A bicycle. A bicycle is one of the most useful items you could have when travel is a challenge for almost any reason. Well maintained and squeak free of course
@@tomrobinson7817 ya, but have you ever tried to pedal an electric bike? I am far from SpecOps, and I may have to live in a situation self supported rather than go in and out quickly with support and all gear essentially disposable.
A a dutch guy I can approve. In all seriousness I think a bike is an excellent way of getting around. It let's you quickly enter an area and also carry more items such as collected water. You could also park it in a bush somewhere, trek the last mile by foot do your job and than leave the area quickly
@@DanDannyDanielleBob honestly, get a decent bike, and convert it to electric with a wheel hub motor, the motor itself ads negligible mass, and the battery can be in one of those battery bags that you can totally ditch if you have to to lose weight.
We keep a solar shower bag. Depending on the water situation you fill the bag and let it sit in the sun or you warm up some water and hang the bag and it has a hose connected. A hot shower can be a huge morale boost, I feel like a lot of people underestimate the importance of hygiene. Also have a lot of extra dog food. He alerts to anything on the property and when left with the wife becomes obnoxiously vigilant. Can’t even begin to say how valuable a good dog can be as a deterrent from the standpoint of security.
Used to live in a hurricane zone. Cash in small denominations and an emergency fund to be able to bug out and pay for temporary housing are very important.
ahhh fuck I completely forgot about that. Yeah have 100-200 dollars per system, and 1000 dollars in the house in $20 or lower denominations for exactly this. Kinda haven't really thought about it in while so I completely spaced on it
When the shit hits the fan the guns come out and everyone is armed! A group of friends and I went to help during the Houston hurricane mess and let me tell you... Everyone was armed. But the cops were cool about it and weren't asking questions. This was before constitutional carry. The community did come together and help each other out which was great to see.
Thats just houston normally, if you see any adult who isn't a college kid they're carrying, almost without exception. I used to work in Houston and it surprised me when even though we had a no concealed carry policy most people carried up to 3 guns on them with many people having shotguns under their desks; one even hid an AK in our server room. Our customers even showed their guns to us and almost every one was concealed carrying. It's the culture there, especially amongst the nicer or more industrialized portions of the city, where citizens are preyed upon.
I live in Houston. Thanks for helping. We had peoplethat we did not even know just show up and help salvage flooded homes after Harvey. Several even brought food. That was actually a huge help because if you left to get food or supplies looters would steal your tools. It's a gut check for a middle class, white collar person to be ecstatic at the site of the Red Cross food truck dropping off hot meals and cold water. We drove a boat down the main street into our subdivision the first two days after the National Guard pulled out of the area. That was about 4 or 5 days After Harvey. Even with the Guard in the area, looters had already snuck in. Days 3 and 4 we drove a SUV into the area, parked a few blocks away and waded in. It sucked. And yes, we were armed.
It can happen when you least expect it. Ten years ago in Connecticut, an early snow storm hit on Halloween. The leaves were still on the trees, the snow stuck and took down a hundred thousand trees. A good chunk of the state was without power, phone, internet or cell for a week, some for much more. ALL stores were closed. Sewer systems mere backing up. I drove 70 miles out into the country to find a working gas station. Most of the AM/FM and TV stations were off the air. One lone intercity gas station adjacent to a hospital had power but 3 hour lines and multiple gunshots over several days. It was hell and not really expected in Connecticut.
It's crazy how little preparation most people have, something as simple as a week without power during winter can be a huge wake up call. Glad we had a wood stove at the time to keep warm & cook food. My family & our few neighbors would get together & pool food to make breakfast & coffee for everyone.
I use to be so wrapped into getting into the fight with all the gucci that goes with it but, remembering back in Afghanistan when we were amber on water on food in the mountains and getting into tics how little effective we were. Being prepared with food, water, Intel, and personal infrastructure will always be one the biggest force multipliers and tactical advantages. Great series 👏
With medical stuff it really helps to know someone. No man is an island, and the longer an emergency goes on for, the more likely you are to get Oregon Trailed. Anything helps, veterinarian, pediatric nurse, emt whatever. Personal security is great, but community is where it's really at.
I live in the southeast on the coast and can't evacuate for hurricanes due to work. About 6 years ago we had a medium sized hurricane that left me without power for 4 days. It was an experiment I never wanted to conduct, but from that I found the ability to charge my phone and a battery operated fan were my most important practical needs. It also made me wary of generators, because plenty of people have generators, but they don't regularly run them, or they don't have enough gas for them. So come time when you need it they don't work, and if they do work, it's painfully obvious which house on the block has a generator because of the noise, so I've gone with a portable solar panel battery system and I'm pretty happy with. I had one particularly unsettling night sitting on my back porch eating a hot dog that was cooked over a Coleman stove with a rifle on my lap listening to gunshots all over the city. Over an hour I heard six or seven pistol shots, a couple of shotguns, and at least one supersonic rifle. I don't think there was a lot of looting or anything going on, but I think a lot of people were jittery. My house was fine besides a fence and some lawn work, but my parents house ended up with about $130,000 worth of damage, and they were out of the house for over a year while they dealt with the insurance company in the house was rebuilt/repaired. It's not sexy, but you really should go through your entire house and film everything in annoying detail. Even if you do it on your phone and save it to the cloud, that can be indispensable. The insurance company nitpicked my parents on every possible thing, and we even had to submit a photo from Thanksgiving that just happened to show the inside of their kitchen cabinets and that they weren't particle board. That sounds dumb and pedantic, but it was the difference between thousands of dollars in the estimate to replace the cabinets.
Also related to music, during my 4-day power outage hurricane extravaganza, a little AA battery operated AM/FM radio was worth its weight in gold. For the first 18 hours the radio stations basically did wall to wall call in shows so it was nice to have a sense of what was going on, and then for the next two and a half days just having some music on in the background was great and made me feel a little less crazy
for sure. That's why i have a very robust small stuff charging and power generation systems Turns out a cellphone is still a helluva tool for survival even without reception. Music Movies Photos/intel gathering. etc.
im in the southeast as well, and back in 2019 when a hurricane hit my state, i had to use my trucks battery and a dc/ac inverter to run the refrigerator. it would last about 7 hours, and id let the freezer stay col the rest of the night. id swap the batteries out in my truck the next morning and run it to charge it. i now have a simple 18w solar panel with a charge controller, and a little 300 watt inverter to charge small stuff off a car/agm battery.
gun confiscation was a big problem during Katrina. aside of the hurricane, government and their henchmen made it worse. all those people trashed their oath that participated in the gun confiscation
thats because they dont tell you about the non-criminal, legal firearm owner element murdering innocents in the street... didnt approve of such a thing either but understood why when i heard the horror stories from an ex-ranger building his own squad to deal with your average citizen shooting people in the back.
2 things: being physically fit is high on the list (the 10 mile jogg over to your friend you mentioned), and having a backup for anything concievable. Not many think about where to shit in a shutdown city for a month or so. The boring things are important too, even though they're never mentioned in Mad Max.
