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Protective Masks

Michael Yon
Jul 16, 2023
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Explosions, Fires, Poison Gases All fires create breathing dangers.

We see many “accidents” unfolding.

The difference between a massive cloud that hurts nobody versus a Bhopal-sort that kills thousands can be little more than windspeed and direction. And whether you have a mask. Or even a drone to pop-up for a look-see on which way to go. Many people asked me about masks over the years.

I’ve used many sorts of masks in hundreds of gas attacks in places like Hong Kong, Thailand, USA.

I look at gear through war-correspondent-eyes and so I go with top quality: Avon FM-54 is best I have used. But others like Mira are 25% the price and 90% as good. I go with best because I was using constantly and for extended periods. I do not know anything about the low-grade protective gear because that is not the water I swim in. I recommend something like Mira unless you have pockets for Avon. My favorite from Avon has been FM-54, but FM-54 is like a thousand bucks which is pretty over-the-top for most uses: https://www.avon-protection.com/products/fm54/5210

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David Poe
Writes David’s Thinking about the Worl…
Jul 16Liked by Michael Yon

I wrote a short substack essay with thoughts pertaining to war, including this 5G information war that we are in. Also, when I was in the Air Force I noticed that even the base exchange went for high quality things. No doubt the mind set of those depending on equipment for their lives. I realize sending this essay to Michael is terribly pretentious, but others might like it.

https://drp314.substack.com/p/some-disjointed-thoughts-on-war

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David Wolosik
Writes The Whole American Catalog
Jul 17Liked by Michael Yon

Thanks for your experienced opinion Michael.

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