Recovery boxes.

[stormlion1]

You also have to remember that most of the gear could be prepositioned without being hidden. Remember the teams were going to be awoken 3-5 years after a nuclear war not 150 that happened. So it could be thought that construction equipment, raw materials, or trailers full of goods could be left out in the open for some time. Parking Aircraft in the desert for a few years sealed wouldn't even be an issue. But after 150 its all scrap.

[.45cultist]

A good cover would be cell towers, they need a large hole for the foundation any way. Additional packages for comm or weather/radiation sensor suites could be incorperated.

[bobcat]

Personally i tend to run these already. one of my favorite Caches is for a village/team school pack. similar to the UN school in a box kit these are slightly increased to also provide adult education on topics such as medicine, engineering, small engine repair, and certain other trades deemed needed (at the PD's discretion) at boom +5 years.

also the Global village construction kit is a common one for me often with actual constructions supplies on hand given that the local home depot has probably been looted at boom +5 years.

[kato13]

This site has been a favorite of mine for years

http://procurement.ifrc.org/catalogue/

It is a catalog for Red Cross equipment. I liked it because for many kits it has the shipping weight and volume which are really important for project planning.

[ArmySGT.]

Originally Posted by kato13

This site has been a favorite of mine for years

http://procurement.ifrc.org/catalogue/

It is a catalog for Red Cross equipment. I liked it because for many kits it has the shipping weight and volume which are really important for project planning.

Thanks, I bookmarked that one.

This also gives me some ideas for Snakeeater, FEMA, and New Presidencies caches or items.

[kato13]

Originally Posted by ArmySGT.

Thanks, I bookmarked that one.

This also gives me some ideas for Snakeeater, FEMA, and New Presidencies caches or items.

Here are some links that allow you to see more data at once
Vol 1
https://books.google.com/books?id=yx...me%201&f=false


Vol 2

http://www.redcross.int/en/eric/eric/itemcode2_ad.html

https://books.google.com/books?id=Cm...me%202&f=false


Vol 3
https://books.google.com/books?id=g4...me%203&f=false


While looking for my copies of the pdf (coping from google takes forever) I found like 100 more documents.

For example Wiki leaks has a document that lists all US equipment in Iraq in 2007 broken down by unit and nsn code. (Prices are available for about 1/5 of the NSN codes)

https://wikileaks.org/wiki/US_Milita...raq_%282007%29

Explanation of NSN (Nato Stock? Number)
http://www.wingovernmentcontracts.co...groups-fsg.htm

http://www.wingovernmentcontracts.co...ly-classes.htm

I'm not pleased with the source, but information is information. I downloaded this years ago and never played with it until today. In fact the data is still loading 60 min after I started it.

I don't know how detailed the information goes, but looking at the first portion that loaded I can see the breakdown of the on hand quantity of trousers for the 332 Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit.

If I can glean some useful information from this I will post it.

In regards to my many other documents If I get some time to sort through them I will post a lot of what i have.

If varies from a database of all tires used by the US Army, to equipment needed for a sustainable village, ammunition packaging details, breakdown of 30 industrial tool-kits, A catalog of barrack furniture, wellwater drilling manual, the army standard family of tactical shelters, and much more.

[ArmySGT.]

Originally Posted by kato13

Explanation of NSN (Nato Stock? Number)

National Stock Number. If you go to some websites that sell to the military alot, some of their stock has an NSN. Somebody tested it, and approved it.

Fun fact. Even things your not authorized to wear like mirrored sunglasses, or running shoe style tactical boots have NSNs.

Everything, I mean EVERYTHING, is broken down into easy to use catalogs and any item is referable by NSN.

You have to put the NSN on hand receipts for any item of equipment.

The NSN is different based on any variation such as size or color.

Two pairs of Woodland BDU trousers would have a different NSN if one was medium and the other large.

Kits or BII (Basic Initial Issue) will have one NSN so you can order a whole kit. Items in the kit will each have an individual NSN so just the part you need and only that part out of a kit can be replaced. The item value (What the DoD pays) is listed because individual units can order with unit funds (Thanks Don Rumsfeld) versus the pre-2003 big Army up the chain, wait six months.

https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/nat...number-extract

http://www.armyproperty.com/NSN-List.htm

http://www.dla.mil/smallbusiness/doc...nsn%20info.pdf