r\n\r\nDon\u2019t trust people because they have letters after their names. Go research it yourself and draw your own conclusions. Also, think things through before doing something that cannot be undone. Like congregating together someplace. I\u2019ve seen these crocodiles, and I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll ever enter a public place again without a mask.\r\n

Terror Fatigue<\/h4>\r\nWe\u2019re all suffering from terror fatigue. Some 88,000 Americans are dead, and we\u2019ve wallowed in it for more than two months now. Had we not locked ourselves indoors that number would have undoubtedly been astronomically higher.\r\n\r\nThe current crisis has brought out the worst in some. In the guise of promoting the public good some politicians have shown themselves to be fairly competent aspiring dictators. I find that frankly terrifying. It seems there was not the grand philosophical gulf between the USA and places like North Korea and Venezuela as perhaps we had previously believed. The U.S. Constitution was a great and sacrosanct institution right up until it seemed inconvenient or dangerous. Then we were ready to retire it to the dustbin. I have friends who died for that document. We\u2019ve got to do better than this.\r\n\r\nWe\u2019re crawling out of our holes now. For what it\u2019s worth I think it is time we did that. However, to my fellow Americans, please stop shouting at each other. The crocodiles are the bad guys, not our countrymen. To those in government, stop scoring political points off the backs of dead Americans; that\u2019s morally reprehensible. This is a deadly disease, not a Presidential campaign. Show some respect. The blame casting can wait.\r\n\r\nLittle is safer now. The difference is that now we have beds and we have a plan. What say we try getting through the zombie apocalypse without killing each other.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 in the US, Crocodiles, Conspiracies & 'Plandemic'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/19\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11672,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-05-07 13:13:20","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 17:13:20","post_content":"The FBI conducted more than 2.9 million NICS checks during the month of April. The number represents nearly a 25-percent increase over April 2019. It also shows Americans continue to turn to firearms as part of their family safety plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n[in_content post=\"123402\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

FBI report<\/a>\u00a0shows 2,911,128 background checks conducted in April 2020. This surpasses the April 2019 number of 2,334,249. The report confirms

The Case of New Zealand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand, as you\u2019ll no doubt recall from your seventh-grade geography class (special shout out to Mrs. Cox\u2014hopefully no lingering hard feelings about that thing with the glue), is a big honking island. New Zealanders jumped on Coronavirus like Antifa protesters on a Nathan Bedford Forrest statue. In fairly short order they had legit stamped the thing out. That\u2019s great, but now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are\nthey going to remain comfortably ensconced and alone on their splendid little\nisland until the sun burns out? At some point folks are going to want to travel\nthere again. After all, it\u2019s where they filmed

The Lord of the Rings.<\/em> Seems\nto me at some point COVID will have its day in New Zealand just like it has\neverywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is going to be such an interesting thing to study in retrospect. New Zealand sealed their borders tighter than a monkey grabs a grapefruit. China went full Nazi on 1.4 billion Chinese to hold it at bay. Meanwhile, over here in America, Lady Liberty just hiked up her knickers and mooned the thing. It\u2019ll indeed be fascinating to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle

Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12689\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThe Internet<\/a> has undoubtedly helped maintain everybody\u2019s sanity<\/a> throughout all this. However, the information superhighway gives everybody with a keyboard their own voice. In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, a fair percentage of the other folks in the world are crazy. Thank goodness that\u2019s not you and me.\r\n

The Real COVID-19 Facts<\/h2>\r\nAmidst politicians with agendas, lunatics with laptops, and news outlets way more fixated on clicks than candor, it can be tough to fractionate the facts from the fluff. However, now this deep into the pandemic, I have drawn a few first-person conclusions. Your mileage may vary, but these opinions are mine.\r\n

DIY cloth mask<\/a> is fine.\r\n\r\nSymptomatic or no, if you have this disease then a cloth mask substantially reduces the density of infectious viral particles you spew out. However, it only really works if we pretty much all do it. In my neck of the woods, the maskless outnumber the masked by a factor of about 10. We need to do better.\r\ndon\u2019t trust my government<\/a>. I also don\u2019t trust other people\u2019s governments. However, I really don\u2019t trust that WHO guy. I still can\u2019t see where testing is the center of gravity here.\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve read estimates ranging up to 15 percent for the number of false negative results for the COVID tests we are currently using. A troubling number of folks coming into my clinic have fairly definitive symptomatology, but negative testing; that means the test might give somebody Facebook bragging rights, but it doesn\u2019t much impact clinical decision-making. If you have symptoms, you need to isolate.\r\n\r\nThe IgG antibody blood tests are even murkier. The only accuracy claims come from the companies that make the tests. The test can also be positive in the case of coronavirus strains other than SARS-CoV-2. Most importantly, however, we have no idea whether a previously resolved infection offers any substantive immunity. That\u2019s what we all want. However, I want to wake up tomorrow rich and handsome as well. I\u2019m not holding my breath.\r\n\r\nThe bottom line is that we currently lack the means to definitively identify this disease. We also cannot reliably predict whether or not somebody can become immune to it. We are playing the odds and hoping, but we need to be realistic. I\u2019m not sure testing is all it\u2019s cracked up to be.\r\nAvi Shiffman\u2019s marvelous COVID tracker<\/a>, those mesmerizing numbers are utterly meaningless. We Americans don\u2019t have the largest numbers in the world because we suck at fighting this thing. We have such astronomical numbers because we are fat and we have the capacity to test, track, and report more accurately. If it weren\u2019t for cigarettes, alcohol, STDs, and gluttony, I\u2019d have to become a plumber. Does anybody really believe that we are worse at managing this thing than Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan?\r\n\r\nThe number of positive tests is always the denominator in any population-wide percentage. Death rates just don\u2019t mean a whole lot if the denominators are spurious. Take all these numbers with a huge grain of salt.\r\n\r\nThe absolute death toll is a better indicator, but it is still not reliable. Young, healthy folks do not typically run fever and then fall over dead a few days later, yet I have seen that in patients with negative COVID tests. Some dead folks are invariably not getting counted.\r\n\r\nThe amazing thing is how fortunate we have been. The 1918 Spanish Flu killed 50 million people. Imagine Avi\u2019s people counter registering those kinds of numbers. The current Case Fatality Rate seems to be hovering around 2.3 percent. Once again, that depends entirely upon the innately unknowable denominator. However, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002 had a 90 percent CFR; that means for every 10 people who got that disease, only one survived. As a species, we have still been really, really lucky.\r\n\r\nIt took two years for the 1918 Spanish Flu to burn itself out without drugs or vaccines. During that time the average life expectancy in the U.S. dropped 12 years. I want this thing to go away worse than most, but we need to face it with our eyes open.\r\n

Social Distancing<\/h4>\r\nEverybody I have seen who caught this disease acquired it indoors in a crowd. Admittedly my sample size is a drop in the bucket compared to my comrades struggling to survive the hemoclysm in New York. However, it seems to me that we are fairly safe outside in a stiff breeze.\r\n\r\nDown here in Mississippi we seem to be doing fairly well. Perhaps iced tea, pretty girls, ubiquitous firearms, and a congenitally affable demeanor offer some protective effect. More likely it is just that we have plenty of space to spread out.\r\n

seeing patients in their cars<\/a> when it is 105 degrees out. Lastly, we really have to go back to work. Masks, social distancing, and living defensively will mitigate things to a degree, but we still need to strap in and hang on. This never was a political problem; it is a humanity problem. For now, wear your mask, mind your distances, and enjoy a little sunshine.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: Real COVID-19 Facts and What They Mean for Americans","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/30\/dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166948,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-29 13:04:50","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-29 17:04:50","post_content":"\n

