Escape And Evade Tools
Earleen Muffley
The SPIE (Special Purpose Insertion Extraction) Kit is our solution for the tools needed during an Escape and Evasion (E&E) or a Home Invasion Scenario to escape from illegal restraint. It includes 13 tools that enable you to pick and bypass locks, defeat illegal restraint and even navigate your way home.
While we carry other small entry tools that can be stored covertly, the SPIE Kit is purpose-built to be carried overtly in a pocket and hide in plain sight, just as the most popular breath mints would.
Escaping illegal restraint is heavily advocated here at ITS Tactical and as long as Zip Ties and Handcuffs can be purchased by anyone off-the-shelf from Army-Navy stores or a host of resources online, the prepared citizen needs to have access to these tools to escape potential illegal restraint.
Escape and Evasion tools are designed to aid in the removal of restraints, assist in evading capture, open locks, navigate and be able to covertly signal your location. This all must be done in a very small package and in some cases hidden within other objects.
hese tools are to be used for illegal detainment and to evade capture in life threatening situations. The improper use of these tools will get you a face full of pepper spray in the back of a squad car. For those of you who are deciding that you wish to follow in the footsteps of Houdini understand that being an Escape artist is a performance. Yes it can be dangerous but restraints are often manipulated. When Houdini would be challenged to remove a pair of handcuffs he would often say that one pair was not enough. He would then cover his arms with his restraints and place the challenge pair furter up his arm. Having large forearms, once Houdidni had removed his own collection of handcuffs he would just have to slide off the challenge pair from his larger forearm over his thinner wrist and hands. But he could also untie knots with his toes and traveled with a steamer trunk full of just keys. The guy was equipped with options, having options is the key to Escape and Evasion.
Its great that you can replace the tools once removed. I purchased knowing full well that this takes PRACTICE. But once you get it down it is second nature. Using a short chain to attach the tag from a belt loop inside the back of your pants provides many opportunities to escape from cuffs, zip ties, duct tape, etc. If you use this against restraints applied legally you are asking for a lot of additional trouble, but in these uncertain times, its not just law enforcement who can restrain you. Highly recommended if you have common sense.
SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) kits are designed to provide you with everything you need to escape, evade and survive. A SERE kit can include essential survival and navigational items such a small compasses, and tools for evasion and escape, such as lock pick sets, handcuff keys, and compact wire saws. With a SERE kit, you'll have peace of mind knowing that you're prepared for any survival situation. Be ready to escape, evade and survive in any emergency situation.
Yes, many people will say a knife is ideal and they would be correct. However, even the smallest pocketknife has some bulk, and if searched, it would surely be taken away. Individual razor blades or box cutter-style blades are both extremely flat and easy to hide on the body.
They could be in a front pants pocket and completely overlooked even if searched. Additionally, they can be stuck (with double-sided tape) to the inner side of your belt, under the cushions in your footwear, or slid down one of your socks. What makes these blades exceptional is their cutting power. They will slice through cordage and tape in seconds without loud noise or excessive effort. Hide several on your persons in case your primary is discovered.
Padlocks, deadbolts, or basic stock door locks can stand in your way to freedom. Carrying a lock pick kit can help you overcome the barriers and help you escape. These days, lock picks can be found in very compact packages that can be easily carried on your body. Some lockpicking kits fit inside a footprint no larger than an average credit card. Some of these tools being magnetic, easily removable, and replaceable onto their metal base.
Personal GPS devices can be used to send a signal to friends, family, and the authorities if you are abducted. The smaller, the better because your captors are less likely to find them. Some units come in the form of watches or pendants and may go unnoticed.
Shaving brushes, Ping-Pong paddles, and cribbage boards were loaded with miniature tools, maps, and cash and then sent to PoW camps in Germany, Italy, and beyond. The tools allowed the Allies to escape while the money and maps helped them avoid being recaptured.
These WWII grenades were designed to emulate the size, shape, and feel of a baseball on the assumption that American soldiers would instinctively be able to accurately throw a grenade modeled on the great American pastime.
The WWII T-13 was an experimental grenade developed by the American OSS and nicknamed the Beano. Once thrown, a length of nylon string unwound until it pulled the arming pin, priming the grenade to detonate upon impact with a hard surface. Several thousand Beano Grenades were shipped to Europe during WWII. US soldiers used them during the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 but the grenades were recalled and taken out of service after several of them prematurely detonated and killed US troops. Beano Grenades were ordered destroyed and files pertaining to the weapon were classified, making them a rare and highly prized artifact.
The Swinger comb compass is well suited for concealment. It is molded into a black Bakelite comb. To retrieve the compass, the comb must be snapped in half. Agents would then tie the compass to a string and float it in water to get their bearings.
Hidden in a suitcase, this portable radio station was used by British intelligence services in WWII. Powered by battery, mains, or even a bicycle generator, it was used in the field to exchange coded messages with spymasters back in London.
During World War II, private citizens from France and Belgium created and financed escape and evasion lines as early as 1940 to help Allied soldiers and airmen stranded or shot down behind enemy lines evade capture by the German occupiers of western Europe.[1] Britain's MI9 Evasion and Escape ("E&E") organization began to help the escape lines once the British realized they could be effective. Led by World War I veteran Colonel (later Brigadier) Norman Crockatt,[2] MI9 were formed to train air crew and Special Forces in evading enemy troops following bail-out, forced landings, or being cut off behind enemy lines. A training school was established in London, and officers and instructors from MI9 also began visiting operational air bases, providing local training to air crews unable to be detached from their duties to attend formal courses. MI9 went on to devise a multitude of evasion and escape tools; These tools included overt items to aid immediate evasion after bailing out and covert items for use to aid escape following capture which were hidden within uniforms and personal items (concealed compasses, silk and tissue maps, etc.).
Once the United States entered the war in 1941, MI9 staff traveled to Washington, D.C., to discuss their now mature E&E training, devices, and proven results with the United States Army Air Forces ("USAAF"). As a result, the United States initiated their own Evasion and Escape organization, known as MIS-X, based at Fort Hunt, Virginia.
There were also several unofficial private "clubs" created during World War II by British and American pilots who had escaped from German forces during the war and returned to friendly lines. One such club was the "Late Arrivals' Club". This strictly nonmilitary club had a flying boot which was worn under the left collar of a uniform as its identifying symbol.
USAAF General Curtis LeMay realized that it was cheaper and more effective to train aircrews in Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape techniques than to have them lost in the arctic (or ocean) or languishing (or lost) in enemy hands. Thus, he supported the establishment of formal SERE training at several bases/locations (from July 1942 to May 1944) hosting the 336th Bombardment Group (now the 336th Training Group), including a small program for Cold Weather Survival at Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Station Namao in Edmonton, Alberta where American, British, and Canadian B29 aircrews received basic survival training. In 1945, a consolidated survival training center was initiated at Fort Carson, Colorado, under the 3904th Training Squadron, and, in 1947, the Arctic Indoctrination Survival School (colloquially known as "the Cool School") opened at Marks Air Force Base in Nome, Alaska.
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