When I become a warlord in the apocalypse, I'll hire you to train my royal guards. (And Hop can be part of my harem)
@kinnertubbyson
Жыл бұрын
You make great movies, Tommy.
@jacobmott613
Жыл бұрын
"Who run barter town?"
@kinnertubbyson
Жыл бұрын
@@jacobmott613 MasterBlaster RIP Auntie Entity
@joseph8298
6 ай бұрын
There is no apocalypse, but people will continue to get worse because there’s nothing stopping them
@johnmchaggis69
Жыл бұрын
time to sell my car to buy nods just to plant potatoes at 4am
@jahaevah
Жыл бұрын
I worked in marine intelligence (I know, oxymoron) and I can say he hit all the points home. Information and information gathering is imperative, for both offensive (try not to do that or you Will more likely die) and defensive operations. It helps to make the most informed timely decisions and prevents you from making deadly mistakes.
@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13
Жыл бұрын
Oxymoron? You sure you served?
@brandyhouston2105
Жыл бұрын
Cool breeze...you sure you cleared everything from your mom's basement to your new living space (grandma's garage)...lol
@officiallycxrsxd5246
Жыл бұрын
marines? intelligence? now im confused...
@luckymasliano3249
Жыл бұрын
Grunt Yut Yut
@billloveless6869
Жыл бұрын
GO ARMY!!!! 😆
@Beacon7x
Жыл бұрын
I think hunting deer, elk, etc is a great way to build skills such as maneuvering or setting up in positions to either stay hidden or ambush. It also requires an emphasis on finding sign and being mindful of leaving sign along with practicing slls. I like hiking/rucking but it’s easy to get in that trailblazing mindset of getting from point A to B and you don’t pay attention to how noticeable you are or if you’re approaching other people or things you aren’t aware of. I’ve had hikers walk within 25 yards of me elk hunting on a trail while I was just off the path in camo with my bow in hand and pack on just because they were solely focused on the trail right in front of their face and not paying attention to their surroundings. Sometimes it’s good to remember don’t go faster than your ability to process your surroundings to an acceptable level.
@Gods_Favorite_Subcontractor
Жыл бұрын
Tracking (and hiding my tracks) is something I try to stay aware of when hiking. Reading accounts from the Rhodesian Bush War, some of the stories w/ tracking are simply insane. Sometimes they would even track a group for days before catching up/getting to a good spot to attack, all while very carefully hiding their own tracks since the guerillas tended to be pretty good trackers too
@Beacon7x
Жыл бұрын
@@Gods_Favorite_Subcontractor right. And sometimes leaving sign by design, can be advantageous too. Sometimes if we find an exceptional area to hunt, me and my hunting crew will make an effort to get up or arrive earlier than usual, all drive our vehicles separate and park at the trail head or area so that it looks like the area is already overcrowded and will deter others from parking and coming in on us. So appear to be a larger “force” than you actually are. Likewise if we pull into a parking area or trail head and there’s several 4wd trucks different state/county tags with hunting stickers all over the glass we will usually move along vs if we come to a trailhead and there’s several Subarus/sedans and minivans with hiking and vegan stickers all over the glass we will “assume” they’re going to be sticking on the trails and not hunting lol but paying attention and noticing a certain level of detail is the main thing no matter what the “mission” is even if that means slowing down occasionally and appreciating where you’re at.
@scottbashaw1761
Жыл бұрын
I had a SF guy walk right by me 10 yards away, he never saw me but his dog looked back at me, an to be fair, he was not in fight mode either
@Gods_Favorite_Subcontractor
Жыл бұрын
@@scottbashaw1761 dog ain’t a snitch 🤌😤
@investigativeoutcomes9343
Жыл бұрын
lol, deer don't carry weapons.
@musicman1eanda
Жыл бұрын
We need a whole video just on how the heck you find other like minded skilled people who you can also trust!
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
actually, literally a work in progress
@DevDog67
Жыл бұрын
@@BrassFactsthank you, this is one of the biggest hurdles for me. It's hard to find like minded people. And there's always the concern that someone is a fed who's going to try and make everyone out to be extremists so they can justify their illegal activities.
@radzx10daddy24
Жыл бұрын
@BLAYDZ99 you find them through like minded decisions that have been made remember great minds think alike
@earlturner6023
Жыл бұрын
@@DevDog67 I'm an extremist
@bigredwolf6
Жыл бұрын
@@earlturner6023 Freddy Fed
@fromtheblack3220
Жыл бұрын
This goes for all your content: your channel is easily one of the most legitimately useful and honest corners of KZitem and I appreciate all the work and thought you put into your videos.
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
thanks man! means a lot
@NoNo_IStay
Жыл бұрын
@@BrassFactsro. This was great. I was expecting a garand thumb style type "gear and glam" video but I was wrong. This was very infor.ative and on point. Keep rambling! Your best videos are commentaries 😊
@nonyabeeznuss304
Жыл бұрын
Having performed both defensive and offensive combat operations (to include raiding heavily defended taliban logistics stockpiles and killing ISIS infiltrators or "raiders" trying to crawl through our own wire in iraq) I can say, this guy hits most of the major points. All I gotta say is, real combat isn't fun and you should seek to avoid having to do it whenever possible.
@markhatfield5621
Жыл бұрын
Could you briefly mention the major points which he did not cover?
@nonyabeeznuss304
Жыл бұрын
@@markhatfield5621 He hits all the basic points on how to conduct the recon patrols pretty well. The thing I will say is that I don't think people realize the logistics that go into conducting these kind of operations. It costs the US military something like $140,000 to get a regular average joe combat ready. The average soldier is running around in $20,000 worth of gear. It costs tens of thousands a week per head to have a US soldier engaged in combat operations. For example, he brings up night vision, those absolutely chow through batteries like you wouldn't believe. Also, combat operations are incredibly physically strenuous. You need to consume a ton more food, primarily rich in carbs, fats, and protein, ie, the kind of food that will be hard to get in a SHTF scenario. You also need a ton of drinking water. Probably atleast 3 to 4 liters a day. Maybe potable water won't be very accessible in SHTF. If you can't meet calorie requirements, patrolling is just going to be wearing yourself down and decreasing your combat ability, physical exhaustion and loss of combat/survival capability will drop rapidly. idk. Its a neat thought exercise to kind of learn tactical mindset (which, to give him credit, he freely admits) but the reality is if your survival strategy is to emulate GWOT style patrols, you are going to burn through your provisions and consumables like batteries real damned quick for a pretty questionable gain.
@markhatfield5621
Жыл бұрын
@@nonyabeeznuss304 Thank you.
@FoolioBeardy
Жыл бұрын
Well said
@secretsquirrel6308
Жыл бұрын
@Mark Hatfield USMC Handbook Any year really, but preferably after Viet Nam.
@highdesertdrew1844
Жыл бұрын
The philosophical discussion about PVP vs PVE in a real world setting featuring the loss of the monopoly on violence by the state, and the associated ramifications without being reductive (muh golden horde, here's a list of 10 things you need before the collapse) is something that's really been missing in this space for a while. The vid about .300BLK had me drag it out of the closet, clean it, and go shoot it for the first time in nearly a year. I need to spend more time out carrying my rucksack and just getting out in nature. I genuinely appreciate this kind of content, especially when it doesn't involve yelling through a traffic cone.
