I once fell off the back of a MRAP while wearing my Kevlar and the helmet hit a large pointed rock. It was the closest thing I got to a Combat action ribbon all deployment.
2 years ago in 29 Palms. We were moving out LAV’s to a new AO at night. I was the M27 gunner so I was popped up. The driver didn’t see a hole to his left. So we rolled and was flung from the vehicle. While I was flung my Kevlar strap broke, and I hit my head against a rock.
Michael Dinh I got super lucky I just needed like 16 stitches since the rock cut open my head. But I was lucky enough I didn’t crack my skull or had a brain injury. I think some times you just get fucking lucky
I wear my schwinn bike helmet when I daydream about operating. I used a sharpie to black out "schwinn" and I wrote "Haley" and drew a dragonfly. I put flames around the dragonfly so when people say, "Haley doesn't make helmets" I can say they asked me to beta test their new line. I duct taped my GoPro on it to imitate that NVG look without that nvg price tag. Most of the guys at the shooting range can't tell the difference. I think.
Plaid long sleeve shirt from Vertex 50 bucks, Schwinn bicycle helmet 25 bucks, dragonfly art class 150 bucks, black Sharpie market 3 bucks, knowing in your mind you’re the best airsofter in your neighborhood Area of Operation, priceless.
I bought an airsoft helmet with a shitty G24 mount replica to mount my duct taped pair of hand grips and pretend I am sporting a GPNVG-18. I do all this on my mom's basement. I am always the cool guy during MILSIM events. Don't @ me.
Nathan Brown lucky! Lmao, I have 3 coworkers I can think of off the top of my head who's into this time of thing.. of course I work in a hospital as a PCT... anywho, I guess it's a good think I'm in ROTC at my university🤷♂️ those people actually get me lol
I hated these things when I was in and forced to wear one. Now that I’m out and have zero use and nobody can force me... I’m slightly interested. Same goes for NVGs. Hated em so fucking much. Now that I have absolutely no use for them I’m tempted to drop Gs
I snagged my NOD mount on my way out of a Blackhawk one time. Spraining my neck at the start of the mission was not an operator move. I did not look cool.
This community is full of some awesome people and great humor. Im truly thankful to live in a time such as this with all of you rowdy degenerates. Keep the brass hot garand thumb and friends.
Agreed…. My parents definitely would never have allowed me to play with you all as a kid, and for that I feel blessed that you all are here. F’in degenerates…. LOL
Break away/fall away mounts are good. Here's my input from experience with them in a Blackhawk crash. I used to fasten the lanyard of NVG's high up on the rear of helmet,because I didn't like it dangling on my neck,so wore it that way.. It was always fine. Then one night was in a 30 plus G crash from 536 AGL. Hit so damn hard that they fell away as designed.. However, the shitty part was the NVG's slammed me in the jaw really really hard. Felt like a.really solid bare knuckle punch to the jaw. Busted skin open on the jaw line.. Back of helmet was busted up from smacking head on back of seat.. The worst injury was the broken back. The biggest wound hands down would be what the Army did to me after the injury. The sole reason I talked my sons out of serving.. Point blank. They don't give a fuck!! So, much so they will cut you loose without being fixed to only suffer at the utter incompetence of the V.A. . uncle Sam as it turns out is a grimy prick.
@@bblue651 yeah, they had no problem allowing me to continue doing missions with a broken back for 3 months. As soon as I was back in Hawaii I got the boot pretty quick. It was a strange time. However, there were some silver Linings.. Was able to be with and take care of my Father everyday until he died and was able to get full custody of my youngest son.. ( women bounce quick when the man is hurt) so, although it has been a 14 year hell, there has been some good. Getting custody of my son was the biggest win. He was born 4 days after crash.. So, just being alive was a bonus.
Yeah the military is a real ass. Was denied to be seen at a MHS while activated (natty guard), ended up in the hospital the day after my orders ended. 6 mos later still waiting on an LOD with 6 figures in medical bills waiting to be paid…
During my basic, when we first got our very first helmets, we thought that they were invincible (back then) and that they'd protect us from all sorts of bumps and even bullets. So me and a buddy decided to charge at each other like two pairs of rhinos and bump our helmets against each other. At least the nurse in the infirmary was pretty hot.
Friend of mine cracked a vertebrae jumping out of the passenger seat of an uparmored Hilux. Went to stand up and out of the truck and his ACH got the door frame and it make a cool popping noise. We weren’t even taking contact he was just stoked to be back in time for dinner chow.
As I made my ascent to the target, I flipped down my PVS-14 gen III, thankful in the knowledge that I received from this video. After coming around a bend and making my final ascent, I crawled hoping that the noise from the awkward sliding would not be heard by the midget guards who were sleeping. There! The target was is sight! Gleaming white and square, I knew this to be a most critical moment for when I would open the door the inside light would take away my night vision and leave me defenseless for a few precious seconds. I flipped up my NOD and it instantly turned off. I decided to go for broke and enter explosively, I ripped open the door, eyes squinting from the new light, but I had achieved my mission, the leftover pot roast was there exposed, ready for the taking...... Great vids Garandthumb keep em coming
For part of my dads service he was a M113 commander in a mechanized infantry unit during the Cold War. On an exercise, there was a low hanging branch that he didn’t see coming at him. His head was sticking out of the track, so the branch hit him while the M113 was moving. It tore his helmet off and almost broke his neck. He didn’t get any lasting injuries, so he continued to serve.
