tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post675883154590085561..comments2024-03-29T07:29:53.513-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Marketing: it's all about the buzzwordsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-74693580087924877492018-08-27T08:28:55.656-05:002018-08-27T08:28:55.656-05:00Aesop's right, the shorter Fubar is pretty use...Aesop's right, the shorter Fubar is pretty useful for horsing recalcitrant 2-by into place. Never tried to use it in a burning house, though...Dorsaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253950621398998384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-34685037043412364432018-08-25T18:07:50.586-05:002018-08-25T18:07:50.586-05:00I could the tactical comb, though--I have one cowl...I could the tactical comb, though--I have one cowlick that will not stop resisting and stay down!Antibubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194983440707702769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59254442741904917472018-08-25T11:30:33.315-05:002018-08-25T11:30:33.315-05:00Joseph Mcdermott: Icom, I think, had a case for on...Joseph Mcdermott: Icom, I think, had a case for one of its handheld radios that was meant to be found. It was yellow. Pardon, I have that wrong. It was YELLOW!!Orvan Taurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889662143359248647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67646784334899938052018-08-24T23:54:26.059-05:002018-08-24T23:54:26.059-05:00I guess I think on a higher-order level. My rarely...I guess I think on a higher-order level. My rarely-used hand tools are strategic.Paul, Dammit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38462256345217075712018-08-24T23:29:22.994-05:002018-08-24T23:29:22.994-05:00As P.T. Barnum counseled a century ago, "Ther...As P.T. Barnum counseled a century ago, "There's one born every minute..."<br /><br />As to the actual tool, it's actually quite useful, and for more than simple prying or construction demo.<br />That open jaw at the non-prying end is designed to fit dimensional nominal 2" lumber (actually 1 1/2" once planed square).<br /><br />Anyone who's ever needed to fix the twist in the end of a warped and bent typical craptastic 2"x lumber found on offer at big-box hardware stores before nailing it into place during framing knows what that's about.<br /><br />Giving it a functional hammering head is another tool, esp. for an <i>ad hoc</i> laborer or assistant who may not even possess their own tools.<br /><br />That you can "tacti-cool" it up, and get gullible contract buyers from city hall who've never swung a hammer in their entire lives to buy one for 145% mark-up explains what happens when you vote Democrat, and they get their idiot son-in-laws and retarded nephews into civil service.<br /><br />Going only by the last 200 years of the country's civic experience on that account.<br /><br />Being fair, though, the Amazon listing notes the cheap version is made of - wait for it - "metal".<br />Whether that's pot-, tin, steel, or titanium, it doesn't say.<br /><br />The listing for the up-cost version is conversely noted for being described as "forged, high carbon steel, with flame-resistant handles, and a hydrant wrench".<br /><br />Now, the cheap version may indeed have the exact same wrench openings, but I have to think if you're using it for forcible entry in a house where the temperature is higher than the average job site, <i>because the house is on fire</i>, having a tool that doesn't turn into a wet spaghetti noodle, nor has handles of a plastic that suddenly melts into you gloves, might be a wee bit spendier things worth the additional initial investment.<br /><br />The only way to be sure would be to ascertain of exactly <i>what</i> metal the cheaper one is made, and then to test both bars, side by side, not only for tensile strength and hardness at sea level, 50% relative humidity, and at 72°, but also for those same qualities for instance inside a fire training house gloriously aflame, with smoke temperatures a few hundred degrees hotter off the floor near the door locking mechanism of an interior bedroom than what you find on a job site banging up or tearing down a non-burning house, to see which one lives up to the claims better, and if it justifies the higher price, or whether the cheaper one does the same job for $100 less.<br /><br />For some jobs, there's a reason for a $165 pry bar, because they're not using it to open a stuck chicken coop door, or tear down an old outhouse on a Saturday afternoon "honeydew" project.<br /><br />Other times, your skepticism about that mark-up may be absolutely justified.<br /><br />Just saying.<br /><br />I'd also note that while the name is indeed a double-entendre on the venerable old military acronym, they started the line of tools with a 16-inch "<b>F</b>unctional <b>U</b>tility <b>bar</b>". Having paid for the joke, you can't really blame them for collecting on it.<br /><br />And I will say no more regarding another tactical item you overlooked, i.e "tactical prophylactics", nor the spicy marketing slogan of this novelty product, other than to note its mere existence, and to further note that hiding or diminishing the item in question is rather at historical odds with things, going back to the mid-renaissance phenomenon of the codpiece, whose purpose was in precisely the opposite direction.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-8555156287596093822018-08-24T21:00:48.829-05:002018-08-24T21:00:48.829-05:00I've often been puzzled at the things folks wi...I've often been puzzled at the things folks will buy that are camouflaged. Wallets, phones, if you drop them wouldn't you want them to be visible? Now concerning camouflage underwear, if I'm in the woods with just my underwear I want to be found.Tsgt Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997121520056731808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-21935370167436658792018-08-24T18:08:01.576-05:002018-08-24T18:08:01.576-05:00I only chew Tactical Chewing Gum! I'm just SO...I only chew Tactical Chewing Gum! I'm just SO manly. And I drink my tea from a Tactical Mug. Which is weird, because I used to was a Strategic Missileer.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-33140704112476926312018-08-24T16:58:47.774-05:002018-08-24T16:58:47.774-05:00The "Forcible Entry Tool" sounds more li...The "Forcible Entry Tool" sounds more like it's marketed to priests than soldiers ;)<br /><br />Too soon? Yeah, yeah I'm sure someone in the PC crowd just got triggered.Armouredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278835898244719034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-79546504739038160872018-08-24T16:52:24.109-05:002018-08-24T16:52:24.109-05:00I have found that a long (48" or better) crow...I have found that a long (48" or better) crowbar with a decent hook on one end and a 6 lb sledgehammer are at least as useful for demolition as the above referenced tools. Maybe a single bit Michigan style axe as well, depending on your needs. You can have all three for less than $100 and they are, for the most part, indestructible. Plus, they have other uses outside of demolition. <br /><br /><br /><br />B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-21630232117860687592018-08-24T16:47:11.860-05:002018-08-24T16:47:11.860-05:00You're a little off on your interpretation of ...You're a little off on your interpretation of the Stanley tools. "Fubar" or more accurately "FUBAR" is a US military acronym that stands for "F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition". I believe it dates back to at least WWII. So actually the Forcible Entry Tool might even be the less "tactical" of the two...bmq215https://www.blogger.com/profile/06753133447458358901noreply@blogger.com