Embrace a Bit of Prepper Mindset for the Next Emergency—Even the Government Approves
A little readiness is a good hedge against the surprises the world just seems to keep throwing our way.
Happy National Preparedness Month! Though, as we take a good look around the world, you probably should have been checking your preps during last year's observance—or, honestly, maybe around 2019. After all, it's all about preparedness and not catching up with ongoing crises. But we do what we can with the situation we have. Around the world, in conditions that often seem inspired by apocalyptic novels, people from Stockholm to Shanghai are preparing for hard—or harder—times.
"National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time," notes the U.S. government's Ready.gov. This year's theme is "a lasting legacy," with a TV ad featuring a family finding photos of grandma taken "after that flood wiped out the whole neighborhood." They agree to plan for disasters so their property can be passed to the next generation. For a government message, it's remarkably sensible and focused on personal responsibility with no bigger role for the state than to offer helpful hints. Then again, after several years of pandemic, shortages, war, inflation, and an energy crunch, you would hope they'd have accepted the important role played by self-reliance.
"When we started the post-apocalyptic and doomsday prepping beliefs project, we thought that holding these hypothetical beliefs might be important for understanding some general everyday behaviors," Adam Fetterman, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Houston, wrote in April 2021 of his pre-pandemic research on preppers. "We did not think that they would be applicable to actual events. Then came 2020. Since we published our work in 2019 we have seen a global pandemic, mass protests for racial justice, a record-setting hurricane season, the storming of the US capitol, and a record-setting freeze in Texas that left millions without electricity or water for days, to name a few."
Fetterman, who began with the belief that preppers are irrational, grudgingly conceded that events have proven them "sort of" right and that "it is probably a good idea to be prepared to some extent." He was actually a little late to the game; by then, outlets from the BBC to The New York Times had conceded that those who had made preparations for social disruptions had a distinct advantage over those who assumed that good times would go on forever.
That was all before soaring inflation, war, and the weaponization of energy supplies. People everywhere have ample reason to see that the growing prosperity of recent decades wasn't inevitable. Yes, "prepping" for difficulties is something of a First World luxury—for much of the world it has always been part of daily life. But as the world becomes—temporarily, we hope—a bit more chaotic, we all rediscover that good times can be disrupted by disease, natural disasters and, especially, really terrible political decisions that diminish freedom, disrupt economies, upset trade, and create widespread hardship. In many places, that's meant big adjustments to an unpredictable world.
"In Sweden, interest in prepping is at an all-time high," Deutsche Welle reported in July. "Across all social strata, people are carefully stocking tins, training survival skills, and even learning how to shoot."
The precipitating factor for Swedes is Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But they have plenty of other things to keep them up at night, such as soaring energy costs. That's a major concern for Europeans, especially since Russia cut the flow of natural gas in retaliation for economic sanctions over the war. That leaves countries that hobbled their own energy-production abilities scrambling to make up the difference.
"Europe is struggling to contain an energy crisis that could lead to rolling blackouts, shuttered factories and a deep recession," according to PBS. That may mean no heat for many, while others are cleaning out neglected fireplaces and installing wood-burning stoves.
"From Italy to the U.K., governments are racing to replace natural gas supplies from Russia and curtail the higher costs for industry and households. But consumers, too, are having to adapt, from cutting back on showering to firing up the chimney," notes Quartz. "The lion's share of firewood used in Germany—80% according to the association—is typically sourced domestically. Now German firewood suppliers are buying from Poland, leaving some residents in both countries to collect brushwood. "
Others are purchasing portable heaters, warm clothes, and electric blankets that might or might not do them any good, depending on the state of the power grid.
Across the planet, in China, concerns are focused on the government's draconian COVID-19 policies. Time and again, millions of people have been confined in their homes with minimal access to food and medical care. This week, authorities in Guiyang apologized after a snap lockdown left many residents stuck at home with nothing to eat. But they keep doing it and that leaves people to fend for themselves.
"Zxy lives with her husband in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Seeing Shanghai (which is only 270km away from Nanjing) under lockdown for months prompted her to stockpile necessities in the event of an emergency," That's magazine observed last month. "The Shanghai lockdown has spurred the circulation of various versions of 'hoarding lists' or survival guides on Chinese social media platforms."
