One thing we must come to grips with is we humans haven't lasted as long as we have by being weak physically or mentally. Violence is just a fact of living with and among other humans and animals. We are civilized to a point but people still commit violent acts against each other today, so we should be willing to combat that violence if it forced upon us. During a time of collapse or wrol violence will become even more prevalent and accepted. The key to survival in any potential violent situation is to avoid conflict at all cost, but if we cannot avoid it then we should be prepared to match or even supercede the violence pushed on us.
@@LUVDOGS1954 Thank you for stopping by the channel. I think television glorifies a heroic death because it makes us feel emotions, especially men. But the cemeteries all around the world are full of heroes. If the goal is to survive through the day so you can hug your daughter goodnight, then staying out of the line of fire is top priority.
When I go to any populated area, I take the following ... 1. Glock and extra extra mags(10 mags) 2 ar 15 binary trigger(20 mags) 3 12 ga shot gun 100rds 4 vest chest rig and plates 5 ar chambered in 300 win mag 6 thermal scope Drone Medical Food/water Lc1 Alice pack tent camp stuff Maps compas Knife Force entry tools lock pick set Glass cutter And coms
No bravado, no machismo, good advice. Was in the Marines infantry 80s and still train/ practice with a former Ranger Vietnam vet. You kept it real thanks. The hard reality, if you have to use overwhelming force, if avoidable refrain. We are not duty bound or military at this time. Surviving means staying alive.
@@MultiOhioman Exactly right. A glorious hero's death makes for good emotional scenes in movies. Real life survival is something totally different though.
Very good advice! It’s always best to avoid confrontation. Being an older female, and having a way of protection same as yours, some of those parts have been replaced by titanium. Reason being, is I’m not as strong as I used to be. Something to remember as we age (our bodies change). I pray we never have to experience these things, but it’s good to be aware of what’s going on, and be prepared. In all the many years I’ve legally carried, I’ve never once been put in a position to even reach for protection. Stay safe!
@@KatInTheNorth Exactly. Everybody has our physical differences, but carrying can be the great equalizer. The nuclear plants I'm discussing have never been physically attacked before, but that doesn't stop them from going through all of this in preparation for the possibility of it. There's something we can all learn from that. Take care.
I just wanted to add that the lone wolf still needs a MAG to survive. Relationships of trust will become the most valuable commodity in the coming years.
In reality, in the animal kingdom specifically, lone animals don't last long in the wild, especially predatorial animals, they always run in packs and not only that the pack takes care of each other, works together, strategizes together and weeds out the weakest of the pack. Humans should take notes from pack animals.
During the rhodesian war, they kept capturing ak with the iron sight set at 1000m. When they finally captured some orcs, it turned out they thought that the rear elevation knob war a power level switch. They scholarly explained to the rhodesian army dudes that positioning the rear sight elevation knob of the ak at the number 10 would increase the firepower of the gun. While I understand professionnals with sunday range conditions can consistently hit stuff at 100 ft, in shtf field conditions, with shtf ammo, shtf guns, shtf maintenances, shtf loss of expertise, shtf illiteracy, most gunfight occuring a medium to long distance between irregular paramilitary groups will just devolves into a pissing contest more than anything else. Having medium to long distance marksmanship will make you somewhat overpowered in many situations.
@@aryafeydakin I can't disagree with that. If I were ever forced to engage an adversary, I would prefer it to be at a distance I'm more comfortable with than they are.
Everyone should read the book “One Second After” by William Forschen. Very detailed SHTF scenario involving a hypothetical EMP strike. Really brings up a lot of things that need to be thought about.
Dude, you are living the dream. Thanks for the sensible advice In today world and maybe more so in tomorrow's it makes sense to avoid crowds, avoid flying if possible and avoid associating with crazy people.
Excellent advice and right on point. Thank you for dispelling some of the myths, while giving people the knowledge that will enable them to survive. Hopefully all who hear your words of wisdom will take them to heart. Godspeed.
