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knuckle head al this ain t the same as that we were pretty green then this ain t our first rodeo and you know it so don t go gettin all spooked on us i reach out and put a hand on al s shoulder jim s right al i add this isn t the same situation back then we had no idea who was our friend and who was our enemy and we were stabbed in the back by some folks from outside of our community a lot has washed out since then i trust you three men with my life and the lives of my family sorry about that andy says no big deal jim responds with a shrug we took care of those sobs and nobody in the entire valley has missed em it s quiet again as i watch for al s reaction he lowers his head sightly peering toward the ground for a few minutes deep in thought andy fiddles absentmindedly with his knife after a few moments al shrugs his shoulders looks up and asks so we re going to run everything from the hide no mss no mss it ll be tight but it ll make it easier on all of us one less body pulling security smaller footprint less chance of compromise more rest i reply al asks what about comms how will we run comms back to the retreat without a separate mss we ll run them out of the hide i answer al gives me a confused look i reply not to worry al i ll help you set up i ve done it that way more often than not really the only difference is instead of leaving our extra equipment and rucks with the mss we will have to build a separate hide for the rucks once we empty them no room for them in the primary hide you re not concerned we ll get df d transmitting out of the hide asked al from what we ve seen so far i don t think this bunch has the capability in this environment i m a lot more concerned we ll get scarfed up by someone out looking for some meat for dinner like jim so eloquently stated jim snorts al has been listening with a thoughtful look on his face and then abruptly replies ok i m on board good i reply any questions there are none jim this place sterilized i ask yep ready to go jim replies andy and jim up front andy take point you know the way al pick up slack let s go we ruck up and slowly leave the thicket then stop about 50 yards out to watch our back trail again while waiting we notice that the snow has completely stopped and the wind has slowed a little the clouds are thinning out i figure we have about 4 hours of daylight left we patrol back up the backside of the spur stopping about 50 yards short of the hide spot prior to occupying the hide location we set up another over watch and keep eyes on it for about 15 minutes in the event that someone moved in while we were gone if we had a larger patrol i would have left a 2 man team to maintain eyes on the site while andy and i returned to the mss to bring up the remainder of the team andy takes security while we work on hide construction per our sop we approach the tentative hide from the side opposite of the target area and will avoid moving through the target side if at all possible regardless if it would be near impossible for threat personnel to approach the front of this hide due to the cliff it would build bad work habits that could lead to future mistakes surveying the hole under the unearthed root ball we determine that we will be able to fit all four team members in it well you re right we won t have to do a bunch of diggin unless you want a full on sub surface hide jim states staring down into the hole no i reply we don t have the tools or supplies to build one we d need shovels and mattocks and pre fab roof sections i think a modified belly hide will do a little deeper than a belly hide where we can move around some and sit up occasionally and a deeper area where the observer can stay seated jim steps into the depression to locate the direction of the target and to determine the best location for the viewing aperture the rest of the hide will be situated and built around it the clouds are really lifting out jim states as he looks over the lip toward the west we re gonna have a birds eye view of the whole valley from here this is a good spot al adds looking around the cedars provide a nice dark area to work in there s very little danger of being silhouetted against the ridge behind us very good for antennas yep good piece of real estate says jim the cliff out front is a nice touch the only way anyone gets to us is from the rear or sides and we ll have plenty of warning if they try i like it i m glad you two approve now let s get to work i reply we pull all of the empty sandbags from our rucks and lay them out in a square outlining the proposed hide then due to the wind we temporarily peg ponchos around the outside of the hide to protect the area from disturbance and to catch any loose dirt taken from the hide next we remove the large twigs limbs and leaves from the ground on top of the future hide and set them aside for later use jim then uses a small pair of pruning shears to lop off the brambles and small saplings growing from the bottom of the pit we then cut any sod inside the hide boundary with e tools we carry one per 2 man team the e tools are locked at a 90 degree angle and the sod is first cut into 2 wide sections perpendicular to the hide from the center of the pit toward the sandbag boundaries when the sections are all cut length wise we set the e tools at full extension then undercut and roll the sod away from the hole onto the ponchos keeping the outside edge of the sod attached to help hold each section in place when it is rolled back out next we cut the walls of the hide perpendicular until the floor is completely flat about 24 inches deep then we cut a lip in the dirt 8 inches wide and 6 inches deep completely around the hide next to the walls most of the spoil is placed in the empty sandbags jim points out that we have enough room to excavate a sitting area for up to 2 side by side observers this area is directly behind the aperture near the right hand corner of the pit facing the target the area for the feet is about 24 inches deep below the seat the seat is about 30 inches below the lip of the hide any roots we encounter are either cut with the e tool or by plunging the 10 blade of a sportsman folding saws into the ground and cutting it loose rocks are pried out with the e tools since the heavy sod will cover about 1 to 2 of the hide roof from the edges when it is rolled back out its weight will cause the poncho roof under it to sag to support the sod we select 4 small trees place a poncho on the ground at their base to catch the sawdust then cut them as close to the ground as possible and limb them the sawdust is placed into one of the sandbags while the small limbs are cut into small sections with the pruning shears and disposed well away from the hide along with any extra soil the tree stumps are painted with a mixture of soil and water to age the cut and then covered with leaves to support the poles a filled sandbag is placed about a foot from each corner of the lip the end of each pole is then laid on a corner sandbag and the pole ends are lashed together each horizontal pole is then supported at the center by lashing it to a short vertical pole stuck into the ground we stand back and look at our handiwork while jim completes the last of the lashing he puts the weight of his body on each pole in turn and grunts his approval we now have a sturdy pole support system about a foot inside the lip completely surrounding the pit we fill the rest of the empty sandbags with a majority