Not every crisis for which people prepare is the result of terrible decisions by powerful people. Hurricane Sandy, in 2012, was an important reminder to many of the fragility of supply chains and power grids; the more recent big freeze in Texas was another. Weather will always be unpredictable. But it is worth noting that the lockdowns, wars, shuttered nuclear power plants, and economic disruptions that have plagued life in recent years were the avoidable results of bad government decisions. So, there's a certain irony in observing a National Preparedness Month created by a government agency. But, if the powers that be are determined to remind us that we should rely on ourselves in tough times, it's worth taking them at their word, and people seem to be listening.
"Extreme preparedness is logical, not common, but logical," U.S. Army preparedness expert Christopher Ellis wrote in his 2021 Cornell doctoral dissertation. "I find a minimum of 11.4 million people in America in 2018 professed at least 31 days of preparedness; a number far more extensive than previous estimates."
Others around the world have obviously also seen the logic of preparing for bad times, however those times are created. It would be nice to get back to the recent normalcy of reliable power, abundant food, and spreading prosperity. But long after National Preparedness Month ends, a little readiness will remain a good hedge against the surprises the world just seems to keep throwing our way.
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Step 1. Buy a gun you are comfortable with and learn how to use it safely.
Things that occurred in my life over the last few years.
9mm glock is a solid starting point for anyone.
Great magazine capacity, stopping power, relatively cheap and abundant ammo, and the glock is just an all around good deal.
You can torture the thing and it still fires, though I wouldn’t recommend it. A buddies dad notably has never cleaned his and it still fires great every time he takes it to the range (again, wouldn’t recommend that either).
Would be first on my to do list for any American that hasn’t exercised their 2A rights yet.
What are the durability and reliability of the Glock has become legendary, ithas the design flaw of having to pull the trigger to take it apart for routine cleaning.
While you can talk about how the safety is between your ears, there is a reason negligent discharge has been called “Glock leg “
There are plenty of other striker fired, plastic pistols that do not require pulling the trigger to field strip.
While the durability …
amendment: buy a couple extra shotguns you can pass around to your neighbors during the riots.
Problem with guns is how few people know how to use them effectively. Not saying you have to know how to convert MOA to Milliradians but one of the biggest problems I have seen with first time users is simply inserting rounds into a mag. Sometimes by the time they push five rounds in their fingers are so tired (and sometimes have small cuts) the fact that they may have a seventeen round mag is not relevant. And we have not even started on things like one or two handed grip (or off hand grip if your strong hand is injured), stance, trigger discipline, sight picture or a whole host of things (do you use circle, figure eight or J; and which is better).
As an aside on caliber selection remember more peeps are killed by .22 than any other round. Not to mention I am reminded of the scene in Deliverance when John Voit drops his point of impact at the last second and misses the deer; even if all the skills are up to speed there still is the psychological issues that can raise their ugly head.
Which brings me to my bottom line that someone with MacGyver skills can do more damage with three bobbypins and a couple of rubber bands than a wuss with a fully automatic weapon. As Stallone said in Rambo “I always thought the mind was the best weapon”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgwrFsDxYL8
I heard it said two way, both correct:
The more one knows, the less one believes.
and
The more one knows, the less one needs.
Embrace a Bit of Prepper Mindset for the Next Emergency—Even the Government Approves
Not that Libertarian Preppers give a Monkey Crap Christ about Gummint Approval.
“Buy a gun you are comfortable with and learn how to use it safely.”
A gun isn’t much use when you don’t have any ammo. And if the Ruskies have used it all up in their dustup in Ukraine, then what?
It’s always the Russians. First our elections, and now our ammo? Next, they’ll be coming for our soy lattes! Oh no!
Idiot.
If you are armed then you can obtain the other things you are short on when things go all Mad Max.
Another excellent libertarian article that ignores government interference in individual freedoms.
In Florida, we have tried for years to deal with the conflicting “orders” from the feds:
1. For hurricanes, have a months worth of everything. especially medicines.
2. You can’t “hoard” a month’s worth of prescription drugs. You have to wait until two weeks before you run out to order refills.
You can’t “hoard” a month’s worth of prescription drugs
Sure you can. Have the doc prescribe more than you need daily, keep the extras.
It doesn’t work that way.