I was about a mile from that Utah fault you mentioned when that hit. Ruined a coworker's house. That's when I realized you might have to bug out instead of just waiting out a disaster bunkered down.
Bro I don’t know what your background music is but I totally just want to spend every moment I’m driving around where I live with it playing in the background.
I was in Japan for the 9.1 and following ~400 6.0+ aftershocks… there were less than 10 cases of looting in the entire country… back in the states now, and we are so bad about being civilized human beings to each other.
I was thinking about that. I spent some time in Japan also and it’s hard to image what event would cause them to act out like Americans do at the slightest provocation.
the culture there is something else. There's certainly bad. But when it comes to the 'togetherness' aspect there's nothing that compares. Everyone in Japan views themselves as part of the collective, and actively works towards that. I've simplified it but when I went to school and you see a 80y/o sweeping the streets at 630am to "make it clean for the workers" it really speaks to that "all in it together thing".
@@BrassFacts There are plenty of issues with Japan a country, but I never felt un safe there or in Korea. Walking around the streets of Tokyo or Seoul at 3am, hammered, and likely carrying 4-600 in cash because no one takes card… perfectly fine. Got into heated debates with yakuza at the local bars in the country side, and didn’t worry about getting shot in the parking lot. I love being an American and being back in the states… but I don’t feel safe here.
@@FieldingSmith for sure. Plenty of times of me and my bros walking around in shibuya drunk on cheap beer, petty crime is just so much lower, as is being shanked. It's a different world for sure. If the gun law and other cultural aspects didn't suck so much. I'd probably move back
Just to continue the discussion, in this scenario of natural disaster it would also be a good idea to have some kind of home based repair supplies in addition to the car repairs you mentioned. And the knowledge to shut off gas, utilities etc. Tradesmen are in super short supply and overbooked in the weeks following a disaster. Think items like tarps, nails, plywood, basic plumbing and roofing. Can also be used to reinforce fencing and build makeshift signs or continue existing fencing to maintain some kind of recognizable (at this point though still easily breached and accessible) perimeter for your neighborhood.
The one I didn’t hear mentioned was transients. The last big storm pushed everyone from NOLA East, West, and North last year. Mostly looking for gas, food, and water. Long lines, short tempers from the locals and transients. I stayed gunned up for about 2 weeks 24/7. Most Southern have some form of reciprocal carry. Lots of guns in the area. Love this series. Thanks
These are great videos that give people a much more realistic outline on what will probably happen. Like you say, alot of the stuff you need isnt sexy but you will be happy you bought it. Keep up the great videos with the specific parameters. I feel like to finalize the series or towards the end, give the people want they want. Full on RED DAWN Scenario
These kinds of POU and concept overview type videos are my favorite and you make the best ones lol. Keep up the good work. As a side note, what music do you have playing in the background of your videos?
Good work as usual. We put our solar arrays together with tamper resistant fasteners that require freaky wrenches to disassemble and we also intend to bring them inside for nights if things get 'ify'. Low energy living is a skill and requires a lot of habit changes. A surprising number of foods can be kept outside of a refrigerator that in these times of plenty most put in it. We have also found that our very well insulated (from the surface temps) root cellar stays at 45-60f all year round. A Survival Medicine Handbook and perhaps also the Ranger Medic Handbook are musts. Composting toilets work very well and don't stink the place up if done right. This may sound a bit over the top to some, but because we spent almost 6 years sailing on the Pacific we learned and used several hand and arm signals for when we couldn't hear one another. I can imagine situations were they might be useful even when we can hear one another.
I think Garand Thumb had a good concept for water collection. Scoop and Scoot with a dirty/clean bag system [filter between], so it can filter on the move and when you get back to shelter. I've heard you disdain Sawyer filters IIRC, which Garand Thumb uses in his setup instead of the filter that comes with the kit [mountain safety research] and was wondering what filter you would use for inline bag to bag gravity [or even pump] filtering?
I'll have my bag system out soon (video already done). But the short of it is. Grav/inline is great for clean water. But we get a bit complacent since American mountain water is insanely clean. But as soon as you introduce a moderate amount of sediment, I vastly prefer a pump system as you can keep muscling through it, and continue to filter.
Good stuff here. Am having a house built that will be my primary residence. I’m having the electrician install a transfer switch so I can power important equipment in the house (refrigerator, furnace fan, lights, etc…) by switching on a generator. I also have a 1000W solar generator and panels for conveniently powering less power hungry items (phones, flashlights, radios, computers) without generating noise. I have 55 gallon containers for water storage. I am still looking for a good way to filter large amounts of water when refilling the containers.
@@BrassFacts “Oof” size large meme lol, but hope you heal up! I do appreciate that the B roll is authentic, realistic, and not a “operator” fashion and dance show…
I like how much you keep driving home the importance of concealed carry pistols. I see a lot of, "if I could only have one gun" videos where the host spends 20 minutes talking about 12 gauges and Scout rifles and shit, and I just don't get the reasoning. Hell, if I could only have two guns, I'd have two Glock 19's. Concealment is crucial in all the most likely scenarios, and a pistol is still better than nothing even in all the less likely ones. I totally get that there are 2a reasons for encouraging everyone who's able to buy an AR-15 to go ahead and do so, and I 100% support that. At the same time, I'm also a huge believer in putting way more training time, ammo, and overall effort into concealed pistols than anything else.
for sure, there's a difference between being a good citizens (owning long guns) and doing what is most practical for you; being squared away with a handgun
@@BrassFacts True that, brother. Most of all I'm grateful that the whole "one gun" thing is only a thought experiment. Proud to be doing both my civic duty, and also cover my immediate practical concerns at the same time. Thanks again for the quality content!
Some excellent points about your neighbors! I'll add that you should leave assumptions behind in these situations. FEMA found that local gangs were some of the most reliable volunteers in some parts of Katrina while local "safe and respectable" neighborhoods had neighbors killing each other over bs. Stay cautious, stay armed, but keep an open mind
Top 3 underappreciated preps IMO: A vehicle that can driver over a curb. Lithium batteries. You rent all capabilities electronics offer you. When that gucci dual tube NV battery dies, you don't own shit. #rentthenight Sleeping system. Small somewhat talked about but invaluable if you have to stay somewhere for prolonged periods. Look at this past winter for example of people stranded in vehicles. Gas runs out a warm blanket, bivy, sleeping bag, ect doesn't.... unless it gets wet. Plan accordingly.
Having lived through Hurricane Katrina, I can attest it was a dry run for limited societal collapse. I’ve lived through a lot of hurricanes, but Katrina stands out for how thoroughly it shattered society from top to bottom in that metro area.
I need to mention the fact that EVEN THOUGH you may have a FULL pantry of food, good water stores, etc..it’s best to “LOOK THE PART”. Don’t “appear fat and happy”, as if you’re ACTUALLY eating 3-squares a day. The idea is to BE ok..but not ‘look’ ok.
I always disregarded the idea of a PDW because of cost until I took a serious look at the MCK2. It is now my truck gun for use with a G31 and a couple of fun sticks. Definitely worth the cost!
