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    (sigh) YES, necro-ing... but the subject is one not all that well addressed, unless you lot's SHTF clothes are woven steel or knitted adamantium.

    No? Thought not.

    I'm not a fan of velcro on clothes. Most of my work pants are cut along the same lines as old-style BDU pants, and instead of buttons on the cargo pockets... Ayup, you guessed it, 3/4" squares of dear-lord-this-is-cheapass velcro.

    Sooo...

    Went on the bay, heaven help me, and got an order of this:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/271761797107...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

    I've been slowly reworking them, speeded up slightly by the fact that this cheap-cro doesn't last very long. And reordered another batch for a more desperate time.

    Back in my Army days, under Reagen, one of our platoon sgts showed us an easy peasy cheat to get the buttons in the right place... Of all things, a drop of Superglue, then sew the hell out of the button. As hard as the water was at some of the southern posts, SG would not last all that long.

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    I carry two or three needles, wrapped in thread, in all of my match cases.

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    looking at their tools while posting pictures of mine.
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    Cool

    I keep 3 needles & about 10 feet of thread in each of our cars GHB, along with a tube of superglue, and various other goodies. I'm going to try that trick the next time I need to see on a button. Thanks for the tip.

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    I do believe steel or adamantium skivvies might get hot or cold depending on where you live. And I already replaced all the Velcro on my uniform. Wore out in the first month
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