Even common generic drugs are limited in quantity.
Because.
Because equity?
They’re limited because most insurance won’t pay for more than 30 at a time. If you tell the pharmacist you’re paying cash and would like the entire set of refills ready for pick up next week most are more than happy to do so, cost might be an issue however. I have my doc prescribe 100 days worth because the cost is only slightly more than 3 months of copays add in the gas for the extra trips and it’s probably cheaper.
Granted some meds are going to be prohibitively expensive and may need refrigeration or simply won’t keep very long. I recall my mother’s insulin pens were a real pain to have on hand for the occasions when she’d visit had have forgotten to bring a spare so I just kept an OTC vial and some needles. Which reminds me, needles were really expensive without a prescription – I’m sure that had nothing to do with the war on drugs.
In NC, I get 90-day supplies of mine no problems. Ya’ll come, but leave the ‘gators and gangs down there.
Gold is nice and pretty. Ammunition is nice and useful… and has more value than gold when things go horribly democratic.
CB
Water, non-expiring food, ammo
With ammo, I can get water and food. Just sayin’… of course, hoping it never comes to that… that’s why Democrats must be defeated.
CB
and I would argue that if times are that bad, gold aint worth nothing
Gold…
The gold hucksters tell you that fiat currency will be worthless when things get bad, yet willingly give up their gold hoard for your worthless fiat currency. What do they really know that we don’t?
Eternal truth –
If I have 100 pounds of food, and you have 100 pound of gold, there is no reason I would ever trade any of my food for gold.
(and you can’t take it, because I have a gun too)
I understand the words you’re saying but I think you have missed the essential point about gold.
If we both have 100 pounds of food, and 100 pounds of gold, and guns and a bunch of other stuff, we need a medium of exchange.
Because I have two axes, and you need an ax.
We could go round and round on on barter, if you have 38 caliber ammo and our neighbor has toilet paper I want , and you could trade the ammo for the toilet paper then come back trade the toilet paper for the axe.
Or we could just agree as humans have for at least 10,000 years, that gold has value and you could trade me some of your gold for my axe and then when I need toilet paper I could trade some of the gold you gave me for the toilet paper.
Now we have started on the long, slow, road to rebuilding a civilization
I see ammo for hunting animals, but how does ammo get water?
Do you go like Jed Clampett a’shooting for some wings, then up from the ground comes a’bubbling springs? Water, that is?…H2O?…W.C. Fields’ allergy?
That better be your only answer.
Any other answer would make you no different from Democrats, Republicans, Nazis, Communists, or any other flavor of looter.
Looters will not fare well in any SHTF or WROL situation. Real Libertaian Preppers will see to that.
Gold is used qs a conductor oin electronics and Silver is useful in solder, so don’t rule them out, though hollow-point steel is good. And homemade arrows are easily made and abundant too.
Why does that lady have a mask and rubber gloves on? Is she about to operate on someone?
Come on! Maybe she is a free market libertarian, on break from her job at the meth lab.
Assuming the work you’re doing in a meth lab requires a mask, that mask is completely inadequate. Or so I’m told.
Maybe she just thinks the outside of the water bottles is contaminated with VX but totally certain the liquid inside is perfectly safe.
Wait a couple of months until the government starts talking about cracking down on “hoarders”. They’re even worse than kulaks and wreckers.
Every few weeks I crank up my progressive reloader and turn out a couple hundred spare 9MM rounds.
Got proficient at reloading and really enjoy it, and now primers are nearly impossible to get. Been this way for 2-3 years now. Really pissed off!
Progressive reloader? Isn’t that a contradiction in terms? And do the bullets only work if fired sideways? 😉
Get woke! Planning ahead and self-sufficiency are white privilege ideas. “Buying” things at the store reduces goods available during riots, and is racist. And preppers are much more likely to embrace MAGA values, and should be punished, not encouraged.
Let the Woke refuse to prepare so they can join Queen Elizabeth.
I intend to keep my spatio-temporal coordinates and the Liberty that makes them worth having as long as is possible.
Other than having your own well water would seem to be the hardest thing to have on hand in the event of an emergency.
Get high quality water filters. Then you’re good unless you’re in LA or Phoenix where there’s no water.
You are correct, clean water is everything
If you don’t have a well, get a good filter.
