View Full Version : Help me pack for Iraq!
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 12:47 PM
I can only take two bags, with a max of fiddy pounds each. I will need 4 months worth of stuff.
So, what would you take? I know socks and boxers etc. What else?
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 12:47 PM
Check.
C&CDean
2/9/2006, 12:48 PM
.44 Mag + 300 rounds of armor-piercing ammo.
Sooner in Tampa
2/9/2006, 12:51 PM
Lotion :P
Sooner_Bob
2/9/2006, 12:51 PM
.44 Mag + 300 rounds of armor-piercing ammo.
There goes the weight limit . . . http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/images/smilies/mack.gif
Harry Beanbag
2/9/2006, 12:53 PM
http://images.military.com/pics/SoldierTech_Interceptor-1.jpg
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/flamethrower-ch.jpg
jk the sooner fan
2/9/2006, 12:53 PM
baby wipes.....seriously, those are a hot commodity over there
BillyBall
2/9/2006, 01:03 PM
Levis... You can barter for anything you need if you have Levis.
oumartin
2/9/2006, 01:05 PM
Why are you going to Iraq? All I gots to say is BE CAREFUL!
soonerbrat
2/9/2006, 01:09 PM
kool-aid
Sunscreen, chapstick, baby wipes, phone cards, liquid soap, hard candy, deck of cards, tylenol, OU flag
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 01:11 PM
Why are you going to Iraq? All I gots to say is BE CAREFUL!
http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53855
fadada1
2/9/2006, 01:12 PM
zippo lighters. prolly sell em for a hunert each.
jk the sooner fan
2/9/2006, 01:12 PM
Sunscreen, chapstick, baby wipes, phone cards, liquid soap, hard candy, deck of cards, tylenol, OU flag
thats actually a pretty good list.....
Shamrock
2/9/2006, 01:12 PM
Safety should be your first priority.
Take a battalion of these with you ....
http://deploymentlink.osd.mil/news/dquarterly/winter04/images/abrams_tank.jpg
Hot Rod
2/9/2006, 01:14 PM
You can't go wrong with Little Debbies!
oumartin
2/9/2006, 01:15 PM
Hope you make a ton of money and can quit that company when you come home! Good luck to ya
soonerbrat
2/9/2006, 01:15 PM
Sunscreen, chapstick, baby wipes, phone cards, liquid soap, hard candy, deck of cards, tylenol, OU flag
wow...you're good at that.
fadada1
2/9/2006, 01:15 PM
16 cartons of smokes
and that's just for the flight over...
critical_phil
2/9/2006, 01:16 PM
a sweat shirt.
ywia.....
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 01:16 PM
Hope you make a ton of money and can quit that company when you come home! Good luck to ya
What if I like it?
oumartin
2/9/2006, 01:18 PM
then by all means don't quit! But I will say this. I am not a serviceman so wouldn't begin to know the pain they have by not seeing family but I had a job away from my family and I only saw them on weekends for 1 1/2 years and it is time when my son was 3-5 years old and I get sick thinking back about missing those years of his life.
1stTimeCaller
2/9/2006, 01:18 PM
a thoroughly cleaned out bottle of shampoo filled with Everclear.
crawfish
2/9/2006, 01:19 PM
Sawz-all.
crawfish
2/9/2006, 01:20 PM
A Danish newspaper.
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 01:21 PM
then by all means don't quit! But I will say this. I am not a serviceman so wouldn't begin to know the pain they have by not seeing family but I had a job away from my family and I only saw them on weekends for 1 1/2 years and it is time when my son was 3-5 years old and I get sick thinking back about missing those years of his life.
Well, I'm not a serviceman either. I am gone four months at a time, and it is an open ended contract so if it doesn't work out than I am outa there!
But if it does, and I have a feeling it will, then I will stick with it for a couple of years at least. (Unless the war ends, ya right!)
critical_phil
2/9/2006, 01:22 PM
levis, lighters, baby wipes, smokes.....
none of these come close to having the bargaining power of copenhagen..
just sayin'
fadada1
2/9/2006, 01:24 PM
Sawz-all.
can you carry that on? or do you need to check that one in?
olevetonahill
2/9/2006, 01:27 PM
1 Good luck
2 When ya going
3 are you wanting stuff for your own comfort ?or to trade or sell ?