30 years ago, the father of a girl I was dating told me the same thing. Said during the late 60s the world seemed to be coming apart at the seams. He considered stockpiling weapons and food and all the standard survivalist go-tos. As he thought through the scenarios, he said he realized that no matter what you stored up, somebody could always take it away from you. There will always be someone with more or bigger guns. Even if you are a warlord in your own right, there will be a bigger one or a coalition of smaller ones that can defeat you. He realized the only thing they cant' take is skills. So he became a boiler/HVAC tech. He said no matter who took over in any post-apocalypse scenario, they would still need people who knew how to run the systems. If you did your job and didn't make waves, they'd at least let you live and treat you well enough to be able to do the job. His SHTF never came of course, but he got a good solid career out of the decision.
@@Liberty_Tree Just the name kill zone sounds like a place you don't wanna be. I have a prison guard friend that was attacked on a catwalk. He rolled himself off and took the hard fall to the lower floor. A fall from that height isn't ideal either, but he knew he'd be dead if he stayed where he was for long.
if you're not scaving then you're "homesteading" growing food and setup in a single location leaving yourself vulnerable to am,bush. if you don't have food ,water and am,mo then you're forced to go out scaving leaving yourself vulnerable to am,bush. after 3 months most people are out of food and are forced to go out scaving. after the first 6 months of shtf 80% of people are scaving to get by. going on the offensive is going to be the only way to get by which means you have to have an exchange of lead eventually. is there any other options?
very true of a rural situation where rural type people are concerned. they are all about being alone anyway. but not so true of suburban and inner city folks who choose to live in close proximity to others and have learned how to or are more capable of existing together peacefuly and working together during times of great stress. imho.
@fableslayer in an inner city situation how do people know who's trustworthy and who's waiting for an opportune time to steal or worse? back in the 70's people knew their neighbors but these days not so much
@@jimdandy3823 When hunger sets in people will turn on you in a skinny minute. Be ever ready for anything. No Bull! My true friends can be counted on one hand.
Avoid hostile contact. Break contact as quickly as possible, with immediate and overwhelming violence if necessary, should contact occur, but like you said, chances of survival are random.
Looks like I’m a member of the deleted comment club. I was saying that thing you talked about in the beginning sounded fun as H E double hockey sticks. RUclips sucks a pack of hotdogs
@@FatGuyinaLittleWoods Oh yeah, you would definitely enjoy those drills. They did lower the fun factor with excessive safety precautions and listening to everyone complain about coming in on their day off. Despite that, I always looked forward to what I could learn from the experience. And yeah, I'm really not appreciating how the Giggle Corp is stifling us having harmless conversation.
@@OldManLife50s I appreciate the kind words and look forward to your input on things. Just took a quick gander at your channel and it looks like there's info there I'd be interested in. Will have to watch when I've got time in the evening.
I still have ringing in my ears from that dang vest. Everything in the military was a cluster. The army guys got air force to be their punching bag with paint balls. They got beat badly. Don't mess with old guys.
This is great advice. I hope we never end up in a true SHTF situation, because it won't be fun like some people think it would be. But it's best to know how to navigate something like that, just in case. Same reason we wear our seatbelts, and have insurance, or food storage. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. Any books you recommend?? I've read the Ranger handbook, but no other books on tactics. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.🇺🇸🦅👊💪
in the event of a total societal collapse you'd be lucky to survive 3 months. if you did make it a few months to a year you'd most likely be wishing you didn't. Despite modern society seeming so restrictive and draining this would give you a whole new perspective on pain and suffering. Instead of bills taxes and bosses controlling your life and looming over you, death would be.