I've really been on the fence about one of these chassis systems. But it seems like a versatile piece of gear that adds capability in certain situations
It should be worth mentioning finding ways to either winter the water pipes in your home or keep your home warm to save the pipes. If water is still available you can turn all the spouts on to a drip. And finding methods in summer of keeping the house cool. An abandoned house in summer can heat up and damage flooring quickly.
I’ve been looking at the CAA MCK. Looks like you have one in the video. Not the CAA MCK but a competitor. Turns your handgun into a 100 to 150 yard rifle. Easy to conceal. I’m blaming you for making me buy it. Great video. Thank you.
NVG’s are pretty awesome, but because I have a large family and not don’t plan on traveling through the woods at night, I prefer thermal. Their is a lesser chance of overlooking someone in the woods or field.
Water is my main concern in any event. Living is a smallish town house/community I have food for a month or 2 but I’m really screwed if the water stops running. Only have a case of Costco water and a 3 gallon filtered water tank under the sink🥹. Have not thought out space and best solution without going too crazy.
@@BrassFacts yes, I’ve seen those for the Tub. Problem is hoping you’ll have time to fill it up, also it’s more short term (says 2-4 months “fresh”), so keeping them full isn’t ideal. But yes, it’s better than what I got RN👍.
@@derek3154 sorta, recall, even with the power down, most water systems maintain pressure for some time. A lot are also gravity assisted. So first come first server until it goes dry.
Good data. I usually use air conditioning. Maybe a roll of screen to put over the windows wouldn’t be a bad idea along with enough staples, nails and furring strips to put up ad hoc ventilation. Gets sticky here in the CT river valley.
Reasonable advice that applies to very realistic challenges… 20% preparation now, will probably cover 80% of what you will face if things go south. No fluff or fantasy, just facts…
The one element that has been present in every scenario thus far is a social network of like-minded people. Community is the ultimate response to WROL scenarios.
in mass can be done with backpack filter. but it's pretty lame and will burn out that filter in quick order. Typically you want a fullsized ceramic grav setup. But those are pretty cost prohibitive for newer preppers.
Berkey water filter, extra filter and the extra spigot. I've had mine for about 7 years now and use it every day. But it was like $300 for the biggest one.
With no water unscented baby wipes are good for cleaning up and can be found cheap. Also, I bought a 7-gallon bucket with a toilet lid that snaps on the top. its more for camping but with no water it might be nice to poop in your house and then dump the waste at your convenience instead of squatting by a tree with your pants down...
I know a lot of folks think when a natural disaster hits, it's go time to get their tac boogie commando fantasy on, but it's not. I lost my home to a hurricane back in 2003, and I was in the home when the hurricane hit. Spent the first three weeks living off of our hurricane kit, and supplies that me and a few others would drive a few counties over to grab and return back to hand out to our neighbors. (Thank god for owning a truck!) The first thing the ignorant will say about a natural disaster is looting does not happen. I can tell you they are wrong, as looting took place during the storm (When the eye was overhead) and after. Looting also happens at night, since they can pin point the people who are running gas generators. If you own a gennie, you better have the means to defend it. Running a gennie means you have a way to provide creature comforts and it means you have fuel. Another misconception is the whole lone wolf gimmick. The three neighbors we banded together with made security so much easier. My brother and I were the younins with a pick-up truck so we got elected to do supply runs, while the elder neighbors and our paraents looked out for the homes. (My dad was a combat Vietnam vet, he was in his element when shit went sideways) Do not count of local or state government to help you at all. We didn't see the national guard till week 3. Police/Sheriffs could not access many neighborhoods due to street conditions. You better be rocking a pewpew because your home just became the Alamo. Many things people over look such as are light discipline at night, self care/hygiene (I live in FL and a bad case of swamp ass and crotch rot will really crank the fubar meter to a 10), even knowing where to take a crap because Oregon Trail is 100% true when you have died from dysentery! Oh and folks, don't walk through water please... You have no idea how much shit, piss, toxic waste, oils, and other hazards are mixed into that standing water. Do yourself a favor, avoid standing water when you can. You don't want to come down with a skin fungus that makes your toes fall off or the wide spread cases of brain eating amoebas Florida has to deal with. I can continue to write pages on this topic, as I have first hand experience and it was the reason why i pursued my two degrees in the field (Disaster management). The biggest component is to do the research and come up with plans. Not just one plan, have many well thought out plans. I know life won't follow your plan, but you will be able to use elements from those plans to formulate a working plan when shit does hit. Ten mins of planning can prevent 10 hours of scrambling with your head up your ass. Just remember, when everyone is suffering and miserable, you will see how fast humanity can turn on each other.
Yep, I was lucky to get the easy mode preparedness version of what you went through. Sorta the same thing you had, but the grid was still semi-operational for some. Appreciate the comment. I bet you have a lot of stories/anecdotes from those times that the industry sorely needs
Nothing about human beings is "civilized." We perpetuate slave labor for iPhone then like asshole.... turn and blame slavery that's been banned for over 100 years in this land, for all their 1st world problems in the USA
Maybe not a stretch goal for natural disasters, but definitely stretch goal for a long term crisis is a vegetable garden. Sure if your house gets hit by a hurricane your garden is likely gone as well, but as food gets more expensive it would be nice to be able to produce your own. Hell, even considering a short term disaster, the ability to grow micro greens could help morale. Fresh food is a boon.
I'm going to try and keep this short but I could on for hours about why u need a hardware store in the barn and 10 parts trucks matching your current truck and soo on. The important thing here is you need a group and everyone has to have skills. You need the tools and equipment to do stuff like salvage a building for wire cause you need to up your power systems. How to build and design water systems the list goes on. Basically if you want to live fairly decently in the end times you need to know how to deal with every problem modern infrastructure has not made your problem anyone.
Entertainment options are really overlooked. Yeah, turning on your generator just to power your nasa grade gaming pc would be unreasonable, but have some books, dvds, in case power turns (temporarily) back on, but the internet doesn't. If you're not alone some board games would be great. Keeping some entertainment will go a long way to keep your (and your groups) moral up and the better you've prepared for a situation like this, the more downtime you're going to have
A harmonica is a pretty awesome option for a morale booster. Small, lightweight, zero batteries and still sounds pretty pleasant even if you have _zero skills_ and make crap up.
@@macgyver5108 was at a national scout camp as a teenager, and during the closing ceremony we sang auld lang syne, with no instrument except for one harmonica... fucking chills man, fucking chills
I want to talk about Health, hydration, soft self defense skills, and transportation. In this type you need your health, I feel that people should be able to walk around, fight, and labor when needed. I have labored a good portion of my life. It is never easy till you are used too it. Having weights, doing squats, and walking. Will help you be able to labor, walk, and fight if needs be. Transportation, getting from point a too point b. But you do not have the fuel to do so. A bicycle, and boat. Will be very helpful. Each person is different I for one live in a higher elevation area for my township. With 2 ponds near by. Even when it has flooded in my town. It does not flood in my area. DRINK WATER! Just owning a water bottle with a way to purify the water is important. Most hikers use the water cheap water bottles you get when you buy water. They put a filter on the end of it. And drink water pretty much right from the river, pissed in and all. I also think keeping up with soft skills really makes things easier in your day too day even with this type of situation. Altruism is a thing. The people who broke into the home looking for food, situation. Could have solved their problem with talking to the neighborhood. Trading labor for food.