The months of March and April 2020, took me on a somewhat adventurous journey from sea to land. It also tested just about every item in my skill set. Here's a look at what I've been up to in the days of the COVID-19 quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a

other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12824\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThink back to the last time you caught a news item about some poor sot on the other side of the world getting eaten by a crocodile. The last one I saw, and I\u2019m not making this up, orbited around a guy who was wading about in brackish water inexplicably searching for worms. Some gosh-awful-huge saltwater crocodile zipped in, and our worm-hunting hero was lizard poop. I cringed a bit when I read that, but returned to my Frosted Flakes in fairly short order. We don\u2019t have crocodiles here, so truth be known I don\u2019t much care.\r\n

What Do Crocodiles Have to Do With COVID-19?<\/h4>\r\nNow imagine if the crocodiles were migrating. Great big bleeding batches of them are spreading across the globe gobbling up folks with wanton abandon. With each passing day they get a wee bit closer. The sordid tales of reptilian death and mayhem are certainly compelling, but crocodiles are still not any great menace in my sleepy little Southern town.\r\n\r\nNow picture that we have actually seen a few crocodiles, but they\u2019re really not as big or as bad as we had expected. Folks have grown weary of all this ethereal crocodile talk and are ready to get back to their lives. Perhaps crocodiles aren\u2019t even real. If they are, maybe they\u2019re not nearly as nasty as everybody makes them out to be. Maybe this whole crocodilian tale was concocted by some secret government cabal inexplicably intent upon ruining our lives.\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s the real deal, my friends. Belief is but a biased reflection of reality, not its author. We can certainly deny the existence of crocodiles. However, when one of them comes slithering up your cul-de-sac, whatever it was you believed makes absolutely no difference.\r\n

Dispatches From the Front<\/h4>\r\nOur world is awash to its gunwales in horrible new statistics. How many of us recognized such terms as Case Fatality Rate or R-nought three months ago? The numbers coming out of New York City, however, are undeniably breathtaking.\r\n\r\nNYC has a population of about 8.4 million people. As of May 8, 2020, one in every 426 New Yorkers had been killed by COVID-19. In folks older than 75 that number becomes one in 60. Yes, the flu is bad and cigarettes kill 480,000 Americans a year. However, this beast killed between 15 and 20,000 New Yorkers in about 60 days.\r\n\r\nI have a friend who lives in downtown New York. He is gobsmacked that folks are wandering about without masks and hell-bent to fill sports stadiums; that\u2019s because he now lives among the crocodiles.\r\n

Chinese didn\u2019t engineer SARS-CoV-2<\/a> to destabilize the Western democracies. In a fit of simple lyrical incompetence they might have left the lab door ajar and inadvertently let it scurry out, but I can\u2019t see anybody planning this thing.\r\n

Don\u2019t Drink the Snake Oil<\/h4>\r\n\u201cPlandemic\u201d alleges that Dr. Fauci sidelined the real treatments because he stands to make bank off of a vaccine. In the Information Age it seems to me nobody could actually get away with that. Drink enough water and your stomach acid will kill the virus. Inhaling hot air from a hair dryer will deactivate the virus before it gets to your lungs. Colloidal silver, essential oils, vitamins, or special teas will render you immune. The 5G cellular network is spreading coronavirus (lunatics in the UK have burned down 77 cell towers over that one thus far). Today everybody with a keyboard gets a voice. However, a lot of folks out there either have weird agendas or are simply crazy.\r\n\r\nDon\u2019t trust people because they have letters after their names. Go research it yourself and draw your own conclusions. Also, think things through before doing something that cannot be undone. Like congregating together someplace. I\u2019ve seen these crocodiles, and I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll ever enter a public place again without a mask.\r\n

Terror Fatigue<\/h4>\r\nWe\u2019re all suffering from terror fatigue. Some 88,000 Americans are dead, and we\u2019ve wallowed in it for more than two months now. Had we not locked ourselves indoors that number would have undoubtedly been astronomically higher.\r\n\r\nThe current crisis has brought out the worst in some. In the guise of promoting the public good some politicians have shown themselves to be fairly competent aspiring dictators. I find that frankly terrifying. It seems there was not the grand philosophical gulf between the USA and places like North Korea and Venezuela as perhaps we had previously believed. The U.S. Constitution was a great and sacrosanct institution right up until it seemed inconvenient or dangerous. Then we were ready to retire it to the dustbin. I have friends who died for that document. We\u2019ve got to do better than this.\r\n\r\nWe\u2019re crawling out of our holes now. For what it\u2019s worth I think it is time we did that. However, to my fellow Americans, please stop shouting at each other. The crocodiles are the bad guys, not our countrymen. To those in government, stop scoring political points off the backs of dead Americans; that\u2019s morally reprehensible. This is a deadly disease, not a Presidential campaign. Show some respect. The blame casting can wait.\r\n\r\nLittle is safer now. The difference is that now we have beds and we have a plan. What say we try getting through the zombie apocalypse without killing each other.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 in the US, Crocodiles, Conspiracies & 'Plandemic'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/19\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11672,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-05-07 13:13:20","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 17:13:20","post_content":"The FBI conducted more than 2.9 million NICS checks during the month of April. The number represents nearly a 25-percent increase over April 2019. It also shows Americans continue to turn to firearms as part of their family safety plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n[in_content post=\"123402\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

FBI report<\/a>\u00a0shows 2,911,128 background checks conducted in April 2020. This surpasses the April 2019 number of 2,334,249. The report confirms

The Case of New Zealand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand, as you\u2019ll no doubt recall from your seventh-grade geography class (special shout out to Mrs. Cox\u2014hopefully no lingering hard feelings about that thing with the glue), is a big honking island. New Zealanders jumped on Coronavirus like Antifa protesters on a Nathan Bedford Forrest statue. In fairly short order they had legit stamped the thing out. That\u2019s great, but now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are\nthey going to remain comfortably ensconced and alone on their splendid little\nisland until the sun burns out? At some point folks are going to want to travel\nthere again. After all, it\u2019s where they filmed

The Lord of the Rings.<\/em> Seems\nto me at some point COVID will have its day in New Zealand just like it has\neverywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is going to be such an interesting thing to study in retrospect. New Zealand sealed their borders tighter than a monkey grabs a grapefruit. China went full Nazi on 1.4 billion Chinese to hold it at bay. Meanwhile, over here in America, Lady Liberty just hiked up her knickers and mooned the thing. It\u2019ll indeed be fascinating to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle

Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12689\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThe Internet<\/a> has undoubtedly helped maintain everybody\u2019s sanity<\/a> throughout all this. However, the information superhighway gives everybody with a keyboard their own voice. In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, a fair percentage of the other folks in the world are crazy. Thank goodness that\u2019s not you and me.\r\n

The Real COVID-19 Facts<\/h2>\r\nAmidst politicians with agendas, lunatics with laptops, and news outlets way more fixated on clicks than candor, it can be tough to fractionate the facts from the fluff. However, now this deep into the pandemic, I have drawn a few first-person conclusions. Your mileage may vary, but these opinions are mine.\r\n