Ill ask my son tonight He did his year there
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 01:29 PM
1 Good luck
2 When ya going
3 are you wanting stuff for your own comfort ?or to trade or sell ?
Ill ask my son tonight He did his year there
I am going wekend after next. I need ideas for my own comfort. Keep in mind, I will be living in a trailor with ac/heat and 220v power. Shower and bathroom are in the trailor. I will be working in an air conditioned/heated office.
handcrafted
2/9/2006, 01:30 PM
one forty-five caliber automatic
two boxes of ammunition
four days' concentrated emergency rations
one drug issue containing: antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills
one miniature combination Iraqi phrase book and Bible
one hundred dollars in riyals
one hundred dollars in gold
nine packs of chewing gum
one issue of prophylactics
three lipsticks
three pair of nylon stockings
http://www.battlehype.com/emAlbum/funny/rednecks/Redneck_Couple_Anal_Lube.jpg
jk the sooner fan
2/9/2006, 01:31 PM
i assume you're taking your laptop
the only other thing i can think of would be videos , dvd's, music, and books (if you read)
the only other thing i can think of would be videos , dvd's, music, and books (if you can read)
That's harsh.
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 01:33 PM
i assume you're taking your laptop
the only other thing i can think of would be videos , dvd's, music, and books (if you read)
Ya, I will have a lappy. I don't know if I will have a TV or not. I doubt it.
I may get a PSP. (or steal my daughters)
There is a px there, but I have no idea what to expect!
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 01:33 PM
That's harsh.
Can someone pronounce that for me?
jk the sooner fan
2/9/2006, 01:34 PM
There is a px there, but I have no idea what to expect!
you'll be amazed at what you'll have available to you
handcrafted
2/9/2006, 01:35 PM
Seriously, though, two things: 1 - as many cartons of Marlboros as you think can reasonably fit with your other stuff. Those things are like gold in the Middle East and you will make a lot of friends.
2 - take a lot of crisp new $1 bills. They work *great* as tips for any kind of service you can think of, and they go over very well. Trust me, you *will* be treated better if you do that. The culture in that part of the world is very, ahem, financially driven.
You going to be in the "green zone" DC?
ChickSoonerFan
2/9/2006, 01:39 PM
Can someone pronounce that for me?
Sure, listen carefully
harsh
You're welcome.
critical_phil
2/9/2006, 01:40 PM
you'll be amazed at what you'll have available to you
you'll also be amazed at how crooked the supply types are - which means you should carry the universal currency: copenhagen.
Sooner_Bob
2/9/2006, 01:42 PM
Hey DC . . . if you ever got the bit torrent thing figured out you could always download past seasons of your favorite shows or current ones for that matter and rewatch stuff if you don't have TV.
Hopefully you'll have access to a high speed innerweb connection and can catch up on your shows via torrent spy, torrent reactor, or tvtorrents.
:D
You flying Southwest? If so, bring a snack because all they offer is a sack of nuts and can of Coke.
Sunscreen, chapstick, baby wipes, phone cards, liquid soap, hard candy, deck of cards, tylenol, OU flag
GADOCAGTI
Okla-homey
2/9/2006, 01:44 PM
Two words...
Pop-Tarts. They are delicious, have a shelf-life of infinity, and are good anytime. Trust me on this. They became a form of currency (along with Copenhagen) in Afghanistan.
Also, No Pron..violates a USCENTCOM general order (it infuriates the more devout Islamic-type persons) and is thus a court-martial offense.
batteries, batteries, batteries.
powdered drink mix. Your choice. It makes the water easier to go down and you'll be drinking tons of it. Go for the no-sugar kind if you can stand the taste.
cards and chess men if you play.
