5 FREE Preps Anyone Can Do!

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    When one decides to begin the journey into “prepping,” that doesn’t necessarily mean they have a lot of money at their disposal. That’s why it’s important to do the things that cost nothing first before you start buying things to store for when the SHTF.

    This list is in no particular order, nor is it a complete list of all the possible things you can or should do after you decide to start prepping that doesn’t cost any money.  But this is a great guide for those just getting their feet wet and on a strict budget.

    1. Inventory Your Items

    Take an inventory of everything you have already that you can or might need if the SHTF.  Put your first aid items together and organize your food. Doing this will help you get an idea of what you already have, what medications or ointments have expired, and what you may need to replace.

    2. Write Out A Wish List

    After you’ve gotten an inventory of everything you already own that you will need for your prepping gear, write out the things that are missing.  Do you need to replace some expired medications? What foods are you missing to make hearty, wholesome, and filling meals quickly, cheaply, and without power? Cross-check your inventory list.

    3. Make a Space for all Your Items

    Organize your gear in a central location so you know where it is.  In an emergency, such as a medical one, you’ll want quick easy access to your first aid kit. Keeping all your food together also allows you to more easily see what you’ve acquired and what you still need.  Organize your food by groups, such as spices, vegetables, meats, sauces, etc.  Keep the oldest food toward the front of your supply so you will use it first.

    4. Practice Skills

    Take the time to practice the things that you can already do. Practice building a fire. Make it a challenge and practice during the rain. If you can sew, take the time to repair a worn-out item by hand. Watch self-defense videos on YouTube and practice with your family. A free skill you can begin to learn is getting around your house in the dark.  Practice with the whole family. Learn to move quietly and safely and know how to evacuate if need be. Practice situational awareness and make it a habit.

    5. Make a Family Plan

    Come up with an emergency plan as a family.  What do the children need to do if the SHTF when they are at school? Where is the rendezvous point where everyone is to meet in the aftermath of a disaster? If it’s home, who is responsible for staying put to make sure everyone arrives? Come up with a few plans and rank them. If plan A fails, then everyone moves on to plan B.  You can write these out or just have family meetings to discuss your plans and brainstorm ideas with each other.

    *A failure to plan is a plan to fail.

    Prepping doesn’t necessarily have to be complicated or expensive. The goal is to get you and your family in the preparedness mindset so you can take the reigns on your own. Knowing what you need for your particular situation will be invaluable as you begin your prepping journey!

    If you have any suggestions for readers that are free and that they can begin at any time, share them in comments!

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      1. Learn how to’s on youtube. Learn to make traps. Cut some firewood. Make portable stoves out of #10 cans. Brush yer teeth lol.

        • Nine dead in Ohio after another mass shooting within a day or two of the last one. You know what that’s all gonna bring. The demorats will be crowing like roosters to take your only self protection you have. Just ordered another case more of IMI match.

        • And learn to cook on the stoves or open fire. Cooking that way is much different than in your kitchen or even on the backyard grill. You can still make great tasting food but you must pay it more attention.

          Oh, now I’m hungry for something done on a campfire….

        • Do you seriously believe in the event of a SHTF event you will be left to practice all those skills in peace, as if you were on a boy scout summer camp? What good will they be if you are unable to deal with roving bands (or even just small groups) organized by some of those who did not prep – joined by already existing criminal gangs – and who may become your worst enemies?

      2. If you’re learning skills, I can promise you, right here and now, you will not wait until teotwaki for it to be useful.

      3. Ive stocked up on those make them cry again Trump bumper stickers. been putting them on the bumpers of rabid liberals when they go into Wal Mart. also on their mail box post.

      4. Here’s a picture of the El Paso shooter. A white kid with an AK.

        ht tps://www.ktsm.com/news/breaking-possible-active-shooter-at-walmart-near-cielo-vista-mall/

        • Maybe he was all butt hurt because someone put a trump bumper sticker on his car when he was in wally mart?

