I must say, for a fella whose blog is, nominally, not a ‘preparedness’ blog, once in a while Joel hits it outta the park with this simple-but-profound line:
“…I have a strict policy of never leaving my porch unless I’m ready to go to war.“
Now, for context, Joel lives in the lonely desert and in this case he was talking about the risks posed to him and his dog by bold coyotes. But…there’s some good sense in that statement, especially if your anticipated threat is more than just a bunch of tweaker-lookin’ dogs. (Or, as someone once opined, “coyotes look like German Shepherds on heroin”.)
I commented that my similar policy is that I don’t leave my house without the gear necessary to either fight my way back to it, or to abandon it. And, broadly, thats true. When I leave for work every morning I have my Bag O’ Tricks which covers a pretty wide range of possibilities. I also have a good bit of gear (including a thundertoy or three) stashed in my truck. And, finally, I’ve a carbine and plate carrier discreetly tucked away next to my desk at work. Power failure, road closures, civil unrest, earthquake, whatever….if I’m away from my house, odds are I’ve got the gear handy to enable me to either get back to my house or to survive away from it.
I’m pretty sure that by just about anyone’s standards that might appear a bit extreme, but thats the lifestyle I’ve chosen and it makes me….calmer. The odds of me ever having to Omega Man my way from my workplace to my houseplace are virtually none, and I know that…but thats still a more-than-zero chance. On the other hand, it is orders of magnitude more likely that I will be caught away from my house when here’s a power outage or some other event that precludes the normal ease-of-travel.
Give you an example…back in ’97 a bunch of tanker cars derailed at the town of Alberton, about 30 miles down the road, and the folks there had about the same experience as Chernobyl evacuees. It’s not impossible that a hazardous chemical spill of some type, accidental or purposeful, will shut off my ability to return to my house. Thus, I need to be able to function with whatever resources I have with me or that I can count on at other locations.
And it could be something other than a chemical spill. Police activity, civil unrest, a plane crash, earthquake, gas leak, bridge collapse, etc….all are reasonably possible events that would inhibit my ability to return.
When I leave my house, it’s not necessarily ‘prepared for war’ but it is prepared to not return for a few days at least. In a time of crisis, my house is, for now, the safest place for me to be. It may not always be that way, but for now thats the way it is. It’s the boat that keeps me afloat in the sea of uncertainty. Why would I want to take my chances away from it if I didnt have to..Never get out of the boat.
You do you, of course. What works for me (or that I think works for me) may not be something that you think works for you. But I feel that being prepared every time I leave the house to not come back gives me options. I like having options.
If I lived in your area, I would keep some NBC gear in my truck along with an inexpensive radiation detector.
I bet your AO research has the HAZMAT areas and likely wind patterns figured out as so you can reroute properly.
Do you have a HAZMAT App on your phone for notifications? My buddy has one because his drive from work to home has several areas of possible concern.
Not like I trust the “Adults in charge” to notify me properly and in a timely manner of such errors.
Again. Location, location, location. Having to roll out of your domicile with tactical gear and head on a swivel like a beard boy operator just for your daily wage cuck job or box store forays is indicative of an undesirable zip code. Being in >any< proximity to a rail line route through or around your "neigborhood", is a failure awaiting a near certain occurance. Concur with having options, or a plan, however a harder lift option to accomplish is emplacing yourself in a gooder location that ensures your porch and outer hamlet area is far away, and far removed from those forced upon you necessary daily tactical activities. The flow chart taped to your wall with all of those martial preparedness and contingencies tasks or strategies will be much different, and streamlined down if you dwell in an area void of elected or installed trans mental defectives representatives. Follow the Remus Doctorine, avoid crowds.
Stay frosty whever the hell you may dwell.
…Not everyone is in a position to move, and NO WAR is WON by RETREATING… Think of it; give the loony Left all the places they’ve taken control of. They get ALL the SEAPORTS; ALL of the COASTLINE, for that matter. You’re sitting there in Idaho or Appalachia… completely cut off from EVERYTHING you need. YOU LOSE.
…MAKE your stand WHERE you stand!
Americanstasi.com /
nothing else matters if one does not grasp the intelligence control, of everything, yes everything. Surveillance is already your neighbors, and will knee cap you or take malefactors off the game board at any time it desires. Standing anywhere and being stoic is cool and all, but you, your location, etc are already dialed in like coordinates for a call for fire mission. Realities on the ground kind of trumps (ha, see how that worked for orange fella) folk’s aspirations and quaint belief systems. Stay frosty during one’s own resistance.
Oh; and if every “political refugee” moved to YOUR town, chances are it wouldn’t be “gooder” for long… Exhibit A: California…
I remember back when the Rodney King L.A. riots had occurred right after the acquittal, one of my then bosses first question for me was “are you packing ?” We both kind of chuckled, but if I had been pressed, a Marlin 30/30 lever carbine was in my truck’s pickup saddle blanket benchseat scabbard along with a few boxes of ammunition. My location has a predominant Blue hue (about 85%) because of high Hispanic population but pretty conservative family oriented.
Nothing wrong with taking precautions.
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“The odds of me ever having to Omega Man my way from my workplace to my houseplace are virtually none”
*salutes* for the Charlton Heston reference.
I’m a 5-minute drive from my workplace (12 minute bike ride) so I’m not too worried about making my way back home if something goes sideways.
A lot can happen in 5 minutes’ driving distance.
…Just ask Reginald Denny!
When we did ranch security on the Mexican border, there was a sign on the small gate that let you enter the larger ranch from the small house yard:
“Going out this gate doesn’t mean you’re coming back.
Only what you do out there can do that.”
Hey, not part of this topic but what happened to Western Rifle Shooters Association website? Any idea? TY as always.
WordPress or whomever in chain of web hosting blocked their wrongthink, as even this vanilla location will be as well, eventually. Coldfury was linking or hosting and carrying it lately, as Pete works on it. This will occur more often, first amendment? Yeah o.k. boomers, keep on believing. Stay frosty
Still there https://coldfury.com/WRSA/WRSA-WP/
TY !!
When your reliable Deplorables websites all start going dark, it’s approaching Sporky Time.