Yeah VIP Latrine, Berkey filter, Cob and barrel ovens, wood and propane stoves, solar panels, fuel, and wood processing equipment might be more useful than another lpvo or nods. In the long run food generation and sourcing H20 is critical and tricky: Rain barrels, Generator and well pumps, Bison and Simple deep well pumps, Shallow well... Portable vs stationary storage ... Tractors, hoes, seeds and chickens.
Beans, Bullets, Bandaids etc batteries (energy), barter( bullion, small bills), Bible (mental psychological preparedness), booze and board games for boosting morale. Booze for adults and board games for the children.
I’m a High Voltage Lineman 37yrs and my father was to he had over 40yrs in the trade and my son is a Lineman as well Iam a veteran of 30 hurricanes and tropical storms I was at Katrina 8weeks Biloxi Mississippi And Gulfport and New Orleans It was mid evil the destruction and what man was reduced to still haunts knowing it was American soil I became a lifelong prepper and a lifelong believer in the second amendment I got one thing to say stay OUT OF FEMA CAMPS
I understand the concept of a PDW but If one was a master class shooter with a pistol in say USPA , IPDA or IPSC I see it canceling out. Pistol is less weight shoots the same round and can be good out to a very far distance.
I'll add my opinion to the conversation, I think the best way to store water is a ton of jerry cans (plastic ones are preferable), it's definitely not the cheapest method, but it gives you a ton of redundancy, allows you to easily share water to friends/family/neighbors, and allows you to throw them all in a vehicle and go refill them wherever your nearest source of water may be, and if need be bring back home to purify. Let me know if you guys have any other thoughts on what the best way to setup a water system is. I also would pair this with a custom rack that would allow you to swap jerry cans into a gravity feed/foot pump system while still giving you a decent system volume to tap into so you're not having to swap cans constantly.
Yeah they have the ones that you can get vehicle mounts for ive got 5 fuel ones mounted on my 92 chevy g20. They have the ability to the ability to be locked but i got then all running off the same key so if someone is smart enough they could take them all. But 25 gallons of gas thats a whole tank of gas and another 3 gallons. I will say the variety of ammo cans are nice its a great way to store ammo guns and the moter cans you can fit your shorter rifles or like ars you can just split the recivers and they are water proof
yep for sure, I have about 100L in my place. The ability to have a buffer, that can be topped off when able is critical The bigger the initial capacity the more you can stock up per rainstorm.
Unditching gear for your vehicle, whatever that may mean for you. Earthquake in Utah? Might need a snowshovel. Floods and mud in the south? Duck boards, cat litter, and a winch.
Thought on a compact folding stock rifle folding for that PDW situation you're explaining at the 7min mark? Is something in the AK74U size too big? AR platform probably isnt best suited to this but something that takes AR mags would. My thought is it makes sense for logistics of ammo and mags to compliment your main fighting gun but you can tuck it in a jansport backpack (under a jacket might be just too big) edit: Heavy jackey you might be able to get away with it.
11:17 I dabbled in HAM to see if I felt like getting into it, and it is not true that you are free to use HAM radio bands unlicensed for any emergency. They have criteria for what justifies a true emergency, but even so the FCC can still slap you with a fine
In the day to day normal times I agree concealed carry is the preferred/smart thing, in a shtf world a show of force and that includes having a rifle. A armed Society is a polite society, if they don’t know ur armed ur a target
I love your videos it's really questioning my views on gear and preparedness. Are there any places in Utah/surrounding area you'd recommend to get some training?
A bicycle. A bicycle is one of the most useful items you could have when travel is a challenge for almost any reason. Well maintained and squeak free of course
Spec ops has contracts with the typhoon electric bike, so I'm totally behind the idea. Bikes are a lot quieter than dirt bikes.
@@tomrobinson7817 ya, but have you ever tried to pedal an electric bike? I am far from SpecOps, and I may have to live in a situation self supported rather than go in and out quickly with support and all gear essentially disposable.
2nd on the bike. Don’t get an electric one.
A a dutch guy I can approve. In all seriousness I think a bike is an excellent way of getting around. It let's you quickly enter an area and also carry more items such as collected water. You could also park it in a bush somewhere, trek the last mile by foot do your job and than leave the area quickly
@@DanDannyDanielleBob honestly, get a decent bike, and convert it to electric with a wheel hub motor, the motor itself ads negligible mass, and the battery can be in one of those battery bags that you can totally ditch if you have to to lose weight.
Thanks for all the support recently. It means a lot.
I'll do my best to continue putting these videos out.
Thanks for all the awesome well thought out videos recently! 😂 seriously though, your channel is so damn refreshing.
Thanks to Hop for recommending! I appreciate the engineNerding-type analysis.
If you are part of the power grind that is attached to "critical infrastructure" - lucky you because you'll always have power.
Great channel and great material.
Great content man. Well thought out and interesting
We keep a solar shower bag. Depending on the water situation you fill the bag and let it sit in the sun or you warm up some water and hang the bag and it has a hose connected. A hot shower can be a huge morale boost, I feel like a lot of people underestimate the importance of hygiene.
Also have a lot of extra dog food. He alerts to anything on the property and when left with the wife becomes obnoxiously vigilant. Can’t even begin to say how valuable a good dog can be as a deterrent from the standpoint of security.
Used to live in a hurricane zone. Cash in small denominations and an emergency fund to be able to bug out and pay for temporary housing are very important.
ahhh fuck I completely forgot about that.
Yeah have 100-200 dollars per system, and 1000 dollars in the house in $20 or lower denominations for exactly this.
Kinda haven't really thought about it in while so I completely spaced on it
When the shit hits the fan the guns come out and everyone is armed! A group of friends and I went to help during the Houston hurricane mess and let me tell you... Everyone was armed. But the cops were cool about it and weren't asking questions. This was before constitutional carry. The community did come together and help each other out which was great to see.
Thats just houston normally, if you see any adult who isn't a college kid they're carrying, almost without exception. I used to work in Houston and it surprised me when even though we had a no concealed carry policy most people carried up to 3 guns on them with many people having shotguns under their desks; one even hid an AK in our server room. Our customers even showed their guns to us and almost every one was concealed carrying. It's the culture there, especially amongst the nicer or more industrialized portions of the city, where citizens are preyed upon.
i was at harvey, saw tons of shotgun's and ars, i think i was the only person carrying an ak and nobody wanted to see that thing LOL
I live in Houston. Thanks for helping. We had peoplethat we did not even know just show up and help salvage flooded homes after Harvey. Several even brought food. That was actually a huge help because if you left to get food or supplies looters would steal your tools. It's a gut check for a middle class, white collar person to be ecstatic at the site of the Red Cross food truck dropping off hot meals and cold water.
