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Post by grumble on Nov 1, 2016 19:51:42 GMT 10
The concept of lone wolf vs a group is a operational quandary that has been discussed and argued and rehashed and rehashed just as much as AR vs AK , 5.56X45 vs 7.62x39 or .308 vs 5.56
The key thing is I don't think it really matters you either survive or you don't sh*t happens to everyone even well trained and skilled people A bumbling fool could end up living longer then a skilled bushman it only takes one thing you cant come back from for it to be game over
In my time of working in remote places and working in heavy industry I have seen plenty of random events mess up people that you would never of thought could have it happen to
Hell I seen a old ringer get thrown from his well trained horse and break his neck simply cause who the hell knows the horse went stupid pig rooted and tossed him on his neck
once when I was kicking back in base camp getting ready to turn in for the night I put my hand on a scorpion it didn't kill me but it wasn't nice either
My point is it doesn't matter who you are or how good you think you are even if you are some kind of super survivalist the grim reaper will still have the final say
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Post by grumble on Oct 26, 2016 19:27:43 GMT 10
I think a bit differently on this subject, as i know of folk who do well alone, and just get lost out bush and really dont like interaction with others much. Having been in another country also where people are poor i remember one indian fella telling me they just dig up some casava when they are hungry, which grows all over the place there. They live simple and humble. Under pieces of tin with no electricity or amenities, do a bit of fishing and sit on their thatched mat quiet all day alone. A lot of the scenarios of lone wolf here seem to imply being hunted down, or that huge amounts of bush will be covered looking for people, and that might be, but what if it isnt that scenario? Living in the bush with a knowledge of the flora and fauna etc you can survive, ive seen it, mongoose, bat and eel hunting, this plant for medicines and this plant for foods, picking up mangos in season from trees along the river, digging up edible roots, banana's, and fishing for small fish in the rivers under rocks, ive had the pleasure of being taken and seen how a people live. Lone wolf is not a threatening strategy to me, and if the right scenario occurs where they arent being actively hunted and or found where lots of people arent, then it would fit. For myself, with the family i am more of a protector, i dont have a choice and i wouldnt want it any other way. I would prefer to be of help to others, as sometimes i find myself worrying about how others are as i currently look over a number of people to ensure they are doing ok. Still, so much more to do from my side to have my BOL setup ready for 'some' scenarios. I dont think anyone can prepare for everything, there's a flaw somewhere thats for sure. The problem is though Token and as you well know like I do in ideal situations things are good but even if no one is actively hunting you down and resource's are rich the chance of survival of a lone wolf are still less over long term
Most animals know this as well which is why they seek out packs to be members of even lone wolves
It only takes a simple slip when you are searching for food and with no one to back you up things go from good to desperate or fatal very quickly this is the price of being a lone wolf
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Post by grumble on Oct 26, 2016 18:32:52 GMT 10
its horses for courses the lone wolf that is stealthy will always have an advantage in a short term situation but the longer it goes on for the greater the odds against the lone wolfs survival start to mount up and the harder their survival becomes
think about it for a second in a total collapse of civilisation resources are not going to magically respawn in houses and abandoned buildings once its gone its gone so that means in some way you will have to either farm , hunt , harvest , trade or steal the items you need for survival early on the bulk of resources will be looted and pilfered by other survivors then Natural events like fires ,rain seasonal weather event and vermin will slowly degrade or destroy whats left
A lone wolf will be at a disadvantage as time rolls on slowly
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Post by grumble on Oct 25, 2016 0:08:20 GMT 10
Its tiring reading things about Syria these days the constant deliberate omission of small details to make one side look bad to further the cause of who is telling the story
"Few, if any, of the estimated 200,000 residents in the war-ravaged rebel neighborhoods of Aleppo took advantage of the Russian-led pause in fighting, choosing instead to stay put."