@@americanpatriot6918 I'm right with you in hoping we never need to use this information. I can talk all day about books as my survival library has become ridiculously large over the last couple decades. As far as combat tactics, I feel most of the military training is better suited for that organization and their logistics than for the average prepper. I do love the military's sniper training manual though. There's excellent info about field skills and mission planning in there. Besides that, I would be looking for information on guerilla tactics and unconventional warfare. Robert Greene's book The 33 Strategies of War is great for bigger picture thinking. As are his other books on the laws of power, seduction and mastery. A short easy read on small unit planning is The Defence of Duffer's Drift. For survival, my most important books are Edible Wild Plants Volumes 1 + 2 by John Kallas and Nature's Garden, Forager's Harvest and Incredible Wild Edibles by Samuel Thayer. For survival gardening The Resilient Gardener by Carol Deppe, Landrace Gardening by Joseph Lofthouse and The Lost Art of Potato Breeding by Rebsie Fairholm. For survival livestock The Small Scale Poultry Flock by Harvey Ussery, Fresh-Air Poultry Houses by Prince T. Woods and Top-Bar Beekeeping by Crowder and Harrell (both book and dvd are excellent.) There is also a playlist on my channel titled Homesteading Book Recommendations where I have taken an inside look at some of these books and will keep doing more of them that make it into my hall of fame.
very good sober talk, subscribed for more. would be interested in hearing how you would deal with a checkpoint or suspiciously obstructed road -- something I think could be a fairly plausible scenario. let's say you're travelling to your safe location at a time of turmoil. you've been driving on an empty road with no turn-offs for a while, just a typical two lane road with forest on each side. suddenly, you spot a checkpoint up ahead being visibly manned by armed people OR some fallen trees and couple of cars that look like they crashed into each other obstructing the road. turning back to find a way around would burn fuel you don't have to spare. in either case, you don't know if this is something set up by local residents who are decent people and are just worried about marauders coming into their community or if it is a trap/block set up by marauders. a common variant of this scenario would be either a clear checkpoint or suspicious blockage on a bridge that you have no real alternative but to cross to get to your destination.
@@jimmydigriz362 Thanks man. That's a really good video idea and I greatly appreciate you mentioning it. Just added it to my short list of video ideas and will get to it as soon as I get the chance. Travel would certainly be very tricky during times like you describe.
Great video! Thank you for sharing with us. How can you afford to be a hermit? How do hermits make a living? Just curious in general. Hope it doesn't come off as nosey. Thank you for feedback.
@@Mongoose-ct6us Thanks for the kind words. I stayed well within my means and saved a lot while at the job I speak of. Now I can get by off of life savings. That is made significantly easier by having paid off my land debt free and being off-grid without any utility bills. Allows one to live surprisingly cheaply. I can't speak for any other hermits. We're not a group that meets up to chat with each other too often.
@@TheBackwoodsHermit Hermit Mike Hunt here 😉, Mongoose it's your debt slave job that keeps you poor when you live by their criminal rules and fleecing.
NTC baby Ft Irwin California. Out in the middle of the Mojave desert . My dad was stationed there for 3 yrs . Many of companies came to participate in the war games with the “opsfor “ russians . That was the good ol days
@@NeoStoicism The sniper training manual contains info on field skills and mission planning. Besides that, I would read deeper into guerilla tactics and unconventional warfare.
@@BrandiLeeOutdoors I'm not surprised. It'd be nice if they could at least notify you that your comment was removed for whatever dumb reason they give. Letting people think that their comments are making it through, though, is super shady on their part.
Miles gear and rhe instructors had a lazer tag gun so if you done something stupid he would beam you and your miles gears was loudly beeping, 19 delta cav scout recon. Was a blast literally.
@@hankrichardson9057 It is good fun for sure. We used miles for most of my career and then eventually moved into saab. Both are excellent training systems that I wish were cheaper for the average person to get their hands on.
@TheBackwoodsHermit absolutely, that might be an idea for an x military dude to come up with a civilian version that would match the range of the military grade stuff.