@alvindueck2104
Жыл бұрын
You commented this about 2 months ago, have you been out rucking in nature since?
@highdesertdrew1844
Жыл бұрын
@@alvindueck2104 Yea, spent a few days in Idaho, and a few days messing around in Utah. Was gorgeous, still a lot of snow on the ground even in June and into July in some of those higher mountain areas. Heat wave has been kicking my ass last few weeks, want to do the Mt Charleston north loop, but not sure I'm ready for that kinda altitude.
@MackT
Жыл бұрын
Great video, I was army recon for two years, and can agree to most of these points. I think most people overlook is communication via radio over extended distances, and how to utilize surveillance sites and hide sites.
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
a big thing we're working on is deployable repeaters. I don't want to use the currently existing repeaters because they're not encrypted. And prestaging them tends to have them found by random hikers (and show up on the news).
@highdesertdrew1844
Жыл бұрын
@@BrassFacts We've built a few and deployed them to hill/mountain tops for a few months at a time. one thing to consider if you're serious about it is actually setting up an actual repeater. P25/crypto, you'd need to be business band, but that's not difficult, it's maybe a little more complex if you're doing trunking.
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
@@highdesertdrew1844 yeah we've paid for a half dozen freqs. I'll be real. I'm not our groups comms guy. AFAIK we're not doing trunking because trunking sounds like hell
@riu.1180
Жыл бұрын
@@BrassFacts Meaning you can buy a frequency for personal radio use? I have just been using the FRS freqs that both my walkie and baofangs can connect to. It would be great to have a channel to communicate across a few acres of farm/woods.
@beardly0121
Жыл бұрын
Unencrypted comms is more dangerous than no comms at all. Ukraine war is proof.
@dannyray8719
Жыл бұрын
My uncle was in the special forces in Vietnam, I learned a lot from him. One thing, if you are in a building get out you stand a better chance fighting outside and never be the hunted always be the hunter. Find the bad guy plan an attack and hit first, this is when recon is very important. I have never been in the military, but he showed me a lot of things, he's no longer with us that orange crap took his life with cancer. Good luck to everyone!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸⚔️
@dogevanzandt2889
Жыл бұрын
In a civilian context, avoiding contact should be your first priority.
@dannyray8719
Жыл бұрын
@@dogevanzandt2889 copy that!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸⚔️
@roberthamm9304
Жыл бұрын
Avoid attracting attention to yourself. Use the terrain to your advantage. Avoid leaving tracks. Never use the same trail twice. Always keep a lookout for boobytraps.
@dannyray8719
Жыл бұрын
@@roberthamm9304 Very true and copy and 🇺🇸🇺🇸⚔️
@roberthamm9304
Жыл бұрын
I’m 2nd Gen Army Ranger. So mad props to your late uncle. He saw the need to teach you everything he knew, because he knew that you’d need those skills to survive in the world that we’re currently living in. My dad did the same thing with me, and after I joined the Army, I went on and became a Ranger myself. I broke down and told him last year, after we hadn’t spoken to each other since 1989. His eyes lit up and got teary after I told him, and I knew right then that he was proud of me. I’m sorry as I digress. Anyways, the day is coming sooner than we all might think. BLM and ANTIFA are ramping up their movements. They’re going to make it about race. So start your situational awareness as you go about your business. Start making your preps and get everything in place. Get as much ammo as you can.
@kerbalairforce8802
Жыл бұрын
6:30 "I'm not a prepper, I'll just take your stuff" is an argument I've heard from untrained chucklnuts since the zombie apocalypse craze. Don't brag about what you've got. Don't let acquaintances think they can mooch off your spam bunker.
@Gods_Favorite_Subcontractor
Жыл бұрын
“Lol I’ll just join you during the apocalypse” this nice bud, here’s an SKS, I need you to run out and get that sniper to reveal himself
@finnberglander7816
Жыл бұрын
@@Gods_Favorite_Subcontractor Good way to lose an SKS. "Here's a board cut and painted to look like a rifle, go draw fire."
@Gods_Favorite_Subcontractor
Жыл бұрын
@@finnberglander7816 now that’s creative
@subdawg1331
9 күн бұрын
nailed it
@mattsrandomsheet2744
Жыл бұрын
We all saw what was of the most value in the great panic of 2020… I’ve been prepping my mind body and soul to become a toilet paper warlord
@xxxxxxxxxx6903
Жыл бұрын
In my best deep voice narrator impersonation: "Future Wars were waged over the most precious and dwindling resource on the planet - Toilet Paper "! 🙄
@GTFBITK
Жыл бұрын
Stacking 124gr NATO ball and Charmin lol
@Spessforce
Жыл бұрын
I think roaming patrols are more dangerous than building a series of observation points that you can move to and from, like with a bicycle, and observe areas of significance. Parking something like an abandoned school bus on the edge of a road gives you a large shelter to observe from and keep things in that won’t look out of place.
@Gods_Favorite_Subcontractor
Жыл бұрын
But you NEED roaming patrols at some point. Ideally you want to control (or at least be able to project force & patrols) miles away from your actual house, so you have multiple layers & fallbacks. A single OP at your driveway won't be enough (although static sentries are good)
@fury556
Жыл бұрын
@@Gods_Favorite_Subcontractor but then you open up the chance for the roaming patrol to be ambushed. The they’ll be way more visible than a team at an op/lp that changes position late at night
@georgerafa5041
Жыл бұрын
@@Gods_Favorite_Subcontractor If you live in areas with very effective choke points like AZ, UT, CO mountains for example, then you can be just fine with a few OPs over the main infil/exfil routes. In those scenarios it would even be wise to probably obstruct or demolish some of them in order to keep security needs down. Obviously a major threat could still find its way in but realistically a major threat is just gonna steamroll through one of the major routes your OPs would have eyes on. As Brass Facts said, losing a few guys to them may be no big deal.
@Gods_Favorite_Subcontractor
Жыл бұрын
@@georgerafa5041 true, but you still may want some kind of patrolling over areas you can’t necessarily make a OP at. Maybe you have 20 POIs to watch but only 15 guys, etc
@ImperiumLibertas
Жыл бұрын
Overt patrolling only seems like a good idea when you know you can win the fight i.e. air/indirect fire support. It makes much more sense for a small force to make observation points with QRF to stomp out any threat that pops up. This allows you to have a larger fighting force than distributing your forces over a wider area. Front line forces only job is to delay and call for support while the responding force is responsible for winning the fight and repelling the threat. In a civilian context this could be modified to have frontline forces not make contact at all and only act as recon and let a command unit coordinate an assault unit if applicable. They could assign a recon unit to shadow the threat if they're deemed not an immediate threat. The whole goal is to not fight unless you have to. This is all my armchair general take. Here is a similar but different tactic that is used to defeat a larger force. This is known as defeat in detail. The defensive counterpart is defense in detail or elastic defense. kzitem.info/news/bejne/27BpsKGOjHd-Z6Q
@vicnighthorse
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a another non-gear review video. I recently re-read One Second After for the first time in more than 10 years. It, of course, covers some of the same notions you speak of in this video. It was very very depressing, more than I remembered. I doubt that most, if not all groups (especially larger ones), would be as benevolent as the Black Mountain one. Note - I am not sure I would call subsistence farming an "administrative task"🤔
@ATown875
Жыл бұрын
Love one second after great book and excellent points. I am afraid their is more evil than good in the world.
