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10 Wearable Habitats To Shelter You From the Apocalypse

Posted by samzenpus on from the tucking-in-for-the-night dept.

fangmcgee writes "The end may not be nigh, but with vicious storms, severe flooding, and rising temperatures becoming the new normal, the apocalypse might be closer than we think. In the case of a cataclysmic event that could displace thousands, if not millions, of people, the availability of emergency shelter becomes a pressing concern. Here are 10 'wearable shelters' that serve as protective all-weather garments in the day and insulating dwellings at night."

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  1. Is anyone else sick of the Apocalypse mame. by jellomizer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This Apocalypse stuff is really starting to annoy me. If civilization falls, it will be gradual. And we won't go back to the stone age.
    Why because we know how to not live in the stone age.

    We know about metals and melting ore to to create them. We know about magnets and how they can be used to generate electricity or using electricity to create maniacal energy. We understand that silicon has a semi-conductive state and how to arrange semi-conductors into not gates and not gates into And and Or gates and further on to a computer.

    As a group of people we know a lot of stuff. and will not live like in a stone age. Short term we may be living in camps. But we would have a lot of things to help out.

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  2. Why is this on Slashdot? by couchslug · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's not survival gear, it's silly jackoff "art" and it's not news for nerds and it doesn't fucking matter.

    Want to survive? Arm your mind, arm yourself (with a legal concealed weapon) and have a serious bugout bag and serious clothing (including BROKEN IN combat or hiking boots).

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  3. I don't think that's going to work... by Irate+Engineer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Frilly cover over a miniskirt and heels for the Apocalypse? About as good as a wrapper on a hamburger, and will probably serve the same purpose.

    I would envision something like a space suit, with chain mail over Kevlar to resist bladed weapon puctures and bullets. It would not need to be airtight, but would allow a slight overpressure for nuclear/biological/chemical survival, something like armored firefighter turnout gear with SCBA, with an armored helmet with facemask.

    Accessorize with melee weapons and big guns...ouila! The fashion statement of the Apocalypse.

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