Small tip to hide you from the looters at the beginning of SHTF…Eventually they will find you.

Posted on April 4, 2022 by DRenegade
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robert orians
robert orians
3 years ago

We have tons of Poplar here on our homestead . It is Yellow Poplar sometimes called Tulip Poplar or locally Candlewood . An interesting note I was over to Waldo doing a little gun trading and the old guy was bragging about the Poplar siding on his home being built 100 years ago and the siding was still straight and beautiful even though the paint had worn off many years ago . You do have to watch how much Poplar you burn because it burns so hot it will turn the pipe cherry red . It splits so easy it is as if it sees the maul coming and falls apart before it gets there , heh .

Lawnmore
Lawnmore
3 years ago

Thanks for the info on dried wood, I had forgotten about it. A well positioned wood stack can make also make a good covered and concealed position.

Here in NWA mountains, a chain saw can be heard for nearly a mile in some cases. This lets anyone in the area know someone is there and has heat and probably other supplies. Having an electric saw prevents this, used with solar panels you have an infinite power source for your saw as well as other things.

Using small caliber weapons or silenced ones for hunting, also hides your foot print. My house is off the county road, but lights can be seen in the winter, so I have plans to cover exposed windows. Reinforce any fencing with steel cable if possible, in critical areas.

Blocking the county road with downed trees a few hundred yards from your home could also be helpful. Remember your neighbors all know where each other are, so be a good friendly neighbor.

Remember google earth sees all, do get a print out of your area.

Citizen Joe
Citizen Joe
3 years ago

If you are in the real boon docks, you are probably 1% of the population. Maybe less. Your problem won’t be looters and mobs. Your problem will be neighbors, their kids, and their kids friends. Or even your kids friends. That’s just the way it is.

Citizen Joe
Citizen Joe
3 years ago

In Rhodesia, the terrs would attack remote farms and ranches. The farmers were heavily armed. Sometimes the farmers were successful in fighting off the attack. Sometimes, not so much. Another tactic of the terrs was to ambush the farmers on the road, near the farm. Much more difficult to repel an attack like that. You have to get out of the kill zone, quickly, while laying down suppressive fire. And don’t travel alone. I remember trying to get back to Salisbury from Mtoko by hitch hiking. My employer told me to make sure approaching vehicles could see my shotgun and pistol. I asked who would pick up a stranger on the road who was carrying guns. He replied, the first vehicle to see you will pick you up. You represent extra fire power against possible ambush. Superior fire power is important in SHTF.