Gentlemen, a word of caution:

Your wives/girlfriends/whatever will NOT understand why you insisted on purchasing a Finnish Model M61 NBC mask even after you explain to them how important it is to keep one around when living so close to the nation's capital, and thus, a target of any "dirty bomb" terrorists might be able to produce. Instead, they will act incredulous, make fun of you, and ask you why you are "so strange."

Apparently the appropriate response is NOT, I repeat NOT to answer "Well, I married YOU didn't I?"

That is all.

P.S. the M-61 is comfortable, has a good field of vision, and allows for some fantastic air flow and great speech ability due to the Nokia speech diaphragm.

JohnnyHopper wrote: Would it also be bad to explain why you need 10 other masks to help rebuild the population?

I told her that I only got 1 because I figured she'd worry that it'd mess up her hair if I got one for her.

Should have told her it was for marijuana experimentation.

what is the life on the filters after you open the package?

I thought it was going to say "Gentlemen, if you are foolish enough to get married, hide any secret rifles you have inside the drywall".

Tell her its an autoerotic asphyxiation tool.

I've got a spare bedroom or two at my house if you need one.  Plenty of room in the gun lockers as well.

tallen702 wrote: JohnnyHopper wrote: Would it also be bad to explain why you need 10 other masks to help rebuild the population? I told her that I only got 1 because I figured she'd worry that it'd mess up her hair if I got one for her.

Why didn't you just get the three pack?

There will come a time in your relationship... when she will simply shake her head, sigh, and go about her business.
She might start to say "Why...." but then will stop herself, and do the above.

This will apply to NBC masks, as much as it will apply to a bottle of Potassium Iodide tablets, or the series of 5gal water cans and stack of 2L bottles refilled with water and some bleach you might keep in the basement and kitchen.
She will also soon not notice how many rifles you have, nor will she care about the tubs of smokeless powder or the fact that the contents of your ammo fort of filled 50cal cans is starting to creep towards the six-figure count. When you show your rifles to a friend, she might glance over and ask "when did you get that?!" to which you shrug your shoulders, she rolls her eyes... and the line of questioning ends.

At least... that is my experience.   
You're both still new to this whole married thing. It'll come.
(The making fun of you part might never cease, though)


EDIT: And, you also have the good fortune to be able to use the line: "Well, I could be worse... I could be like Shorty!" Which might gain you some leeway whenever she thinks you've gone looney-tunes.

Edited by ShortyBP - 29 March 2010 at 9:37pm

At which point you have to be careful where you place the go-to cans.  Pull the wrong one out and half your house is suddenly on your head.