Fell out of a second story window at Hammelburg Training Area in Germany while clearing rooms in the middle of the night. When I came to, my XO had just called for medevac. Love helmets!
That's ironic. When I was first learning to ski in Switzerland, I went into a trench at the end of a slope and ended up at the bottom, wind knocked out of me, with a Deutscher peering over the side saying, "Kaput?" No combat medals were awarded...
If you've ever climbed out the drivers seat of a stryker and had the spaghetti strap from your cvc slingshot back into your face... go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
If you've ever been wearing NVGs for so long you forgot you you were wearing them and you went to check your phone and you blinded yourself... go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
Joshua Bressel A little pop, bullets don't really have that much force when they are not in the chamber. Wouldn't keep any ammo there tho, could hit neck or tech back there.
Joshua Bressel I don’t see why it’s any worse than carrying acidic batteries on your head that could leak battery acid on your head, or get hit by shrapnel and start to implode
I remember watching this video years ago, enjoying it but never thinking that I’d use the information. Here I am watching it after just getting on my local SWAT team! Flannel Daddy truly provides 🙌🏻
If you've ever hit your head while wearing a CVC on the TC's hatch because you thought it was open and almost knocked yourself out...go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
Ever forgot to wear your helmet driving a tank because you couldn’t get your ear pro in and almost got knocked unconscious only to realize an hour later that your head bleeds like shit and you couldn’t see it inside the tank because of fuckin red combat lightning
If you’ve ever had a five ton tailgate open up unexpectedly and you were super glad you had a POG K-Pot on, hit that subscribe button. Effin Ft Irwin...
I was blessed to have a friend find me a gently used blemless Elbit Gen 3 thin filmed green phos PVS-14 for $1950 shipped. Low Light Innovations makes a terrific "white" filter that essentially mimics white phos in appearance with limited light transmission loss for only $25. To save money on the mount, he suggested an "Evolution Gear L4G24 NVG Mount Perfect Replica" for only $85 shipped instead of the $465 for the real one, and the quality is phenomenal. I also picked up a used Wilcox AN/PVS-14 Arm for $150 shipped down from the original $229 price. Botach has a Longfri Level IIIA ballistic helmet for only $199 that is around 3 pounds, good quality for the price and there are lots of ballistic test videos on them. I also went with the FCS AMP Headset that is a fully functioning Replica of the Ops Core AMP for only $175 shipped down from $999 for the real one. I plan on running a Disco 32 PTT with them to get my Comms squared away. Although all of this stuff is still expensive, there are ways of making NVGs and Comms realistically affordable instead of an unobtainable pipe dream. I highly encourage yourself and others to do the same. I was able to have just as functional of a setup for a little more than $2,500 that would have been $7,500+ if I had gone "Gucci" on everything...
I totally feel you on that neck injury dude, although I suspect yours was way more epic and cooler than mine. Hang in there, be always mindful of your posture, and pound those NSAIDs if you get any severe extremity radiculopathy or paresthesias.
It has been three weeks and you just now have $18? A good bump helmet from amazon for $40 you can get about $80 in a single week by mowing lawns. Get a job mate. Unless you where joking.
How about sliding down the stairs of a navy cruiser while wearing a firefighting helmet and smashing it on the water tight door then falling the rest of the way down the metal stairs.
Can't tell you how much I appreciate your videos/input/advice. Also, it's worth mentioning that I appreciate your tidbits at the end as well. I'll go ahead and drop for saying "tidbits" in your comment section and just assume you would recover me on the next video. hope all is well, brother.
Was in the back of a Bradley and wasn’t wearing my helmet, which is the wrong answer, and we went down a wadi without warning. Everyone in the back started levitating and I hit my head on the ceiling, then we slammed into the bottom and I hit my head on a bar going across the roof... it hurt
On a night op and we set up a OP on top of a mountain, on the way back down my NVG's went out (thanks Marine Corps) and I fell about 30 yards down a mountain and smacked my head on a rock, patrolled 10k out of the area to medical.
Interesting stuff, dude. I'd always wondered about helmet setups. Thanks for keeping the channel informative, and for keeping all us weebs and dorks in line with the PSAs. You do good work, bud.
Wore my helmet during combative level one for react to combat. But blind sided and fell right onto my rhino mount. Gave me a bad ass scar. The scar was work it, the concussion, not so much. 9/10 would recommend
I'm a little late to the party but I wanted to stop by and tell you I enjoy your stuff garand. Been watching your vids intermittently for a while now. Stay cool, stay tactical🤙
Thanks GarandThumb... you end of the video advice killed my lazy morning. I was going to watch your video and go back to bed, but my gf heard you say to take your significant other some where nice.... so now I have to get out of bed and take her to breakfast.... urgh... lol...