@James_T_Kirk_1701
Жыл бұрын
Those books sucked. Mary sue protagonist and the author has to reference pop culture movie scene to set the stage versus actually writing. Show don’t tell at its finest.
@vicnighthorse
Жыл бұрын
@@James_T_Kirk_1701 Says a guy that thinks the dropkick is the best combat move for most circumstances.
@James_T_Kirk_1701
Жыл бұрын
@@vicnighthorse just because I like Star Trek doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate small arms, hot rods, and apocalypse literature. I guess you’re one of those one dimensional people that let caricatures define you.
@vicnighthorse
Жыл бұрын
@@James_T_Kirk_1701 It was a friendly riposte to the fictional character James Kirk. It was also meant to be as oblique as you critiquing the literary quality of a survival fiction book. I was going to put a winky on it so you wouldn't get mad but thought I'd risk the playfulness not being being obvious enough.
@donewithmodernlife
Жыл бұрын
Very timely subject matter for me. I’ve been working on recon skills recently myself. I live in a heavily wooded rural area & have been doing 2-3 mile routes through the forest in kit with my trusty companion Remi (that’s her in my pfp.) I have multiple infil/exfil paths & wanted to bring up something you touched on; knowledge of your surrounding location. I know the woods on & (for about 2 miles) around my property extremely well. Deer trails, sink holes, old barbed wire fences that can barely be seen until you’re right on top of them; you need to know where all of that stuff is if you’re a forest dweller like myself. If I had to make a hasty exit I could disappear into the woods & be very difficult to find. My next step is supply caches in a few strategic locations.
@roberthamm9304
Жыл бұрын
You should put/build a shelter that won’t attract attention or even be spotted by anyone on the ground or even by air with a drone.
@jamesr792
Жыл бұрын
@@roberthamm9304YES!!!! A little camouflaged hooch would be awesome!
@greencreekranch
Жыл бұрын
My justification for my preparedness is that either it may actually help me and those close to me at some point, or i just did what most people do and invested time and miney into a hobby i enjoy. Theres literally ni way to loose here
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
there's something to be said about the mental boon preparing smartly gives you, even if you never use it. I think it's part of being a smart mature person to prepare, train etc.
@greencreekranch
Жыл бұрын
@@BrassFacts also, it's what made me feel obligated to keep my fitness up. If it all it gives me is increased health that's already kinda worth it.
@PureCountryof91
Жыл бұрын
This scenario, this is why we need better local communities for this type of societal collapse. The parts that you bring up about how scavvers, vs society members will be skewed. And not in society's favor. We've become much more secluded in the past few years. This information is very important. And, very appreciated.
@greencreekranch
Жыл бұрын
Well, one advantage of where i live is, that my house is infact build like a castle. I'm talking about 20-40 inch thick sandstone walls on all ground level walls. Not that I've shot at it, but I'm fairly confident that its not just concealment if i should ever have to defend it
@Notafed_69
Жыл бұрын
Spent a good chunk of time in a recce unit in the Army and as a baseline/launching point for civilian recon, this video is gold. A lot of solid points and a good understanding of the concept of r&s as a whole.
@taylormartin4346
Жыл бұрын
Recon is definitely a subject that is environment dependent when understanding what conclusion to come to. I'm in the absolute middle of the mid-west, flat farmland as far as the eye can see. Vertical land advantages are few and far between and road blocks are super easy to setup on two-lane highways. You mountain boys got it good.
@yo9758
Жыл бұрын
Lol not really they all gonna die in the winter
@gregkrueger331
Жыл бұрын
@@yo9758 how’d that work in Afghanistan? Guys that use the mountains know how to survive in those same mountains. I’ve yet to meet someone in “our world” that doesn’t have some level of knowledge and at least one upper hand supplied by their respective environment.
@yo9758
Жыл бұрын
@@gregkrueger331 do you have flock of sheep you’ll just gonna get Donner partied up there
@scherry9198
Жыл бұрын
@@yo9758 Never been in the mountains have you? Plenty of game, don't need sheep.
@yo9758
Жыл бұрын
@@scherry9198 actually I’m an avid elk hunter i just live in the real world and know that when the first snow hits there nothing up there and your gonna burn 5000 calories a day just to survive and if you don’t got skis or snow shoes might as just lay down and die
@D.M.Luiz.
Жыл бұрын
The only problem with brassfacts is.... There's never enough videos in a week. He and hop need to go full forgotten weapons and do 5 Days a week! (I'm only joking. Once a week is just fine)
@pigpenstrikes9400
Жыл бұрын
this was hands down the most easy to digest Civilian Recon youtube video I've seen. Great for opening the minds of the new to SHTF. Show your girlfriend.
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
what's a girlfriend?
@anarchobacon
Жыл бұрын
@@BrassFacts They have five hands and are at the end of your arms.
@vitaminbcomplex3391
Жыл бұрын
@@anarchobacon THEY HAVE FIVE HANDS???? Oh you mean fingers
@Usmcar15682
Жыл бұрын
I think what a lot of people don’t consider is that if we have a total society collapses, we have to think about other nations coming in and acting as peacekeeping forces. Think UN, NATO from Europe. We’re not going to be alone in this nation if our society collapses. Of course, if everyone in the world is in the same boat, then it’ll be different
@bigredwolf6
Жыл бұрын
If we’re in a collapse I highly doubt anyone would come to “help” the US. like it or not, the US has come to be such a major player in the world, a fuck up on our end fucks everyone else up.
@xxxxxxxxxx6903
Жыл бұрын
Starting with Obama, a multitude of resolutions and EO's were passed, that in no certain terms hands full control of America over to the UN in about 100 different scenarios! 👀
@stephenurban9880
Жыл бұрын
Aside from the US, other countries have VERY little in the way of ability to project forces and sustain them outside of their own or adjacent countries. Many of the countries can barely send anything larger than a battalion and even then depended on the US for logistic support. There will be no huge force of blue helmets patrolling all across America.
@charlesreeves3426
Жыл бұрын
Excellent points made and questions raised that everyone concerned should be asking themselves as an individual and as a team. The reality of things is much more in depth and complex than just owning kit to flex with on Instagram. At the end of the day the most important question to any segment of preparedness should be "is the juice worth the squeeze". It has been my experience in life that its not always the person giving all the answers that's the smartest dude in the room, but rather the dude with the right questions. Preparedness is synergistic and we are only as strong as our weakest link. Knowlege without practical application is useless in the real world. We are not equal when it comes to health, financial capabilities, knowledge and skills. Its important to be honest with yourself about your strengths and weaknesses. Formulate plans that utilizes your strengths while constantly working on your weaknesses. At the end od the day the is what it is. God bless all of you right thinking citizens.
@peterbehringer63
Жыл бұрын
This easily could be a 3 or 4 video series...most of the points you covered are included in some chapters of a new Post-Apocalyptic fiction adventure series, for which i am scriptwriting currently,, in a story where our secondary protagonist, a mysterious gringo anti-hero with his small band of skills-diverse survival specialists, become the feared guerrilla warfare protectors of a peaceful rural area small town, against marauders, raiders, and rogue military/police units. It's set in Venezuela 8 months after a worldwide economic collapse SHTF event, with the US stricken by an EMP device detonation.
@invisibletosociety8338
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a good read. What is the title of your book?