Yeah lets not mention the snipers and mortars that killed those that tried to take advantage and leave the place cause hey that's our team killing civilians
"UN officials attribute this to a lack of guarantees from the Assad government to help evacuate wounded and sick residents in opposition areas"
Yeah like the rebels are just going to let government forces wander around their turf and take away their human shields
here is another point of view on the story www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-aleppo-idUSKCN12M043
www.rt.com/news/363776-aleppo-mosul-western-comments/
www.rt.com/news/363782-east-aleppo-militants-block-civilians/
My point is though I guess we should just leave the place rot we are only delaying the same outcome by supporting something that could never win and never will win
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Post by grumble on Oct 24, 2016 23:09:17 GMT 10
One other side note a well you don't just need broody birds you also need birds that are good mothers
For an example Rhode Island reds will go broody and sit like concrete on a bunch of eggs even go communal and steal each others eggs to sit on them but they are not the best mothers they trample their chicks or once one hatched they just walk off and forget the rest
Now in my eyes rhodies are a great bird nice for eating and good layers
My solution is I also have a bunch of silkies that just love going broody and are very good mothers so at the moment I have 6 silkies each sitting on 4 rhodie eggs each plus another 3 silkies sitting on 10 silky eggs each
it is funny to see a silky running around with chicks that are near on the same size as their adoptive mum
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Post by grumble on Oct 23, 2016 6:47:40 GMT 10
Waiting with anticipation. If you didnt know, its the release of the new season of the Walking Dead I used to be a fan of the series but my interest waned when I could no longer turn a blind eye to the simple fact that none of these people would actually survive for very long and in fact due to the incompetence of the group as a whole they all need to be fed to the walkers
The above statement is based on the following
1. No demonstrated adaption of tactics or evolution of strategy based on threats
2. Ricks group are the harbinger's of doom Every group or community they encounter or team up with ends up being destroyed and only ricks group survives minus a couple of members . so based on this ricks group should be shot on site
3. They have had sufficient time to establish a very solid and well defended resource rich community with a regular intake of new arrivals to further strengthen their position however due to their constant bumbling , inaction and lack of long term planning their are reduced to nothing more then a scourge and a threat to others
A good example of what I mean
remember the prison? great place had huge amount of potential now its gone. How did they lose it?? by not taking the simple steps securing the perimeter
Its a great show but I find myself face palming far to much
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Post by grumble on Oct 12, 2016 20:37:20 GMT 10
I don't buy the false flag part so much I just found it interesting that there are F 18s lying around painted like Russian units that could easily be mistaken for the real thing by untrained eyes
I do have to say the ramp up of anti Russian hysteria by western powers is alarming and I also find it annoying hearing uninformed masses parroting the story they have been spoon fed by the media without doing any research or investigating who the real stake holders are in current events
I get blindly accused of being pro Russian and anti western powers but I am really just anti hypocrisy
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Post by grumble on Oct 7, 2016 6:47:48 GMT 10
personally I think its impressive that the Russian government is taking the time to hold such a large scale drill involving 40 million people.