          • See what ya did OG! Go hit the liberal arts college next! 😀

        • Wearing ear protection!

          • Some good questions showing al paso was a setup….

            ht tps://www.naturalnews.com/2019-08-03-five-questions-blow-apart-the-official-fake-news-narrative-el-paso-walmart-shooting.html

            • Witnesses saying 3-4 armed men dressed in black were shooting…

              ht tps://www.intellihub.com/walmart-shooting-witnesses-saw-three-to-four-armed-men-running-in-dressed-in-all-black-shooting/

              • Coincidence?….

                ht tps://www.ktsm.com/news/parents-of-teen-killed-at-parkland-was-in-el-paso-during-walmart-shooting/

                • And…

                  ht tps://www.wksu.org/post/ohio-will-conduct-disaster-response-exercise-weekend#stream/0

                  • CHECK THIS SHIT OUT! …

                    ht tps://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBGzPJnW4AE6fle?format=jpg&name=medium

                    • And this….

                      ht tp://work4hds.com/

                    • He is wearing different pants in the arrest photo? Damm these FF freaks are sloppy!…

                      ht tps://twitter.com/Cindyb233/status/1158035198963064832/photo/1

              • Genius

                3 or 4 shooters and 20 killed or roughly 7 per shooter? Ray Charles could get more. There would be a great potential of video from cell phones that may show that. TPTB assuming it is a false flag (which is possible, I’ll defer probable right now). The purpose would be achieved just the way it is reported as 20 killed is sufficient to dominate the news.

                Regardless this “button” (mass crazed shootings) is the one that frightens the citizenry not overall murder with firearms.

                • Do you think he could have shot 40+ people with 1 30rd. mag?

                  • Genius

                    Crowded together, yes. One bullet will often kill or wound two and on occasion three. If superficial wounds were included sometimes more. 123 grain steel core bullet at about 2350 FPS? I’m not comfortable being the third person in line. I’de say there was zero misses. Why would someone who one would assume desired too inflict maximum carnage not have two or more magazines? That certainly is a question.

                    • Ok that is possible but very very unlikely. How about the different pants in the photos? The exact resemblance to the garlic shooter and the witness accounts and the parkland parents being in town and the crisis actor ad and the “drill” ???

                    • I’m only analyzing the ability of the weapon. Like virtually all of these “incidents” they’re fishy. Every component does not have to be false for the overall to be a false flag. Claiming so diminishes that which is above reproach. They did not need multiple shooters, no video supports it so I mentally cast it aside (for now). They can afford to be sloppy. Belief is on their side. You can’t get sloppier then WTC#7 and the Pentagon and the public bought that “line hook and sinker”.

                    • Agreed!

                    • This is a “two for one”. The final narrative is:

                      1. Guns bad in civilian hands and good in government hands. Government response is swift, trust government.
                      2. If your against mass immigration on the southern border your racist and at least philosophically allied with the shooter. In order to distance yourself from his actions distance yourself from any of his views.

                      The above will be repeated in Goebbels speak with the intent of making it the truth (in peoples minds).

        • We live in a Country where:
          – Families are broken up. Women destroy their marriages by being sluts/internet date site whores, boozers, drug heads. The women want to “play.” Society encourages divorce and women acting out badly. No consequences.
          – Courts push fathers out of childrens lives. Women ALWAYS get their way in court. No consequences for women acting out to destroy the childrens home. Fathers marginalized.
          – Schools put young men on DANGEROUS medications and claim ADD disorder. Just because school teachers want young men docile/manageable. – – – -All drugs are dangerous.
          – Drugs that are dangerous gateway drugs are now “legal”. Because greedy states want to make tax “profit”.
          – Video games are Extremely Violent and many are anti-social: Stealing, killing, running from Police, etc. themed to get points/advance levels.
          – Christian values and self control are shunned by society in general. No value of abstinance or self control.