In Basic Training, my Drill Sergeant, just before we received our off-post passes, always told me to put a helmet on my little soldier before going into the bush.
Gee, this is a great video! You really helped me to understand helmet set-ups. I'm not in the military, but I am a bit of a military buff, so I found this video to be extremely interesting. Thanks for making it!
As a civvy, I just picked up an old PASGT in excellent condition, slapped in an aftermarket suspension kit, and called it a day. Didn't have $300+ to spend on a brand new helmet, and knew from tests these helmets didn't actually go bad. Gives me the same protection as any modern helmet; it just can't mount all that stuff I can't afford to buy anyway. Really, it just depends on what you need it for. If you're going full operator, and have the money to invest, by all means buy a modern tactical helmet. If you just need head protection, though, you can get an excellent helmet for under $100 and then upgrade it to make it very comfortable.
Thank you Papa GarandThumb, your advice and knowledge is always appreciated and considered before making a purchase. Thank you! Thankfully, as for the going out and doing something nice, my girl likes that stuff too, but she’s more into airsoft, motocross, and stuff like that, she sees that as fun time.
When I was a kid I used to be fluent in Japanese. My older sister threw me off the bunk bed and I hit my head really hard, after that I couldn’t speak it anymore. I still get flashes of Japanese here and there, but now all I can speak is English. I wear a helmet now
Yes, I drove my head directly into a concrete ledge, running up some bleachers in basic training (1994). I think I literally saw tweety birds and still occasionally see them today. Also, my neck still hurts. Hoowah.
I woke up at attention. I wondered why. Why me. Why now. Then... I saw the notification of a new video of my long last dad... It all made sense. The moistness. The urge to hit the throne. Its like womens intuition. I just knew. Moist out.
When your brother is the Supply Sergeant of a Ranger Battalion, and he has to make sure all the money is spent, you kind of end up getting some pretty cool shit!
dude - the paracord mod is genius yet so simple. I have kind of a weird head too and no matter how I fit my helmet or my pelters - that shit always pops out and I nearly went deaf one time. Literally just grabbed my helmet watching this vid and stuck paracord under the mount and BAM! problem solved!
I’m going get dressed up and take my girl out to a nice day out at a airsoft game. I like the idea of using my comtacs to call my mom so she can pick me up. I’ll be camouflage so she probably won’t see me. I’ll use my visible strobe on my MS-2000 so she can locate me.
You can use them as a civilian, all you need to do is wear it to train with, so that when the current regime tanks the nation, you’ll be Operator level ready to go to save your town
I was at work one day and my buddy accidentally dropped an ammo can of 5.56 on my forehead. Got a pretty good looking scar and a pretty bad concussion out of it. Should have had my PT belt and a helmet on 😂
I once exited the UH-60 I was crewing, in the dark (another crew chief's bird, so I wasn't used to the external fuel pylons on his), and just about knocked myself out running full force into them, NVGs and all. I remember my neck being really sore for a few days after 😏
When I was in the army I was using the standard issue MCH I was doing inverted egress training. The damn thing was so high that when I released my harness, it hit the roof and my body weight came down on my neck and it hurt like a bastard.
I really learn a lot from your videos. I know this one is old but the info is still good. Thanks for your time. And thanks for the life info at the end. You are. Really smart guy.
If your a LEO or military, and team Wendy is good for you, I respect your decision. Buy the equipment that will save YOUR life. But for the other consumers out there, we don’t need team Wendy, especially since their political allegiances are shady at best. Buy OPSCORE
2 year's late to the comment here but just wanted to pop in and give my word on the situation. Stop worrying about what a company does politically if they have a good product. I don't like spiritus but the micro fight is awesome so I still ended up getting it. It makes life easier. You can then talk shit on the company all you want but recognize they still make good products lol.
Itcilis yeah of course, surefire recently had a scandal with political donations, but since they make the best pistol light on the market, I rock one of their lights. In my original comment I said that if it’s to save your life then buy it
@@fury556 I mostly agree and almost never buy from "woke" companies, but make an exception with Team Wendy. Their helmets are THAT good. They fit perfect, don't move at all, and are comfortable enough to wear for hours. CEOs daughter (Wendy) was killed in a skiing accident, which is why he started the company, and the passion comes through in the product. Also, while TW could have handled the situation better, the Hillary people practically invited themselves to the facility for that event. They were trying to co-opt the 2A demographic for the election.
I love how nonchalant he is about this setup. HIS NIGHTVISION IS $10000. THE HELMET IS $1500 he’s got more money on this helmet than most peoples cars.
Just finished climbing a 20' ladder at the sawmill and cranked my head on an i-beam at the top (hard hat on) felt like i broke my neck and it knocked me back. My buddy (still on the ladder behind me) caught me, thank God for him and the helmet. lol
I once fell off the back of a MRAP while wearing my Kevlar and the helmet hit a large pointed rock. It was the closest thing I got to a Combat action ribbon all deployment.
