Stanley Demolition Bar~ Bug out kit ?

I LOVE the Estwing Rigger's Axe. It's the original "tactical 'hawk." :D
 
The edge might be good as a shearing tool if you have esp. stubborn nails holding up a piece of 2x4,etc.. after breaking through the drywall?
 
The Fubar at 5 lbs is heavy for a BOB bag
Two pry bars weigh less

The tools are for entry and extraction not demolition
Opening closed doors, prying falled object
It is very different

Bolt cutters are also a very important tool for padlocks, fencing and rebar
Pliers and the like are too small


Also simple car jacks work as good as Jaws of Life as speaders
And they lift tons of weight
 
Then, of course, there's always the BK-3 by KaBar.

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Or the Ontario SP8 which doesn't have a huge notch cut in the tip. :)
 
neeman said:
The Fubar at 5 lbs is heavy for a BOB bag
Two pry bars weigh less
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I would think one crow bar of approximately the same size would weigh as much as the Fubar. But I could be wrong. I don't know how much a crow bar weighs. The titanium crow bars look interesting, but expensive. Does anyone have experience with those? I wonder how they compare to steel crow bars.
 
Two 18" Estwing I-beam pry bars at 22oz. each would com to 2 lbs. and 12 oz. so only a little over half what the Fubar does. You could chuck a dedicated hammer in there and have more tools for less weight. :p
 
Maybe I will. ;)
So what about a titanium crowbar? Most zombie movies have one survivor running around with a crowbar.
 
I haven't found any reliable sources for full-sized ones. Just mentions of the soviet surplus one that a lot of the mil-surp stores were carrying a while back. I guess the things weren't really all titanium an were an alloy that could still corrode. Stiletto makes several compact ones, but I haven't used any of them personally.
 
I don't know in what situation I would use them, but this thread makes me want the Demo Bar and the Crovel! (I think it's the forever 12 year old in me, the Rambo and zombie movie fan :D)
 
tknife said:
I don't know in what situation I would use them, but this thread makes me want the Demo Bar and the Crovel! (I think it's the forever 12 year old in me, the Rambo and zombie movie fan :D)
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And ' World war Z ' isn't even out yet !!!:D
 
Definitely picking up one for my work equipment...which could well become bug-out equipment depending on the circumstances :)
 
Am I the only one who thinks that it is too small for real hard work? I think a 24" pry bar would get things done just as easily, if not better since you really can't use the gooseneck pry for anything because you'd have to grab the blade to lever it.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Two 18" Estwing I-beam pry bars at 22oz. each would com to 2 lbs. and 12 oz. so only a little over half what the Fubar does. You could chuck a dedicated hammer in there and have more tools for less weight. :p
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Lighter to carry in a bag and easier for long term use
 
CWL said:
Am I the only one who thinks that it is too small for real hard work? I think a 24" pry bar would get things done just as easily, if not better since you really can't use the gooseneck pry for anything because you'd have to grab the blade to lever it.
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Yeah I had been thinking about that too.
 
Don't forget that the old Fubar can become a zombie killer as well !

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Don't try telling me you don't want that one !:D
 
This is the tool that I was talking about- more like a flattened crow bar. As mentioned I carry it plus a good knife plus a dedicated baton. All fits in a cloth duffel bag that is 16" long. Homedepot.com lists a variety of different length pry bars starting at 5.5" long, including an interesting looking one by Dasco that is 7.5" long. I don't know if that is long enough for serious work or not but it would certainly be easy to carry. DeWalt has a 12" bar that might be a better compromise of compact length and utility.

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pitdog said:
Don't forget that the old Fubar can become a zombie killer as well !

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Don't try telling me you don't want that one !:D
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...I still don't want it. :o
 
pass. in my experience, if put to some real work, Stanley tools rarely last long.
 
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