DIY cloth mask<\/a> is fine.\r\n\r\nSymptomatic or no, if you have this disease then a cloth mask substantially reduces the density of infectious viral particles you spew out. However, it only really works if we pretty much all do it. In my neck of the woods, the maskless outnumber the masked by a factor of about 10. We need to do better.\r\ndon\u2019t trust my government<\/a>. I also don\u2019t trust other people\u2019s governments. However, I really don\u2019t trust that WHO guy. I still can\u2019t see where testing is the center of gravity here.\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve read estimates ranging up to 15 percent for the number of false negative results for the COVID tests we are currently using. A troubling number of folks coming into my clinic have fairly definitive symptomatology, but negative testing; that means the test might give somebody Facebook bragging rights, but it doesn\u2019t much impact clinical decision-making. If you have symptoms, you need to isolate.\r\n\r\nThe IgG antibody blood tests are even murkier. The only accuracy claims come from the companies that make the tests. The test can also be positive in the case of coronavirus strains other than SARS-CoV-2. Most importantly, however, we have no idea whether a previously resolved infection offers any substantive immunity. That\u2019s what we all want. However, I want to wake up tomorrow rich and handsome as well. I\u2019m not holding my breath.\r\n\r\nThe bottom line is that we currently lack the means to definitively identify this disease. We also cannot reliably predict whether or not somebody can become immune to it. We are playing the odds and hoping, but we need to be realistic. I\u2019m not sure testing is all it\u2019s cracked up to be.\r\nAvi Shiffman\u2019s marvelous COVID tracker<\/a>, those mesmerizing numbers are utterly meaningless. We Americans don\u2019t have the largest numbers in the world because we suck at fighting this thing. We have such astronomical numbers because we are fat and we have the capacity to test, track, and report more accurately. If it weren\u2019t for cigarettes, alcohol, STDs, and gluttony, I\u2019d have to become a plumber. Does anybody really believe that we are worse at managing this thing than Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan?\r\n\r\nThe number of positive tests is always the denominator in any population-wide percentage. Death rates just don\u2019t mean a whole lot if the denominators are spurious. Take all these numbers with a huge grain of salt.\r\n\r\nThe absolute death toll is a better indicator, but it is still not reliable. Young, healthy folks do not typically run fever and then fall over dead a few days later, yet I have seen that in patients with negative COVID tests. Some dead folks are invariably not getting counted.\r\n\r\nThe amazing thing is how fortunate we have been. The 1918 Spanish Flu killed 50 million people. Imagine Avi\u2019s people counter registering those kinds of numbers. The current Case Fatality Rate seems to be hovering around 2.3 percent. Once again, that depends entirely upon the innately unknowable denominator. However, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002 had a 90 percent CFR; that means for every 10 people who got that disease, only one survived. As a species, we have still been really, really lucky.\r\n\r\nIt took two years for the 1918 Spanish Flu to burn itself out without drugs or vaccines. During that time the average life expectancy in the U.S. dropped 12 years. I want this thing to go away worse than most, but we need to face it with our eyes open.\r\n

Social Distancing<\/h4>\r\nEverybody I have seen who caught this disease acquired it indoors in a crowd. Admittedly my sample size is a drop in the bucket compared to my comrades struggling to survive the hemoclysm in New York. However, it seems to me that we are fairly safe outside in a stiff breeze.\r\n\r\nDown here in Mississippi we seem to be doing fairly well. Perhaps iced tea, pretty girls, ubiquitous firearms, and a congenitally affable demeanor offer some protective effect. More likely it is just that we have plenty of space to spread out.\r\n

seeing patients in their cars<\/a> when it is 105 degrees out. Lastly, we really have to go back to work. Masks, social distancing, and living defensively will mitigate things to a degree, but we still need to strap in and hang on. This never was a political problem; it is a humanity problem. For now, wear your mask, mind your distances, and enjoy a little sunshine.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: Real COVID-19 Facts and What They Mean for Americans","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/30\/dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166948,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-29 13:04:50","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-29 17:04:50","post_content":"\n

The months of March and April 2020, took me on a somewhat adventurous journey from sea to land. It also tested just about every item in my skill set. Here's a look at what I've been up to in the days of the COVID-19 quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a

other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12824\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThink back to the last time you caught a news item about some poor sot on the other side of the world getting eaten by a crocodile. The last one I saw, and I\u2019m not making this up, orbited around a guy who was wading about in brackish water inexplicably searching for worms. Some gosh-awful-huge saltwater crocodile zipped in, and our worm-hunting hero was lizard poop. I cringed a bit when I read that, but returned to my Frosted Flakes in fairly short order. We don\u2019t have crocodiles here, so truth be known I don\u2019t much care.\r\n

What Do Crocodiles Have to Do With COVID-19?<\/h4>\r\nNow imagine if the crocodiles were migrating. Great big bleeding batches of them are spreading across the globe gobbling up folks with wanton abandon. With each passing day they get a wee bit closer. The sordid tales of reptilian death and mayhem are certainly compelling, but crocodiles are still not any great menace in my sleepy little Southern town.\r\n\r\nNow picture that we have actually seen a few crocodiles, but they\u2019re really not as big or as bad as we had expected. Folks have grown weary of all this ethereal crocodile talk and are ready to get back to their lives. Perhaps crocodiles aren\u2019t even real. If they are, maybe they\u2019re not nearly as nasty as everybody makes them out to be. Maybe this whole crocodilian tale was concocted by some secret government cabal inexplicably intent upon ruining our lives.\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s the real deal, my friends. Belief is but a biased reflection of reality, not its author. We can certainly deny the existence of crocodiles. However, when one of them comes slithering up your cul-de-sac, whatever it was you believed makes absolutely no difference.\r\n

Dispatches From the Front<\/h4>\r\nOur world is awash to its gunwales in horrible new statistics. How many of us recognized such terms as Case Fatality Rate or R-nought three months ago? The numbers coming out of New York City, however, are undeniably breathtaking.\r\n\r\nNYC has a population of about 8.4 million people. As of May 8, 2020, one in every 426 New Yorkers had been killed by COVID-19. In folks older than 75 that number becomes one in 60. Yes, the flu is bad and cigarettes kill 480,000 Americans a year. However, this beast killed between 15 and 20,000 New Yorkers in about 60 days.\r\n\r\nI have a friend who lives in downtown New York. He is gobsmacked that folks are wandering about without masks and hell-bent to fill sports stadiums; that\u2019s because he now lives among the crocodiles.\r\n

Chinese didn\u2019t engineer SARS-CoV-2<\/a> to destabilize the Western democracies. In a fit of simple lyrical incompetence they might have left the lab door ajar and inadvertently let it scurry out, but I can\u2019t see anybody planning this thing.\r\n

Don\u2019t Drink the Snake Oil<\/h4>\r\n\u201cPlandemic\u201d alleges that Dr. Fauci sidelined the real treatments because he stands to make bank off of a vaccine. In the Information Age it seems to me nobody could actually get away with that. Drink enough water and your stomach acid will kill the virus. Inhaling hot air from a hair dryer will deactivate the virus before it gets to your lungs. Colloidal silver, essential oils, vitamins, or special teas will render you immune. The 5G cellular network is spreading coronavirus (lunatics in the UK have burned down 77 cell towers over that one thus far). Today everybody with a keyboard gets a voice. However, a lot of folks out there either have weird agendas or are simply crazy.\r\n\r\nDon\u2019t trust people because they have letters after their names. Go research it yourself and draw your own conclusions. Also, think things through before doing something that cannot be undone. Like congregating together someplace. I\u2019ve seen these crocodiles, and I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll ever enter a public place again without a mask.\r\n

Terror Fatigue<\/h4>\r\nWe\u2019re all suffering from terror fatigue. Some 88,000 Americans are dead, and we\u2019ve wallowed in it for more than two months now. Had we not locked ourselves indoors that number would have undoubtedly been astronomically higher.\r\n\r\nThe current crisis has brought out the worst in some. In the guise of promoting the public good some politicians have shown themselves to be fairly competent aspiring dictators. I find that frankly terrifying. It seems there was not the grand philosophical gulf between the USA and places like North Korea and Venezuela as perhaps we had previously believed. The U.S. Constitution was a great and sacrosanct institution right up until it seemed inconvenient or dangerous. Then we were ready to retire it to the dustbin. I have friends who died for that document. We\u2019ve got to do better than this.\r\n\r\nWe\u2019re crawling out of our holes now. For what it\u2019s worth I think it is time we did that. However, to my fellow Americans, please stop shouting at each other. The crocodiles are the bad guys, not our countrymen. To those in government, stop scoring political points off the backs of dead Americans; that\u2019s morally reprehensible. This is a deadly disease, not a Presidential campaign. Show some respect. The blame casting can wait.\r\n\r\nLittle is safer now. The difference is that now we have beds and we have a plan. What say we try getting through the zombie apocalypse without killing each other.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 in the US, Crocodiles, Conspiracies & 'Plandemic'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/19\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11672,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-05-07 13:13:20","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 17:13:20","post_content":"The FBI conducted more than 2.9 million NICS checks during the month of April. The number represents nearly a 25-percent increase over April 2019. It also shows Americans continue to turn to firearms as part of their family safety plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n[in_content post=\"123402\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