          * Most ALL of these mass murderers of innocent civillians are Young men under 25, except LV. LV was, see eye a and tied to obama..
          * Fathers are Not involved in the young mens lives.
          * Video game violence is now “Normal” part of their lives.
          * Isolation is common to these murderers. Few real world social conacts. Only internet “friends”.

          Why the difference from then and now? I listed above the reasons for the violence of the young men. You idiot experts can’t figure this out?
          No. There is an Agenda for gun control. There are also programmed killers and government false flag ops to achieve disarmament of the general population.

          Once the world government has your guns. Then World government Genocide will be fully operational.
          Wolves don’t like armed sheep.

          This comment censored too? Most are censored.

        • The New York Post published two pictures in consecutive arrticles about the shooter showing 2 different individuals. Something is fishy there.

      5. This is kinda sorta free.
        But gain an understanding of the Topography of where you live.
        Most people reading my posts know I’m a nut case living in the middle of the Pacific ocean on an island, on the slopes of a volcano, so I pay attention to topography.
        The USGS has Topo maps of everywhere on line for “free”
        your tax dollars at work.
        Gather those up for you bugout guys. From experience I know which streets flood in Hilo in really bad rains, but the Topo maps already told me where to avoid and which real estate not to buy.
        I don’t live in Hilo, but I know how to get the hell out of there
        in most any imaginable disaster including Volcano eruptions.
        All free.

        • Use Google Map to find water around your neighborhood.
          Might surprise you who has ponds in their back yards!

          • And use that trick to download maps from Google that are very useful offline. These are area specific but the detail is incredible.

            Saw it you YT, so do a search for the how-to.

      6. The El Paso shooter attacked another “gun free zone”. No armed security or police assigned to the mall, either. The police chief stated that once the 911 call came in, the first unit was on scene in 6 minutes. He said the response worked great, just as practiced. They just don’t get it. 6 minutes of shooting is an eternity. Idiots are in charge of public safety. Act accordingly. Also, the identity of the shooter was withheld for over 6 hours, by the main stream media. In the land of the free, I went on a Russian website and got the info hours before it was released here. What’s wrong with this picture? A free press in Russia but not here?

        • “In the land of the free, I went on a Russian website and got the info hours before”

          Link please?

          BTW… you are “in collusion” with the Russians, haha…

      7. Him

        The Wall Mart in Texas was legally off limits to valid CC permit holders?

        • * Gun Free Zones are DANGEROUS for your family.
          * Video games that these young men spend years of practice killing for “points” are DANGEROUS. Video Training that killing is normal.
          NOTE: Video games are combat training simulators.
          I put together some of the first combat simulator training units for USMC. The software was based off a popular video game of the time. Same video game that young men were playing.

          At one time some companies refused violent video games. EA was one of those. But eventually EA gave in to violence themed, for PROFIT. Corporate profits at ANY price.

      8. A photo from the store video shows the shooter apparently not wearing body armor thus making him vulnerable to handgun fire. One would still need to get lucky on many fronts to successfully confront such a madman.

        1.You must be there and not shot in the initial act of the nut case.
        2. You must be armed.

        I believe there is an advantage to the armed responder on site as they know who the bad guy is (see disclaimer further down). The bad guy, having likely multiple “targets” can easily miss someone behind or on their flank. One would need to commit to stopping them with no hesitation once one is certain who the bad guy is as you might be looking at another CC holder. Certainly the one with the rifle you can reasonably assume is the bad guy in the absence of seeing the next victim being shot. If someone was going to be brave one day in their life (and bravery is not a life requirement for a good person) then thats the day. I pray for the victims. I pray that I’m never put into the position to respond to that threat and I pray that if I ever was that I would do what is morally right which is stop it.

        • Shot 46 people with a single 30rd. magazine???? BULLSHIT!

          • Why is no one mentioning the Dayton shooter is a nagger?

            • Now they are saying he’s white. WTF?