Michael Dinh you desurv purple crayonz
Michael Dinh thank you for your cervics
2 years ago in 29 Palms. We were moving out LAV’s to a new AO at night. I was the M27 gunner so I was popped up. The driver didn’t see a hole to his left. So we rolled and was flung from the vehicle. While I was flung my Kevlar strap broke, and I hit my head against a rock.
Holy crap! That's crazy! Glad to see your still kicking from an accident like that!
Michael Dinh I got super lucky I just needed like 16 stitches since the rock cut open my head. But I was lucky enough I didn’t crack my skull or had a brain injury. I think some times you just get fucking lucky
If you've ever worn your helmet with NVG to change baby diapers in the dark...go ahead and hit that subscribe button!
tactical veterinarian yeah man lmao baby night ops...boogie man doesnt dare show his face in my kids room.
I've seen some diapers with that had so much green they looked like I was wearing NVG.
Nope, just for adult diapers. Can I still subscribe?
I took a squat wearing NODs in 2004.......in Samarra :)
Get a hazmat suit
I wear my schwinn bike helmet when I daydream about operating. I used a sharpie to black out "schwinn" and I wrote "Haley" and drew a dragonfly. I put flames around the dragonfly so when people say, "Haley doesn't make helmets" I can say they asked me to beta test their new line. I duct taped my GoPro on it to imitate that NVG look without that nvg price tag.
Most of the guys at the shooting range can't tell the difference. I think.
Rob Hodge no way same, I am pretty sure most people in tactical situations do the same
Awesome!
Plaid long sleeve shirt from Vertex 50 bucks, Schwinn bicycle helmet 25 bucks, dragonfly art class 150 bucks, black Sharpie market 3 bucks, knowing in your mind you’re the best airsofter in your neighborhood Area of Operation, priceless.
ROFLMMFAO
I bought an airsoft helmet with a shitty G24 mount replica to mount my duct taped pair of hand grips and pretend I am sporting a GPNVG-18.
I do all this on my mom's basement.
I am always the cool guy during MILSIM events.
Don't @ me.
Coworker- "Should you really be watching that kind of video at work?"
Me- "Should you really be breaking OPSEC and policy by looking at my screen?"
SldgeHammr Ballistic Helmets are scary!
Literally what my coworker said tonight 🙄 she saw me charting and watching this. Healthcare workers... they will never get it lol
SldgeHammr are you a nonner? literally we all gather around when content drops.
I work in corrections. Most of my coworkers watch this kind of stuff.
Nathan Brown lucky! Lmao, I have 3 coworkers I can think of off the top of my head who's into this time of thing.. of course I work in a hospital as a PCT... anywho, I guess it's a good think I'm in ROTC at my university🤷♂️ those people actually get me lol
I have absolutely no need for a helmet nor do I need to know how to set one up but I'm here to look cool and that's all that matters.
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This guy follows the 6th rule of patrolling
I hated these things when I was in and forced to wear one. Now that I’m out and have zero use and nobody can force me... I’m slightly interested. Same goes for NVGs. Hated em so fucking much. Now that I have absolutely no use for them I’m tempted to drop Gs
@@Spoons7414 define the term “no use” please??? Do you even FREEDOM bruh?
I snagged my NOD mount on my way out of a Blackhawk one time. Spraining my neck at the start of the mission was not an operator move. I did not look cool.
That sounds super painful bruh
I recommend avoiding it.
My friend sprained his neck jumping out of my truck while we were hunting. Snagged his nods on the top of the door seal.
Do you really need a head when your in the military?
@@thegeth4293 navy does. Everybody else uses a tree.
I'm a little disappointed you didn't tell your marines out there to wear a bump helmet at all times. For their safety.
Lol that’s too many words for them
Garand Thumb doesn't stop them from ingesting crayons though.
Wouldn't that be the infamous "Timmy" helmet?
We have to weed out the truly useless from the semi-useless.
Chase 155 likes must be the Fing army
I just have a sign that says “please dont shot hed”. My nvg is just the happy meal spy kids night vision goggles.
my nvg is a sightmark ghost hunter series 😢
my NVG is just an old flashlight i duct-taped to a sawed off
@@alanoxford6219 At least yours actually works. I’m running toilet paper tubes
Ha poor I personally use the MW19 dark edition googles
@@bravo6959 I personally run a 2010 jakks pacific spynet infrared stealth binocular
This man's helmet is more valuable than my car
More than your car? That thing is worth more than me
@Wyatt Perp
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@Wyatt Perp
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This community is full of some awesome people and great humor. Im truly thankful to live in a time such as this with all of you rowdy degenerates. Keep the brass hot garand thumb and friends.