@hankrichardson9057 For sure. With how accessible technology has become to the masses, I'd like to think someone could develop similar quality gear at a reasonable price point.
Good video, Steve. Thanks for your down-to-earth perspective. I'm careful how I respond so you can actually see my comment, lol. If you weren't on YT's radar system, you are now. 😂
@@AlasBabylon1 Absolutely. The video says I have noticeably more comments than are shown to me. I'm guessing a number of people were just mentioning the importance of self defense and got removed without even knowing it. It was a little difficult to make this one carefully trying to select each word as I'm talking. We could offer much more useful information if we didn't have to skirt around everything.
I disagree. The cult of "Personal Responsibility!" (TM) says that anything bad that happens to you is your own fault. That's just regurgitated protestant work ethic. You can be the victim of some outrageously bad fortune. The local fascist militia leaders says he wants to buy your daughter. Disaster burns destroys your home. Local instability forces you to try and get out of town. Etc.
Good to know you've been using Nostradamus' globe to read future. You're wrong though! Even one EMP bomb on the East Coast, and shit has them become SHTF. Computer systems down. Distribution of food and goods down. Within days, people are running out of food, can't get medicine, etc. Should it happen during winter, people will begin to freeze to death. The first six months there will be death toll numbers that will boggle your minds. And if you really think as you've blurted out, you'll more than likely be one of those who croak during that first six months.
You go ahead and rest on that ‘knowledge’ my friend. I hope you’re right. And I hope you’re prepared if/when you turn out to be wrong. It’s not a waste of time to be prepared and stay vigilant. Even if the day never comes. God bless.
One thing we must come to grips with is we humans haven't lasted as long as we have by being weak physically or mentally. Violence is just a fact of living with and among other humans and animals. We are civilized to a point but people still commit violent acts against each other today, so we should be willing to combat that violence if it forced upon us. During a time of collapse or wrol violence will become even more prevalent and accepted. The key to survival in any potential violent situation is to avoid conflict at all cost, but if we cannot avoid it then we should be prepared to match or even supercede the violence pushed on us.
@@Brett235 Perfectly said.
@@TheBackwoodsHermitFry the brain by John west is a good read 🧠
when people have Nothing to Lose, they lose it
Some are just more violent than others!
Yes sir, the first rule of a gunfight is not "bring a gun", it is "don't get hit". Yes, stay away from crowds. Now subscribed, thank you.
@@LUVDOGS1954 Thank you for stopping by the channel. I think television glorifies a heroic death because it makes us feel emotions, especially men. But the cemeteries all around the world are full of heroes. If the goal is to survive through the day so you can hug your daughter goodnight, then staying out of the line of fire is top priority.
@@TheBackwoodsHermit Another response I posted just was deleted, and it was not at all controversial.
@@LUVDOGS1954 Unfortunately, that happens a lot. Makes me wonder how many insightful comments people are making that I never get to even see.
I live in the country. Just going to a large city is “a dangerous situation” to me.
@@annalorree Absolutely. Take care out there.
When I go to any populated area, I take the following ...
1. Glock and extra extra mags(10 mags)
2 ar 15 binary trigger(20 mags)
3 12 ga shot gun 100rds
4 vest chest rig and plates
5 ar chambered in 300 win mag
6 thermal scope
Drone
Medical
Food/water
Lc1 Alice pack tent camp stuff
Maps compas
Knife
Force entry tools lock pick set Glass cutter
And coms
No bravado, no machismo, good advice. Was in the Marines infantry 80s and still train/ practice with a former Ranger Vietnam vet. You kept it real thanks. The hard reality, if you have to use overwhelming force, if avoidable refrain. We are not duty bound or military at this time. Surviving means staying alive.
@@MultiOhioman Exactly right. A glorious hero's death makes for good emotional scenes in movies. Real life survival is something totally different though.