We drove a boat down the main street into our subdivision the first two days after the National Guard pulled out of the area. That was about 4 or 5 days After Harvey. Even with the Guard in the area, looters had already snuck in. Days 3 and 4 we drove a SUV into the area, parked a few blocks away and waded in. It sucked. And yes, we were armed.
Keep up the deep dives into scenario based preps, love the content 💪keep it up!
will do, part 3 already done and up on substar
there's something about open plains and rocky outcrops that I just love. Beautiful location!
yep, new location, probably going to film here for quite some time
It can happen when you least expect it. Ten years ago in Connecticut, an early snow storm hit on Halloween. The leaves were still on the trees, the snow stuck and took down a hundred thousand trees. A good chunk of the state was without power, phone, internet or cell for a week, some for much more. ALL stores were closed. Sewer systems mere backing up. I drove 70 miles out into the country to find a working gas station. Most of the AM/FM and TV stations were off the air. One lone intercity gas station adjacent to a hospital had power but 3 hour lines and multiple gunshots over several days. It was hell and not really expected in Connecticut.
And the Union electric workers turned nonunion workers from other states away…,
This content is gold. Thought experiments plant the seed. Keep it up, BF.
It's crazy how little preparation most people have, something as simple as a week without power during winter can be a huge wake up call. Glad we had a wood stove at the time to keep warm & cook food. My family & our few neighbors would get together & pool food to make breakfast & coffee for everyone.
I use to be so wrapped into getting into the fight with all the gucci that goes with it but, remembering back in Afghanistan when we were amber on water on food in the mountains and getting into tics how little effective we were. Being prepared with food, water, Intel, and personal infrastructure will always be one the biggest force multipliers and tactical advantages. Great series 👏
Night vision is expensive. Night vision is very expensive. But night vision provides a literal super-power as far as people are concerned.
With medical stuff it really helps to know someone. No man is an island, and the longer an emergency goes on for, the more likely you are to get Oregon Trailed. Anything helps, veterinarian, pediatric nurse, emt whatever. Personal security is great, but community is where it's really at.
I live in the southeast on the coast and can't evacuate for hurricanes due to work. About 6 years ago we had a medium sized hurricane that left me without power for 4 days. It was an experiment I never wanted to conduct, but from that I found the ability to charge my phone and a battery operated fan were my most important practical needs. It also made me wary of generators, because plenty of people have generators, but they don't regularly run them, or they don't have enough gas for them. So come time when you need it they don't work, and if they do work, it's painfully obvious which house on the block has a generator because of the noise, so I've gone with a portable solar panel battery system and I'm pretty happy with. I had one particularly unsettling night sitting on my back porch eating a hot dog that was cooked over a Coleman stove with a rifle on my lap listening to gunshots all over the city. Over an hour I heard six or seven pistol shots, a couple of shotguns, and at least one supersonic rifle. I don't think there was a lot of looting or anything going on, but I think a lot of people were jittery. My house was fine besides a fence and some lawn work, but my parents house ended up with about $130,000 worth of damage, and they were out of the house for over a year while they dealt with the insurance company in the house was rebuilt/repaired. It's not sexy, but you really should go through your entire house and film everything in annoying detail. Even if you do it on your phone and save it to the cloud, that can be indispensable. The insurance company nitpicked my parents on every possible thing, and we even had to submit a photo from Thanksgiving that just happened to show the inside of their kitchen cabinets and that they weren't particle board. That sounds dumb and pedantic, but it was the difference between thousands of dollars in the estimate to replace the cabinets.
Also related to music, during my 4-day power outage hurricane extravaganza, a little AA battery operated AM/FM radio was worth its weight in gold. For the first 18 hours the radio stations basically did wall to wall call in shows so it was nice to have a sense of what was going on, and then for the next two and a half days just having some music on in the background was great and made me feel a little less crazy
for sure. That's why i have a very robust small stuff charging and power generation systems
Turns out a cellphone is still a helluva tool for survival even without reception.
Music
Movies
Photos/intel gathering. etc.
im in the southeast as well, and back in 2019 when a hurricane hit my state, i had to use my trucks battery and a dc/ac inverter to run the refrigerator. it would last about 7 hours, and id let the freezer stay col the rest of the night. id swap the batteries out in my truck the next morning and run it to charge it. i now have a simple 18w solar panel with a charge controller, and a little 300 watt inverter to charge small stuff off a car/agm battery.
gun confiscation was a big problem during Katrina. aside of the hurricane, government and their henchmen made it worse. all those people trashed their oath that participated in the gun confiscation
thats because they dont tell you about the non-criminal, legal firearm owner element murdering innocents in the street...
didnt approve of such a thing either but understood why when i heard the horror stories from an ex-ranger building his own squad to deal with your average citizen shooting people in the back.
Oh well if there’s danger then the government should definitely violate the constitution.
13:46 last I checked (post Katrina) even FEMA guidelines say to have a _90 day supply_ of food and water, regardless of your locale.
2 things: being physically fit is high on the list (the 10 mile jogg over to your friend you mentioned), and having a backup for anything concievable. Not many think about where to shit in a shutdown city for a month or so. The boring things are important too, even though they're never mentioned in Mad Max.
I was about a mile from that Utah fault you mentioned when that hit. Ruined a coworker's house. That's when I realized you might have to bug out instead of just waiting out a disaster bunkered down.
This is now my favorite channel, a regular guy discussing the current state of the world and what could come. More please.
Bro I don’t know what your background music is but I totally just want to spend every moment I’m driving around where I live with it playing in the background.
search "rimworld soundtrack"
@@BrassFacts I knew that sounded familiar
@@BrassFacts Risky click of the day
I was in Japan for the 9.1 and following ~400 6.0+ aftershocks… there were less than 10 cases of looting in the entire country… back in the states now, and we are so bad about being civilized human beings to each other.
Covid just reinforced that too. Americans have a problem with a culture of detrimental selfishness.
I was thinking about that. I spent some time in Japan also and it’s hard to image what event would cause them to act out like Americans do at the slightest provocation.
the culture there is something else. There's certainly bad.
But when it comes to the 'togetherness' aspect there's nothing that compares.
Everyone in Japan views themselves as part of the collective, and actively works towards that. I've simplified it but when I went to school and you see a 80y/o sweeping the streets at 630am to "make it clean for the workers" it really speaks to that "all in it together thing".
@@BrassFacts There are plenty of issues with Japan a country, but I never felt un safe there or in Korea. Walking around the streets of Tokyo or Seoul at 3am, hammered, and likely carrying 4-600 in cash because no one takes card… perfectly fine. Got into heated debates with yakuza at the local bars in the country side, and didn’t worry about getting shot in the parking lot. I love being an American and being back in the states… but I don’t feel safe here.
@@FieldingSmith for sure. Plenty of times of me and my bros walking around in shibuya drunk on cheap beer, petty crime is just so much lower, as is being shanked. It's a different world for sure.