Agreed…. My parents definitely would never have allowed me to play with you all as a kid, and for that I feel blessed that you all are here. F’in degenerates…. LOL
Break away/fall away mounts are good. Here's my input from experience with them in a Blackhawk crash. I used to fasten the lanyard of NVG's high up on the rear of helmet,because I didn't like it dangling on my neck,so wore it that way.. It was always fine. Then one night was in a 30 plus G crash from 536 AGL. Hit so damn hard that they fell away as designed.. However, the shitty part was the NVG's slammed me in the jaw really really hard. Felt like a.really solid bare knuckle punch to the jaw. Busted skin open on the jaw line.. Back of helmet was busted up from smacking head on back of seat.. The worst injury was the broken back. The biggest wound hands down would be what the Army did to me after the injury. The sole reason I talked my sons out of serving.. Point blank. They don't give a fuck!! So, much so they will cut you loose without being fixed to only suffer at the utter incompetence of the V.A. . uncle Sam as it turns out is a grimy prick.
that's terrible bro, sorry you had to go through that.
@@bblue651 yeah, they had no problem allowing me to continue doing missions with a broken back for 3 months. As soon as I was back in Hawaii I got the boot pretty quick. It was a strange time. However, there were some silver Linings.. Was able to be with and take care of my Father everyday until he died and was able to get full custody of my youngest son.. ( women bounce quick when the man is hurt) so, although it has been a 14 year hell, there has been some good. Getting custody of my son was the biggest win. He was born 4 days after crash.. So, just being alive was a bonus.
Well yeah man you were broken so no longer an asset. We knew this when earned our blue cords/cross rifles. Why were you surprised ?
Yeah the military is a real ass. Was denied to be seen at a MHS while activated (natty guard), ended up in the hospital the day after my orders ended.
6 mos later still waiting on an LOD with 6 figures in medical bills waiting to be paid…
@@TheInfantry98 When your dad gets sick, you dont put him down do you? No you help him, why should veterans e any different?
Crazy how far production has come. Came back to this since I just got RNVGs a couple months ago and just about have my bucket all done.
MY MOM MAKES ME WEAR A HELMET WHEN WATCHING ANIME.
Mom made the right choice. Now eat your chicken tendies
Anything you say, Dad.
Oh my God.
RReieieieiieieieieieieieieiieieieie!!!!!!
No she makes you wear a helmet all the time cause ur sped.
During my basic, when we first got our very first helmets, we thought that they were invincible (back then) and that they'd protect us from all sorts of bumps and even bullets. So me and a buddy decided to charge at each other like two pairs of rhinos and bump our helmets against each other. At least the nurse in the infirmary was pretty hot.
Helmet setup is sick AF
it is good 2 c u round here love the channel!
It's really the best way to look high-speed.
If a stranger has ever read some thumb comments, while standing next to you in line. Then they slowly backed away. Hit that subscribe button.
Friend of mine cracked a vertebrae jumping out of the passenger seat of an uparmored Hilux. Went to stand up and out of the truck and his ACH got the door frame and it make a cool popping noise. We weren’t even taking contact he was just stoked to be back in time for dinner chow.
As I made my ascent to the target, I flipped down my PVS-14 gen III, thankful in the knowledge that I received from this video. After coming around a bend and making my final ascent, I crawled hoping that the noise from the awkward sliding would not be heard by the midget guards who were sleeping. There! The target was is sight! Gleaming white and square, I knew this to be a most critical moment for when I would open the door the inside light would take away my night vision and leave me defenseless for a few precious seconds. I flipped up my NOD and it instantly turned off. I decided to go for broke and enter explosively, I ripped open the door, eyes squinting from the new light, but I had achieved my mission, the leftover pot roast was there exposed, ready for the taking......
Great vids Garandthumb keep em coming
Bravo!
Public service announcement: 19 shots in the "All that kind of stuff" drinking game in this video
For part of my dads service he was a M113 commander in a mechanized infantry unit during the Cold War. On an exercise, there was a low hanging branch that he didn’t see coming at him. His head was sticking out of the track, so the branch hit him while the M113 was moving. It tore his helmet off and almost broke his neck. He didn’t get any lasting injuries, so he continued to serve.
I wear my full kit when I watch seal team...
"if you dont look cool your not doing it right" -Garand Thumb
Fell out of a second story window at Hammelburg Training Area in Germany while clearing rooms in the middle of the night. When I came to, my XO had just called for medevac.
Love helmets!
That's ironic.
When I was first learning to ski in Switzerland, I went into a trench at the end of a slope and ended up at the bottom, wind knocked out of me, with a Deutscher peering over the side saying, "Kaput?"
No combat medals were awarded...
Call it GONAD; Good Ol'fashioned Night vision Arresting System.
I expect one in the mail when he uses this as the product name 🤠
hahaha
Gonad is also a medical term for testicle...
@@trentenbias6117 **Insert Simpsons "That's the joke." GIF here**
If you've ever climbed out the drivers seat of a stryker and had the spaghetti strap from your cvc slingshot back into your face... go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
lol so real
Oh 172nd Stryker Brigade lol Good times...good times lol
13:02 when he talks about someone losing night vision in a swamp, I felt that. I felt that, hard.
So hard bro...
Did you feel that hard bro? So hard bro...
If you've ever been wearing NVGs for so long you forgot you you were wearing them and you went to check your phone and you blinded yourself... go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
Also me
Never had the privilege, but I've checked my phone in the middle of the night and blinded myself. Does that count?
Literally happened the day I got mine in
Garand Thumb's particular brand of autism pleases me.