Very good advice! It’s always best to avoid confrontation. Being an older female, and having a way of protection same as yours, some of those parts have been replaced by titanium. Reason being, is I’m not as strong as I used to be. Something to remember as we age (our bodies change). I pray we never have to experience these things, but it’s good to be aware of what’s going on, and be prepared. In all the many years I’ve legally carried, I’ve never once been put in a position to even reach for protection. Stay safe!
@@KatInTheNorth Exactly. Everybody has our physical differences, but carrying can be the great equalizer. The nuclear plants I'm discussing have never been physically attacked before, but that doesn't stop them from going through all of this in preparation for the possibility of it. There's something we can all learn from that. Take care.
Stumbled onto this channel. Some really great wisdom here...thanks
@@seanmiley6294 Thanks for stopping by and glad you found value in it.
I just wanted to add that the lone wolf still needs a MAG to survive. Relationships of trust will become the most valuable commodity in the coming years.
@@ChooseFreedom-o1e I agree completely with that.
In reality, in the animal kingdom specifically, lone animals don't last long in the wild, especially predatorial animals, they always run in packs and not only that the pack takes care of each other, works together, strategizes together and weeds out the weakest of the pack. Humans should take notes from pack animals.
@@Brett235 Well said.
@Brett235 tell that to a Maneater tiger that specializes in taking down humans
Thanks so much for sharing your lived experiences. I appreciate this in helping me be more prepared 👍
@@AlmostOffGridGrandmacre-zs5eu I'm very happy that you found the information to be helpful.
During the rhodesian war, they kept capturing ak with the iron sight set at 1000m. When they finally captured some orcs, it turned out they thought that the rear elevation knob war a power level switch. They scholarly explained to the rhodesian army dudes that positioning the rear sight elevation knob of the ak at the number 10 would increase the firepower of the gun.
While I understand professionnals with sunday range conditions can consistently hit stuff at 100 ft, in shtf field conditions, with shtf ammo, shtf guns, shtf maintenances, shtf loss of expertise, shtf illiteracy, most gunfight occuring a medium to long distance between irregular paramilitary groups will just devolves into a pissing contest more than anything else.
Having medium to long distance marksmanship will make you somewhat overpowered in many situations.
@@aryafeydakin I can't disagree with that. If I were ever forced to engage an adversary, I would prefer it to be at a distance I'm more comfortable with than they are.
Everyone should read the book “One Second After” by William Forschen. Very detailed SHTF scenario involving a hypothetical EMP strike. Really brings up a lot of things that need to be thought about.
@@Ghostrider-71 Agreed. That book was really excellent.
@ there are 2 more books in the series…….”One Year After” and “The Final Day”.
Dude, you are living the dream.
Thanks for the sensible advice
In today world and maybe more so in tomorrow's it makes sense to avoid crowds, avoid flying if possible and avoid associating with crazy people.
@@johnndavis7647 I absolutely love it out here. Completely agree that we need to be very choosy in where to place ourselves.
2.5 0Z Sabre Red Pepper Spray Gel 🙄 for most close quarter ambushes kept me alive on the streets
Excellent advice and right on point. Thank you for dispelling some of the myths, while giving people the knowledge that will enable them to survive. Hopefully all who hear your words of wisdom will take them to heart. Godspeed.
@@N_t_begin Thank you. Have a wonderful week.
Having a critical skill is going to do more for anyone than anything you can ever own. Mechanics, doctors, vets, carpenters, blacksmiths, etc.
30 years ago, the father of a girl I was dating told me the same thing. Said during the late 60s the world seemed to be coming apart at the seams. He considered stockpiling weapons and food and all the standard survivalist go-tos.
As he thought through the scenarios, he said he realized that no matter what you stored up, somebody could always take it away from you. There will always be someone with more or bigger guns. Even if you are a warlord in your own right, there will be a bigger one or a coalition of smaller ones that can defeat you.