              • Used to not be a Republican or religious either. Saw this on an article on BIN.

          • Genius

            If the people are reasonably packed in tight then 2/3 (or 20 out of 30) would likely have fatal wounds from a 7.62-39. That bullet in FMJ (the most common variety) would pass through at least 1 onto a second and have enough power to go through person A wounding B and C. There are impossibilities that break laws of motion from Neuton that the Zapruder film of JFK fame has shown. This isn’t an impossibility.

      9. Nope had I been there I would have had my weapon. Like the criminals I ignore those no handgun signs. however Unless me and mine where in imminent danger. I would simply vamoose leave. Im not the police. And those who could not defend themselves that’s their problem they should have carried a weapon. Its not worth the risk of your life and the certain legal problems that would happen if you stivk your neck out and try to be a do gooder.but I wouldnt ever be there anyway. The Wood Pile report guy gives good advice. Stay away from crowds.

        • Old Guy

          My legs just might say, “You can stay but I’m out of here”. The least of my worries would be legal ramifications. My greatest concern would to be 100% certain that the specific individual with gun is the perpetrator and not an off duty cop or other CC holder and not take too long in that analysis. If you’re in that position, running away with gun in hand, you can very easily be misidentified by someone with good intent as being the bad guy and fired upon.

          • Nope you misunderstand Im not gonna be running away with a gun in my hand. My gun stays in its holster. Unless im forced by having no other choice than to pull it and have my hand on it. Rest assured I will be cocking the hammer taking steady aim and pulling the trigger. And you better be worried about the legal ramifications.

        • OG,
          You pose an interesting problem.
          Most good Samaritans will get prosecuted.
          Here in Hawaii, you WILL be arrested and prosecuted
          as you don’t have the right to protect yourself or
          anybody else in a public place here with any sort of weapon.
          Don’t vacation here, it is not safe.
          Locally we practice shoot, shovel, and shut up,
          so most our nut cases go someplace else.
          Were I there in El Paso, I would have stayed down and shot the man in the back, or at least laid down a grazing fire( for his crotch) and ran out. Either way I would get my butt out of there.
          The scary part is when the cops show up as they spray and pray, and when it’s all done they get a vacation and a pension.
          no matter who they kill, innocent or guilty.

          • Rellik, In Texas we can use deadly force to protect ourselves, our property, another person, or another person’s property. We have state laws which back this up. I do not know of any Walmart in Texas where a licensed person cannot carry concealed or open. That’s not to say someone wouldn’t sue in civil court, but the criminal side is pretty cut and dry. I have served on a Grand Jury here before and no-billed a castle doctrine case of self defense.

          • “Here in Hawaii, you WILL be arrested and prosecuted
            as you don’t have the right to protect yourself or
            anybody else in a public place here with any sort of weapon.
            Don’t vacation here, it is not safe.”

            Also, people there are exterminated slowly through obesity. Not safe at all!

      10. rellik

        In by far most of the US, certainly here in Florida no charges would come from using a firearm attempting to stop that nut. Having once lived in NJ it would be like Hawaii.

        The originator of the NRA-ILA Neal Knox, who I had the pleasure of casually knowing wrote an article in the mid late 80s maybe early 90s regarding the frequency of mass shootings and pending anti gun legislation up for vote in the Legislature. There was a “coincidental” significant rise in them when this was occurring; conspiratorial or statistically logical and hence not random chance?

      11. When I was a young boy. Every one of my friends kept guns in thier rooms. In high school parking lot, almost ALL of the pickup trucks had gun racks with guns in them. I do not recall even one incident of anyone misusing a firearm. Not one.

        Yet fist fights were common. No one ever grabbed a gun. Grabbing a weapon to use in a fist fight was considered Cowardice.

        • And there were complete families who held young men on the straight and narrow. If mom or pop couldn’t penetrate their thick skull on what was right, then another relative would give him the Dutch uncle talk (meaning no nonsense, tough talk).