FBI report<\/a>\u00a0shows 2,911,128 background checks conducted in April 2020. This surpasses the April 2019 number of 2,334,249. The report confirms

The Case of New Zealand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand, as you\u2019ll no doubt recall from your seventh-grade geography class (special shout out to Mrs. Cox\u2014hopefully no lingering hard feelings about that thing with the glue), is a big honking island. New Zealanders jumped on Coronavirus like Antifa protesters on a Nathan Bedford Forrest statue. In fairly short order they had legit stamped the thing out. That\u2019s great, but now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are\nthey going to remain comfortably ensconced and alone on their splendid little\nisland until the sun burns out? At some point folks are going to want to travel\nthere again. After all, it\u2019s where they filmed

The Lord of the Rings.<\/em> Seems\nto me at some point COVID will have its day in New Zealand just like it has\neverywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is going to be such an interesting thing to study in retrospect. New Zealand sealed their borders tighter than a monkey grabs a grapefruit. China went full Nazi on 1.4 billion Chinese to hold it at bay. Meanwhile, over here in America, Lady Liberty just hiked up her knickers and mooned the thing. It\u2019ll indeed be fascinating to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle

Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12689\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThe Internet<\/a> has undoubtedly helped maintain everybody\u2019s sanity<\/a> throughout all this. However, the information superhighway gives everybody with a keyboard their own voice. In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, a fair percentage of the other folks in the world are crazy. Thank goodness that\u2019s not you and me.\r\n

The Real COVID-19 Facts<\/h2>\r\nAmidst politicians with agendas, lunatics with laptops, and news outlets way more fixated on clicks than candor, it can be tough to fractionate the facts from the fluff. However, now this deep into the pandemic, I have drawn a few first-person conclusions. Your mileage may vary, but these opinions are mine.\r\n

DIY cloth mask<\/a> is fine.\r\n\r\nSymptomatic or no, if you have this disease then a cloth mask substantially reduces the density of infectious viral particles you spew out. However, it only really works if we pretty much all do it. In my neck of the woods, the maskless outnumber the masked by a factor of about 10. We need to do better.\r\ndon\u2019t trust my government<\/a>. I also don\u2019t trust other people\u2019s governments. However, I really don\u2019t trust that WHO guy. I still can\u2019t see where testing is the center of gravity here.\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve read estimates ranging up to 15 percent for the number of false negative results for the COVID tests we are currently using. A troubling number of folks coming into my clinic have fairly definitive symptomatology, but negative testing; that means the test might give somebody Facebook bragging rights, but it doesn\u2019t much impact clinical decision-making. If you have symptoms, you need to isolate.\r\n\r\nThe IgG antibody blood tests are even murkier. The only accuracy claims come from the companies that make the tests. The test can also be positive in the case of coronavirus strains other than SARS-CoV-2. Most importantly, however, we have no idea whether a previously resolved infection offers any substantive immunity. That\u2019s what we all want. However, I want to wake up tomorrow rich and handsome as well. I\u2019m not holding my breath.\r\n\r\nThe bottom line is that we currently lack the means to definitively identify this disease. We also cannot reliably predict whether or not somebody can become immune to it. We are playing the odds and hoping, but we need to be realistic. I\u2019m not sure testing is all it\u2019s cracked up to be.\r\nAvi Shiffman\u2019s marvelous COVID tracker<\/a>, those mesmerizing numbers are utterly meaningless. We Americans don\u2019t have the largest numbers in the world because we suck at fighting this thing. We have such astronomical numbers because we are fat and we have the capacity to test, track, and report more accurately. If it weren\u2019t for cigarettes, alcohol, STDs, and gluttony, I\u2019d have to become a plumber. Does anybody really believe that we are worse at managing this thing than Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan?\r\n\r\nThe number of positive tests is always the denominator in any population-wide percentage. Death rates just don\u2019t mean a whole lot if the denominators are spurious. Take all these numbers with a huge grain of salt.\r\n\r\nThe absolute death toll is a better indicator, but it is still not reliable. Young, healthy folks do not typically run fever and then fall over dead a few days later, yet I have seen that in patients with negative COVID tests. Some dead folks are invariably not getting counted.\r\n\r\nThe amazing thing is how fortunate we have been. The 1918 Spanish Flu killed 50 million people. Imagine Avi\u2019s people counter registering those kinds of numbers. The current Case Fatality Rate seems to be hovering around 2.3 percent. Once again, that depends entirely upon the innately unknowable denominator. However, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002 had a 90 percent CFR; that means for every 10 people who got that disease, only one survived. As a species, we have still been really, really lucky.\r\n\r\nIt took two years for the 1918 Spanish Flu to burn itself out without drugs or vaccines. During that time the average life expectancy in the U.S. dropped 12 years. I want this thing to go away worse than most, but we need to face it with our eyes open.\r\n

Social Distancing<\/h4>\r\nEverybody I have seen who caught this disease acquired it indoors in a crowd. Admittedly my sample size is a drop in the bucket compared to my comrades struggling to survive the hemoclysm in New York. However, it seems to me that we are fairly safe outside in a stiff breeze.\r\n\r\nDown here in Mississippi we seem to be doing fairly well. Perhaps iced tea, pretty girls, ubiquitous firearms, and a congenitally affable demeanor offer some protective effect. More likely it is just that we have plenty of space to spread out.\r\n

seeing patients in their cars<\/a> when it is 105 degrees out. Lastly, we really have to go back to work. Masks, social distancing, and living defensively will mitigate things to a degree, but we still need to strap in and hang on. This never was a political problem; it is a humanity problem. For now, wear your mask, mind your distances, and enjoy a little sunshine.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: Real COVID-19 Facts and What They Mean for Americans","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/30\/dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166948,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-29 13:04:50","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-29 17:04:50","post_content":"\n

The months of March and April 2020, took me on a somewhat adventurous journey from sea to land. It also tested just about every item in my skill set. Here's a look at what I've been up to in the days of the COVID-19 quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a

other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12824\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThink back to the last time you caught a news item about some poor sot on the other side of the world getting eaten by a crocodile. The last one I saw, and I\u2019m not making this up, orbited around a guy who was wading about in brackish water inexplicably searching for worms. Some gosh-awful-huge saltwater crocodile zipped in, and our worm-hunting hero was lizard poop. I cringed a bit when I read that, but returned to my Frosted Flakes in fairly short order. We don\u2019t have crocodiles here, so truth be known I don\u2019t much care.\r\n

What Do Crocodiles Have to Do With COVID-19?<\/h4>\r\nNow imagine if the crocodiles were migrating. Great big bleeding batches of them are spreading across the globe gobbling up folks with wanton abandon. With each passing day they get a wee bit closer. The sordid tales of reptilian death and mayhem are certainly compelling, but crocodiles are still not any great menace in my sleepy little Southern town.\r\n\r\nNow picture that we have actually seen a few crocodiles, but they\u2019re really not as big or as bad as we had expected. Folks have grown weary of all this ethereal crocodile talk and are ready to get back to their lives. Perhaps crocodiles aren\u2019t even real. If they are, maybe they\u2019re not nearly as nasty as everybody makes them out to be. Maybe this whole crocodilian tale was concocted by some secret government cabal inexplicably intent upon ruining our lives.\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s the real deal, my friends. Belief is but a biased reflection of reality, not its author. We can certainly deny the existence of crocodiles. However, when one of them comes slithering up your cul-de-sac, whatever it was you believed makes absolutely no difference.\r\n