He realized the only thing they cant' take is skills. So he became a boiler/HVAC tech. He said no matter who took over in any post-apocalypse scenario, they would still need people who knew how to run the systems. If you did your job and didn't make waves, they'd at least let you live and treat you well enough to be able to do the job.
His SHTF never came of course, but he got a good solid career out of the decision.
A good mindset. Good advice.
Charging an ambush is actually the defensive tactic of the infantry caught in the kill zone.
@@Liberty_Tree Just the name kill zone sounds like a place you don't wanna be. I have a prison guard friend that was attacked on a catwalk. He rolled himself off and took the hard fall to the lower floor. A fall from that height isn't ideal either, but he knew he'd be dead if he stayed where he was for long.
I like the way you present realistic information, keep it up dude. We need it.
@@JonesActual Thank you very much for the encouraging words. It's my hope that my experiences and thoughts can be of some use to others.
Very good video. You are a smart and sober gentleman who gives excellent advice.
@@DanielKennedy-x6h That's very kind of you to say. Very glad you enjoyed the talk.
Thank you , happy new year
@@worldbestkarlkarlstorm Happy New Year to you as well!
if you're not scaving then you're "homesteading" growing food and setup in a single location leaving yourself vulnerable to am,bush. if you don't have food ,water and am,mo then you're forced to go out scaving leaving yourself vulnerable to am,bush. after 3 months most people are out of food and are forced to go out scaving. after the first 6 months of shtf 80% of people are scaving to get by. going on the offensive is going to be the only way to get by which means you have to have an exchange of lead eventually. is there any other options?
very true of a rural situation where rural type people are concerned. they are all about being alone anyway. but not so true of suburban and inner city folks who choose to live in close proximity to others and have learned how to or are more capable of existing together peacefuly and working together during times of great stress. imho.
@fableslayer in an inner city situation how do people know who's trustworthy and who's waiting for an opportune time to steal or worse? back in the 70's people knew their neighbors but these days not so much
@@jimdandy3823 When hunger sets in people will turn on you in a skinny minute. Be ever ready for anything. No Bull! My true friends can be counted on one hand.
Avoid hostile contact. Break contact as quickly as possible, with immediate and overwhelming violence if necessary, should contact occur, but like you said, chances of survival are random.
Looks like I’m a member of the deleted comment club.
I was saying that thing you talked about in the beginning sounded fun as H E double hockey sticks.
RUclips sucks a pack of hotdogs
@@FatGuyinaLittleWoods Oh yeah, you would definitely enjoy those drills. They did lower the fun factor with excessive safety precautions and listening to everyone complain about coming in on their day off. Despite that, I always looked forward to what I could learn from the experience.
And yeah, I'm really not appreciating how the Giggle Corp is stifling us having harmless conversation.
@ we’re going to have to create a new language or comment in dots and dashes
The scavengers who say, "You loot we shoot." are nothing but bandits who want to be warlords.
Blanks don't have same recoil as real live loads; you need live fire training at target to build muscle memory under stress too.
@@redfoot69 Very true.
Solid advice. New sub here. Thank you for this common sense talk
@@OldManLife50s I appreciate the kind words and look forward to your input on things. Just took a quick gander at your channel and it looks like there's info there I'd be interested in. Will have to watch when I've got time in the evening.
well dang finally common sense on RUclips great video well said avoid the fight when ever possible...
@@subdawg1331 Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the kind words.
I still have ringing in my ears from that dang vest. Everything in the military was a cluster. The army guys got air force to be their punching bag with paint balls. They got beat badly. Don't mess with old guys.
This is great advice. I hope we never end up in a true SHTF situation, because it won't be fun like some people think it would be. But it's best to know how to navigate something like that, just in case. Same reason we wear our seatbelts, and have insurance, or food storage. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. Any books you recommend?? I've read the Ranger handbook, but no other books on tactics. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.🇺🇸🦅👊💪
With today's crowd and the need for drama, I'm afraid they're going to bring the shit to our door just for dramas sake ! Stay frosty 👍
in the event of a total societal collapse you'd be lucky to survive 3 months. if you did make it a few months to a year you'd most likely be wishing you didn't. Despite modern society seeming so restrictive and draining this would give you a whole new perspective on pain and suffering. Instead of bills taxes and bosses controlling your life and looming over you, death would be.