          In current times, if by some amazing chance there are two parents in the household, usually both are working their butts off to provide for the family and likely there is no extended family to intervene in numbskull behavior. Church is rarely a factor either.

          In short, there is little social pressure to conform to decent behavior from within or outside the home.

      12. Kevin 2 you might not be prosecuted. However the Family of whoever you shoot can certainly sue you. They likely will not win. But the legal expences would bankrupt you. Right now the loonie left congress is attacking and sueing President Trump . He isn’t guily however His legal expences are costing him. OJ was found not guilty. However He was successfully sued by Nicoles family. So you stop and think about this. Had you been there and taken out the shooter. You now are at the very least a criminal for carrying a weapon into a gun free zone. The legal troubles stemming from that would be plenty. Then again you can only used deadly force when you are in danger and fear for your life. Your supposed to run. you can only hold your ground when at your residence. The laws are Castle Doctorines. A mans home is his castle. Then theirs this suppose you shoot at the guy and miss and hit a innocent bystander. Ballistics will incriminate you. And even if they don’t die. you in a heap of trouble. Half the folks in the country think guns and anyone who has one is bad. And some of them will be on your jury.

        • Not where I live now Florida nor where I lived and had a carry permit Delaware where you must be criminally convicted to be civil charged. Delaware had a case two decades ago where a family in their condo cried out for help because a burglar was downstairs. A neighbor grabbed his shotgun and went into these peoples back yard. He caught the burglar 18 years old leaving. He ordered him to stop, he advanced towards the man with shotgun, he fired one shot killing the UNARMED 18 year old. No charges neither criminal nor civil. The man with shotgun had an implied legal right to assist his neighbor armed as they cried out for help. You have a legal right to use lethal force in Delaware to keep lawful control of your weapon. The 18 year old was advancing close enough to gain that control. This is 100% factual.

          • It occurred in Bear Delaware in the mid 1990s. The law hasn’t changed since then. The foremost authority on that John Thompson Esquire, since passed was also President of the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association and author of the states version of the 2nd Amendment ratified in 1987.

            Article I Section 20 was added to our Delaware Constitution in 1987 and reads as follows: “A person has the right to keep and bear arms for defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreation”.

            A good state to live in considering the NE. Too cold in winter however.

            • Kevin your story about some event that happened over two decades ago has very little bearing on the here & now. The klintons and obummer packed the courts with liberal gun hating bill of rights hating judges. The times have changed. Things are now topsy turvy. What was good is now bad and vise versia. Many think ( about 1/2 the population) that Breaking the law and illegally crossing the US border is not a crime? If you ever have to use deadly force it will become the very worst moment of your life.

              • Old Guy

                These codes are not Federal they are in State law, they haven’t changed. Case law is long supportive of them too. Both Florida and Delaware are very protective in this area.

                • George Zimmerman wasn’t criminally convicted in the Travon Martin case in 2013 and therefore wasn’t sued in Florida.

            • too cold in winter. deleware is a cake walk go further north. lowest it gets is single digits and only lasts for 2 months. that is not cold i work a 10 hr shift in that with a wind chill bringing it down to below zero. oh then i go home and shovel balls deep snow out of a 4 car driveway plus front walkway and path to the shed your right you should stay where surviving is easy the cold isnt for you. the cold will make a man out of you. your not ready for that i see.

              • Been 150 ft up on a distillation column with a 30 MPH wind coming off the Delaware river in 5 degrees at 3AM. Felt cold, don’t like it. Since retiring and not locked to the area moved to the warm.

      13. The third mass shooting in under two weeks. Now Dayton. Has the civil war just started? Are you going to watch on TV? Or……

        • Him

          ‘Civil War”; Who against who, the sane against the nut cases? Coincidental or purposeful these events are molding public opinion.