@peterbehringer63
Жыл бұрын
@@invisibletosociety8338 in the English language versión: "Sanctuary's Call" ... the "sanctuary" refers to a peaceful self-sufficient rural area community, that is coveted by the all the marauders and roving gangs, especially by a new rising power warlord.
@5.56Chronicles
7 ай бұрын
Is the book out yet?
@BullsMahunny
Жыл бұрын
People who thinking "I'm just gonna go after a prepper and take their stuff :D teehee" are the types of people that shouldn't own firearms. People need to start taking into account just how devastating the loss of even 1 person can be in a small or even a large group because of bad planning. How easy do people really think it is to replace a medic or a surgeon (especially), or someone who can make effective medicine from items in the field? How difficult will it be to replace someone who knows the ins and outs of hydroponic farming? Or a herbalist who knows what's edible, what isn't, how it should be prepared, etc. How often are you going to find someone who can setup and run computer networks from scratch by gathering up computers, servers, network devices, and so forth? Survival isn't all about fighting and approaching it as such is doomed to fail. There are people that have sets of skills that are borderline required for modern society to function and they need to be protected at all costs and the first step to that is proper recon and planning. Without it ... well, your time will come.
@peterlowell7963
Жыл бұрын
You forgot the entire moral side. It is wrong to kill someone because they are prepared and you are too lazy to be prepared. Overall, I agree with your message. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@scowler7200
Жыл бұрын
It depends on the prepper. If it's some schitzed-out lardass sitting on pallets of rations, harem of junkie concubines, taking potshots at passers-by and filling the airwaves with nonsense? Smoke the bastard! Family just trying to live their lives? Move on or embed with them.
@Scar7etRubii
Жыл бұрын
You played way too much SOD 🤣 🤣. It's really depends on what types of people you encounter whether their hostile or not to your own group and how they enter action on other people. Letting someone inside your inner group can potentially eliminate your group from the inside without you even knowing. It's not about what's this person utilities can do to your groups, its about survival and keep your group safe.
@traeucity6087
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, you don't get to decide whether or not they should own firearms. They exist, they are armed and they don't give a damn about what you think about them. Not trying to be a dick, I'm just sayin'.
@fro-yo-momma7082
Жыл бұрын
Just another thing g to prepare for lol
@sectorseven07
Жыл бұрын
One thing that is important and not often talked about is human terrain mapping. If you want to know the context and potential of threats, you can't just sit around in your homestead and hope for the best. Additionally, you can't gather all of the reconnaissance you need by sitting on a hill with a spotting scope because many threats are more latent and less obvious due to people's nature to not try and expose themselves. So you have to either conduct reconnaissance in force by attempting to draw a response from the populace (things like presence patrols through an area) or, more advisably, conduct covert reconnaissance actions that still account for the HUMINT portion of your mission. Therefore opening yourself up to new potential threats by appearing like a soft target. It's all a fuckin give or take. We could talk about this pretty extensively, my time in recon definitely helped mold my view of it. I'd love to discuss it with you personally in the future to help expand this topic and learn from one another's standpoints.
@bg_azn
Жыл бұрын
No better friday than a video drop by brass facts while on the john
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
was it a good poop ?
@bg_azn
Жыл бұрын
@@BrassFacts Indubitably
@michaelbishop6484
Жыл бұрын
What the heck I want brass facts to ask me about my bowel movements. Luckyyyyy
@ArminiusVicious
Жыл бұрын
As someone who survived the serbs and croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina, you hit a lot of good points but i do wanna say a lot of these scenarios are more larping than real. Not minimizing them, but the sheer logistics often feel missed in these analysis. Who and what will be your front line logistics line, exfill, green zone etc. There is a lot to it. What saved us ultimately was people with courage and banding together. Remember, we were under embargo, no real weapons to speak of, and surrounded. We literally picked weapons off dead enemies fight after fight and armed able bodied people as the fighting occurred for years. It's much easier when you can identify the evildoers. But in a scenario where multiple groups wage resource and territorial warfare, a lot factors change. You will need larger groups, and you will need neighborhoods for safety and support.
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
thanks for the input. It's worth considering though, it's unlikely a bosnia type situation can occur in the US simply due to size. As for weapons. There's a lot of them here. We have a sort of a tragedy of riches in that regard in the US.
@mascasa7502
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate you discussing topics such as this and, more recently, forming groups in such a practical manner. Any recce has to have a base of operations and people are needed to tend things there and provide security. Just to secure a modest household would seem to require 5-6 folks to allow for the chores to be done and people have to provide security while others rest/sleep. Perhaps another way to approach things is from a "fortified household/homestead" perspective. Keep up the good content.
@aastudios4607
Жыл бұрын
“NO NO NO!! I was in a recon platoon when I was in the Army, and like Dakota Meyer says, y’all are LARPERS!!! you shouldn’t learn military tactics unless you’ll fight for oil like i did!!”
@nunyurbyznes7611
Жыл бұрын
I applaud your commitment brother! Readyman sent out a info sheet about the total inability to survive in cities of more than 30 thousand with SHTF. This person was ex SEAL. He taught that making friends with people in small towns by trading supplies for a place to dwell. Food for Cover. Instead of food for thought, maybe both.
@scowler7200
Жыл бұрын
SEALs are trained as assaulters. They're more likely to resort to banditry, because raiding structures under cover of night is second-nature to them. They can clean out multiple houses in one night, like locusts...
@danielmartin2788
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely heard 50% discount code. And I got pumped
@michaelbishop6484
Жыл бұрын
Same
@CutlassOutdoors
Жыл бұрын
Me: Mom, can we have Nutnfancy? Mom: No, we have Nutnfancy at home. (Nutnfancy at home)
@CutlassOutdoors
Жыл бұрын
I say that with love, of course. This non-gear-review stuff (philosophy?) is awesome.
@truenorthprepschool9255
Жыл бұрын
It's good to see younger guys like you out there training and learning. You have a bit of a ways to go but you're off to a great start. Keep up the good work
@Kaleki935
Жыл бұрын
The pretentious arrogance of boomers never ceases, eh? If only there were more effective "schools" to... "prep" people in the newer generations... see what I'm getting at, Mr. Prep School? You're talking as if you have a message or offer training that's reaching more people than this video, let alone the others on the channel. The reality of your channel says the opposite. Even if you run a business on training people, that's only refining the demographic that is created by people like this. By no definition except refining existing skills, are you doing anything more significant than this channel. Less information, less overall people educated, less man-hours of education, less effort (you don't trek several times to retrieve long-range camerawork while in the field), but STILL you say they have a ways to go. Yet you can't say how or why, so I stand by my initial accusation of that coming from a cope, wishing you had done more to create a generation who is interested in these things, and arrogantly speaking down on anyone who dares do anything that's proven more successful than you in every metric. If he's just starting and still has a ways to go, I fear what that means for yourself.
@protectpersevere2030
Жыл бұрын
Great talking points! Personally i’ve been going back and forth with building out a longer range SPR with like a 3-18 but honestly think i should prioritize elsewhere first. I feel like me and other folks would realistically benefit more by training more with their GPR and investing in a nice spotting scope, rangefinder, sustainment gear, and any other gear and more importantly SKILLS for reconnaissance than heavily focusing on just the stick that goes boom.
@anarchobacon
Жыл бұрын
Shifting your focus to skills/training, sustainment, and force multipliers is a sign of maturation. It doesn't matter how cool your rifle is if you don't have the skills to survive in the field and work productively with your group.