Dispatches From the Front<\/h4>\r\nOur world is awash to its gunwales in horrible new statistics. How many of us recognized such terms as Case Fatality Rate or R-nought three months ago? The numbers coming out of New York City, however, are undeniably breathtaking.\r\n\r\nNYC has a population of about 8.4 million people. As of May 8, 2020, one in every 426 New Yorkers had been killed by COVID-19. In folks older than 75 that number becomes one in 60. Yes, the flu is bad and cigarettes kill 480,000 Americans a year. However, this beast killed between 15 and 20,000 New Yorkers in about 60 days.\r\n\r\nI have a friend who lives in downtown New York. He is gobsmacked that folks are wandering about without masks and hell-bent to fill sports stadiums; that\u2019s because he now lives among the crocodiles.\r\n

Chinese didn\u2019t engineer SARS-CoV-2<\/a> to destabilize the Western democracies. In a fit of simple lyrical incompetence they might have left the lab door ajar and inadvertently let it scurry out, but I can\u2019t see anybody planning this thing.\r\n

Don\u2019t Drink the Snake Oil<\/h4>\r\n\u201cPlandemic\u201d alleges that Dr. Fauci sidelined the real treatments because he stands to make bank off of a vaccine. In the Information Age it seems to me nobody could actually get away with that. Drink enough water and your stomach acid will kill the virus. Inhaling hot air from a hair dryer will deactivate the virus before it gets to your lungs. Colloidal silver, essential oils, vitamins, or special teas will render you immune. The 5G cellular network is spreading coronavirus (lunatics in the UK have burned down 77 cell towers over that one thus far). Today everybody with a keyboard gets a voice. However, a lot of folks out there either have weird agendas or are simply crazy.\r\n\r\nDon\u2019t trust people because they have letters after their names. Go research it yourself and draw your own conclusions. Also, think things through before doing something that cannot be undone. Like congregating together someplace. I\u2019ve seen these crocodiles, and I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll ever enter a public place again without a mask.\r\n

Terror Fatigue<\/h4>\r\nWe\u2019re all suffering from terror fatigue. Some 88,000 Americans are dead, and we\u2019ve wallowed in it for more than two months now. Had we not locked ourselves indoors that number would have undoubtedly been astronomically higher.\r\n\r\nThe current crisis has brought out the worst in some. In the guise of promoting the public good some politicians have shown themselves to be fairly competent aspiring dictators. I find that frankly terrifying. It seems there was not the grand philosophical gulf between the USA and places like North Korea and Venezuela as perhaps we had previously believed. The U.S. Constitution was a great and sacrosanct institution right up until it seemed inconvenient or dangerous. Then we were ready to retire it to the dustbin. I have friends who died for that document. We\u2019ve got to do better than this.\r\n\r\nWe\u2019re crawling out of our holes now. For what it\u2019s worth I think it is time we did that. However, to my fellow Americans, please stop shouting at each other. The crocodiles are the bad guys, not our countrymen. To those in government, stop scoring political points off the backs of dead Americans; that\u2019s morally reprehensible. This is a deadly disease, not a Presidential campaign. Show some respect. The blame casting can wait.\r\n\r\nLittle is safer now. The difference is that now we have beds and we have a plan. What say we try getting through the zombie apocalypse without killing each other.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 in the US, Crocodiles, Conspiracies & 'Plandemic'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/19\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11672,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-05-07 13:13:20","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 17:13:20","post_content":"The FBI conducted more than 2.9 million NICS checks during the month of April. The number represents nearly a 25-percent increase over April 2019. It also shows Americans continue to turn to firearms as part of their family safety plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n[in_content post=\"123402\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

FBI report<\/a>\u00a0shows 2,911,128 background checks conducted in April 2020. This surpasses the April 2019 number of 2,334,249. The report confirms

The Case of New Zealand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand, as you\u2019ll no doubt recall from your seventh-grade geography class (special shout out to Mrs. Cox\u2014hopefully no lingering hard feelings about that thing with the glue), is a big honking island. New Zealanders jumped on Coronavirus like Antifa protesters on a Nathan Bedford Forrest statue. In fairly short order they had legit stamped the thing out. That\u2019s great, but now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are\nthey going to remain comfortably ensconced and alone on their splendid little\nisland until the sun burns out? At some point folks are going to want to travel\nthere again. After all, it\u2019s where they filmed

The Lord of the Rings.<\/em> Seems\nto me at some point COVID will have its day in New Zealand just like it has\neverywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is going to be such an interesting thing to study in retrospect. New Zealand sealed their borders tighter than a monkey grabs a grapefruit. China went full Nazi on 1.4 billion Chinese to hold it at bay. Meanwhile, over here in America, Lady Liberty just hiked up her knickers and mooned the thing. It\u2019ll indeed be fascinating to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle

Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12689\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThe Internet<\/a> has undoubtedly helped maintain everybody\u2019s sanity<\/a> throughout all this. However, the information superhighway gives everybody with a keyboard their own voice. In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, a fair percentage of the other folks in the world are crazy. Thank goodness that\u2019s not you and me.\r\n

The Real COVID-19 Facts<\/h2>\r\nAmidst politicians with agendas, lunatics with laptops, and news outlets way more fixated on clicks than candor, it can be tough to fractionate the facts from the fluff. However, now this deep into the pandemic, I have drawn a few first-person conclusions. Your mileage may vary, but these opinions are mine.\r\n

DIY cloth mask<\/a> is fine.\r\n\r\nSymptomatic or no, if you have this disease then a cloth mask substantially reduces the density of infectious viral particles you spew out. However, it only really works if we pretty much all do it. In my neck of the woods, the maskless outnumber the masked by a factor of about 10. We need to do better.\r\ndon\u2019t trust my government<\/a>. I also don\u2019t trust other people\u2019s governments. However, I really don\u2019t trust that WHO guy. I still can\u2019t see where testing is the center of gravity here.\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve read estimates ranging up to 15 percent for the number of false negative results for the COVID tests we are currently using. A troubling number of folks coming into my clinic have fairly definitive symptomatology, but negative testing; that means the test might give somebody Facebook bragging rights, but it doesn\u2019t much impact clinical decision-making. If you have symptoms, you need to isolate.\r\n\r\nThe IgG antibody blood tests are even murkier. The only accuracy claims come from the companies that make the tests. The test can also be positive in the case of coronavirus strains other than SARS-CoV-2. Most importantly, however, we have no idea whether a previously resolved infection offers any substantive immunity. That\u2019s what we all want. However, I want to wake up tomorrow rich and handsome as well. I\u2019m not holding my breath.\r\n\r\nThe bottom line is that we currently lack the means to definitively identify this disease. We also cannot reliably predict whether or not somebody can become immune to it. We are playing the odds and hoping, but we need to be realistic. I\u2019m not sure testing is all it\u2019s cracked up to be.\r\nAvi Shiffman\u2019s marvelous COVID tracker<\/a>, those mesmerizing numbers are utterly meaningless. We Americans don\u2019t have the largest numbers in the world because we suck at fighting this thing. We have such astronomical numbers because we are fat and we have the capacity to test, track, and report more accurately. If it weren\u2019t for cigarettes, alcohol, STDs, and gluttony, I\u2019d have to become a plumber. Does anybody really believe that we are worse at managing this thing than Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan?\r\n\r\nThe number of positive tests is always the denominator in any population-wide percentage. Death rates just don\u2019t mean a whole lot if the denominators are spurious. Take all these numbers with a huge grain of salt.\r\n\r\nThe absolute death toll is a better indicator, but it is still not reliable. Young, healthy folks do not typically run fever and then fall over dead a few days later, yet I have seen that in patients with negative COVID tests. Some dead folks are invariably not getting counted.\r\n\r\nThe amazing thing is how fortunate we have been. The 1918 Spanish Flu killed 50 million people. Imagine Avi\u2019s people counter registering those kinds of numbers. The current Case Fatality Rate seems to be hovering around 2.3 percent. Once again, that depends entirely upon the innately unknowable denominator. However, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002 had a 90 percent CFR; that means for every 10 people who got that disease, only one survived. As a species, we have still been really, really lucky.\r\n\r\nIt took two years for the 1918 Spanish Flu to burn itself out without drugs or vaccines. During that time the average life expectancy in the U.S. dropped 12 years. I want this thing to go away worse than most, but we need to face it with our eyes open.\r\n