Perhaps the Russians understand something the west doesn't and that is all this aggressive enforcement of foreign policies can by world powers can only lead to one very unfortunate place I mean with the US now saying that covert strikes on Syria's forces is back on the table and saying this not long after they accidently bombed his besieged forces who were fighting a global enemy and the accident went on for an hour its not hard for a logical person to think that if US goes after Assad's forces the Russian advisers or forces will get hit as well and I think we might find Russia wont fool around now the S300 and S400 Air Defence systems are in place
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Post by grumble on Oct 3, 2016 19:34:11 GMT 10
well now good old spam it makes a great filler don't forget the tined Champaign ham as well though
Ok a couple of real quick and easy recipes for spam
Apoc eggs and bacon slice it real thin and quickly heat it up then serve it with powdered eggs for a simple bacon and eggs This can be made into egg and bacon rolls if you make some damper rolls
very special omelette dice the spam up into small squares then mix with tinned veggies and start heating in a small pan while this is happening mix up some powdered eggs and add a dash of curry powder to the egg mix and along with dissolved powdered milk proceed to make an omelette as per normal
Super special fried rice / noodles
For this you can use either rice or noodles depending on what you have dice spam like for an omelette mix with tined vegies make some powdered eggs into scrambled eggs mix the heated spam , tined veggies and scrambled eggs through your rice or noodles and add some sweet chili sauce or whatever sauce you prefer
last chance fry up crumb thick spam slices in bread crumb herb mix then deep fry in a pot of oil till golden brown serve with tined veggies and instant mashed potatoes
porkie rolls
cut spam into long lengths heat till warmed all the way through then mix up some roast gravy powder serve on damper just like a roast roll
spam was a gift when I was working in remote places and resupply was every 4 weeks and all the you had was what could fit on your vehicles
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Post by grumble on Oct 2, 2016 20:21:04 GMT 10
He makes some valued points but there is one thing to always keep in mind with plants and shrubs
If they cant see in then you cant see out
plus they are a fire hazard
what I have done is I built a very solid fence around the "house yard "of copper logs star pickets wallaby wire and barbed wire yes I live in a rural setting so barbed was no problem the copper logs are 3m long buried 800mm in the ground so it leaves 2.2m sticking out at the moment it just looks like a rural fence nice and tidy around the outer yard of the home but if need be that extra hight on the posts becomes useful so raising the total height of the fence with bared wire to make it very hard to cross so as to slow an intruders down its also not possible to ram the fence as there just enough tree stumps and large rocks on the outside to bring most vehicles to a complete stop
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Post by grumble on Aug 12, 2016 22:16:03 GMT 10
Books on local knowledge like edible plants or books that contain information on anything that relates to needed skills to survive in a world where there is no longer an internet to reference your information from
I have books on stone working how to make mud bricks basic carpentry and so on I spent hours searching through second hand books stores and man some time you find gems full of information
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Post by grumble on Jul 24, 2016 13:32:50 GMT 10
We have a well set out fire defence plan
Number one rule that applies above all else is if its a catastrophic day GTFO the day before
Apart from that we have the following
25K Litre tank that serves as a dedicated fire fighting tank that feeds a buried 2 inch pipe line the pipeline is hooked up to a single stage Onga blasé mater pump powered by a 5 Honda engine
along the pipe line there are risers that have ball valves and minsip fittings for quick installation of hoses as needed plus 2 proper fire hose reels with 32 meters of hose and nozzles on each one
there are several 1 inch 15m long hoses that can all join up to each other or onto the ball valves on the pipeline
there are 2 more water tanks that are all plumbed up to each other to allow easy what transfer 1 is 15k litres and the other is 10k litres each one has an electric pressure pump hooked up to it to run sprinklers
There is also a sprinkler system that gets put on the balcony and roof on the fire facing side so its mobile and not wasting water where there is no fire front
n 8kva Honda generator to supply back up power
Now as for firebreaks around the house if a greenzone of 20 meters where there are nice and well mowed grasses and shrubs plus on exposed banks there are fire-retardant plants like pigweed they don't burn very well and trap embers you just hose them down before the fire hits and they do a great job outside that is a dead zone no trees no grass just dirt for about 30 meters
inside the house a room on each side of the house away from the approaching fire is where the retreat zone is while the fire passes over
we have the standard stuff like wool blankets , probane treated overalls , face shields , P2 full face masks , boiler boots fire extinguishers also have a cut down sledge hammer a thick canvas sheet and stihl 170 as part of the evacuation kit
Still though I don't want to use any of it cause its not something I wont to deal with
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Post by grumble on Jul 20, 2016 21:02:35 GMT 10
On the subject of economics its would be of a little matter if they went to war it would be more important as to who we sided with as any large scale conflict would decimate the global economy
The US and its allies would not care how much of Australia was owned by china it would be the simple matter of are you with us or against us and we would follow our traditional allies
Yep its a simplified view of things but its the simple truth I mean come on we all know what happened the last time Australia tried to break away from Americas coat tails we got ed slapped and our government dissolved
In peace time the threat to shut pine gap down was enough for the US to covertly get involved and discreetly overthrow our government
Ironically in 1977, Jimmy Carter had not long been in the White House when he dispatched Warren Christopher, his deputy Secretary of State, to Canberra — unannounced — for a private meeting with the now-deposed Whitlam ( former prime minister ). Christopher flew in to Australia, met with Gough and his principal private secretary Richard Butler, then flew out of the country. The message he delivered was an apology from President Carter on behalf of the Americans, for interference by US agencies in Australian politics during Whitlam’s prime ministership, and a promise that such interference would not happen “again”.
