Our preps continue.
The basement as been swept, vacuumed, and cleaned.
We found some industrial strength shelving. We're trading a cord of firewood for it and it's going up this weekend.
I have secured 2 extra pairs of prescription eyeglasses and the extra outfitter series boots arrived yesterday.
I have another 600 rounds of 7.62x51 FMJBT ammo ordered which should be in any day.
Others in the group have secured a very extensive first aid kit which includes surgical instruments, airways, quick-clot, etc.
Our food stores (dry good) are really adding up fast now.
We are in the process of acquiring and seeds for the gardens.
An area that we need to address is communications. I'll hammer on that one at our next meeting in two weeks.
One thing I feel everyone should take heed of:
All our supplies, stores, and gear are just to buy time to get the gardening and trapping going. I intentionally left off hunting as I feel there won't be much left to hunt after the food supply breaks.
I continue to walk the property thinking of ways to attack our compound and ways to defeat such attacks.
FMJBT = Full Metal Jack Booted Thug?
I strongly recommend that you get that garden started now. Gardening is not all that hard but a lot can go wrong and when the balloon goes up it’s not the time to learn.
Thank you Kartographer. You do good work, walking the fine line between opsec and education.
AD - one thing to bear in mind about “I continue to walk the property thinking of ways to attack our compound and ways to defeat such attacks.”
Remember the parable of the swordsman. The best swordsman in the world fears the worst, because he has NO idea what the idiot is gonna do! Consider that in your scenarios.
Something that you would consider a totally stupid way of attacking your compound is actually more likely to be the way you are attacked if it comes to that.
Ad, can you provide the source they used for that kit?
Thanks.