One of the first rules of thumb, SHUT UP! The second rule of thumb is, SHUT UP! For the most part, it does NOT pay to advertise. The powers that be, and just about everyone else, can already find out way more about you than you would like. No sense in helping them if you can avoid it. Kind of like concealed carry vs open carry. Stay in the dang shadows and don’t advertise what a bad ass you think you might be. Fly low and as much off the radar as you can.
If you have a group of 3 people then one of them in an informant.