So how would they react to being shutdown by us siding with china ?
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Post by grumble on Jul 20, 2016 19:52:58 GMT 10
China is Australia's biggest trade partner, followed by Japan. Australia will hold off on declaring their hand (China vs US/Japan/Phillipines) as long as possible. Can't decide whether a collapse of the Australian housing market would sway matters in either direction, but will be interesting. Australia really has no choice other then side with the US
We can't claim neutrality due to the amount of American military installations based in Australia that would be used in any military conflict with China and I some how don't think the US would take to kindly to us demanding them respect our sovereignty and shut down their vital tactical intelligence infrastructure and leave the country in the middle of a war with china
So we have 3 options side with china side with the US claim neutrality
given the US has far to much invested here strategically speaking for their global operations to just walk away without so much as a fight and we host their troops here as well its kind of very clear who we have sided with
could you imagine how Australia would handle or react to china's demands of us to close down US installations if we claim to be neutral
www.anti-bases.org/campaigns/NMD_PineGap/Map_of_US_Military_Bases_in_Australia.html
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Post by grumble on Jul 19, 2016 15:46:13 GMT 10
Good, because we would be caught in middle having to decide which side we are on. One would assume we'd choose the US but if so we'd better hope they win. Sadly I don't think there is even so much as even the option of choosing a side as our government has made it quite clear who we are strategically aligned with even to the point of damaging our long term business opportunities with other countries
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Post by grumble on Jul 17, 2016 20:49:33 GMT 10
I will tread carefully here as threads like this end up getting messy
But having had some close involvement with families from Iraq , Syria and Libya I noticed a common trend and that was unless you were someone who for religious or political reasons put yourself on the radar of the current "Evil Regime " your life wasn't to bad in terms of the greater picture I mean Syria had a very good public health system and in Libya their health system and standard of living was on par with Europe in a lot of ways. When your infant mortality is on par with Britain you know you are doing something right lets not also forget a very fundamental thing as well in all these countries females had rights they had the constitutional rights to do the following Go to school go to university become doctors , lawyers, professors the list goes on hold positions within the government the right and freedom to dress as they wished be it western styled jeans and t-shirt or a more modestly they had the right to chose for themselves they could drive cars and own firearms
most importantly they were deemed citizens of their country and had basic human rights very simular to any western country yes thee were times there were cultural and religious clashes but those mainly come from the opposition that opposed the presiding government and couldn't stand any of the westernisation of "their country "even though the majority had no problem with it
lets take a moment to reflect on the lives of the people like us before and after liberation from these evil regimes
www.globalresearch.ca/libya-ten-things-about-gaddafi-they-dont-want-you-to-know/5414289
Now for those that took the time to watch the videos you have to ask one question Are these people any better off?
Now for the record I don't believe that they were totally innocent leaders they had their share of blood on their hands and did some messed up things but is any leader of any country free of blood on their hands be it their own peoples or some other countries
People can't see that for all we have sown its time to reap
its important to note that OUR governments policies and it support of other countries policies aid in the destruction of these nation and create the next generation of people who hate the west enough to harm us
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