Zip lock bags. Big ones. With them, you can keep the sand and dust out of stuff. For example, an iPod, CD or personal DVD player not stored in a zip-lock bag when not in use quickly succumbs to the micro-fine sand and crap floating in the air.
Bring every non-pron DVD you own. Even if you're sick of a flick, somebody else will want to see it. Just pull them out of the box, slip them into one of those storage binders available everywhere here, and you'll be happy and popular. Note: take a sharpie and put your name on all of them so you get back the ones you loan-out.
Finally, a few books you've always wanted to read but never had the time. You will now.
If I think of anything else, I'll post it.
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 01:44 PM
you'll also be amazed at how crooked the supply types are - which means you should carry the universal currency: copenhagen.
You're TALKING to a supply type!!
critical_phil
2/9/2006, 01:47 PM
You're TALKING to a supply type!!
crooked bastard.............
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 01:47 PM
You all seem to think I will be walking the streets of Baghdad, I won't. I will be stuck on a base. Why would I be trading? Reminds me of when I was in prison.
olevetonahill
2/9/2006, 01:47 PM
I am going wekend after next. I need ideas for my own comfort. Keep in mind, I will be living in a trailor with ac/heat and 220v power. Shower and bathroom are in the trailor. I will be working in an air conditioned/heated office.
Ill ask my son tonight . But as has been said I doubt that any thing you need wont be availible. Weve been there a long time now
ChickSoonerFan
2/9/2006, 01:50 PM
Do you drink coffee? I heard that if you like coffee, the coffee over there is really bad compared to what you are used to here in the U.S.
Serioulsy, this is not a coffee reference joke.
Stanley1
2/9/2006, 01:51 PM
Winter coat.
critical_phil
2/9/2006, 01:52 PM
also....take a heavy-duty norelco.
just in case you get lucky with one of those iraqi womens....
Flagstaffsooner
2/9/2006, 01:53 PM
CDIAB, tell the a-rabs it's the prophet's pecker.
That ought to get something started.
RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!
2/9/2006, 01:54 PM
Take a MINIATURE KORAN, for emergency use.
Don't forget Gigi-
http://www.greatpleasures.com/product_info.php?utm_id=10124&OVRAW=Blow%20up%20doll&OVKEY=blow%20up%20doll&OVMTC=standard&products_id=338
Tear Down This Wall
2/9/2006, 01:57 PM
DC, you'll be fine, man. I buddy of mine from college just got back from Baghdad. He's been over there with Halliburton for about two years. Before that, he was in Kosovo. The dude pulled down hella jack for going over there.
If you're a civie on a base, you're safe. The only people that get kidnapped are the idiots who run around without protection or too little protection.
Also, I've got a cousin going to Camp Anaconda just north of Baghdad in a couple of months. He's army reserve, but in communications. He'll spend most of his time on the base.
The thing is, the terrorists don't attack the base. They know they'd be slaughtered. They stick to car bombs and other cowardly things.
Okla-homey
2/9/2006, 01:59 PM
I agree with others who have said you'll have a lot more available to you now that the exchange system is well-established. Most of the stuff I mentioned is just your "basic load" so you won't have to go buy that carp right after you get in-country.
Seriously though, just about any piece of personal electronic gear you take is going to get trashed so plan on it. The zip-lock bags just postpone the inevitable. OTOH, you'll have all that sweet hazardous duty and combat moolah, plus no income tax while deployed, so you'll have stax of cash to buy new chit when you get back.
If you're a civie on a base, you're safe. The only people that get kidnapped are the idiots...
Oh, God! :(
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 02:01 PM
DC, you'll be fine, man. I buddy of mine from college just got back from Baghdad. He's been over there with Halliburton for about two years. Before that, he was in Kosovo. The dude pulled down hella jack for going over there.
If you're a civie on a base, you're safe. The only people that get kidnapped are the idiots who run around without protection or too little protection.
Also, I've got a cousin going to Camp Anaconda just north of Baghdad in a couple of months. He's army reserve, but in communications. He'll spend most of his time on the base.
The thing is, the terrorists don't attack the base. They know they'd be slaughtered. They stick to car bombs and other cowardly things.
