I've been quiet lately because of back-to-back trips training exercises at Fort Stewart and Fort Rucker. In addition to that, I acquired a viral illness from work that has been making the rounds in the community.
All the while I've been away or out of it, the world has continued it's march toward whatever oblivion awaits, whether it be war, economic disasters, societal collapse, etc. Donald Trump is being accused of whatever flavor of treason the democrats can cook up, white people are still the scapegoat of everything, brown refugees are flooding into white countries and raping and killing the people who helped get them there. I step aside for a bit, and the world that was aflame is still burning just the same when I come back.
So I pays to remember what you can do in the face of all of that, that will actually have a positive effect when it eventually comes to a region or community near you.
Grow your own food. Hunt and fish. Collect your own water. Rainwater doesn't require a ton of work to make drinkable.
Homeschool your kids. If you've got the curriculum, the time and the effort, they'll come out ahead of their peers and they'll get to skip the progressive-globalist brainwashing.
Get to know your neighbors. Then get to know your neighborhood. Then get to know the next neighborhoods. Then your town. You need to know where your friends are, as well as your enemies. When the balloon goes up, is your neighbor going to call you and ask about initiating the defense plan? Are they going to knock on your door asking for food? Are they going to report you to the local police for having those scary "assault weapons"?
Learn skills. Do your own yardwork, vehicle maintenance, home repairs, assist family and friends with their own stuff. You're going to need to know how to fix that pipe or replace those brakes.
Go back to school for a trade. You may not need to do a full career change, especially if you've already got a job that provides monetary security (for now), but a new skill set could save you. How valuable could it be post SHTF when you've got a little bit of recent EMT experience? EMT school is like, one semester. A lot of community colleges have free or cheap skill classes like woodworking.
Invest in tools. Every man should have a hammer, several sets of pliers, vice grips, set of wrenches, set of screwdrivers, socket set, tape measure, drill or impact driver, circular saw, at least a couple of heavy duty extension cords, and so on. A good set of tools is more valuable than the money you pay for them. A "Saws-All" is great to have too.
You need guns, and not just a few. You need what I call a "set", which is a set of guns that pretty much lets you handle whatever situation comes up. You'll need a .22 rifle or some other type of small varmint rifle. I'm not going to nitpick about semi-auto vs bolt. Just get a little varmint rifle. A Savage bolt action in .22LR or a Ruger 10/22 is fine. Next is a 12 gauge shotgun. Something like a Mossberg 500 or a Remington 870 is fine, but there is massive market of 12 gauge shotguns out there. You could substitute a 20 gauge or a .410 if you really want, but that's not going to cover everything a 12 gauge can. Next is a fight pistol. That's something that'll let you defend yourself from other people. I don't personally have use for a revolver or a sub-compact semi-auto (low ammo capacity). A fighting pistol is something I can carry and have some larger capacity. I carry a Glock 19. You can figure out what's best for you. Now you need a fighting rifle. AR, AK, FAL, Mini-14, M1A, etc. Lastly is a long range bolt action. Everything from a Remington 700 to a Mosin 91/30 will suffice, so long as you can hit a man-sized (read "deer sized") target out to, say, 200 yards. I know plenty of you will gripe about me not requiring a 2 inch group at 400 yards, but I'm not talking to you. I'm talking to someone who may not even own one of these weapons yet.
Buy ammo. Buy a lot of it. I have four digits of rounds and I'm running short. WAY short. Especially on 5.56/.223.
Oh, and when you get up in the morning, make your bed. Not to go all Dr. Jordan Peterson on you, but it makes a difference.
That is all, for now.
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