This guide, provided by Springfield to a Discord chat, dives into the essentials of selecting a reliable gas mask for various scenarios. Whether you’re preparing for potential emergencies, hazardous environments, or just want to be ready for anything, Springfield’s insights cover key factors like filter types, mask fit, and long-term usability. This guide aims to ensure you’re equipped with the knowledge to make a smart and safe choice.
- Springfield’s Guide to CBRN PPE Part 1: Gas Masks
- NEVER BUY USED OR SURPLUS. You have no way to guarantee the quality or integrity of the items.CLEAN AND DISASSEMBLE IT THOROUGHLY BEFORE USE. Remove any suspicious looking parts. Ones that look out of place, corroded, rusty, broken, downright suspicious or don’t do their job properly need to go. If in doubt, replace it immediately.GET PURPOSE BUILT CBRN FILTERS. MIRA Safety do a good one for 40mm NATO gas masks, which brings me onto my next point:(Optional) STICK TO 40MM NATO GAS MASKS. They are the most commonplace and easiest to replace and find parts and filters for.ALWAYS TRY AND TEST IN PERSON IF POSSIBLE. Buying online isn’t a problem but isn’t recommended.DON’T USE RUSSIAN GP-5 FILTERS. EVER. This is pretty common knowledge, but the Russian GP-5 gas mask filters are notorious for containing white asbestos. Don’t. If you have a GP-5 mask, use the Polish P-5 filter for it.FULL-FACE GAS MASKS ONLY. Half-face masks are good for paint fumes. For CBRN you need full-face. No room for negotiation.ALWAYS HAVE BACKUPS FOR EVERYTHING. Filters, radiation suits, gas masks, anything.PROPERLY CHECK AND SEAL YOUR GAS MASK BEFORE USE. Always. Pretty obvious safety knowledge but often overlooked. “Don and clear” it before use. If you don’t know how, the US Marines do a good YouTube tutorial on it.
- Springfield’s Guide to CBRN PPE Part 1.5: Mask Filters Get a purpose built CBRN filter. Try and stick to 40mm NATO wherever possible. ALWAYS BRING SPARES. You have 8 to 24 hours max on your filter. Time is short. Keep away from fallout as much as you can to extend your filter life. Regularly check your filter to ensure you aren’t breathing in dirty and dead filter particles.
- Part 2: Radiation Suits Non-negotiable. Always test before usage, make sure you are able to get it on in under 6 seconds. You need one that can withstand months of use, so don’t skimp on the price ever. You want one that can resist up to 1000°C – not that it should ever get that hot, but don’t take chances. A 500°C suit is excellent too, but if you want that extra peace of mind go for 1000. The heat of a nuclear bomb’s immediate blast zone is way higher but it will allow you to enter the zone much quicker than anyone else can.
- Springfield’s Guide to CBRN PPE Part 3: Geiger Counter Get a reliable Geiger counter that can take long usage. ALWAYS bring rechargable batteries for it, and a hand-powered charger if possible. Remember, nukes are like EMPs but irradiated and instead of just fucking the electronics they fuck you and your entire town too. Geiger counters are an absolute MUST. NON-NEGOTIABLE. FELLAT does a good nuclear radiation detector. Make sure your counter can read at least:
- Realtime readings
- Mean readings
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