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So I'm a civvie over here in Southern Iraq on a multinational post with a metric poop pile of local nationals running around at all hours of the day. I'm unarmed so I call up Matt Lamey and have him bang on some steel for me to produce the most wicked Universal Disassembly Tool I've ever seen. It's 21 Inches and about 2 1/2Lbs of wicked sharp machete/axe/sword/whatever.
I had Survival Sheath Systems melt some Kydex for a back sheath that lets me have it with me without anyone knowing the fat fobbit is packing a short sword.
I did all this because being unarmed here sucks and it makes you a bit nervous knowing that there are probably people trying to figure out a way to kidnap you.
So coming back to my hootch this evening there's these guys hanging around outside my door that I don't know. I went to Amber, made eye contact and said hi. I get a "hi" in return and go inside. My Roommate is putting his knife away (a bit freaked too). So we go out to ask what they're doing and it turns out they're looking for someone a few doors down.
We help them find him and a bit later they've fired up MY grill without asking and are cooking on it. WTF?
Back outside, the smell hits. Philipine BBQ. OMMFG that smells good. They say they'[ve been trying to find out who's it was and ask us to join them.
"SO where's the Cleaver come into it?" I hear you ask...One guy is over at the end of the table sawing away at a block of frozen ribs to make riblets Adobo. He's using a tiny kitchen knife without much success. "You need cleaver?" I ask, making chopping motion with my hand? Eyes narrow. "You have a cleaver?"
Hold on a second.
Now these Ribs were frozen in a block of 4 slabs together. Lamey's UDT disassembled em with one solid whack per section THUMP! and 4 riblets fall off the block. (well mostly) Some of the chops went through bones but most just went through about 5" of frozen Pig.
MAN I love Philipene cooking, and the UDT has now had it's first real workout. Still shaving sharp BTW, Bones, Meat, the wooden table under it....The UDT cares not. Thanks Matt!
I had Survival Sheath Systems melt some Kydex for a back sheath that lets me have it with me without anyone knowing the fat fobbit is packing a short sword.
I did all this because being unarmed here sucks and it makes you a bit nervous knowing that there are probably people trying to figure out a way to kidnap you.
So coming back to my hootch this evening there's these guys hanging around outside my door that I don't know. I went to Amber, made eye contact and said hi. I get a "hi" in return and go inside. My Roommate is putting his knife away (a bit freaked too). So we go out to ask what they're doing and it turns out they're looking for someone a few doors down.
We help them find him and a bit later they've fired up MY grill without asking and are cooking on it. WTF?
Back outside, the smell hits. Philipine BBQ. OMMFG that smells good. They say they'[ve been trying to find out who's it was and ask us to join them.
"SO where's the Cleaver come into it?" I hear you ask...One guy is over at the end of the table sawing away at a block of frozen ribs to make riblets Adobo. He's using a tiny kitchen knife without much success. "You need cleaver?" I ask, making chopping motion with my hand? Eyes narrow. "You have a cleaver?"
Hold on a second.Now these Ribs were frozen in a block of 4 slabs together. Lamey's UDT disassembled em with one solid whack per section THUMP! and 4 riblets fall off the block. (well mostly) Some of the chops went through bones but most just went through about 5" of frozen Pig.
MAN I love Philipene cooking, and the UDT has now had it's first real workout. Still shaving sharp BTW, Bones, Meat, the wooden table under it....The UDT cares not.
Thanks Matt!