If the gun law and other cultural aspects didn't suck so much. I'd probably move back
Just to continue the discussion, in this scenario of natural disaster it would also be a good idea to have some kind of home based repair supplies in addition to the car repairs you mentioned. And the knowledge to shut off gas, utilities etc. Tradesmen are in super short supply and overbooked in the weeks following a disaster. Think items like tarps, nails, plywood, basic plumbing and roofing. Can also be used to reinforce fencing and build makeshift signs or continue existing fencing to maintain some kind of recognizable (at this point though still easily breached and accessible) perimeter for your neighborhood.
for sure. that's something I've left out. But probably more so out of lack of personal skill and frame of reference.
Practical, simplistic while also a considerate outlook and thoughts. I’m diggin it 🤙🏼.
The one I didn’t hear mentioned was transients. The last big storm pushed everyone from NOLA East, West, and North last year. Mostly looking for gas, food, and water. Long lines, short tempers from the locals and transients. I stayed gunned up for about 2 weeks 24/7. Most Southern have some form of reciprocal carry. Lots of guns in the area. Love this series. Thanks
These are great videos that give people a much more realistic outline on what will probably happen. Like you say, alot of the stuff you need isnt sexy but you will be happy you bought it. Keep up the great videos with the specific parameters. I feel like to finalize the series or towards the end, give the people want they want. Full on RED DAWN Scenario
These kinds of POU and concept overview type videos are my favorite and you make the best ones lol. Keep up the good work. As a side note, what music do you have playing in the background of your videos?
That's a song from a new band called "darude"
rimworld soundtrack
Really good content. Everyone focuses on the end of the world mad max, but not that awkward part of decline where things are civil still.
Good work as usual. We put our solar arrays together with tamper resistant fasteners that require freaky wrenches to disassemble and we also intend to bring them inside for nights if things get 'ify'. Low energy living is a skill and requires a lot of habit changes. A surprising number of foods can be kept outside of a refrigerator that in these times of plenty most put in it. We have also found that our very well insulated (from the surface temps) root cellar stays at 45-60f all year round. A Survival Medicine Handbook and perhaps also the Ranger Medic Handbook are musts. Composting toilets work very well and don't stink the place up if done right. This may sound a bit over the top to some, but because we spent almost 6 years sailing on the Pacific we learned and used several hand and arm signals for when we couldn't hear one another. I can imagine situations were they might be useful even when we can hear one another.
yeah, atm my solar setup is quite basic, low voltage. But hopefully i'll be able to up my solar game when I move out.
When budget garand is significantly more tactical than garand daddy…
The Rimworld music amuses me.
I think Garand Thumb had a good concept for water collection. Scoop and Scoot with a dirty/clean bag system [filter between], so it can filter on the move and when you get back to shelter. I've heard you disdain Sawyer filters IIRC, which Garand Thumb uses in his setup instead of the filter that comes with the kit [mountain safety research] and was wondering what filter you would use for inline bag to bag gravity [or even pump] filtering?
I'll have my bag system out soon (video already done).
But the short of it is. Grav/inline is great for clean water. But we get a bit complacent since American mountain water is insanely clean. But as soon as you introduce a moderate amount of sediment, I vastly prefer a pump system as you can keep muscling through it, and continue to filter.
Good stuff here. Am having a house built that will be my primary residence. I’m having the electrician install a transfer switch so I can power important equipment in the house (refrigerator, furnace fan, lights, etc…) by switching on a generator. I also have a 1000W solar generator and panels for conveniently powering less power hungry items (phones, flashlights, radios, computers) without generating noise. I have 55 gallon containers for water storage. I am still looking for a good way to filter large amounts of water when refilling the containers.
Forget about 55 gallon drums and get 300 gallon ibc totes. Do some research into them and you'll agree.
Look into RV water filters, simple and effective
the use of “spicy” is enjoyable.
spicy comment
Concealable soft armor, and if you can afford it get the shank protection! Safelife makes an enhanced threat.
6:42 the art of the tactical slide? Well done discussion BrassFacts, thank you!
thank you for noticing my slide. I cut my hand open for it :D
@@BrassFacts “Oof” size large meme lol, but hope you heal up! I do appreciate that the B roll is authentic, realistic, and not a “operator” fashion and dance show…
I like how much you keep driving home the importance of concealed carry pistols. I see a lot of, "if I could only have one gun" videos where the host spends 20 minutes talking about 12 gauges and Scout rifles and shit, and I just don't get the reasoning. Hell, if I could only have two guns, I'd have two Glock 19's. Concealment is crucial in all the most likely scenarios, and a pistol is still better than nothing even in all the less likely ones.
I totally get that there are 2a reasons for encouraging everyone who's able to buy an AR-15 to go ahead and do so, and I 100% support that. At the same time, I'm also a huge believer in putting way more training time, ammo, and overall effort into concealed pistols than anything else.
for sure, there's a difference between being a good citizens (owning long guns)
and doing what is most practical for you; being squared away with a handgun
@@BrassFacts True that, brother. Most of all I'm grateful that the whole "one gun" thing is only a thought experiment. Proud to be doing both my civic duty, and also cover my immediate practical concerns at the same time.
Thanks again for the quality content!
Some excellent points about your neighbors! I'll add that you should leave assumptions behind in these situations. FEMA found that local gangs were some of the most reliable volunteers in some parts of Katrina while local "safe and respectable" neighborhoods had neighbors killing each other over bs. Stay cautious, stay armed, but keep an open mind
I love these thought experiments you go through, keep it up!
You're the advanced knife bro of the gun world. I dig it.
Top 3 underappreciated preps IMO:
A vehicle that can driver over a curb.
Lithium batteries. You rent all capabilities electronics offer you. When that gucci dual tube NV battery dies, you don't own shit. #rentthenight
Sleeping system. Small somewhat talked about but invaluable if you have to stay somewhere for prolonged periods. Look at this past winter for example of people stranded in vehicles. Gas runs out a warm blanket, bivy, sleeping bag, ect doesn't.... unless it gets wet. Plan accordingly.
Having a backup can-opener is something I never would've thought of
Having lived through Hurricane Katrina, I can attest it was a dry run for limited societal collapse. I’ve lived through a lot of hurricanes, but Katrina stands out for how thoroughly it shattered society from top to bottom in that metro area.
These are great and all but I need a video justifying my Taurus judge/ruger 22 load out which is the best choice according to rational preps. Thanks.
@@Valorius I need to make a video about how that is the most obvious fed honeypot of all time.
that video is a national treasure
Man I'm loving this series
more to come
I need to mention the fact that EVEN THOUGH you may have a FULL pantry of food, good water stores, etc..it’s best to “LOOK THE PART”. Don’t “appear fat and happy”, as if you’re ACTUALLY eating 3-squares a day. The idea is to BE ok..but not ‘look’ ok.
Also consider an extra set of tires for your vehicle. Ready to install - ready to drive.
How dare you emulate Papa Garand thumb with that "but not by me"
I always disregarded the idea of a PDW because of cost until I took a serious look at the MCK2. It is now my truck gun for use with a G31 and a couple of fun sticks. Definitely worth the cost!