Camp Anaconda is where I am heading.
Camp Anaconda is where I am heading.
Oh, I have a feeling you've been there before.
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 02:04 PM
Oh, I have a feeling you've been there before.
That feeling is your "camp anaconda"
That feeling is your "camp anaconda"
So what time will you be arriving?
Stanley1
2/9/2006, 02:06 PM
Oh, I have a feeling you've been there before.
Chick has. ;)
Okay, I'm done, there will be NO jacking of this thread.
Chick has. ;)
She gave DC a going away gift? That was so sweet of her.
:D
Stanley1
2/9/2006, 02:10 PM
She gave DC a going away gift? That was so sweet of her.
:D
Not exactly what I was thinking. :O
Stanley1
2/9/2006, 02:12 PM
Condoms. You don't know where the Iraqi womens have been.
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 02:12 PM
Mmmmm. :D
Stanley thought you meant Camp Garter. :texan: j/k
Tear Down This Wall
2/9/2006, 02:13 PM
You should be safe at Anaconda. It's huge, like a little city. The terrorists might lob a mortar at it every now and again. But, the Camp is like 20 or 30 square miles, so they never hit anything. You'll be pulling down serious cash for sitting around in company digs protected by the best fighting force on the planet. Miller time!
1stTimeCaller
2/9/2006, 02:15 PM
Will you bring me back a little Iraqi boy as a souvenier?
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 02:16 PM
Will you bring me back a little Iraqi boy as a souvenier?
Howzit?
This is easily the best thread of the day.
I give it two thumbs up and a happy ending.
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 02:21 PM
This is easily the best thread of the day.
I give it two thumbs up and a happy ending.
You mean three fingers up?
don't forget your sombrero plus the fake moustache & eye brows
colleyvillesooner
2/9/2006, 02:25 PM
Hey DC! Watch out for your cornhole.
Hey DC! Watch out for your cornhole.
INCOMING!!
1stTimeCaller
2/9/2006, 02:26 PM
Howzit?
why not. I'm sure he could use one too.
Stanley1
2/9/2006, 02:33 PM
Howzit?
He already has one, or five.
walkoffsooner
2/9/2006, 02:40 PM
I'am sending my prayers with you wont take up much room hopefully will do you a lot of good.Thanks for going for us.
proud gonzo
2/9/2006, 02:44 PM
a digital camera....so you can take pictures of sand.
I can only take two bags, with a max of fiddy pounds each. I will need 4 months worth of stuff.
So, what would you take? I know socks and boxers etc. What else?
Won't Marvin pretty much take up all your available space? And then there's the peanut butter to fit in there....
Stanley1
2/9/2006, 03:46 PM
This thread kind of petered out.
C&CDean
2/9/2006, 03:55 PM
Let's see if we can liven it up then.
How about taking all your damn shoes. That way I won't be tripping over them when I crawl in bed.
1stTimeCaller
2/9/2006, 03:58 PM
Let's see if we can liven it up then.
How about taking all your damn shoes. That way I won't be tripping over them when I crawl in bed.
You and DC share a bed now? I thought you were with Johnny Mack?:confused:
I hope there's room for three, 'cause I'll already be there...
You and DC share a bed now? I thought you were with Johnny Mack?:confused:
No, you idjit, his home he's leaving.
Thanks, DC!
1stTimeCaller
2/9/2006, 04:01 PM
I'm so cornfused. I thought the couples were Stan/Chick, Lil/ Rhino, Dean/JM. I'm so behind on things.
1stTimeCaller
2/9/2006, 04:03 PM
Ooh, Ooh. I just thought of a funny one.
Howzit said he'd come over and help you pack some fudge!!!!2@@@1!!!!
C&CDean
2/9/2006, 04:07 PM
If it's so funny, why ain't I laughing pee pee boy?
And just cause JM likes to polish my dome with his tonsils doesn't mean we're an item.
colleyvillesooner
2/9/2006, 04:09 PM
out.
1stTimeCaller
2/9/2006, 04:11 PM
If it's so funny, why ain't I laughing pee pee boy?