Social Distancing<\/h4>\r\nEverybody I have seen who caught this disease acquired it indoors in a crowd. Admittedly my sample size is a drop in the bucket compared to my comrades struggling to survive the hemoclysm in New York. However, it seems to me that we are fairly safe outside in a stiff breeze.\r\n\r\nDown here in Mississippi we seem to be doing fairly well. Perhaps iced tea, pretty girls, ubiquitous firearms, and a congenitally affable demeanor offer some protective effect. More likely it is just that we have plenty of space to spread out.\r\n

seeing patients in their cars<\/a> when it is 105 degrees out. Lastly, we really have to go back to work. Masks, social distancing, and living defensively will mitigate things to a degree, but we still need to strap in and hang on. This never was a political problem; it is a humanity problem. For now, wear your mask, mind your distances, and enjoy a little sunshine.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: Real COVID-19 Facts and What They Mean for Americans","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/30\/dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166948,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-29 13:04:50","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-29 17:04:50","post_content":"\n

The months of March and April 2020, took me on a somewhat adventurous journey from sea to land. It also tested just about every item in my skill set. Here's a look at what I've been up to in the days of the COVID-19 quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a

other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12824\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThink back to the last time you caught a news item about some poor sot on the other side of the world getting eaten by a crocodile. The last one I saw, and I\u2019m not making this up, orbited around a guy who was wading about in brackish water inexplicably searching for worms. Some gosh-awful-huge saltwater crocodile zipped in, and our worm-hunting hero was lizard poop. I cringed a bit when I read that, but returned to my Frosted Flakes in fairly short order. We don\u2019t have crocodiles here, so truth be known I don\u2019t much care.\r\n

What Do Crocodiles Have to Do With COVID-19?<\/h4>\r\nNow imagine if the crocodiles were migrating. Great big bleeding batches of them are spreading across the globe gobbling up folks with wanton abandon. With each passing day they get a wee bit closer. The sordid tales of reptilian death and mayhem are certainly compelling, but crocodiles are still not any great menace in my sleepy little Southern town.\r\n\r\nNow picture that we have actually seen a few crocodiles, but they\u2019re really not as big or as bad as we had expected. Folks have grown weary of all this ethereal crocodile talk and are ready to get back to their lives. Perhaps crocodiles aren\u2019t even real. If they are, maybe they\u2019re not nearly as nasty as everybody makes them out to be. Maybe this whole crocodilian tale was concocted by some secret government cabal inexplicably intent upon ruining our lives.\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s the real deal, my friends. Belief is but a biased reflection of reality, not its author. We can certainly deny the existence of crocodiles. However, when one of them comes slithering up your cul-de-sac, whatever it was you believed makes absolutely no difference.\r\n

Dispatches From the Front<\/h4>\r\nOur world is awash to its gunwales in horrible new statistics. How many of us recognized such terms as Case Fatality Rate or R-nought three months ago? The numbers coming out of New York City, however, are undeniably breathtaking.\r\n\r\nNYC has a population of about 8.4 million people. As of May 8, 2020, one in every 426 New Yorkers had been killed by COVID-19. In folks older than 75 that number becomes one in 60. Yes, the flu is bad and cigarettes kill 480,000 Americans a year. However, this beast killed between 15 and 20,000 New Yorkers in about 60 days.\r\n\r\nI have a friend who lives in downtown New York. He is gobsmacked that folks are wandering about without masks and hell-bent to fill sports stadiums; that\u2019s because he now lives among the crocodiles.\r\n

Chinese didn\u2019t engineer SARS-CoV-2<\/a> to destabilize the Western democracies. In a fit of simple lyrical incompetence they might have left the lab door ajar and inadvertently let it scurry out, but I can\u2019t see anybody planning this thing.\r\n

Don\u2019t Drink the Snake Oil<\/h4>\r\n\u201cPlandemic\u201d alleges that Dr. Fauci sidelined the real treatments because he stands to make bank off of a vaccine. In the Information Age it seems to me nobody could actually get away with that. Drink enough water and your stomach acid will kill the virus. Inhaling hot air from a hair dryer will deactivate the virus before it gets to your lungs. Colloidal silver, essential oils, vitamins, or special teas will render you immune. The 5G cellular network is spreading coronavirus (lunatics in the UK have burned down 77 cell towers over that one thus far). Today everybody with a keyboard gets a voice. However, a lot of folks out there either have weird agendas or are simply crazy.\r\n\r\nDon\u2019t trust people because they have letters after their names. Go research it yourself and draw your own conclusions. Also, think things through before doing something that cannot be undone. Like congregating together someplace. I\u2019ve seen these crocodiles, and I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll ever enter a public place again without a mask.\r\n

Terror Fatigue<\/h4>\r\nWe\u2019re all suffering from terror fatigue. Some 88,000 Americans are dead, and we\u2019ve wallowed in it for more than two months now. Had we not locked ourselves indoors that number would have undoubtedly been astronomically higher.\r\n\r\nThe current crisis has brought out the worst in some. In the guise of promoting the public good some politicians have shown themselves to be fairly competent aspiring dictators. I find that frankly terrifying. It seems there was not the grand philosophical gulf between the USA and places like North Korea and Venezuela as perhaps we had previously believed. The U.S. Constitution was a great and sacrosanct institution right up until it seemed inconvenient or dangerous. Then we were ready to retire it to the dustbin. I have friends who died for that document. We\u2019ve got to do better than this.\r\n\r\nWe\u2019re crawling out of our holes now. For what it\u2019s worth I think it is time we did that. However, to my fellow Americans, please stop shouting at each other. The crocodiles are the bad guys, not our countrymen. To those in government, stop scoring political points off the backs of dead Americans; that\u2019s morally reprehensible. This is a deadly disease, not a Presidential campaign. Show some respect. The blame casting can wait.\r\n\r\nLittle is safer now. The difference is that now we have beds and we have a plan. What say we try getting through the zombie apocalypse without killing each other.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 in the US, Crocodiles, Conspiracies & 'Plandemic'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/19\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11672,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-05-07 13:13:20","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 17:13:20","post_content":"The FBI conducted more than 2.9 million NICS checks during the month of April. The number represents nearly a 25-percent increase over April 2019. It also shows Americans continue to turn to firearms as part of their family safety plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n[in_content post=\"123402\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

FBI report<\/a>\u00a0shows 2,911,128 background checks conducted in April 2020. This surpasses the April 2019 number of 2,334,249. The report confirms

The Case of New Zealand<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand, as you\u2019ll no doubt recall from your seventh-grade geography class (special shout out to Mrs. Cox\u2014hopefully no lingering hard feelings about that thing with the glue), is a big honking island. New Zealanders jumped on Coronavirus like Antifa protesters on a Nathan Bedford Forrest statue. In fairly short order they had legit stamped the thing out. That\u2019s great, but now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are\nthey going to remain comfortably ensconced and alone on their splendid little\nisland until the sun burns out? At some point folks are going to want to travel\nthere again. After all, it\u2019s where they filmed