@uncreativename9936
Жыл бұрын
Personally I think just a general hunting bolt gun for substitute for an SPR. Given the work invovled and the niche role it is. I think it's resonable to just stick with a .270 bolt gun instead of dropping 2 grand on a long range AR.
@protectpersevere2030
Жыл бұрын
@@uncreativename9936 Your average bolt is very underrated. The only reason a SPR is still a slightly better choice is simply that it is still a fighting rifle up close if needed. I couldn’t imagine fighting an up close near peer threat with a bolt gun lol
@uncreativename9936
Жыл бұрын
@@protectpersevere2030 Depending on the scenario having two rifles could be an option. Your general purpose AR in your hand on the way there and the bolt gun on your back. It's what military snipers do. Obviously not ideal, but could certainly be feasible depending on the situation.
@protectpersevere2030
Жыл бұрын
@@uncreativename9936 Lowkey thought of a small suppressed 300blk gun and bolt gun would be a interesting concept.
@charlesm.2756
Жыл бұрын
Here's a BIG consideration that never gets discussed in prep videos: Small children. How you gonna deal with you or your team's children? They can't contribute to RECCE missions (except maybe observation), they need to use up a lot of supplies without providing any reconstitution of said supplies , they don't move quickly, they can't respond to critical threats in emergencies (at least not like an adult). Very easy to consider scenarios when you have only fully grown, able-bodied team mates. Becomes significantly more difficult when you have dependents that need to constantly consume your resources. Food for thought.
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
yep, for sure. Most "teams" with spouses and such included at going to be "lucky' if they have a 1:1 ratio of abled bodied men to women/childern Most will be 1:2 or worse.
@charlesm.2756
Жыл бұрын
@@BrassFacts Incidentally, I didn't make that comment out of criticism to your video. I merely mention it because it's often not generally considered . Of course, those of us with kids will likely go down in the first wave of crisis anyway - for obvious reasons. Nonetheless, no matter how much we prep ourselves, or amongst or able-bodied peers, the children become the single biggest vulnerability to SHTF planning. I sometimes wonder if folks make the mistake of overlooking such a critical factor in their plan.
@PracticalReformation
Жыл бұрын
Children are great at pulling weeds, picking beans, gathering dug up potatoes, cleaning canning jars, feeding the chickens and gathering their eggs. Kids can definitely participate but yes, they are definitely a vulnerability as well. This is why community is important. In the late 1700's in the american frontier there were (at times) persistent dangers of raid by natives, even with that threat life had to go on but precautions were taking, homesteads would double or triple up to make attack by raiding parties more difficult, people carried a long gun at ALL times when outside the walls of their homes, they didnt go into the fields alone cause thats how people got "dissapeared". In addition to that there were scouts, hunters, trappers, skilled stalkers, often with no family commitment who would keep tabs on happenings, who would track raiding parties or gather news from surrounding regions about who was getting attacked or if raids were imminent. The other thing is the idea of block houses, one fortified house in a community with supplies and suhc which could hypothetically hold of an attack long enough for reinforcements from another town or the nearest town to arrive if they were able to get a runner out. Some of these ideas with the implementation of more modern technologies (especially comms) could be adapted very very well for life in a grid down scenario. The single biggest one would be a comms network that could connect smaller communities and homesteads with everyone else (something like CB or HAM is perfect for this).
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
@@charlesm.2756 for sure, I was agreeing with you.
@charlesm.2756
Жыл бұрын
@@PracticalReformation Agreed - community is vital to survival. I think those that live in/around big city suburbs (like me) are poorly prepared. We may last a few days, but that's about it. Resources evaporate quickly in such areas (2nd only to cities). The real challenge is that it's difficult to form a prepared community (ironically) in these areas. Most folks do their own thing (though we are generally communicative and friendly with each other). The notion of emergency preparedness is often viewed as paranoia and/or silliness. It's hard to find others that are willing to cooperate/plan for SHTF events. It's also very hard to convince neighbors to invest time/money in a coordinated manner.
@gavenevans
Жыл бұрын
No one really knows how they’ll react in any of these situations, until the situation presents itself. However, if placed in the situation where I use my firearm in a defensive manner, and it fails me by jamming, I hope I can scream ‘c0ck-suck3r’ with as much speed and confidence as our man Brass
@kuyakonggaming
Жыл бұрын
@Brass Facts i think a walkthrough of a notional RECCE scenario could make for a good discussion but also give you a good long term series of episodes just by changing the variables and how you would accomplish different tasks. ex) A Minecraft walgreens raid for critical meds needed for a wife or kids in the group with medical issues like asthma or whaterve... in minecraft of course
@Jci-ph3sl
Ай бұрын
I was never in the military, signed up twice, but because of heart issues I had, I wasn't able to. But I have plenty of family who were military. And I've learned a lot. When it comes to what they are talking about in this video, I will only go as far as to patrol and protect my home and the boarders our our property.
@ATown875
Жыл бұрын
Great vid! Outstanding information! really enjoy the SHTF sandbox/brain storming! Hard to find good and realistic content on how to deal with different SHTF events. Thank you
@nearbypc8314
7 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful landscape ! Really informative video. I live in small village about 300 people, It is located in the woods, we already formad something like community of 30-40 people for when SHTF. The only thing that represents danger is that, right next to us is a main corrider between Germany and the Czech Republic.
@markymark9359
Жыл бұрын
I’m loving the channel! I really enjoy the real-life civilian take on these thought experiments.
@Glonk_Respecter
Жыл бұрын
Nice! These are the types of videos that made me love your channel. Don’t ever stray too far from your roots.
@FinalLugiaGuardian
Жыл бұрын
One advantage to using AA batteries for your system is that you can buy those batteries anywhere and they are much less expensive. Maybe that is not a very valuable trait for people who are just going to stay put, but if you are traveling to a foreign country as a news media correspondent, having the ability to get replacement batteries in the event your Supply runs out before you have to leave the country is helpful.
@kerbalairforce8802
Жыл бұрын
One can also get those rechargeable AA batteries and a folding solar panel
@mw2277
Жыл бұрын
@@kerbalairforce8802 rechargable batteries and night vision don’t mix that well due to voltage requirements for the tööb(s).
@FinalLugiaGuardian
Жыл бұрын
@@mw2277 I think that depends on exactly which rechargeable batteries we are talking about. Some rechargeable batteries will be better than others.
@mw2277
Жыл бұрын
@@FinalLugiaGuardian i’m mostly referring to the fairly constant power curve of all rechargeable batteries, as opposed to lithiums. plus the off chance they leak and fuck up your battery housing. why risk a $3000+ piece of equipment to *maybe* save like 50 bucks over a few years.
@FinalLugiaGuardian
Жыл бұрын
@@mw2277 Some of the higher-end rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries largely mitigate that risk though and are every bit as reliable as a non-rechargeable lithium ion batteries. Although at that point, you're spending more money then you would have spent on non-rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries. So perhaps it is something that you could have in addition to a few bulk packs of non-rechargeable lithium ion batteries. Because of the supply does get completely cut off, you can at least stretch your night-vision use out a few more years while you wait for non-rechargeable lithium ion battery production to come back.
