Being a public figure in the preparedness world, I get swamped with people asking me for my recommendations on the latest and coolest cool-guy Ultra-Tacticool gear. Which night vision should I buy, what’s the best range finder, and what rifle accessories do I need top the list. While I give the best answers I canContinue reading “Low-Tech to No-Tech is The Way”
Tag Archives: Skills
Winter Preparedness
As I write this, word is coming out that NY Police are finding bodies frozen in vehicles all along the highways in areas impacted by the storm. Buffalo is finding frozen people buried in the snow. It’s a horrible tragedy, but all the more so because it was 100% avoidable. Over the weekend, we alsoContinue reading “Winter Preparedness”
Mobile Lifestyle – What is it?
A couple of weeks ago, our friends at S2 Underground posed this question: Are you prepared RIGHT NOW, to walk out the door with the gear you have and live a mobile lifestyle for the next 3-5 years? That’s a solid question, but a lot of you may not realize what we’re talking about here,Continue reading “Mobile Lifestyle – What is it?”
Establishing Daily Routines
With the chaotic pace of world events and the rampant speed of the collapse we seem to be hurtling towards, it’s easy to lose focus and miss things. As the next big headline drops, we can be so surprised by it that we forget to take basic precautions or to continue to prepare. What weContinue reading “Establishing Daily Routines”
Preparing with Kids
A few years ago, my son asked me to teach a Concealed Pistol Class to him and his friends, to meet state requirements. They were all living in a rough part of town while going to college, so I agreed. While we were at the range portion, one of the young men was using aContinue reading “Preparing with Kids”
GPS Denied Environment
The US military is rapidly working to develop new doctrine for “Operating in a GPS Denied Environment”. In other words, just as I have warned, they are worried that the Chinese have the capability to either strike the ONE ground station that controls the entire system, or to negate the satellites. With America’s over-reliance onContinue reading “GPS Denied Environment”
Skill – Entry Control Point/Traffic Control Point
In a Without Rule of Law (WROL) situation, many people will be forced from their homes by fires, riots, looters, and whatever other disasters caused the WROL situation. One of the most over-looked skill sets for dealing with this is setting up and manning an Entry Control Point or Traffic Control Point. When Nehemiah wasContinue reading “Skill – Entry Control Point/Traffic Control Point”
Basic Group Training Ideas
Whenever a mutual aid or preparedness group gets together for training, it almost always revolves around firearms skills. I wanted to take a few minutes and give some ideas for some basic things that are overlooked in a lot of group training programs. The Ultimate Tactical Handbook instructs us to train for war: It wasContinue reading “Basic Group Training Ideas”
Gray Man Tactics
Based on some of my other articles, I have had a few people either ask me what the Gray Man principle is or people give me their interpretation, which isn’t the same as mine. Ask 10 people, and you’ll get 10 different answers, but I thought I’d give my take on it here, and explainContinue reading “Gray Man Tactics”
Tactical Wisdom 