If you have a well, have a backup generator and a hand pump conversion. There’s creek near me and a lake 0.5 miles away.
Get or make a double boiler. Invisible water critters can lay you low real quick. For fun, test your bravery with a Life Straw. It takes a bit of nerve to stick one in your pond and slurp it up!
You could also get one of those stills that you cross your heart promise to never use to make alcohol.
In addition to wells, the biggest supply of water most people never think about is their hot water tank. Mine has over 50 gallons and I’ve attached a 6′ hose and sprayer to it at the bottom so it’s gravity-fed. Combined with your filter, ten drops of plain bleach per gallon, and an outdoor grill or campfire for boiling, the hot water heater would be good for all but the most long-term disasters.
Water barrels can catch rain water, but the water must be circulated to keep from getting stagnant and still needs to be filtered and boiled to prevent harms from air pollution and bird poop. Surprisingly, some States such as NC outlaw catching rainwater. Check your local attorney and make up your own mind in your dealings with Johnny Law.g
Speaking of filters, commercial brands like Britta, Pur, Mohr, and others are good for both daily use and emergency use for cleaning out Chlorine, Lead, and other chemical impurities, but sterilize, boil, and cool water first to get out microbes before using the commercial filters. The British Berkefield Big Burkey, so I’ve heard, is the Motherlode of filters well worth aspiring to buy!
If you have nothing else, a bottomless plastic bottle with layers of plain charcoal with NO lighter fluid, pebbles, and sand can filter water of particulates prior to boiling. Make sure all water sources in the wild are 400+ yards away from dug latrines.
Water is typically a sizable portion of fresh fruits and vegetables, soup, and canned fruits and vegetables, so there is that option. Use paper plates, foil, plastic ware, and stick skewers to avoid having to wash dishes.
Waterless shampoos and soap, alcohol-based sanitizers, and wet-wipes can help save water while also keeping from becoming as filthy as Europeans are evidently ready to become. These, along with stockpiles of regular shampoos, soaps and body washes will prevent disease and keep up morale. (Men usual have three-in-one shampoo/soap/body washes available on the market, but they are neither floor polishes nor dessert toppings. 😉 )
“Water From A Vine Leaf”
https://youtu.be/PneAIfv30jA
is a trippy, spacey number from William Orbit and Beth Orton, but also alludes to a common water source in the wild. Just cut a notch in one end of a vine and cut the vine completely through on the other end and you can bend the vine to squeeze the water out.
Cactus water, contrary to urban legend, is not ideal and can give you the runs, but can be an indicator of underground sources. Always avoid water sources with animal skeletons nearby, as this is a sign of toxic elements in the supply.
Always desalinate sea water via distillation before drinking. Salinated water shuts down the kidneys and results in death.
Always melt snow and ice then cool before filtering and drinking. Eating these in cold weather can cause hypothermia and can kill as well. Also follow Frank Zappa’s advice:
“Watch out where the Huskies go and don’t you eat that yellow snow!”
https://youtu.be/PneAIfv30jA
Avoid flood waters at all costs! As little as 6 inches of fast- moving flood water can trip, concuss, drown and kill a person and can contain live wires, unfilrerable, toxic chemicals, snakes, piranhas, sharks, dead animals including humans, pathogens, and all of the above! Turn around! Don’t drown!
Above all, do NOT rely on “Dowsing,” “Water Witchery,” hitting stones with magic staffs, or other Supernaturalism to obtain water! The Earth is 2/3rds water and you’ll eventually get some without taking a Pascal’s wager that is not worth betting your life!
Water is the source of all life on Earth and humans cannot live three days without it. I hope all this helps someone get and keep safe water and stay alive and free out there!
Even the Government Approves
Well now I’m wondering if this is a good idea after all
Good idea or not, it’s useful. Because government knows that what happened in 2020-2022 will happen again.
Well, life is about showing up, and that means being there to show up. And the first part of the Libertarian Triptych of the Founding Fathers is “Life.” Sooo…it’s kind of a big deal, especially since there’s only one life for each of us.
And man was scratchin’ and survivin’ long before there were Governments, so any Government wisdom on Survival and Emergency Preparedness is strictly accidental. 🙂
You trying to say ole Sam is one of them “funny” Uncles?
He does “Want You.”
