Evacuation Centers

Ive been watching some u tube vids re car and truck crashes. The part that is interesting is the closeness of dwellings in most towns and cities, and I cringe when I see high rise buildings with many people presumably in them. What hope have they got WTSHTF ?

Putting myself in their place, they have nowhere to go, probably little or no backup food or energy supply, water, waste disposal and so on. Do they realize it ?

Perhaps after TSHTF, those nasty types who have nothing and expect others to provide for them using force to make it happen, will eventually die out, leaving the rest of us alone. Perhaps they will concentrate on town dwellers and by the time they get to us, we will be even more better prepared to meet them. Hence safety in being many km from a town, with a means of self defense, supply's and basic need meeting equipment.

Has any one else scouted around their retreat to determine the best place to sit and wait ? Obviously, a unobstructed view is the ideal, with shelter. Ive built a series of small sheds, for the farm animals to stay in if they want, in several strategic places.

Anyone else had a think about the surveillance aspect of their survival preps ? How long do you think you may need to be extra vigilant for ? A week, month, year ? It will probably mean sleeping during the day, leaving the surveillance to others during that period, and observing at night, which is usually when the nefarious types want to strike out.

If you get some IR NV gear, get used to using it at night. Visually things are totally different as its not in real colors, B & W or various colors according to heat radiance, so it takes a bit of effort to interpret what you are seeing, or even to walk around without falling over. Carrying a rifle makes it even more difficult and dangerous. It can also be useful during the day, especially for a camouflaged person. You can't hide !! My gear is supposed to be able to function for 20 hours on one charge, but a spare battery is a must. I opted for a monocular, with a homemade adapter for heads up and a rifle scope fitting, although they do not recommend this one for use on a rifle due to recoil, a .22 doesn't have much recoil and when paired with a decent scope, makes a pretty awesome weapon.

Get your troops to help you by acting as a baddie and getting used to how a person looks vs a kangaroo or similar. From a distance, both could look similar and you need to be able to interpret what you are seeing quickly in a grid down situation.

I am also surprised that the powers that be haven't banned IR nite vision gear, its a game changer technology. Like they do for anything that has a prepping use.




In this choking atmosphere of toxic hubris, self-righteousness, indignation, entitlement and resentment, humility is for losers, prudence is for losers, caution is for losers, skeptical inquiry is for losers.

Good point, the first thing such a force will do is confiscate the weapons from private peoples. They know where they all are, locked in a cabinet, whose got them, compulsory licensing, and they will simply take them, leaving most defenseless.





Nobody watches you harder than the people that don’t like you. Give them a show.

I hope that animal shed has some ballistic protection (like sand bags) because as soon as you confront the bad guys you may get some incoming rounds.

When I owned that 1250 acre block on the NSW/QLD border I went into the local rural trader and checked out his ammo cabinet. Heaps of 7.62 x 39 on the shelf, made me think a lot of the local boys had kept their skk’s and sks during the buyback. Rural raiders will be fairly well armed. I wouldn’t want to confront a thief carrying a Russian or Chinese assault rifle and a torch unless I was behind cover rather than concealment.