And just cause JM likes to polish my dome with his tonsils doesn't mean we're an item.
because it was written above a 3rd grade level?:P
NormanPride
2/9/2006, 04:33 PM
Can you take threads with you? Because this is priceless.
C&CDean
2/9/2006, 04:34 PM
because it was written above a 3rd grade level?:P
And you would know this how?
1stTimeCaller
2/9/2006, 04:35 PM
I had Howzit write it for me.
Soonerbabeinbama
2/9/2006, 04:44 PM
Heh!!! "Pack for Iraq" - you made a rhyme:D
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 04:46 PM
Let's see if we can liven it up then.
How about taking all your damn shoes. That way I won't be tripping over them when I crawl in bed.
So I guess your wife didn't tell you about "the hug" in the Purcell McDonalds parking lot?
Dean, keep in mind, your talking to this guy:
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7735/1tc9yj.jpg
Dean, keep in mind, your talking to this guy:
http://img322.imageshack.us/img322/5044/1tc8ct.jpg
I still haven't seen his baseball.
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 04:51 PM
I'am sending my prayers with you wont take up much room hopefully will do you a lot of good.Thanks for going for us.
Don't thank me, I am taking advantage of a war to go help the guys & gals that really need your thanks!
1stTimeCaller
2/9/2006, 04:51 PM
haters, the lot of ya.
crawfish
2/9/2006, 04:52 PM
I still haven't seen his balls.
:eek:
Don't thank me, I am taking advantage of a war to go help the guys & gals that really need your thanks!
Then add kneepads to your list of things to bring.
colleyvillesooner
2/9/2006, 04:52 PM
Dean, keep in mind, your talking to this guy:
http://img322.imageshack.us/img322/5044/1tc8ct.jpg
Any more where this gold came from?
Any more where this gold came from?
Sponsor up, big boy.
NormanPride
2/9/2006, 04:59 PM
Any more where this gold came from?
The vast comedy goldmines in Sponsorville make paltry nuggets like this seem miniscule by comparison. ;)
C&CDean
2/9/2006, 05:00 PM
So I guess your wife didn't tell you about "the hug" in the Purcell McDonalds parking lot?
She did. But then she said "I wish he'd hurry up and leave so we could do Mrs. DC."
I'll send pictures........
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 05:03 PM
She did. But then she said "I wish he'd hurry up and leave so we could do Mrs. DC."
I'll send pictures........
Ok, but make sure you are taking them.
C&CDean
2/9/2006, 05:05 PM
Ok, but make sure you are taking them.
Well I'll take the ones I ain't in.
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 05:07 PM
Well I'll take the ones I ain't in.
You said "in"
Stanley1
2/9/2006, 05:43 PM
<barf>
soonerbrat
2/9/2006, 05:50 PM
OUT
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 05:52 PM
OUT
How bout now?
soonerbrat
2/9/2006, 05:53 PM
has anything changed?
ChickSoonerFan
2/9/2006, 05:54 PM
has anything changed?
he took his pants off :rolleyes:
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 05:55 PM
has anything changed?
I clipped my toenails.
soonerbrat
2/9/2006, 06:04 PM
wow. yeah, i'll rethink it
ok
OUT
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 06:05 PM
heh!
Did anyone mention Jack Daniels or any other morning jumpstart beverage like that?
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 07:06 PM
Did anyone mention Jack Daniels or any other morning jumpstart beverage like that?
Nope, you're the only lush! :D
Nope, you're the only lush! :D
Well, you're just as lush-like as I am!
BTW how come you don't keep a sawz-all in your golf bag? That coulda helped us on some of our shots man.
KC//CRIMSON
2/9/2006, 07:28 PM
Vienna sausages, man. Vienna Sausages. Cause you never know when those curry eat'n sons a bitches are gonna strike, and your fat a$$ is stuck on the $hitter and you can't get to your AK fast enough. The last thing you want is to be stuck in a sand trap out in the middle of nowhere on a empty stomach while Habib and Safar take pot shots at your head. Remember, those little beef jelly rolls are pure life savers, always keep a can near you.;)
:D
Jimminy Crimson
2/9/2006, 07:40 PM
Are you going to have an address where we can send you sh!t?