Autism by Supreme©
Sees sick helmet setup: looks at wallet:
Goes to the corner to cry quietly
Having to go to the stripper clip of ammo in back of ur helmet is the definition of a bad day.
If your going to the stripper clip on your helmet, most likely you’ve made a fatal error.
Joshua Bressel A little pop, bullets don't really have that much force when they are not in the chamber. Wouldn't keep any ammo there tho, could hit neck or tech back there.
Joshua Bressel I don’t see why it’s any worse than carrying acidic batteries on your head that could leak battery acid on your head, or get hit by shrapnel and start to implode
Joshua Bressel well is exploding better? I wasn’t too sure what to call it when something starts to shrivel up and fizz out acid, lolol
Cainnech I think you mean a bad year
I remember watching this video years ago, enjoying it but never thinking that I’d use the information. Here I am watching it after just getting on my local SWAT team! Flannel Daddy truly provides 🙌🏻
If you've ever hit your head while wearing a CVC on the TC's hatch because you thought it was open and almost knocked yourself out...go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
Hahaha ohhhh shit
when three points of contact with the tank results in a TBI
Ever forgot to wear your helmet driving a tank because you couldn’t get your ear pro in and almost got knocked unconscious only to realize an hour later that your head bleeds like shit and you couldn’t see it inside the tank because of fuckin red combat lightning
^^^^^ yeah they really help. I’m really looking foward to when we can connect our radios with Peltors lol
If you’ve ever had a five ton tailgate open up unexpectedly and you were super glad you had a POG K-Pot on, hit that subscribe button. Effin Ft Irwin...
I was blessed to have a friend find me a gently used blemless Elbit Gen 3 thin filmed green phos PVS-14 for $1950 shipped. Low Light Innovations makes a terrific "white" filter that essentially mimics white phos in appearance with limited light transmission loss for only $25. To save money on the mount, he suggested an "Evolution Gear L4G24 NVG Mount Perfect Replica" for only $85 shipped instead of the $465 for the real one, and the quality is phenomenal. I also picked up a used Wilcox AN/PVS-14 Arm for $150 shipped down from the original $229 price. Botach has a Longfri Level IIIA ballistic helmet for only $199 that is around 3 pounds, good quality for the price and there are lots of ballistic test videos on them. I also went with the FCS AMP Headset that is a fully functioning Replica of the Ops Core AMP for only $175 shipped down from $999 for the real one. I plan on running a Disco 32 PTT with them to get my Comms squared away. Although all of this stuff is still expensive, there are ways of making NVGs and Comms realistically affordable instead of an unobtainable pipe dream. I highly encourage yourself and others to do the same. I was able to have just as functional of a setup for a little more than $2,500 that would have been $7,500+ if I had gone "Gucci" on everything...
I’ll stick with the steel pot. You can heat water in it, and has that elastic band to hold your smokes.
I totally feel you on that neck injury dude, although I suspect yours was way more epic and cooler than mine.
Hang in there, be always mindful of your posture, and pound those NSAIDs if you get any severe extremity radiculopathy or paresthesias.
Ive been saving my allowance for 3 weeks now. Is 18$ enough to buy this helmet? I want to look cool for my next airsoft game.
Buy a cheap protec
Yes, with the cash left over you should be able to buy some pvs 14s
...be gone
It has been three weeks and you just now have $18? A good bump helmet from amazon for $40 you can get about $80 in a single week by mowing lawns. Get a job mate. Unless you where joking.
Adversary Fracture he's joking
That's some elaborate cosplay
How about sliding down the stairs of a navy cruiser while wearing a firefighting helmet and smashing it on the water tight door then falling the rest of the way down the metal stairs.
Brian Parker uhhh. Ive been at least half way there!!! Damned GQ drills!!!
What's worse was i was wearing an oba, back before they used scott air packs
Brian Parker yup, i was pre scott air generation also.
Ouch.
Can't tell you how much I appreciate your videos/input/advice. Also, it's worth mentioning that I appreciate your tidbits at the end as well. I'll go ahead and drop for saying "tidbits" in your comment section and just assume you would recover me on the next video. hope all is well, brother.
Was in the back of a Bradley and wasn’t wearing my helmet, which is the wrong answer, and we went down a wadi without warning. Everyone in the back started levitating and I hit my head on the ceiling, then we slammed into the bottom and I hit my head on a bar going across the roof... it hurt
NTC rotation?
It's August, 2020. I just found and watched this video. Boy how the times have changed! And quickly too.
On a night op and we set up a OP on top of a mountain, on the way back down my NVG's went out (thanks Marine Corps) and I fell about 30 yards down a mountain and smacked my head on a rock, patrolled 10k out of the area to medical.
Interesting stuff, dude. I'd always wondered about helmet setups. Thanks for keeping the channel informative, and for keeping all us weebs and dorks in line with the PSAs. You do good work, bud.
Wore my helmet during combative level one for react to combat. But blind sided and fell right onto my rhino mount. Gave me a bad ass scar. The scar was work it, the concussion, not so much. 9/10 would recommend
Wow, thats way cooler than the bicycle helmet my mom makes me wear all day.