        • It sure looks like the Democrats have started shooting.
          Isn’t that how our first civil war started?
          Seriously, Most Democrats are nut cases and that is the real problem. That why the ACLU wanted to eliminate involuntary institutionalization, Democrats would have had too many of their voters locked up. As it is, our prisons are full of Democrats.
          Why do you think Democrats want to give convicted Felons the right to vote?

          • What will Orange Julius ban next? My guess is 30rd. mags….

            • TRUMPS LEGACY (so far)… from comments on zerohedge…

              36 minutes ago
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              INACTION AGAINST TREASON IS TREASON IN ITSELF- FROM DAY 1

              LOCK HER UP: NO

              WAR CRIMES PROSECUTED: 0

              SWAMP CREATURES EXECUTED: 0

              SWAMP CREATURE PROSECUTIONS: 0

              BENGHAZI CRIMINALS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE: NO

              9/11 DOMESTIC CRIMINALS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE: NO

              GEORGE SOROS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMES: NO

              JUSTICE SCALIA’S MURDER AND COVER-UP INVESTIGATED BY THE ‘JUSTICE’ DEPT: NO

              U.N. EXPOSED AND CONFRONTED FOR INITIATING ‘MIGRANT CRISIS’ IN WESTERN NATIONS: OF COURSE NOT

              JULIAN ASSANGE – EDWARD SNOWDEN – MICHAEL FLYNN PATRIOTISM RECOGNIZED: NO- STILL UNDER PERSECUTION

              WHITE COLLAR CRIMINALS INVOLVED IN RAIDING OF SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND, FEDERAL PENSION SCAMS, ‘TOO BIG TO FAIL’, ‘STIMULUS’ AND ‘THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT’ SCHEMES BROUGHT TO JUSTICE: NO

              ALLOWED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO BE SPENT ON A FRAUDLENT BOGUS INVESTIGATION, LASTING 2 YEARS, FROM ‘OPPOSITION’ WITH NO EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION TO JUSTIFY SUCH A SPECTACLE: YES

              BREAK-UP OF BIG TECH CENSORSHIP CRIMINAL ORGS: NO

              ALLOWING CONTINUED ENDLESS PRINTING FROM THE FED: YES

              GOVERNMENT SPENDING CUT- REDUCED DEFICIT SPENDING: NO

              TAX BREAKS FOR BILLIONAIRES AND MONOPLY CORPORATIONS: YES

              WAIVES RAINBOW FLAG AND SUPPORTS ANTI-FAMILY AGENDAS: YES

              CUT FEDERAL FUNDING TO PLANNED BUTCHERHOOD HARVESTERS AND DEALERS: NO

              IRS ‘AUDITED’ FOR TARGETING OF TEA PARTY AND GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS: NO

              FUNDING CUTS TO ‘INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING’ AKA INDOCTRINTION CAMPS: NO

              ADDRESSING ISSUES OF AI/TECH THREATS, GEO-ENGINEERING, THE MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, SLOW KILL EUGENICS THRU BIG AG/ BIG PHARMA, ANTI-VACCINATION RIGHTS: NO

              RENEGGING ON ALL POSITIONS OF SUBSTANCE- PULLING TROOPS OUT OF SYRIA -SHUTTING DOWN THE BORDER IF CARAVANS NOT STOPPED: YES

              TORE UP INF (NUCLEAR ARMS TREATY) WITH RUSSIA IGNITING A NEW ARMS RACE: YES

              SUPPORT OF STATE SPONSER OF TERROR WITH THE HOUSE OF SAUD COMMITTING GENOCIDE IN YEMEN: YES

              HEAVY MEDDLING IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS IN VENEZUELA WITH ‘STRONG POSSIBILITY OF MILITARY OPTION’: YES

              DISMISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR REAL PROGRESS IN PEACE TALKS WITH N. KOREA: YES

              MORE GUN CONTROL / CONTINUED ATTACK ON 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS: YES

              LAS VEGAS MASSACRE AND COVER-UP RE-INVESTIGATED BY FEDS: NO

              INCREASE IN POLICE STATE SPENDING AND PRESENCE: YES

              LAVOY FINICIUM’S MURDERERS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE: NO

              REVOCATION OF PATRIOT ACT/SPYING ON CITIZENS: NO

              INCREASING WAR EFFORTS AND MIC SPENDING: YES

              Make umerika grate agin’ !

