As for gas masks, as much as I hate to say it Amazon may be the most accessible for a lot of people. I wouldn't give over $40 for one of the Israeli surplus. If you wanna go for quality, MSA and Honeywell are good quality brands. That said, any full face (or 1/2 face & goggles) respirator with P100 organic vapor filters from a hardware store will work.
No problem. Also, I don't know if they sell to the general public but Botach.com carries good composite body armor at awesome prices. I bought level IV rifle plates for the price of level II or III about a year ago.
.... and since most places have a 1-2 month backlog of orders on plates here's a something's better than nothing solution for homemade armor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-FBHZ2gaXU
Do not buy steel armor.
Stick with ceramic/kevlar,etc.
By the time you have steel plates wrapped you have a bulkier and more heavy solution than something in ceramic.
There are quite a few companies jumping on the armor demand bandwagon.
Go with HESCO or similar.
These guys have a good rep: https://www.ar500armor.com/ar500-armor-body-armor.html
Here's a good rundown of the protection levels: https://www.ar500armor.com/advanceddescription.html
As for gas masks, as much as I hate to say it Amazon may be the most accessible for a lot of people. I wouldn't give over $40 for one of the Israeli surplus. If you wanna go for quality, MSA and Honeywell are good quality brands. That said, any full face (or 1/2 face & goggles) respirator with P100 organic vapor filters from a hardware store will work.
Thanks!
No problem. Also, I don't know if they sell to the general public but Botach.com carries good composite body armor at awesome prices. I bought level IV rifle plates for the price of level II or III about a year ago.
.... and since most places have a 1-2 month backlog of orders on plates here's a something's better than nothing solution for homemade armor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-FBHZ2gaXU