@@americanpatriot6918 I'm right with you in hoping we never need to use this information. I can talk all day about books as my survival library has become ridiculously large over the last couple decades. As far as combat tactics, I feel most of the military training is better suited for that organization and their logistics than for the average prepper. I do love the military's sniper training manual though. There's excellent info about field skills and mission planning in there. Besides that, I would be looking for information on guerilla tactics and unconventional warfare. Robert Greene's book The 33 Strategies of War is great for bigger picture thinking. As are his other books on the laws of power, seduction and mastery. A short easy read on small unit planning is The Defence of Duffer's Drift.
For survival, my most important books are Edible Wild Plants Volumes 1 + 2 by John Kallas and Nature's Garden, Forager's Harvest and Incredible Wild Edibles by Samuel Thayer.
For survival gardening The Resilient Gardener by Carol Deppe, Landrace Gardening by Joseph Lofthouse and The Lost Art of Potato Breeding by Rebsie Fairholm.
For survival livestock The Small Scale Poultry Flock by Harvey Ussery, Fresh-Air Poultry Houses by Prince T. Woods and Top-Bar Beekeeping by Crowder and Harrell (both book and dvd are excellent.)
There is also a playlist on my channel titled Homesteading Book Recommendations where I have taken an inside look at some of these books and will keep doing more of them that make it into my hall of fame.
very good sober talk, subscribed for more.
would be interested in hearing how you would deal with a checkpoint or suspiciously obstructed road -- something I think could be a fairly plausible scenario.
let's say you're travelling to your safe location at a time of turmoil. you've been driving on an empty road with no turn-offs for a while, just a typical two lane road with forest on each side. suddenly, you spot a checkpoint up ahead being visibly manned by armed people OR some fallen trees and couple of cars that look like they crashed into each other obstructing the road. turning back to find a way around would burn fuel you don't have to spare.
in either case, you don't know if this is something set up by local residents who are decent people and are just worried about marauders coming into their community or if it is a trap/block set up by marauders.
a common variant of this scenario would be either a clear checkpoint or suspicious blockage on a bridge that you have no real alternative but to cross to get to your destination.
@@jimmydigriz362 Thanks man. That's a really good video idea and I greatly appreciate you mentioning it. Just added it to my short list of video ideas and will get to it as soon as I get the chance. Travel would certainly be very tricky during times like you describe.
Well said brother! New sub here.
@@ww2guy88 I appreciate it. Hope you find value in my future videos as well.
@TheBackwoodsHermit I'll stay tuned.
Fatal funnel? Im not risking my life stepping out of cover. CYA! Cover your ass!
Great video! Thank you for sharing with us. How can you afford to be a hermit? How do hermits make a living? Just curious in general. Hope it doesn't come off as nosey. Thank you for feedback.
@@Mongoose-ct6us Thanks for the kind words. I stayed well within my means and saved a lot while at the job I speak of. Now I can get by off of life savings. That is made significantly easier by having paid off my land debt free and being off-grid without any utility bills. Allows one to live surprisingly cheaply. I can't speak for any other hermits. We're not a group that meets up to chat with each other too often.
@@TheBackwoodsHermit Hermit Mike Hunt here 😉, Mongoose it's your debt slave job that keeps you poor when you live by their criminal rules and fleecing.
@@Mongoose-ct6us see my comment via Newest, or not.
Good info thanks
@@TonyNelson-e3z You're welcome. Thank you for stopping by the channel.
@04:29 Absolute truth, know from personal experience.
Great Information.
@@mj2801 Thanks man. Glad you enjoyed it.