Does a bump helmet have thot-protection?
It does not
Does ballistic helmet protect against thots
I thot you knew
Garand Thumb please do Compilation Video with all your Intros.
Against balloons yes.
I'm a little late to the party but I wanted to stop by and tell you I enjoy your stuff garand. Been watching your vids intermittently for a while now. Stay cool, stay tactical🤙
Seems Bear Grylls lost his English accent
it was so unfortunate
Garand Thumb have you read his book?
Just ordered my helmet... I’ll be watching this video every day for the next 8-12 weeks to hold me over...
If you've ever gotten out of the shower while covered in soap just to watch one of these videos.....go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
Why get out?
jrg10332 Where do you think you are?
I'm just letting the man in the video know this: looking good in a firefight DOESN'T matter, SURVIVING a firefight does matter. 😮
Thanks GarandThumb... you end of the video advice killed my lazy morning. I was going to watch your video and go back to bed, but my gf heard you say to take your significant other some where nice.... so now I have to get out of bed and take her to breakfast.... urgh... lol...
Brad Chenoweth k
14:43 You already know a man gets himself into A LOT of "Sticky Situations" when he leaves tape on his head.
In Basic Training, my Drill Sergeant, just before we received our off-post passes, always told me to put a helmet on my little soldier before going into the bush.
Gee, this is a great video! You really helped me to understand helmet set-ups. I'm not in the military, but I am a bit of a military buff, so I found this video to be extremely interesting. Thanks for making it!
As a civvy, I just picked up an old PASGT in excellent condition, slapped in an aftermarket suspension kit, and called it a day. Didn't have $300+ to spend on a brand new helmet, and knew from tests these helmets didn't actually go bad. Gives me the same protection as any modern helmet; it just can't mount all that stuff I can't afford to buy anyway. Really, it just depends on what you need it for. If you're going full operator, and have the money to invest, by all means buy a modern tactical helmet. If you just need head protection, though, you can get an excellent helmet for under $100 and then upgrade it to make it very comfortable.
Thank you Papa GarandThumb, your advice and knowledge is always appreciated and considered before making a purchase. Thank you! Thankfully, as for the going out and doing something nice, my girl likes that stuff too, but she’s more into airsoft, motocross, and stuff like that, she sees that as fun time.
If you’ve ever worn a real ops core just for Airsoft to protect yourself from balls of 6mm plastic, go ahead and hit that subscribe button!
The Russki Carl you first
Lol I have a friend who was like that. 😂
Just saw you on hollows video 😂
@Extraordinaire
That only applies to Brick Boy.
When I was a kid I used to be fluent in Japanese. My older sister threw me off the bunk bed and I hit my head really hard, after that I couldn’t speak it anymore.
I still get flashes of Japanese here and there, but now all I can speak is English. I wear a helmet now
Perfect! This will ensure that I don't get brain damage every time I walk through the doorway in Mom's basement!
good call
Yes, I drove my head directly into a concrete ledge, running up some bleachers in basic training (1994). I think I literally saw tweety birds and still occasionally see them today. Also, my neck still hurts. Hoowah.
I woke up at attention. I wondered why. Why me. Why now. Then... I saw the notification of a new video of my long last dad... It all made sense. The moistness. The urge to hit the throne. Its like womens intuition. I just knew. Moist out.
MIKE U.S.N. tactically moist
Dyin' ova hee-ah! 😂😂😂
MIKE U.S.N. there's something wrong with you, lol😂
Brian Parker i agree. I dont wake up moist enough these days
Literally got out of bed to sit on my throne and watch...
You're such a cool and sympathic guy. Really loving your videos.
Would you recommend this for my nighttime raids into my mom's basement? Will it also allow for easy use of chicken tendies?
RJ K lmfao
Watching in 2020, and his comment at the end of "don't just sit at home" is hilarious right now.
My Marine Corps K-Pot didn't cost me a dime! Just don't tell the Supply guys....
Nice
I like girls, sorry :(
Garand Thumb it's not gay if you're underway!
Thanks papi for noticing me!
When your brother is the Supply Sergeant of a Ranger Battalion, and he has to make sure all the money is spent, you kind of end up getting some pretty cool shit!
“Stick with what you need”
I NEED to have you make some audio books of bedtime stories so you can read me to sleep at night.
All that new stuff.. There is nothing like good steel helmet. How You gonna make pea soup in this Ops-core?
Easy just take out the pads
You honestly deserve 1 million subs
I run a $60 pasgt, fully pimped. (Just a woodland cover)
Once again I'm on the pooper again watching your videos Dad. Thanks for the awesome info you give us. MURICA!
Who comes here and stays for the life advise from Papa Garand?
Brad Greenstreet sometimes I zone out till the end, just looking at the gear and stuff .
The call your mom to pick you up from the airsoft game thing is killin me! 😂
Hey dad, will duct taping binoculars to my bike helmet give me the same tactical efficiency and badass look as all the top notch operators out there?
dude - the paracord mod is genius yet so simple. I have kind of a weird head too and no matter how I fit my helmet or my pelters - that shit always pops out and I nearly went deaf one time. Literally just grabbed my helmet watching this vid and stuck paracord under the mount and BAM! problem solved!