I've really been on the fence about one of these chassis systems. But it seems like a versatile piece of gear that adds capability in certain situations
It should be worth mentioning finding ways to either winter the water pipes in your home or keep your home warm to save the pipes. If water is still available you can turn all the spouts on to a drip. And finding methods in summer of keeping the house cool. An abandoned house in summer can heat up and damage flooring quickly.
That striped rifle paintjob is 🔥
Cameraman approved👍
@@striker5570 were gonna need a video on how u did that 😂
@@alwyz.packin one of these days I'll make a video of the rifle
Excellent. And thank you - you made some suggestions that I actually completely overlooked.
Love the subtle rimworld music to make you think about living in a way very different from modern life.
Another stellar segment my guy !
thanks!
Truly enjoy your channel my friend. Thanks for the content.
I’ve been looking at the CAA MCK. Looks like you have one in the video. Not the CAA MCK but a competitor. Turns your handgun into a 100 to 150 yard rifle. Easy to conceal. I’m blaming you for making me buy it. Great video. Thank you.
NVG’s are pretty awesome, but because I have a large family and not don’t plan on traveling through the woods at night, I prefer thermal. Their is a lesser chance of overlooking someone in the woods or field.
Water is my main concern in any event. Living is a smallish town house/community I have food for a month or 2 but I’m really screwed if the water stops running. Only have a case of Costco water and a 3 gallon filtered water tank under the sink🥹. Have not thought out space and best solution without going too crazy.
get more! that's a start. Get a bag that allows you to fill your bathtub with water. to act as another basin
@@BrassFacts yes, I’ve seen those for the Tub. Problem is hoping you’ll have time to fill it up, also it’s more short term (says 2-4 months “fresh”), so keeping them full isn’t ideal.
But yes, it’s better than what I got RN👍.
@@derek3154 sorta, recall, even with the power down, most water systems maintain pressure for some time. A lot are also gravity assisted. So first come first server until it goes dry.
if you have a tank style water heater, i think they have like 40 gallons of water in them.
Good data. I usually use air conditioning. Maybe a roll of screen to put over the windows wouldn’t be a bad idea along with enough staples, nails and furring strips to put up ad hoc ventilation. Gets sticky here in the CT river valley.
Air conditioning? This isn't the Air Force! ;)
@@Followme556HA! True, but I’ve done my time in air conditioning-less HMMWVs and Strykers so it’s Meat Locker City from JUN-AUG at Fort Livingroom.
@@hateferlife The last operational Stryker will be towed to the boneyard by an M113. ;)
Thanks for your service brother.
Reasonable advice that applies to very realistic challenges…
20% preparation now, will probably cover 80% of what you will face if things go south.
No fluff or fantasy, just facts…
Definitely love the look outside of weapons to stay alive. Dug both vids. I'm def informed better.
Thanks for these. Great points!
Great content man! Keep it up.
thanks
The one element that has been present in every scenario thus far is a social network of like-minded people. Community is the ultimate response to WROL scenarios.
swimming pools get ruined in hurricanes too.
Great series
Solid info man! I like that you brought up water and potential issues… What’s your go to way to purify both on the go and mass amounts at home
in mass can be done with backpack filter. but it's pretty lame and will burn out that filter in quick order.
Typically you want a fullsized ceramic grav setup. But those are pretty cost prohibitive for newer preppers.
Berkey water filter, extra filter and the extra spigot. I've had mine for about 7 years now and use it every day. But it was like $300 for the biggest one.
With no water unscented baby wipes are good for cleaning up and can be found cheap. Also, I bought a 7-gallon bucket with a toilet lid that snaps on the top. its more for camping but with no water it might be nice to poop in your house and then dump the waste at your convenience instead of squatting by a tree with your pants down...
Hey, I agree.
I know a lot of folks think when a natural disaster hits, it's go time to get their tac boogie commando fantasy on, but it's not. I lost my home to a hurricane back in 2003, and I was in the home when the hurricane hit. Spent the first three weeks living off of our hurricane kit, and supplies that me and a few others would drive a few counties over to grab and return back to hand out to our neighbors. (Thank god for owning a truck!) The first thing the ignorant will say about a natural disaster is looting does not happen. I can tell you they are wrong, as looting took place during the storm (When the eye was overhead) and after. Looting also happens at night, since they can pin point the people who are running gas generators. If you own a gennie, you better have the means to defend it. Running a gennie means you have a way to provide creature comforts and it means you have fuel. Another misconception is the whole lone wolf gimmick. The three neighbors we banded together with made security so much easier. My brother and I were the younins with a pick-up truck so we got elected to do supply runs, while the elder neighbors and our paraents looked out for the homes. (My dad was a combat Vietnam vet, he was in his element when shit went sideways) Do not count of local or state government to help you at all. We didn't see the national guard till week 3. Police/Sheriffs could not access many neighborhoods due to street conditions. You better be rocking a pewpew because your home just became the Alamo. Many things people over look such as are light discipline at night, self care/hygiene (I live in FL and a bad case of swamp ass and crotch rot will really crank the fubar meter to a 10), even knowing where to take a crap because Oregon Trail is 100% true when you have died from dysentery! Oh and folks, don't walk through water please... You have no idea how much shit, piss, toxic waste, oils, and other hazards are mixed into that standing water. Do yourself a favor, avoid standing water when you can. You don't want to come down with a skin fungus that makes your toes fall off or the wide spread cases of brain eating amoebas Florida has to deal with.
I can continue to write pages on this topic, as I have first hand experience and it was the reason why i pursued my two degrees in the field (Disaster management). The biggest component is to do the research and come up with plans. Not just one plan, have many well thought out plans. I know life won't follow your plan, but you will be able to use elements from those plans to formulate a working plan when shit does hit. Ten mins of planning can prevent 10 hours of scrambling with your head up your ass. Just remember, when everyone is suffering and miserable, you will see how fast humanity can turn on each other.
Yep, I was lucky to get the easy mode preparedness version of what you went through.
Sorta the same thing you had, but the grid was still semi-operational for some.
Appreciate the comment. I bet you have a lot of stories/anecdotes from those times that the industry sorely needs
"we know civilisation will return"
What if it takes 300 years
Nothing about human beings is "civilized." We perpetuate slave labor for iPhone then like asshole.... turn and blame slavery that's been banned for over 100 years in this land, for all their 1st world problems in the USA
by then your bones will be rotten, so i doubt you care.
World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones
@@bernardbarr2354 there will not be enough humans left for any world war after nr. 3
The rimworld music is perfect for this subject.
Maybe not a stretch goal for natural disasters, but definitely stretch goal for a long term crisis is a vegetable garden. Sure if your house gets hit by a hurricane your garden is likely gone as well, but as food gets more expensive it would be nice to be able to produce your own. Hell, even considering a short term disaster, the ability to grow micro greens could help morale. Fresh food is a boon.
eventually yeah. part 4!
