birthday presents for a boater

nobody?

Golf shoes

90's rigid mtb with slicks

Get him one of those radar systems that detects pirates

>what are things boaters want?
>For context he's already got a lifejacket, rain gear and a radio

I dunno, how about a fucking boat?

>>1086056

800mw+ UV-filtered green laser dazzler.

Fend off pirates, drunks, waterway shitters in general, signal for whatever

>>1086329
>800mw+ laser dazzler
>not 800kw+ laser blinder melter
Shiggydiggy

>>1086347

Takes 10 hours for rods & cones to permanently degrade after over-exposure to coherent radiation.

You can temporarily disable an adversary instantly with visible wavelengths. There is literally no reason to deploy directed energy weapons except as a de-escalation strategy.

>>1086351
>There is literally no reason to deploy directed energy weapons except as a de-escalation strategy.
I agree after reading this article.
https://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/misc/57jmcz.htm
Laser blinders are scary AF

>>1086056
one last cigarette and six feet of rope

>>1086351
Also, with the right amount of power, lasers can permanently blind instantly

>>1086355
>Laser blinders are scary AF

Yes. Yes they are.
They also get a whole lot scarier than anything you will have heard of;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrashort_pulse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-focusing

>>1086356
Don't forget his favorite whiskey. Last drink, smoke, a fleshlight, and a rope for when lost at sea

>>1086358
Wtf, very short time frame lasers that propogate by electromagnetic waves that has the ability to pass solids then refocuses back into light? That is some sci fi shit

>>1086408

Banned by the Geneva convention along with chemical weapons.

It is not really an effective strategy, either, because it is really very cheap and easy to issue your troops protective eyewear.

>>1086485
>because it is really very cheap and easy to issue your troops protective eyewear.
>didn't read the article
any effective protective device for lasers will effectively block visibility for the troop. It's either be blind or fight blind. Lasers are scary AF

another lifejacket

>>1086605
>any effective protective device for lasers will effectively block visibility for the troop. It's either be blind or fight blind. Lasers are scary AF
Not really. Lasers are by nature very narrow band. See laboratory protective glasses. You can block out the specific shade of green or whatever and have nearly normal vision but with a slightly weird tint.

>>1087719

The argument goes that military grade laser-blinders just get bumped up in power to defeat defensive measures, or rotated in wavelength, or both. Neither of these things take any time to develop - it's known tech - so you just do both at once and suddenly the entire visible spectrum is off-limits.

That's not necessarily a big deal. The real problem is that like with chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons civilian casualties come into play right away and things get ugly.

Bottom line is that modern military conventions avoid blinding lasers for the exact same reason that we avoid bioweapons. Efficiency isn't everything unless you've already lost.