Cool new Find

[texastonydobbs]

I was messing around with a down helicopter and I located a survival raft w/canopy ,octogon shape raft pretty cool, I gave it to my friend who has lake property,I kept the goodies

bail out bucket,MSR water bladder,FAK AMK solo,Firefly strobe,flashlight,whistle,compass,thermometer w/magnifying lens,signal mirror,raft repair kit, Katadyn survivior 06 water pump?
Everything has been vacuumed sealed as of 5-2007

 

[din]

hot damn, tony, score!

 

[KuRUpTD]

Now that's a great find - woohoo !

 

[texastonydobbs]

I will not keep the Katadyn,I'll offer it to Jeff see if he wants to mess with it ,if not I'll offer it to a RP peep.

 

[gander6]

So, how do you stumble into a downed helo?

 

[bushmattster]

Great find Tony.

 

[Longknife3]

Sweet score T!!

 

[jawilder]

So, how do you stumble into a downed helo?

2nd that?

 

[texastonydobbs]

So, how do you stumble into a downed helo?

My job is picking up Downed Aircraft/Helo's and we have a Aircraft salvage yard as well.... I always see cool things and some things can not be unseen

 

[chewbacca]

Good Stuff. It is a nice thing when your business gives your hobby a little gift.

 

[Moses_3]

That is a KILLER find, that Katadyn is a desalinator!!! It is worth over a grand! That is the ultimate BOB bag water treatment! Great find!

 

[texastonydobbs]

The Katadyn Survivor 06 is pretty cool,makes up to 6 gallons of potable water from seawater.

 

[texastonydobbs]

That is a KILLER find, that Katadyn is a desalinator!!! It is worth over a grand! That is the ultimate BOB bag water treatment! Great find!

See post #4 I found it and if Jeff passes on it I will make it a RP drawing item,I would suggest whoever wins sends it back to katadyn to have a go thru just to be safe ,I mean it has been stored since 2007 and has chalky stuff on it in sections .

 

[kiddsgames]

nm, didn't read all the way

 

[texastonydobbs]

exactly! where did you just "find" a downed copter?? Besides, wouldn't there be other cool things like electronics and other stuff to pull from it if it still had all the survival gear? Although as soon as i started writing i remembered one person here who works in an airplane/copter salvage yard?? Anyway, did you get pics of the bird?

see post #9 :thumbup:

 

[shotgunner11]

Shweet!

Nice score Bro!

 

[TheGame]

Wow, that is an awesome find! Must be fun having a job like that, I would have loved to stumble upon the raft, let alone the gear that came with it!

 

[texastonydobbs]

Just stumbled on another Katadyn survivor 06, here is the rafts,I look but no second survival kit.

 

[onado2000]

Very cool! What helo did that come from? I worked at Sikorsky Aircraft as a “ Jr. Tech Writer” when I was 18 until 21 during the summer /winter breaks in college (nepotism has its benefits, my mommy works there). I was just curious where that comes from. Yeah cool ass job Tony !

 

[texastonydobbs]

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