The Lord of the Rings.<\/em> Seems\nto me at some point COVID will have its day in New Zealand just like it has\neverywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is going to be such an interesting thing to study in retrospect. New Zealand sealed their borders tighter than a monkey grabs a grapefruit. China went full Nazi on 1.4 billion Chinese to hold it at bay. Meanwhile, over here in America, Lady Liberty just hiked up her knickers and mooned the thing. It\u2019ll indeed be fascinating to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe COVID-19 Explosion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my little Southern town we all climbed out of our holes about three weeks ago. In the past seven days our COVID cases have absolutely exploded. It\u2019s worse now than it has ever been. There seems to be about a three-week lag between what we do as a society and what comes limping into the clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours is a college town, so for us it is college students. One young lady got together with nine like-minded friends to binge-watch a little Netflix. They just sat around for four hours doing what college students do. The following day somebody felt a bit queasy and tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman I saw was the fifth thus far. Half of the 10 kids who spent four hours together watching TV now have this disease. The rest are still pending. The flu doesn\u2019t typically behave like that. Make no mistake, SARS-CoV-2 is still a most rapacious monster whether we choose to believe it or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nTheory of Relativity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COVID remains a ravenous cold-hearted killer. There was the 18-year-old high school senior who lost both his parents in their 40s over the span of 72 hours. The elderly grandfather with a past medical history as long as my arm wasn\u2019t a surprise, but the 41-year-old who succumbed in four days certainly was. However, those were either far away or folks I did not know well. Then you get the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is someone you care deeply about. It\u2019s not some poor slob in China, Italy, or even New York. This is somebody terribly close who fights alongside you in this ongoing war. They got it at home, not work. At work you wear armor. At home you take it off. That\u2019s where SARS-CoV-2 slithered into this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fever of 103, intermittent diarrhea, and labs that were all over the place. For a healthy person these numbers make no sense at all. There\u2019s extreme fatigue, but thankfully not a lot of respiratory stuff. This blasted disease is nothing if not unpredictable. You try to be encouraging and supportive, but all along those horrible numbers keep bouncing around your braincase. Avi\u2019s COVID tracker provides the ghastly backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internist managing the case used everything in the tool chest including hydroxychloroquine. As an aside, untold thousands of folks take that stuff for things like malaria and lupus and do just fine. The media and, honestly, many mainstream scientific venues are biased against that particular drug just because the president endorsed it. Did I mention that as the guy on the front I\u2019m growing terribly weary of political agendas shaping the way we fight COVID-19?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I hold my breath for a few days, and everything turns out fine. SARS-CoV-2 has not destroyed my little world, at least not yet. However, that newly orphaned high school senior likely feels pretty lost today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> global pandemic proved one thing above all others, a disruption. And while much of the gun industry continued to produce and sell product, getting your hands on America's most famous battle

Traveling South<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When I left from EWR Airport in Newark, N.J., there was an ominous feeling. I hadn't experienced before. Social distancing was barely getting started and not enforced at the time of this initial flight. There were about 20 people waiting at about five gates and when I boarded, I was one of just six people on my flight. It was eerie. Upon arriving at my destination airport, I noticed there were no airplanes landing or getting ready to take-off. Signs of canceled flights riddled the screen prompter, I was lucky to make it this far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I arrived, we set up a camp back in the woods behind the house\u2014hammocks, tarps, and a large cargo parachute over the top. This was a \u201cworking camp\u201d where I\u2019d spend most of my time, and we had a lot of work to do. Believe it or not, this was a good opportunity to use skills, and experiment with new tools. A time to build things, prepare fire wood, and find new ways to cook using natural resources for cooking utensils, as well as some food, when possible. During this time we cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens, bamboo, bio wood stoves, and open flame. We utilized all sorts of techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick hunted for turkeys in the morning. Then we used the turkey to its fullest. We used stock made from bones, and meat from that to supplement other dishes. We went out to the grocery stores every few days, keeping in contact with the general public as little as was realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation seemed to grow over the course of the weeks I was there. Before I knew it, airlines canceled most flights connecting to New Jersey and New York areas. At that point, the concept of the lockdown started to set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Jersey<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After two weeks down south, I finally flew back to New Jersey. As it stands, I went back to the woods for more self-quarantining and stealth camping. However, it's not so much of a \u201cbug out\u201d camp. This isn't a true survival situation. I'm also not lost and trying to get back to civilization. This isn\u2019t a romanticized, survival scenario, nor am I trying to play it up that way. It\u2019s basically the new normal for me. A new routine that consists of sleeping in the camp and fighting the boredom. All that while venturing out to resupply after a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I do get back to the stores, I try to limit it to maybe two places and pick items that don\u2019t involve too many ingredients. Some things I just do without. Being back in the city area reminds me of the scene from the original 1984 \"Red Dawn\" when they come out of hiding in the woods and go to the city, only to see how different things really are. The curfew sign in bright yellow and red as they walk past it into the store is eerily similar to our present reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this much solitude during my COVID-19 quarantine, it\u2019s important to be your own friend. It turns out talking out loud is comforting. It seems acceptable to me. When it\u2019s late, well after curfew, I may even play some music, but try to save my battery. After all, I\u2019m not lost. There is communication. Still, I keep the volume low as to not alert anyone in the area. I also keep my fires small and wait until the later hours after curfew to start any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see people hiking and walking through the woods\u2014on and off-trail\u2014but they don\u2019t see me, which is how I prefer it. Still, I see many signs around of people taking solitude in the woods. Commonly, I see a lot of lost gloves and water bottles, most likely from hikers. Not to mention, during these days of spring, foot prints are easier to see. Mud is a tracking trap, showing evidence of people and what animals were in the vicinity. Snow also does this. It's a good opportunity to find some more resources. I have a somewhat, eclectic camp setup with a lot of trail and city finds. It looks sort of like a cross between a hobo camp and a gypsy camp. So, besides looking around, look down\u2014you'll be surprised what you find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are likely doing the same thing during the COVID-19 quarantine period\u2014camped out, away from crowds. Even with state parks and wilderness recreational locations closed, it doesn't matter. No matter how people choose to quarantine, why not spend it to better your skill set beyond what you think you already know? One thing is for sure: no time spent building your situational awareness and outdoors skills will ever be wasted time!<\/p>\n","post_title":"Camp Quarantine: What It's Like Camping in the Woods During COVID-19","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-31 23:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 03:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/covid-19-quarantine-camping-out-woods\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12689\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThe Internet<\/a> has undoubtedly helped maintain everybody\u2019s sanity<\/a> throughout all this. However, the information superhighway gives everybody with a keyboard their own voice. In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, a fair percentage of the other folks in the world are crazy. Thank goodness that\u2019s not you and me.\r\n

The Real COVID-19 Facts<\/h2>\r\nAmidst politicians with agendas, lunatics with laptops, and news outlets way more fixated on clicks than candor, it can be tough to fractionate the facts from the fluff. However, now this deep into the pandemic, I have drawn a few first-person conclusions. Your mileage may vary, but these opinions are mine.\r\n

DIY cloth mask<\/a> is fine.\r\n\r\nSymptomatic or no, if you have this disease then a cloth mask substantially reduces the density of infectious viral particles you spew out. However, it only really works if we pretty much all do it. In my neck of the woods, the maskless outnumber the masked by a factor of about 10. We need to do better.\r\ndon\u2019t trust my government<\/a>. I also don\u2019t trust other people\u2019s governments. However, I really don\u2019t trust that WHO guy. I still can\u2019t see where testing is the center of gravity here.\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve read estimates ranging up to 15 percent for the number of false negative results for the COVID tests we are currently using. A troubling number of folks coming into my clinic have fairly definitive symptomatology, but negative testing; that means the test might give somebody Facebook bragging rights, but it doesn\u2019t much impact clinical decision-making. If you have symptoms, you need to isolate.\r\n\r\nThe IgG antibody blood tests are even murkier. The only accuracy claims come from the companies that make the tests. The test can also be positive in the case of coronavirus strains other than SARS-CoV-2. Most importantly, however, we have no idea whether a previously resolved infection offers any substantive immunity. That\u2019s what we all want. However, I want to wake up tomorrow rich and handsome as well. I\u2019m not holding my breath.\r\n\r\nThe bottom line is that we currently lack the means to definitively identify this disease. We also cannot reliably predict whether or not somebody can become immune to it. We are playing the odds and hoping, but we need to be realistic. I\u2019m not sure testing is all it\u2019s cracked up to be.\r\nAvi Shiffman\u2019s marvelous COVID tracker<\/a>, those mesmerizing numbers are utterly meaningless. We Americans don\u2019t have the largest numbers in the world because we suck at fighting this thing. We have such astronomical numbers because we are fat and we have the capacity to test, track, and report more accurately. If it weren\u2019t for cigarettes, alcohol, STDs, and gluttony, I\u2019d have to become a plumber. Does anybody really believe that we are worse at managing this thing than Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan?\r\n\r\nThe number of positive tests is always the denominator in any population-wide percentage. Death rates just don\u2019t mean a whole lot if the denominators are spurious. Take all these numbers with a huge grain of salt.\r\n\r\nThe absolute death toll is a better indicator, but it is still not reliable. Young, healthy folks do not typically run fever and then fall over dead a few days later, yet I have seen that in patients with negative COVID tests. Some dead folks are invariably not getting counted.\r\n\r\nThe amazing thing is how fortunate we have been. The 1918 Spanish Flu killed 50 million people. Imagine Avi\u2019s people counter registering those kinds of numbers. The current Case Fatality Rate seems to be hovering around 2.3 percent. Once again, that depends entirely upon the innately unknowable denominator. However, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002 had a 90 percent CFR; that means for every 10 people who got that disease, only one survived. As a species, we have still been really, really lucky.\r\n\r\nIt took two years for the 1918 Spanish Flu to burn itself out without drugs or vaccines. During that time the average life expectancy in the U.S. dropped 12 years. I want this thing to go away worse than most, but we need to face it with our eyes open.\r\n