NTC baby Ft Irwin California. Out in the middle of the Mojave desert . My dad was stationed there for 3 yrs . Many of companies came to participate in the war games with the “opsfor “ russians . That was the good ol days
Listen to this man.
@@Crustymarine Thank you for stopping by to watch.
is there a military manual that goes more in depth regarding the ambush predator aspect of things
@@NeoStoicism The sniper training manual contains info on field skills and mission planning. Besides that, I would read deeper into guerilla tactics and unconventional warfare.
Well spoken buddy !!
@@ericwitt4586 Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
My comment disappeared.. maybe AI is taking a closer look at our comment.... 🧐👀
@@BrandiLeeOutdoors I'm not surprised. It'd be nice if they could at least notify you that your comment was removed for whatever dumb reason they give. Letting people think that their comments are making it through, though, is super shady on their part.
@@TheBackwoodsHermit At least 50% of what gets said never sees the light of day. It has no relation to the content of the comment itself.
You know what helps too play paintball for 11 years you can't Dodge a paintball pellet just the same as you can't dodge a bullet
I loved playing paintball. I would come home bruised and covered in paint. My wife thought that I was nuts.
Miles gear and rhe instructors had a lazer tag gun so if you done something stupid he would beam you and your miles gears was loudly beeping, 19 delta cav scout recon. Was a blast literally.
@@hankrichardson9057 It is good fun for sure. We used miles for most of my career and then eventually moved into saab. Both are excellent training systems that I wish were cheaper for the average person to get their hands on.
@TheBackwoodsHermit absolutely, that might be an idea for an x military dude to come up with a civilian version that would match the range of the military grade stuff.
@hankrichardson9057 For sure. With how accessible technology has become to the masses, I'd like to think someone could develop similar quality gear at a reasonable price point.
Good video, Steve. Thanks for your down-to-earth perspective. I'm careful how I respond so you can actually see my comment, lol. If you weren't on YT's radar system, you are now. 😂
@@AlasBabylon1 Absolutely. The video says I have noticeably more comments than are shown to me. I'm guessing a number of people were just mentioning the importance of self defense and got removed without even knowing it. It was a little difficult to make this one carefully trying to select each word as I'm talking. We could offer much more useful information if we didn't have to skirt around everything.
Got me too
If you have to scavenge, it means you don't deserve a thing because you failed to equip your own.
I disagree. The cult of "Personal Responsibility!" (TM) says that anything bad that happens to you is your own fault. That's just regurgitated protestant work ethic. You can be the victim of some outrageously bad fortune.
The local fascist militia leaders says he wants to buy your daughter. Disaster burns destroys your home. Local instability forces you to try and get out of town. Etc.
Not everyone can afford to stockpile or may just not be in the position to do so.
@ everyone can prepare but few care to.
Haha I remember Cabrini Green and that story. Such a 💩 hole
Nothing is going to happen on a massive level anytime soon. Atleast not in the next 20 years
Good to know you've been using Nostradamus' globe to read future. You're wrong though! Even one EMP bomb on the East Coast, and shit has them become SHTF. Computer systems down. Distribution of food and goods down. Within days, people are running out of food, can't get medicine, etc. Should it happen during winter, people will begin to freeze to death. The first six months there will be death toll numbers that will boggle your minds. And if you really think as you've blurted out, you'll more than likely be one of those who croak during that first six months.
@@D0TELL You saying that will surely relieve everyone's worries now.
You go ahead and rest on that ‘knowledge’ my friend. I hope you’re right. And I hope you’re prepared if/when you turn out to be wrong. It’s not a waste of time to be prepared and stay vigilant. Even if the day never comes.
God bless.
@XoScottXo It's an excuse people tell themselves. Doom and gloom. #mentalillness
@TheBackwoodsHermit Probably not. There's a lot of mental illness in the world.
great video and sharing . sub done.
@officialMarkeq Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.