@brotherbrovet1881
11 ай бұрын
@ Brass Facts. The 3 man team is ideal. In a 2man team, one casualty and you're screwed. With a 3 man team, 2 can carry one. It's also less psychologically strenuous than working as two. It also allows for 50% more eyes and ears without increasing your profile much. It's ideal for moving. Point man, Leader, tail gunner. Point man just does point man. Leader covers point man and does navigation. Tailgunner...just covers the six, often walking backwards. 7 yrs of LRRS taught me that the 3man team is ideal. Often larger size teams will split up into 3 man teams and rendezvous after doing area or point recons, sharing all Intel immediately at the rendezvous. Also... a 3man team might take an AR 10 or a SAW...for a small team, you must use violence of action when in contact. That means you're ready to attack through any near ambushes, ambush any unavoidable enemies. For a prisoner snatch...you need a minimum of 3. I highly recommend "Eyes of the Eagle " by Gary Linderer. He did 2 tours in Vietnam with 101st Abn LRRP Rangers. His books detail how recon operated then, and still does for those skilled in the art. Fyi....HEAVY LOAD OUT. Not light. Light load out for recon only when help is very close. Permiter Lp/op. 500-600 rounds minimum. 2-3 gallons of water. We carried a minimum of 20 30round magazines in the 80s for Central America. We each also carried a Claymore and 100round belt for the m60. If we had six more on a team...we had a pig. Often we'd take a pig with only a 4man team. You had to have the right kind of big crazy guy carry it though. Our pig gunners could all run it solo and were invariably weight lifters and Heavyweight wrestlers. No help is coming. You need to be able to keep moving AND shooting, bring your wounded with you. 3 is ideal. Pack heavy or you'll die.
@GrumpyReaper2525
Жыл бұрын
For me, the hardest part was phisical fitness for this kind of tasks. It's been half a year since I started working on my body and I still suck ass. I feel like the mundane fundamentals don't get the attention they deserve in online discussion on survival, tactics, etc.
@Distrusted_Citizen
Жыл бұрын
Keep at it brother. Rucking and running and just overall physical work will get you shape. I come from a powerlifting and bodybuilding background, but have recently started doing CrossFit to get me functionality fit. Stick to it, eat clean, and try to increase your aerobic endurance. We’re all gonna make it ❤
@alvindueck2104
Жыл бұрын
I was a pretty fit guy before I started driving truck. Now I'm lazier than I'd like to admit. I still go for walks and oc a hike, but not as much as I know I should.
@Distrusted_Citizen
Жыл бұрын
@@alvindueck2104 just keep grinding brother.
@indoorkite651
Жыл бұрын
This is a great reason as to why as i have my home built some specific walls will have ar500 steel plates set up for defensive use. Inside the wall.and eventually the entiee outside will be that really good slate, and stone shit. You cant light me up from outside, you have to come inside. If you do get inside i know what walls i can shoot through, and what parts of those walls. You dont. Granted an explosive will probably do in parts of the house, you have to A have explosives, and b get close enough to use them. Im going all in on legitimately fortifying my home. A good few achors fenced in mostly before catastrophe, bricks ready to build a wall with. All of that plus the ability to ditch it if i must
@fiestaresistance4484
Жыл бұрын
If you spend the first months of the collapse hunkered down while the raiders are out looting, you will be way behind the curve when you start moving out. Even if you are going to bug in, you need to patrol. Learn your skills now and put them to use early so you aren’t a noob when the raiders who win the Hunger Games come to your neighborhood.
@thomasandersen5349
2 ай бұрын
Finish a C.A.R.V.E.R. matrix for the immediate area, have it completed Before SHTF. Help with your TTPs. Urban, rural, whatever.
@Weaksauce730
Жыл бұрын
Have you thought about leading a (paid) outing into the mountains for a couple days if enough (or few enough?) people could commit?
@pyeitme508
Жыл бұрын
Woah when did u watch this?
@Phlostonparadise2971
Жыл бұрын
Sounds kinda susceptible to Mickey Mousery.
@danduton746
Жыл бұрын
By far the best video I have seen on this kind of stuff yet, and I have seen many, the information is succinct, relevant, reinforced by sound logic, and / or facts. I couldn't agree more with just about everything said in this video. I am very happy to see content like this on KZitem because it brings hope that not all information being spread in todays world is misinformation.
@BlueLoneWolf54
Жыл бұрын
At least you have a dog decoy now.
@zack9912000
Жыл бұрын
ATF idiots treat dogs like Osama
@bernieeod57
4 ай бұрын
The late Colonel Copper developed the Scout Rifle as a tool of the lone scout. The concept of a lone Scout is an alternative to a recon team when manpower. Ammo, and resources are at a premium
@shoottothrillphotoWI
Жыл бұрын
To add to your 'game theory'. 1)One year into SHTF- the never-ending supply train has long since dried up. NODS, weaponlights, illuminators, and any optic with zoom capabilities, etc.- are beginning to degrade, break, and de-power with no armorer, warranty or supply officer in sight. By year two- every rifle is back to iron sights- and all the other attachments have fallen the F off. Year three: Every cart fired is a re-load made in Bubba's shed. 2)Without sewing skills- watch how fast the Ranger harnesses, backpacks, slings, and combat uniforms fray and fall apart. 3)If you cannot increase the size of your tribe- your tribe will fail. Instead of just psychologically quitting due to losses- expand & carry on or become the slave they want of us. 4)Recon, cache defense, hideout defense, bug-out, and close assault are all facets of the same defense. Survive to fight another day by maintaining the discipline to wheel thru your facets faster than your enemy can adapt. 5) There is never a Kobayashi Maru scenario. Apologies for the run-on sentences in advance.
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
I think you have the right theory. But practically speaking we actually put a lot more wear on our gear in training than we would in SHTF. Nods, wml, illuminators, rifles etc. are far more durable than you imagine. They will not degrade after 1 year of use. Ammo wise. I have more ammo than I would realistically be able to shoot before having a bad day. The premise that all ammo gets used up among the prepared group is highly unlikely.
@BenfromFlux
Жыл бұрын
Ass Facts!
@dseve9
Жыл бұрын
"DON'T HONK AT ME" lol I absolutely died 🤣
@jharris0341
Жыл бұрын
Enough with the SHTF scenarios. How about teaching these people how to do civilian recon during an occupation (e.g. IRA in Northern Ireland).
@travybrutal1
Жыл бұрын
Much more likely and has repeated throughout history. 👍
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
There are other channels for that. I personally do not believe that the US would ever get occupied. I think a soft SHTF with local power structures is far more likely.
@Soulreaper8181
Жыл бұрын
When brass screamed "don't honk at me!!!"..... I felt that💯😂😂😂
@Hawtload
Жыл бұрын
Just a note on drones... Say you're in a shack or something near the top of a hill and you see a threat coming your way, that's when you throw up the drone way up directly overhead so you can watch the movement of the individual threats closing in on your position. That way you can determine which entries are getting pushed without wasting your man power by guarding everything at the same time while not knowing where anyone is.
@evocati6523
Жыл бұрын
So now they know where you are by looking at where your drone takes off and lands from LOL
@musician445
Жыл бұрын
Good thought exploration sir. I found your channel through Hop and your gear reviews, but have stayed and subscribed due to 1. You and Hop's ability to seemingly hate everything that you review; which leads to you pointing out legitimate downfalls of products. 2. Your thought experiments that try to realistically apply scenarios with truly civilian considerations. I think the more we try to be honest about our needs and capabilities, the closer we can get to more achievable emergency preparedness.