Ready rig & a raider 👌🏻
"And then you and the boys suit up in 10,000 of drip gear, nods and execute them at 2:00 AM" 😂😂😂
I'm going to try and keep this short but I could on for hours about why u need a hardware store in the barn and 10 parts trucks matching your current truck and soo on. The important thing here is you need a group and everyone has to have skills. You need the tools and equipment to do stuff like salvage a building for wire cause you need to up your power systems. How to build and design water systems the list goes on. Basically if you want to live fairly decently in the end times you need to know how to deal with every problem modern infrastructure has not made your problem anyone.
Entertainment options are really overlooked. Yeah, turning on your generator just to power your nasa grade gaming pc would be unreasonable, but have some books, dvds, in case power turns (temporarily) back on, but the internet doesn't. If you're not alone some board games would be great. Keeping some entertainment will go a long way to keep your (and your groups) moral up and the better you've prepared for a situation like this, the more downtime you're going to have
A harmonica is a pretty awesome option for a morale booster. Small, lightweight, zero batteries and still sounds pretty pleasant even if you have _zero skills_ and make crap up.
@@macgyver5108 was at a national scout camp as a teenager, and during the closing ceremony we sang auld lang syne, with no instrument except for one harmonica... fucking chills man, fucking chills
I want to talk about Health, hydration, soft self defense skills, and transportation.
In this type you need your health, I feel that people should be able to walk around, fight, and labor when needed. I have labored a good portion of my life. It is never easy till you are used too it. Having weights, doing squats, and walking. Will help you be able to labor, walk, and fight if needs be.
Transportation, getting from point a too point b. But you do not have the fuel to do so. A bicycle, and boat. Will be very helpful. Each person is different I for one live in a higher elevation area for my township. With 2 ponds near by. Even when it has flooded in my town. It does not flood in my area.
DRINK WATER! Just owning a water bottle with a way to purify the water is important. Most hikers use the water cheap water bottles you get when you buy water. They put a filter on the end of it. And drink water pretty much right from the river, pissed in and all.
I also think keeping up with soft skills really makes things easier in your day too day even with this type of situation. Altruism is a thing. The people who broke into the home looking for food, situation. Could have solved their problem with talking to the neighborhood. Trading labor for food.
Yeah VIP Latrine, Berkey filter, Cob and barrel ovens, wood and propane stoves, solar panels, fuel, and wood processing equipment might be more useful than another lpvo or nods. In the long run food generation and sourcing H20 is critical and tricky: Rain barrels, Generator and well pumps, Bison and Simple deep well pumps, Shallow well... Portable vs stationary storage ... Tractors, hoes, seeds and chickens.
Beans, Bullets, Bandaids etc batteries (energy), barter( bullion, small bills), Bible (mental psychological preparedness), booze and board games for boosting morale. Booze for adults and board games for the children.
I’m a High Voltage Lineman 37yrs and my father was to he had over 40yrs in the trade and my son is a Lineman as well Iam a veteran of 30 hurricanes and tropical storms I was at Katrina 8weeks Biloxi Mississippi And Gulfport and New Orleans
It was mid evil the destruction and what man was reduced to still haunts knowing it was American soil
I became a lifelong prepper and a lifelong believer in the second amendment I got one thing to say stay OUT OF FEMA CAMPS
id love to hear a back and forth with you and the fieldcraft survival guys that would be interesting
I might take a class with them. They're local to me; so it'd be a good time.
@@BrassFacts that definitely sounds like it would be an great experience
I think you nailed it!
Keep up the videos. Thanks!
I understand the concept of a PDW but If one was a master class shooter with a pistol in say USPA , IPDA or IPSC I see it canceling out. Pistol is less weight shoots the same round and can be good out to a very far distance.
Same. I'd rather use the money to buy a pdw and buy ammo to train at only 50+ yards
yeah but like... who is a master class shooter? that's a very small percent of the demographic that watches my videos.
Most people don’t even shoot their Guns too
I'll add my opinion to the conversation, I think the best way to store water is a ton of jerry cans (plastic ones are preferable), it's definitely not the cheapest method, but it gives you a ton of redundancy, allows you to easily share water to friends/family/neighbors, and allows you to throw them all in a vehicle and go refill them wherever your nearest source of water may be, and if need be bring back home to purify. Let me know if you guys have any other thoughts on what the best way to setup a water system is. I also would pair this with a custom rack that would allow you to swap jerry cans into a gravity feed/foot pump system while still giving you a decent system volume to tap into so you're not having to swap cans constantly.
Yeah they have the ones that you can get vehicle mounts for ive got 5 fuel ones mounted on my 92 chevy g20. They have the ability to the ability to be locked but i got then all running off the same key so if someone is smart enough they could take them all. But 25 gallons of gas thats a whole tank of gas and another 3 gallons. I will say the variety of ammo cans are nice its a great way to store ammo guns and the moter cans you can fit your shorter rifles or like ars you can just split the recivers and they are water proof
yep for sure, I have about 100L in my place. The ability to have a buffer, that can be topped off when able is critical
The bigger the initial capacity the more you can stock up per rainstorm.
@@BrassFacts Have you been training your rain dance?
Rig up a rain water catch system from your home gutters. Can be used for lawn and garden or SHTF. Probably have to filter for consumption.
Unditching gear for your vehicle, whatever that may mean for you. Earthquake in Utah? Might need a snowshovel. Floods and mud in the south? Duck boards, cat litter, and a winch.
great video brother. keep it up!
I need to get better with my pistol. I bought some extra mags. My friendly local gun store has monthly classes so that is where I'll start
Thought on a compact folding stock rifle folding for that PDW situation you're explaining at the 7min mark? Is something in the AK74U size too big? AR platform probably isnt best suited to this but something that takes AR mags would. My thought is it makes sense for logistics of ammo and mags to compliment your main fighting gun but you can tuck it in a jansport backpack (under a jacket might be just too big)
edit: Heavy jackey you might be able to get away with it.
Might be too big and heavy.
to big. 15" OAL or less seems to be the sweet spot
@@bernardbarr2354 Not too heavy specially with a good sling
@@BrassFacts im right at the 17.5-18in mark folded
with what I have in mind
It's a shame flux raiders are so hard to come by.
11:17 I dabbled in HAM to see if I felt like getting into it, and it is not true that you are free to use HAM radio bands unlicensed for any emergency. They have criteria for what justifies a true emergency, but even so the FCC can still slap you with a fine
Good stuff 👌.
Hey… I agree!
Dude where do you live? (general area) Looks amazing! I would guess Wyoming or Utah. I need that much land
Scratch that question, you mentioned it literally 10 seconds after posting my previous comment haha
He says it in the video
I could be totally wrong, but is that music from the game RimWorld? Seriously sounded like it lol.
Water for cleaning beer for drinking
In the day to day normal times I agree concealed carry is the preferred/smart thing, in a shtf world a show of force and that includes having a rifle. A armed Society is a polite society, if they don’t know ur armed ur a target
I love your videos it's really questioning my views on gear and preparedness. Are there any places in Utah/surrounding area you'd recommend to get some training?
fieldcraftsurvival
Elcans... You can never have enough... O wait I could buy a years worth of food for one you say?
Good stuff