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Manly Skills

Learn how to build improvised body armor

February 12, 2019 by Scott Witner Leave a Comment

Learn how to build improvised body armor

If you haven’t checked out book 1 of 100 Deadly Skills then you need to remedy that NOW. This first book covers many skills for personal protection whether you’re a normal dude working a 9 to 5 job, a world traveler or you’re an operative for one of the 3 letter agencies. There are many practical skills found in this book and the new Survival Edition that we all can all learn and benefit from. You’ll learn to look at everyday common items around you differently and see them as assets to your survival. Take the following skill for example; Improvised Body Armor. It’s a damn good skill to keep in the back of your mind if you’re traveling. Hopefully, you will never have to use it.

Check out the following video as Clint Emerson demonstrates making Improvised Body Armor by using two of his books, two small ceramic plates and some duct tape. As you will see in the following video, this improvised body armor was able to stop both .22LR and 9mm.

*Featured image courtesy of Clint Emerson @ 100 Deadly Skills

 

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Scott Witner is the Editor of The Loadout Room and handles product sourcing for both Crate Club and Cuna Dog. He is a former Marine Corps Infantryman with 2ndBn/8th Marines and was attached to the 24th MEU(SOC) for a 6 month deployment to the Mediterranean. He has completed training in desert warfare at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, mountain warfare and survival at the Mountain Warfare Training Center and attended the South Korean Mountain Warfare school in Pohang.

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