If civilization collapses, it will be because violent assholes forced everyone with state-sponsored violence to participate in a a system that couldn’t sustain itself.
Far more likely that than global warming.
True, and perhaps Survivalism and Emergency Preparedness to outlast the assholes and preserve civilization is ultimately the most effective and Libertarian way to stand against whatever’s coming next.
Meanwhile, here for your dining, dancing, and bomb-shelter carousing pleasure are some of my Survivalist Playlist favorites:
Donald Fagen–New Frontier–HQ Stereo Rework
https://youtu.be/MJ7V3TuKKcA
Nena–99 Luftballoons
https://vimeo.com/616601196
The Buffalo Springfield–For What It’s Worth 1967
https://youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY
Sunshine–Jonathan Edwards
https://youtu.be/HHRxQo2uUy8
Maureen McGovern–The Morning After
https://youtu.be/msgxhVgUc6I
The Little River Band–Help Is On It’s Way
https://youtu.be/7tcutmdnFvk
S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M–It’s Gonna Be A Lovely Day
https://youtu.be/wtQ6ca4mL7I
Rihanna – Umbrella (Orange Version) (Official Music Video) ft. JAY-Z
https://youtu.be/CvBfHwUxHIk
Hoodwinked–Japeth The Goat (Benji Gaither)–Be Prepared
https://youtu.be/rsZV5cYcwnQ
Johnny’s Garden–Steven Stills
https://youtu.be/SaA_RVOU2dE
Ever read “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy?
After doing so i swore id never be without ammo. They may kill me and mine but i sure as hell will go down fighting before being butchered piecemeal; and as cynical as that tome may be, just turn off the power for as much as a month and our society will descend into violent primates.
Another lesson from that is to get something besides some damn rickety grocery cart to haul your damn gear. 🙂
“National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time,” notes the U.S. government’s Ready.gov. This year’s theme is “a lasting legacy,” with a TV ad featuring a family finding photos of grandma taken “after that flood wiped out the whole neighborhood.”
How stupid. Why isn’t this year’s theme feature a family locked out of their jobs and locked into their homes by a power-mad governor who declares them “undesirables” and “non-essential”? that would be much more realistic.
Elections are coming. Remember the government officials who took away your freedoms in the name of protecting you and make sure the need to find other employment.
What a bunch of rookie numbers. You guys really need to step up your game.
I have a 42 foot catamaran with a big solar array and an even bigger house battery bank that will run my electric water maker; not to mention a solar oven I can bake bread in. Along with industrial food service amounts of rice and beans and plenty of spices and fishing and spearfishing gear. I have literally sailed on the boat for three months straight without going into a store; because there are plenty of places down island where there are no stores.
Thing is if the spaghetti hits the fan it would take maybe a week before the looting mobs would have stolen or destroyed all the foot, fuel, and safe water; not to mention in two days or less with no big rigs delivering stuff there would be nothing to steal or loot; and no fuel/whatever to produce electricity at power plants.
To quote Linus van Pelt
No problem is so big or so complicated that it can’t be run away from!
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Guess you don’t live in Kansas.
Lived in Florida all my life.
I admire your set-up, your moxie, and your insight, but…water maker?
I chose this brand of water maker because it is portable, I can take it with me, instead of one installed inside my boat. There are multiple other options but since I sometimes crew/deliver boats as a sideline it is nice to be able to carry this with me. There are multiple other choices which would be a better fit for specific circumstances.
https://www.rainmandesal.com/
Oh, I see! That is definitely on my wish list now!
I have voyaged for 4 years on a 34 foot sailboat with solar, wind, and water maker.
I have swallowed the anchor and now live in South Florida and sail a 14 foot boat for fun.
I have given thought as to where I would go on something like your catamaran after the fall of civilization.
If you anchor off any Caribbean island you can bet the local criminals will swim out to your boat and attack you to get your stuff.
(They do that even now)
There will of course be a resurgence of piracy as plenty of other people have access to sailboats and guns and will have no compunctions about killing you to get your stuff.
It seems to me you can sell down to the Tortuguero area on the east coast of Costa Rica and live on your boat there.
It’s extremely remote and sparsely inhabited, and the few people who do live there are already living in survival conditions.
So they are likely to be self-sufficient and helpful.