Social Distancing<\/h4>\r\nEverybody I have seen who caught this disease acquired it indoors in a crowd. Admittedly my sample size is a drop in the bucket compared to my comrades struggling to survive the hemoclysm in New York. However, it seems to me that we are fairly safe outside in a stiff breeze.\r\n\r\nDown here in Mississippi we seem to be doing fairly well. Perhaps iced tea, pretty girls, ubiquitous firearms, and a congenitally affable demeanor offer some protective effect. More likely it is just that we have plenty of space to spread out.\r\n

seeing patients in their cars<\/a> when it is 105 degrees out. Lastly, we really have to go back to work. Masks, social distancing, and living defensively will mitigate things to a degree, but we still need to strap in and hang on. This never was a political problem; it is a humanity problem. For now, wear your mask, mind your distances, and enjoy a little sunshine.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: Real COVID-19 Facts and What They Mean for Americans","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/04\/30\/dr-dabbs-real-covid-19-facts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166948,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2020-04-29 13:04:50","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-29 17:04:50","post_content":"\n

The months of March and April 2020, took me on a somewhat adventurous journey from sea to land. It also tested just about every item in my skill set. Here's a look at what I've been up to in the days of the COVID-19 quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/a> in the U.S. My plan was simple: Take to the woods for about 14 days of self-quarantine before getting back on an airplane to fly to Georgia. Eventually, I planned to make my way to Alabama for a

other parts in the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"12824\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nThink back to the last time you caught a news item about some poor sot on the other side of the world getting eaten by a crocodile. The last one I saw, and I\u2019m not making this up, orbited around a guy who was wading about in brackish water inexplicably searching for worms. Some gosh-awful-huge saltwater crocodile zipped in, and our worm-hunting hero was lizard poop. I cringed a bit when I read that, but returned to my Frosted Flakes in fairly short order. We don\u2019t have crocodiles here, so truth be known I don\u2019t much care.\r\n

What Do Crocodiles Have to Do With COVID-19?<\/h4>\r\nNow imagine if the crocodiles were migrating. Great big bleeding batches of them are spreading across the globe gobbling up folks with wanton abandon. With each passing day they get a wee bit closer. The sordid tales of reptilian death and mayhem are certainly compelling, but crocodiles are still not any great menace in my sleepy little Southern town.\r\n\r\nNow picture that we have actually seen a few crocodiles, but they\u2019re really not as big or as bad as we had expected. Folks have grown weary of all this ethereal crocodile talk and are ready to get back to their lives. Perhaps crocodiles aren\u2019t even real. If they are, maybe they\u2019re not nearly as nasty as everybody makes them out to be. Maybe this whole crocodilian tale was concocted by some secret government cabal inexplicably intent upon ruining our lives.\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s the real deal, my friends. Belief is but a biased reflection of reality, not its author. We can certainly deny the existence of crocodiles. However, when one of them comes slithering up your cul-de-sac, whatever it was you believed makes absolutely no difference.\r\n

Dispatches From the Front<\/h4>\r\nOur world is awash to its gunwales in horrible new statistics. How many of us recognized such terms as Case Fatality Rate or R-nought three months ago? The numbers coming out of New York City, however, are undeniably breathtaking.\r\n\r\nNYC has a population of about 8.4 million people. As of May 8, 2020, one in every 426 New Yorkers had been killed by COVID-19. In folks older than 75 that number becomes one in 60. Yes, the flu is bad and cigarettes kill 480,000 Americans a year. However, this beast killed between 15 and 20,000 New Yorkers in about 60 days.\r\n\r\nI have a friend who lives in downtown New York. He is gobsmacked that folks are wandering about without masks and hell-bent to fill sports stadiums; that\u2019s because he now lives among the crocodiles.\r\n

Chinese didn\u2019t engineer SARS-CoV-2<\/a> to destabilize the Western democracies. In a fit of simple lyrical incompetence they might have left the lab door ajar and inadvertently let it scurry out, but I can\u2019t see anybody planning this thing.\r\n

Don\u2019t Drink the Snake Oil<\/h4>\r\n\u201cPlandemic\u201d alleges that Dr. Fauci sidelined the real treatments because he stands to make bank off of a vaccine. In the Information Age it seems to me nobody could actually get away with that. Drink enough water and your stomach acid will kill the virus. Inhaling hot air from a hair dryer will deactivate the virus before it gets to your lungs. Colloidal silver, essential oils, vitamins, or special teas will render you immune. The 5G cellular network is spreading coronavirus (lunatics in the UK have burned down 77 cell towers over that one thus far). Today everybody with a keyboard gets a voice. However, a lot of folks out there either have weird agendas or are simply crazy.\r\n\r\nDon\u2019t trust people because they have letters after their names. Go research it yourself and draw your own conclusions. Also, think things through before doing something that cannot be undone. Like congregating together someplace. I\u2019ve seen these crocodiles, and I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll ever enter a public place again without a mask.\r\n

Terror Fatigue<\/h4>\r\nWe\u2019re all suffering from terror fatigue. Some 88,000 Americans are dead, and we\u2019ve wallowed in it for more than two months now. Had we not locked ourselves indoors that number would have undoubtedly been astronomically higher.\r\n\r\nThe current crisis has brought out the worst in some. In the guise of promoting the public good some politicians have shown themselves to be fairly competent aspiring dictators. I find that frankly terrifying. It seems there was not the grand philosophical gulf between the USA and places like North Korea and Venezuela as perhaps we had previously believed. The U.S. Constitution was a great and sacrosanct institution right up until it seemed inconvenient or dangerous. Then we were ready to retire it to the dustbin. I have friends who died for that document. We\u2019ve got to do better than this.\r\n\r\nWe\u2019re crawling out of our holes now. For what it\u2019s worth I think it is time we did that. However, to my fellow Americans, please stop shouting at each other. The crocodiles are the bad guys, not our countrymen. To those in government, stop scoring political points off the backs of dead Americans; that\u2019s morally reprehensible. This is a deadly disease, not a Presidential campaign. Show some respect. The blame casting can wait.\r\n\r\nLittle is safer now. The difference is that now we have beds and we have a plan. What say we try getting through the zombie apocalypse without killing each other.","post_title":"Dr. Dabbs: COVID-19 in the US, Crocodiles, Conspiracies & 'Plandemic'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:15:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/19\/dr-dabbs-covid-19-us-plandemic\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":11672,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2020-05-07 13:13:20","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 17:13:20","post_content":"The FBI conducted more than 2.9 million NICS checks during the month of April. The number represents nearly a 25-percent increase over April 2019. It also shows Americans continue to turn to firearms as part of their family safety plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n[in_content post=\"123402\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

FBI report<\/a>\u00a0shows 2,911,128 background checks conducted in April 2020. This surpasses the April 2019 number of 2,334,249. The report confirms