              • Genius. Read you 5 x 5. You are spot on.
                Well stated.

          • Convicted felons are certainly “behind the 8 ball” and being a underclass member are likely to vote Democrat. Most Democrats are sheep idealists dreamers that see what they believe as opposed to believing what they see.

            I don’t see any connection between these shootings and any civil war nor the sides of each relevant to the shooters / victims. Even ANTIFA are an isolated small group with more media coverage than they possess in reality. Chaos or more appropriately the appearance of is being fostered.

      14. when i go to walfart i have my head on a swivel and i keep my visit under 30mins. i dont wanna be there anyway. 30 mins is just enuff time to get what i need. i wont even take my kids with me when i go. my wallys is open 24 hrs so i go late or early before the welfare crowd gets up. id bet many of those who were killed were not paying attention to what was going on around them. murderers who want to kill as many as possible will target crowds. anywhere people congregate is a potential mass casualty scene. its just how it is. avoid crowds if you must be in one look for shady individuals and leave when you suspect trouble coming. your life is more important than buying shit. be safe out there.

      15. Preps you can do:
        1. Get proper training. Yes even YOU need training. Military training years ago does Not count. Rules of Engagement are NOT the same. Consequences of an error get you locked up FOREVER. Again, Find good training. Spend as much or more on training as you would spend on a quality firearm.
        2. You damn well better be calm, rational, reasonable. If not, Then stay home. – – Hear that D Renegade?
        3. Carry a gun Every time you are out with your family. You are the first responder. “Police are only Minutes away, when Seconds count.”

        (If out alone by yourself, Carry is optional. I seldom if ever carry alone. I’m not a scared type, I also have empty hand skills. Most important. I can duck fast and eat the dirt. My low/belly crawl skills are near perfection. I can also RUN Very fast. I don’t carry, or wear boots, when out alone. I wear last years running shoes. Best Advice: “Run Forest run.” and “Duck, and run for cover”.)

        Rules for Long Life:
        * “Nothing good happens past 9pm.”
        Rats come out at night. Rats hunt at night for Resources. Rats run in packs. You must: Avoid rats. Avoid rat areas.

        * Avoid Stupid Times
        * Avoid Stupid Places
        * Avoid Stupid People

        Follow the above rules and you wiil be fine. The world is safer now than at anytime in human history. Most People used to die by age 35. Married at 15, dead by 35 was common.
        But it does appear as if modern young People have LOST their minds.

        We are staying on the ranch this week. TV – Off. Radio – Off. Internet – Off.

        • “TV – Off. Radio – Off. Internet – Off.”

          Why? Is it just practice for when the SHTF?

      16. As it turns out “gun friendly” Texas isn’t as gun friendly as one would assume.

        Source Document

        h ttps://www.gunstocarry.com/gun-laws-state/texas-gun-laws/#tx-laws1

        No gun signs enforced
        YES

        Texas gun laws give “No Weapons” signs the force of law if they meet certain criteria. There are currently three signs that are legally enforced in Texas to prohibit carrying of weapons, an image of each of the signs is displayed below. Note that any other no weapons signs such as the traditional circle with a line through it are not enforceable or legally binding, the sign must be exactly as those pictured below to be legally enforceable.

        Any establishment that derives more than 50% of their income from alcoholic beverages is required to post the 51% sign. Even with a LTC license you are not permitted to carry in these establishments.

        Sign 30.06 bans concealed carry

        Sign 30.07 bans the open carry of handguns

        51% Sign bans carry in liquor establishments

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