I'm scared people will judge me if I bring my freshly-rescued anime pillow to the symphony.
judgement free zone
The NAD from Lucas is simple and brilliant. I will be ordering for sure.
Get multiple so you can say "my NADs."
I’m going get dressed up and take my girl out to a nice day out at a airsoft game. I like the idea of using my comtacs to call my mom so she can pick me up. I’ll be camouflage so she probably won’t see me. I’ll use my visible strobe on my MS-2000 so she can locate me.
This was honestly really helpful gave me few ideas for adjustments and upgrades real helpful thanks man
Who else is watching with no pants on?
Me
sequ3n
Too many. Our numbers are Legion.
Garandthumb videos are what get me through boredom during my daily dumps so, yes.
Does around my ankles count?
Larry B how bout around my knees
Love the relationship advice at the end!! Symphony or quartet
If you're a civilian and will never get to use any of these helmets but you're still a groupie go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
Ian Holmes fortbraggsurplus.com you can buy a level 3a military helmet. 👍
Me 😂😂
You can use them as a civilian, all you need to do is wear it to train with, so that when the current regime tanks the nation, you’ll be Operator level ready to go to save your town
Gotta love when Thumb-Senpai be dropping those knowledge bombs on you!
I was at work one day and my buddy accidentally dropped an ammo can of 5.56 on my forehead. Got a pretty good looking scar and a pretty bad concussion out of it. Should have had my PT belt and a helmet on 😂
I once exited the UH-60 I was crewing, in the dark (another crew chief's bird, so I wasn't used to the external fuel pylons on his), and just about knocked myself out running full force into them, NVGs and all. I remember my neck being really sore for a few days after 😏
When I was in the army I was using the standard issue MCH I was doing inverted egress training. The damn thing was so high that when I released my harness, it hit the roof and my body weight came down on my neck and it hurt like a bastard.
15:25 man.... I didn't expect to be attacked like that bro 😂jk
What’s the best helmet setup for a Fortnite all-nighter with the squad?
I really learn a lot from your videos. I know this one is old but the info is still good. Thanks for your time. And thanks for the life info at the end. You are. Really smart guy.
$2500 for a helmet?
Im not sure your head is worth that much....
Synthetic and Human life can coexist
Garand Thumb Dad, what does this mean?
Michael Oakes it means daddy Garand is a nerd
This comment makes my mass erect.
Picked up a bump helmet myself. I do prefer the bump helmet simply based on weight. Thanks for the input my dude. You got a sub and a like
If your a LEO or military, and team Wendy is good for you, I respect your decision. Buy the equipment that will save YOUR life. But for the other consumers out there, we don’t need team Wendy, especially since their political allegiances are shady at best. Buy OPSCORE
2 year's late to the comment here but just wanted to pop in and give my word on the situation. Stop worrying about what a company does politically if they have a good product. I don't like spiritus but the micro fight is awesome so I still ended up getting it. It makes life easier. You can then talk shit on the company all you want but recognize they still make good products lol.
Itcilis yeah of course, surefire recently had a scandal with political donations, but since they make the best pistol light on the market, I rock one of their lights. In my original comment I said that if it’s to save your life then buy it
@@fury556 I mostly agree and almost never buy from "woke" companies, but make an exception with Team Wendy. Their helmets are THAT good. They fit perfect, don't move at all, and are comfortable enough to wear for hours. CEOs daughter (Wendy) was killed in a skiing accident, which is why he started the company, and the passion comes through in the product.
Also, while TW could have handled the situation better, the Hillary people practically invited themselves to the facility for that event. They were trying to co-opt the 2A demographic for the election.
Who did they support
@@obnoxiouslymetoo1466 killary
Lol, glad I watched this. I never thought a helmet would break my neck. Thanks GT, you might have saved my life lol
I love how nonchalant he is about this setup. HIS NIGHTVISION IS $10000. THE HELMET IS $1500 he’s got more money on this helmet than most peoples cars.
Still have the ACH I was issued in 2007 to replace the one that took a round in Ramadi. They didn’t want it at CIF so it’s been mine ever since
Where can I find the retention bungee he uses on the Ops-Core helmet. I was also wondering if anyone knew if flannel daddy will be selling bathwater.
Just finished climbing a 20' ladder at the sawmill and cranked my head on an i-beam at the top (hard hat on) felt like i broke my neck and it knocked me back. My buddy (still on the ladder behind me) caught me, thank God for him and the helmet. lol
So if I need protection from incoming 6mm airsoft projectiles which helmet would I chose?😂
Random advice is random, yet very much appreciated.
Does Ops-Core produce a purple helmet, for purple helmet Warriors?
Damn I sure hope so
Have you worn out the original? Hit up supply! And ask for the lotion infused counterweight
James Hull thanos helmet thanos helmet
Just watch his painting video and go from there.
Been watching your channel for 2 days. I think I can army now.