@janetcameron4652
Жыл бұрын
Thanks BF.
@Leif1963
6 ай бұрын
I like what and how you present. I'd add that if you want to be real...decided how you want to die and what hill you die on. Answer that question and you answer what you value and that will lead you to a survival philosophy. For me the hill I die on IS my home because without it I'll probably die of privation or in a fight for survival. I accept that reality. For an unattached 28yr old male the answer is probably a lot different. The key factors are your health and ability to survive outside of a base of operations. I'm an incredibly fit 60 but next year I'm 61 and so on. I don't bounce like I did at 40 when I was in the mil. Keep it up you are a voice of logic!
@Moppup
6 ай бұрын
I think it’s much more important to have supplies, ammunition and a place to hide. I haven’t watched the whole video, but my sense is that doing recon is more for identifying threats and staying safe and hidden. Staying away from people is always the best strategy in think.
@DracironSmith
Жыл бұрын
Very good video. Though I caught a couple things. It's geared more for the short term. The initial days. I don't care how well prepped you think you are. That stored food will go really fast. You'll need a clean source of water both for your people but also for your crops, herds, sanitation and industrial uses. Until you are growing your own feed for your animals you are also keeping them safe against predators, theft, accidents and you need somebody out there keeping the shepherds safe from raiders and other dangers. Recon and patrols will be necessary to do that. Grazing animals need a lot of space to get enough food. Especially since you want to expand the herds as quickly as possible. Until you are not only self sufficient food wise by producing enough surplus to cover for droughts, disease, fires, etc and producing enough to feed your animals, and for industrial use as well as medical plants. Until then you are treading water looking for the nearest limb to grab onto. Somebody who has built that kind of resources. Recon is critical in protecting that infrastructure. Your power source may well be located a 1/2 mile from your main camp. Best to have that large amount of smoke somewhere other than where you live. Or it might be a water wheel and living right on the bank is unwise. Too much traffic plus risk of flooding. Your herds will need to roam acres to eat. You need to create a buffer between yourself and curious people who'll hear your chickens, goats, cows, etc. Food production needs to start day one, or if your smart you are already growing food and placing livestock in your tribe's expected gathering point, or at least raising them on your own or friend's property and have a plan on how to get it to your gathering spot Remember it takes at least 6 months to start harvesting crops and your herds will probably be needed for reproduction primarily the first year or two. So your stockpiles have to last that long and you have to guard your territory and resources to keep grazing land for YOUR herds. To keep people from getting close enough to discover what you have and thus be tempted to come for it. You also need redundancy as there will be attrition. Disease killing most. So if you start with 20 people, you've already probably shot yourself in the foot. Expect to lose at least 5 to disease. More if your idea of sanitation is outhouses and no running water for months on end. Especially if you do not have a doctor. Things happen. So even healthy people will be lost to animal attacks, accidents, or maybe just pull up stakes and walk out or die in a fight. If you have 3 people assigned to recon, 2 to shepherding, 10 to farming and you lose 5 you just lost as many as you possibly can and still be functional and that doesn't count harvesting, processing, food preservation, construction, fortification, digging, processing food, cooking, etc.
@oldannyboy37
Жыл бұрын
I am next level jelly of your shooting locations. There's no wide open spaces you can just hike into and shoot around here.
@Wastelandman7000
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate your honesty there at the beginning. Couple of other factors for a true grid down scenario. Raiders will only be in as big of a party as they can maintain supply for. Looting is a very very hit and miss affair. This is why I find the "Golden Hoard" scenario dubious. Where will they get the food? Even if they hit a major prepper how much will that really help them? and the longer the situation lasts the harder it will be for them to keep their numbers in food and ammo. (boots, medicine, clothes etc) Two or three family groups with food for a year are going to last a group with a hundred perps in them what, a week or two? Especially since bandits are seldom thrifty. And preppers are few and far between. So I think groups will become smaller as resources become more scarce. A good metric in my opinion would be the gangs that roamed the old west. They were seldom large. Usually under 10. They relied on stealth, surprise, as well as shock and awe to gain the upper hand. Then they ran hard and fast to avoid being hunted. I think there is a pretty good chance that will be similar to what goes down.
@mattfleming86
Жыл бұрын
Speaking to a specific section of your video. I think a potential strategy would be just expect and prepare for those "raider" types. Those who WOULD try to take your things with evil, by force? I wouldn't mind having their stuff. Remember being a defender is typically in and of itself a force multiplier. Add in some strategy, subterfuge, and well prepared positions.. Be sure your eggs are distributed amongst MANY baskets. If the numbers are not in your favor, evacuate everyone quickly and let it go. You should be devoting plenty manpower to observation, have the QRF ready to go, and be drilled into assuming your defensive posture at a moments notice. Most people are good. Some people suck. You just have to be prepared for the latter.
@Enjoyer.762
Жыл бұрын
The raiders aren't going to know where the booby traps are.
@JeromeBouchard-bc9ye
2 ай бұрын
thank you sean strickland
@jelkel25
Жыл бұрын
Just on an encouraging note, when I started plant spotting (walking around with a foraging book) before I started foraging, I got "the look" from people. When I walk around the local area with a weighted backpack in winter I got "the look". Was I LARPing? You get "the look" before the finish line as it were but everyone thinks it's great when they see the result. Keep LARPing, you get weird looks for tonnes of stuff anyway, might as well be for something potentially useful.
@schizosaint777
Жыл бұрын
>if we keep it, this stuff is gonna be needed for real. Like a prophet in our time
@CiviTac
Жыл бұрын
Please do a drone video. I have a DJI mini 3 that I bought for shtf then realized I live close to a shit load of airports.
@BrassFacts
Жыл бұрын
it's on the list. but it'll be a bit.
@ultimas20
10 ай бұрын
On the topic of manpower reservation and conflict avoidance Ithink there is a lot to learn from Belisaurius, specifically his campaign in Italy. On several occasions he won engagements without even fighting by tricking enemy forces into believing he had a larger force than he actually did, or besieging a city instead of fighting in the open. He would take up strong positions to defend against the assaults of the larger enemy forces and once they were tired he would send out small fast moving cavalry units to perform raids. Belisarius was forced to leave Rome to fight the Persians and when he returned to Italy it was effectively a failed State, many of the Roman governors and military units left behind had defected or mutinied and an outbreak of the plague had caused depopulation and food shortages as well as limiting the supplies and troops that Belisaurius was able to bring with him to Italy. At the same time Totila had destroyed most of the city walls in Italy to avoid any sieges because of this Belisaurius mostly avoided engagements instead focusing on taking and refortifying cities that had little or no enemy forces and retook Rome when Totila had left the city. Most of his military decisions had focused on diplomacy sparing cities and being lenient with defeated forces to win hearts and minds over to his side so that he could take entire cities without any effort at all. He avoided engagements entirely when he could and in most cases fought to secure supply lines or when he has superior numbers or positioning.