Al Gore
2/9/2006, 08:15 PM
What job are you going to do????
Okla-homey
2/9/2006, 08:16 PM
Are you going to have an address where we can send you sh!t?
Abso-frickin'-lutely. We must have your APO so we can send you SO Care packages. I can only imagine the kinda stuff which will be included. I nominate the uber-bubbly Soonerbrat to be in charge of collecting said goodies for monthly mailings to DC who will be counting the days until he returns to "the world" very soon.
here's how it will work:
Brat gives us a mailing address -- it can be at her work so she doesn't have to sweat being stalked or anything. We send her stuff to send DC. Once a month, she goes to one of those pack-n-ship joints and has it all mailed to DC's wacky-Iraqi overseas address. Phil (HMFIC) pays the shipping from sponsor receipts. How sweet is that?
Who's with me?
Abso-frickin'-lutely. We must have your APO so we can send you SO Care packages. I can only imagine the kinda stuff which will be included. I nominate the uber-bubbly Soonerbrat to be in charge of collecting said goodies for monthly mailings to DC who will be counting the days until he returns to "the world" very soon.
here's how it will work:
Brat gives us a mailing address -- it can be at her work so she doesn't have to sweat being stalked or anything. We send her stuff to send DC. Once a month, she goes to one of those pack-n-ship joints and has it all mailed to DC's wacky-Iraqi overseas address. Phil (HMFIC) pays the shipping from sponsor receipts. How sweet is that?
Who's with me?
In
DCSooner
2/9/2006, 08:49 PM
Guys, that is awesome. But don't we have some posters that are actually in an armed service over there? I would feel bad, our salarys are going to be a wee bit different.
But if not, hells ya!! :D
Okla-homey
2/9/2006, 08:58 PM
Guys, that is awesome. But don't we have some posters that are actually in an armed service over there? I would feel bad, our salarys are going to be a wee bit different.
But if not, hells ya!! :D
D00d, if they exist, and they posted their APO, we'd send them chit too.
we ain't talking big buck chit anyway. Just fun cheap stuff you'll miss, like Charmin TP, maybe a bottle of good BBQ sauce, a new release DVD. A package of Peeps and a chocolate bunny at Eastertime. The Sooner Football media guide when it comes out in June. You know...America baby.
Several cheap rolls of Copenhagen from the smoke shop.
I'd send ya a postcard from "The Village", heh.
proud gonzo
2/9/2006, 10:43 PM
D00d, if they exist, and they posted their APO, we'd send them chit too.
we ain't talking big buck chit anyway. Just fun cheap stuff you'll miss, like Charmin TP, maybe a bottle of good BBQ sauce, a new release DVD. A package of Peeps and a chocolate bunny at Eastertime. The Sooner Football media guide when it comes out in June. You know...America baby.
seriously--who's over there? they need to tell us so we can send them stuff.
and DC too ;)
soonerbrat
2/9/2006, 10:47 PM
here's a link for ya
http://www.treatanysoldier.com/
DC, be sure to take your iPod!
FaninAma
2/9/2006, 11:24 PM
I would take a dozen stuffed animals that are each big enough to hide at least 2 priceless Babylonian artifacts that you should be able to pick up on the blackmarket. I mean if you're going for money you really should maximize your efforts.
DCSooner
2/10/2006, 11:19 PM
Oh wow. I just got a bunch of forms to fill out. Check this question out:
http://x7.putfile.com/2/4022180778.jpg
OU-HSV
2/10/2006, 11:28 PM
Oh wow. I just got a bunch of forms to fill out. Check this question out:
http://x7.putfile.com/2/4022180778.jpg
Well, that's neat. Keep it real use "soonerfan"
FaninAma
2/10/2006, 11:58 PM
That's worrisome. If it's about the money I think it would be safer just to stay home and sell your blood twice a week.
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