If you meet any of them at all.
Another area that I could think of is the southern tip of South America.
Conditions are harsh, but a well found sailboat with stout anchoring tackle should be able to find spots in the straits of Magellan that are deserted and filled with sea life.
Once again the locals are used to subsistence living in a harsh climate and unlikely to have criminal intent.
I have no doubt brigands and pirates are an issue. On the other hand I have a long history of finding isolated spots that are not easy to find. While I grew up in Miami and sailed in the Bahamas (an area where it is easy to find isolation, remember there are over 3,000 islands, cays, and rock outcropings) my first choice for a quick getaway would be somewhere in the backcountry of the Florida Keys or the Everglades or maybe some of the barrier islands in the Big Bend of Florida.
One thing I am convinced of is that after even a couple of days fuel would be hard to come by greatly reducing the mobility of anything but a sail boat and my catamaran is usually (but not always) the fastest boat in the harbor; not to mention it is shoal draft.
Not saying my plan is foolproof but then again zombies can’t swim.
But how does your “water maker” make water? Does it actually merge the two Hydrogen atoms with the one Oxygen atom?
(Mikey may want to take notes here too. 😉 )
Please forgive me for being so dense. I did not know that “water maker” was another term for a desalination device. I’m a Landlubber. 🙂
Now that I know, I want to “make” me some water as well. And offer some to Mikey too! 🙂
Since you and Ragebot have taught me some new things, I want to reward you both with that special variety of Survival music called Yacht Rock! Here’s to you, Captains of the Sea!
Cool Change–The Little River Band
https://youtu.be/9bKwRW0l-Qk
Sailing–Christopher Cross
https://youtu.be/XdD3Qy5U2t0
And more Yacht Rock!
Escape (The Piña Colada Song)–Rupert Holmes [Subtitlada & Lyrics] HD
https://youtu.be/vLom-87AmO8
Michael McDonald–Sweet Freedom
https://youtu.be/O8-JPyVRkiE
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles–Cruisin’
https://youtu.be/ifhe6GQsxUo
Wooden Ships~Crosby, Stills & Nash~Lyrics
https://youtu.be/O69L2mO9y-4
Anyone else see the irony of a government that never prepares for anything but the previous war, while simultaneously spending unsustainable amounts of money and kicking the so-so security can down the road is saying we should prepare individually?
Perhaps they’re just being a little honest and admitting that they’ll never pull their head out, will continue to screw up everything they touch, and can’t be relied on when the chips are down without actually saying it out loud.
^ this
To quote the song, “If you can’t even run his own life, I’ll be damned if he’ll run mine.”
Almost like The (Guv) Experts are suddenly realizing that a lot of stuff they were aware of but took for granted wouldn’t happen in their lifetime is suddenly just down the pike. Le deluge, c’est maintenant! Zut alors!
Once upon a time, there was Civil Defense that encouraged Citizens to build home disaster and fallout shelters in basements and back yards and the Government in WWI and WWII (Da Mini One and Da Big One) encouraged Citizens to grow “Victory Gardens.”
Now, the Government encourages Section 8 flophouses and Tent-Villes for shelter and “Loser Hauls” from EBT in normal times and from riots in “mostly peaceful” times.
The only thing Government prepares us for now is living in squalor and victimization.
Its the trigger for me. Thing has a little slop and not the best feel, but the overall package is just a great deal, IMO.
That’s right!
I heard it also stays away from parades/riots for racial justice.
Silly me.
Podiums! Don’t forget the podiums!
And restaurant seating.
For those who have never owned a firearm but are considering a first purchase I might recommend a rifle or pistol (or both) chambered in 22.LR. I think that almost every gun owner got their start with one of these. The weapons themselves are relatively cheap as is the ammunition and if push came to shove could be used to hunt small game.
Granted, not the first choice for self defense but certainly better than nothing.
A 22 is just a handy thing to have around.
AR-7s are a great find at shops or shows. The AR-7 was designed for Air Force Pilots crashed in the brush or swamps who need to hunt small game for food. And the barrel, action, and magazine all fit inside the floating plastic stock! Nifty!
The virus mostly comes out at night. Mostly.
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You use it to trip up the Jackboots running up the stairs…something ingenius Ukrainians are no doubt doing right now. 🙂