@bernieeod57
4 ай бұрын
"If your mailbox is your first line of defense, you have already lost!" Pastor Joe Fox of Viking Preparedness
@JBsX39
Жыл бұрын
I’m absolutely loving that ammo can covered In poverty stickers. ❤❤😎
@cadebrown3069
Жыл бұрын
We the people of the assfaction love the philosophical style of videos. Keep them coming
@aquaisuseful682
9 ай бұрын
I’m still new. I have a fully built ar and soon scar. Just bought my first low biz chest rig. Once my daily gets sorted out for shtf then I’ll get a drone
@TapRackTyler
Жыл бұрын
Another solid take. Civilian here as well, keep up the great work. 🤘🏼
@guns2478
Жыл бұрын
You know you've become a big-time production entity when your dog is a stunt double👍
@subdawg1331
9 күн бұрын
as a ex Canadian recce guy...I have one word..... Bosnia, because that word proved a few families armed guns and ammo ... provided security ....
@MrCrabs231
Жыл бұрын
It's an interesting topic I think because the concept of community is something that a lot of people ever bother to think about, let alone prepare around. It's not even an issue of shtf type situations or something as simply as helping each other out after a bad weather event, I think far too many people neglect to actually get to know their neighbors and help them out even with the small things.
@ClitoridectomyGroyper
Жыл бұрын
I think you should be making your own community of likeminded individuals instead of mingling with lemmings.
@innercityprepper
Жыл бұрын
100 percent this.
@roberthamm9304
Жыл бұрын
When it comes down to tactics and survival, it helps having a veteran/veterans in your group/groups. 1 or 2 veterans on the patrol element and 1 or 2 veterans at home base, greatly increases your survivability. 1 or 2 veterans on recon increases your combat effectiveness, and 1 or 2 veterans at base camp increases your defensive effectiveness. If you have friends that are veterans, and are like-minded, they could be beneficial tools in your toolbox. KZitem videos will only teach and show you so much. You want the hands-on approach to learn everything to be truly effective. Books and military field manuals will only teach you just enough also.
@ccsniper
Жыл бұрын
I believe in having a "training bank". I usually equate it to ammo and training with your firearm but it works for other areas of life. Heres how it works For every round of ammo you store, you should have have a round of ammo trained. 200 rounds in an ammo can? 200 rounds down range. Practice reloading, accuracy, malfunction drills and so on. Do the same with food and water. 2 months of food in the pantry? 2 months of food in the upstairs spare room. And so on.
@maxbliss1202
Жыл бұрын
I watch all your new vids on my lunch break. By far my favorite KZitem channel
@TurdFergusson318
Жыл бұрын
Hooking your natural gas line up to your sprinkler system is always a great deterrent for marauders.
@earthquakemagoon2505
Жыл бұрын
Information is key. Training is most important. Physical conditioning is up front and foremost!
@Stingray8854
Жыл бұрын
First off, great information. Liked and subscribed. Second, I think I might have something useful to add. I am NOT some Rambo wannabe. But a few years ago I started buying weapons, ammo, food, etc. I’m under no false pretense that I alone can hold back the hordes, but having weapons, ammo and supplies is a good place to start, and maybe have a better chance than those who don’t have them. But I digress. What I have to add is about drones. I’m a recreational drone flier. Got into it last year while recovering from knee surgery. It’s true, most drones on the market for average people don’t have a very long time loiter capability. For the average hobbyist drone flyer like myself, or even people who use them for commercial use (Roofing inspectors, realtors, etc.), we get somewhere around 25 - 30 minutes flight time per battery. Some models go longer of course, maybe around 40 minutes in the air. So admittedly, that would not be a real long time for recon over a wide area. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be used for short term observation. I’m in a small subdivision, with lightly populated rural areas all around. I have horses and cattle in large pastures back behind my neighborhood, with large fields (sugarcane, I’m in south Louisiana) and small areas of woods out there too. Every once in a while I hear a tractor running while I’m out flying. So I think to myself, that might be “trouble” of some kind. So I use my drone to get eyes on it. I have a tall wood privacy fence, so it’s not always possible to see things directly. This is just a small example of course, but it’s the mindset that counts. Every once in a while I’ll “spy” on one of the horses or cows. Safely of course, not close or low enough to spook or harm them. They may see it buzzing and hovering, but they don’t mind. Lol. Now I understand it’s a far cry trying to locate a running tractor or following around horses and cattle compared to observing hungry, dangerous bad guys, but practicing doing that can be an additional tool if things really go sideways. Another very useful tool they can provide is getting details of the terrain that your average satellite maps won’t show in detail. Even from lots of “B roll” video, you can see things from the air that might be useful. Just saying. And yes, I haven’t looked yet but a separate video on drone usage would be a cool idea if you don’t have that already.
@Solidcore87
Жыл бұрын
I have been binging your theory videos...probably the best and most realistic concepts out there. Can you do a video on let's say a "area protection force". Defensive team concepts and TTPs?
@Wastelandman7000
Жыл бұрын
I agree knowing what is going on is important. But, you can't risk a significant number of your response force without leaving your place undermanned. The idea of the scout would be a wise idea. Two people who know woodcraft, know how to hide, sneak, and keep a low profile. They shouldn't be getting into firefights like you said, but, they should be able to move unseen. You should have caches and hides for them already set out ideally. Think more scout/sniper teams than fire teams. The idea is to see without being seen and fade away like mist without the other side ever knowing you've been there. And if your group is attacked they can be a righteous terror by sniping the bad guys rear.
@jimf1964
Жыл бұрын
I’ll say one thing other than knowing what’s coming is important. In a long term situation, heading off into the mountains isn’t an option. Food for long term is too big and heavy to move. So make that house solid. As for the video, I know you can’t run around town with ARs, but it would still have been nice to see a few tips on urban surveillance. Most of us do live there ya know.
@drewbienemann61
Жыл бұрын
I KNEW that dog had a stunt double
@BillyOrBobbyOrSomething
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Don’t have much time to train but if shit hits the fan I’ll just use my wits to foster a cult-like following that relies on me for a sense of security and direction to do all my dirty work and logistics. Meanwhile I will probably take the free time to debate whether we should allow more than one radioactive fruit cup per meal.
@jay_mw
Жыл бұрын
Anyone who's been downrange knows kicking in doors is not something one would want to do in order to eat. This video rightly points how how most of the people who think they can do that will probably die off, but I don't think such a thing will continue once things set in and groups form. Most likely larger groups will choose to find a place to settle and grow food instead of being roving bands of raiders.
@luckymasliano3249
Жыл бұрын
What we need is some form of communications set up ahead of time before the actual shtf happens that way we can actually communicate state-to-state country-to-country and get familiarized with these forms of communications between all of us and when I say all of us I mean all of us civilians that are not about the bologna, if we can actually reach out to one another right now and start our preparations and planning before any shtf happens we all know from what we see and hear and believe that it's going to happen sooner than what we are being told.
@haplindsey5444
Жыл бұрын
Good stuff on baseline, realistic considerations. Well done!
@highdesert000
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding broad brush of the majors. Just found your channel a week ago and your definitely on my regular viewing list. Good work
@sloppyfloppy79
Жыл бұрын
Night vision optics need to be modified before you use them or you might as well be using a flashing strobe giving away your position. Night vision *needs* a light source on the wavelength is operates (invisible to humans, but not to the optic). Invest in thermal. You aren't spotlighting the whole area, and thermal can indicate hiding spots. (unless they are using thermal shielding, which can be cheap and effective, and if you are encountering someone like that, night vision won't help, diplomacy will)
@TeutobergForestryService
Жыл бұрын
A lot of good points. Very realistic thoughts on a terrible situation. Build your network now so you will already have established a community if shtf.
@randomjoker21
Жыл бұрын
Your takes are well thought out, spoken, and appreciated
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