of the removed soil to deal with the left over soil al and i empty two of the rucks then line them with black trash bags after we work for a few minutes i notice al is shoveling a lot of soil in his ruck al you might want to take it easy with the dirt i warn him why don t we fill the rucks less trips right al replies well these are 110 liter rucks and 1 liter of dry clay weighs a little under 2 5 lbs do the math i say as i close up the bag and top flap on my ruck al stares at his ruck for a moment and then with a grunt attempts to lift it he tips the ruck back into the hole dumping a good portion ready he announces as he lifts the ruck onto his back it takes 3 trips we find an area of thick briars growing just below a small rock face there we dump it off from the top of the cliff into the thick mass below al i point out i picked this spot out to dump the dirt because these rock faces usually make good dens for timber rattlers i don t think we need to worry about anyone poking around in the briars beneath them and finding it al looks the rocky area over intently and nods i go on to add if we didn t have this slide we could look for a groundhog hole or the hole from a rotted tree stump to dump it in even better would be a large creek or river worst case we would have to scatter it over a large area while we are dumping the soil jim connects and arches 4 flexible fiberglass tent poles sections over the top of the hide and then pushes the ends into the ground on each side forming a low dome the poles are held together with internal shock cords then the overlapping poles are secured to one another with duct tape at each cross over point he snaps 2 military camouflaged ponchos together stretches them over the poles and secures them at the lip surrounding the hide with small aluminum tent stakes pushed through the grommets next he places the filled sandbags along the lip surrounding the excavation and onto the edges of the ponchos to hold them in place jim retrieves the patrol s two 4 x8 camouflaged nets tie wraps them together and drags them face down on the ground through an area behind and below the hide this will cause the net to pickup a lot of natural plant material the net is then stretched over the camouflaged ponchos and sandbags and also pegged into place last he rolls the sod back in place over the sandbags the wooden support poles and up the net about a foot we return from our dump mission in time to help camo the sod and the rest of the net with the dead fall and leaves that were saved from the pit al asks why do we use the camouflage netting isn t the camouflage poncho enough jim looks up from his work wiping his hands on his trousers as he replies well the poncho works o k at a distance but its better if you add a little depth and texture for up close the net adds that now if the sod completely covered the hide roof we wouldn t have needed the net but we would have to spend a bunch a time building a stout frame underneath to handle the weight so i reckon it s a wash another thing when that nylon poncho gets wet from rain or the sun hits it at a certain angle it ll shine like a nekid babies butt so we use the net and the leaves and twigs and such to hold down the shine interesting al replies looking closer at the netting yeah interestin jim replies opposite the aperture i dig a small entry opening below the support pole and the 2 sandbags are removed at the opening i hang the door itself which consists of a brown section of burlap with a small section of camo net sewn at the top edge it has also been garnished with natural vegetation it is then attached to the exterior net and is allowed to drape over the door opening it will be held in place from the inside with a few small rocks placed on the lower end of the flap during the day the burlap section can be rolled up inside and tied off while the net is left hanging covering the opening this will provide more ventilation the aperture is constructed next al and jim dig a wide ledge 36 wide by 12 deep slightly below ground level to accommodate 2 sandbags they will be used as a rest for the spotting scope tripod several short branches about 12 inches long are pushed into the ground about 24 apart on each side of the opening and lashed together with 550 cord next a filled sandbag is placed on either side of these branches perpendicular to the sandbags around the perimeter of the hide then several other large branches about 36 long are placed on top of the sandbags forming a top shelf the ponchos edges are pulled over the shelf sandbags placed on top to hold them into place then the sod is rolled back over the wood frame opening from the inside the small aperture opening is then cut out of the sod lastly the camo net is draped over the aperture and pegged down jim al asks why is the hole in the sod so small why don t we make it bigger like the bunker at home then we would have a wider field of view well mainly because at night if someone down there he points toward the valley below has a thermal imager then all the body heat inside this hide would cause a bigger opening to light up like a neon sign so we keep the opening just small enough to get our scope or nod lens a good view we re far enough away they won t spot a small image don t take much of a hole to see out of now during the day we can roll it open and just use the net it ll get some fresh air in and believe me we re gonna need it if were here for long we ll get mighty ripe while jim and al are busy inside spreading out a large piece of black plastic that makes up the floor covering i do a walk around the hide to look for deficiencies the hide is about 18 inches above ground level at the center and about 12 inches at the edges the south side of the hide is hard against the upturned root ball which adds to the camouflage effect with its tangled mass of roots jutting over the net the north side is partially covered by some low hanging spruce boughs i adjust and add camo here and there then i moves about 25 yards away and carefully walks around the hide looking for problems just stopping short of walking in the area facing the target i will do another check after dark when we will use a red lens light inside to test for leaks next we unload the equipment from our rucks that we will need to operate in the hide the following equipment is kept in a dry bag in the observation area our 0 60 power spotting scope one set of binoculars one set of nvgs with spare batteries blank sector sketch sheets and a small log book al places all of the communication equipment and batteries as well as the radio log soi and one time pads in a dry bag in the admin area next to the observation area we unload 1 sleeping bag it will be warm in the hide and only one will sleep at a time food is packed into another dry bag kept in the admin area other non essential equipment is kept in the rucks which are placed in rain covers then moved to a separate simple hide site an area of thick briars about 50 yards down the mountain but still within view of the man pulling security the interior of the hide is now separated into three areas observation rear security and admin sleeping area a blackout poncho is hung from the ceiling tent poles to separate the admin area from the observation area another is hung near the rear opening or rear security area no light will be used in the observation or security areas and only red light is used sparingly in the admin area one man 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