The most overlooked skill in preparedness is problem solving.
@jklop7841
9 ай бұрын
Not being out of shape too.
@mac7977
9 ай бұрын
When the “lights go out”, most people will lose their sh*t.
@unclefreedom213
9 ай бұрын
absolutely 💯
@WesD808
9 күн бұрын
Awesome series, so much knowledge
@thefrogking481
9 ай бұрын
Lack of physical fitness will be the downfall of most. Regardless of your rifle of choice if you cant run a mile a minimum you will become dead, quick.
@Tobi1_Kenobi
9 ай бұрын
Dude yes! No one talks about the importance of comfort items. When you're stranded in the middle of BFE and it feels like the apocalypse is coming, some jolly ranchers really make the inevitable suck less.
@christophergreen2892
9 ай бұрын
A lot of people get squirrely if they go two weeks without chocolate and people can get monstrous without caffeine. I got a few books at a dollar store that has crossword puzzles, those mazes you draw a pencil to the exit, etc. for under a dollar. Some more complex coloring books (not the ones for 4 yr olds) would be good too. Distractions let the brain relax.
@unclefreedom213
9 ай бұрын
Folks think it's a joke I have had my whole life turned right side up by a werthers original. At 0300 when it's 40 degrees and you're on mile 15 of a 20 mile ruck and it starts raining that little piece of Cady will change your whole world
@markgoggin2014
9 ай бұрын
People underestimate the value of salt for meat preservation too. Ok, you harvested a big old buck. Now what are you going to do with all of that meat before it spoils?
@jayteefishing1543
9 ай бұрын
That hair is driving me nuts. I hate a rogue mustache hair more than anything! 😂😂
@ExtremelyAverageMan
9 ай бұрын
Just imagine all the unshaven beards and mustaches when SHTF! Think you'll make it?!
@jayteefishing1543
9 ай бұрын
@@ExtremelyAverageMan fuck no. That’s what will end up taking me out. Damn.
@ExtremelyAverageMan
9 ай бұрын
@@jayteefishing1543 death by infected ingrown hair 😕
@jayteefishing1543
9 ай бұрын
@@ExtremelyAverageMan more like death by anxiety attack from rogue beard hairs 😂😂
@harrisonpeck130
9 ай бұрын
I usually abhor “prepper talks” because of how delusional it seems the average self proclaimed prepper is. But I am really glad I watched this one. By far the best take on preparedness I’ve come across.
@redburton2661
9 ай бұрын
Without a community, you're just a loot drop, no matter how prepped you are. Get out and make like-minded friends, folks.
@thecarcastleable
9 ай бұрын
rechargeable batteries and. solar source to recharge
@davidhawkins847
9 ай бұрын
Yep. Also, if possible, focus your gear needs on as few battery models as possible. For me, that was 18650. All my flashlights and most of the battery lanterns I use run on them. I have charging devices for them that can be used as a battery pack to charge other devices, BUT I have the capability to support ANY rechargeable batteries.
@subdawg1331
9 ай бұрын
loved the outlook and foresight , well said ... well thought out
@tso115
9 ай бұрын
I'll hold my ground, bug out turns you into a refugee
@lens7859
9 ай бұрын
Just found your channel and subscribed, thanks
@ExtremelyAverageMan
9 ай бұрын
Awesome series, appreciate your honest info and insight!
@jefftabor595
9 ай бұрын
Good stuff as always.
@fanman8102
9 ай бұрын
Interesting. I guess you’ve never seen AK Operators Union AR 5,000 round torture tests. PSA’s Freedom AR was the only one that completed the test. All the others had a catastrophic failure including Daniel Defense and BCM.
@joeblack1348
9 ай бұрын
I Agree. Been using PSA AR15 for a few years, and they run flawless so far,
@DutchK75
9 ай бұрын
Data points of one are not a reliable source. How many PSA's do you see police departments or training outfits issue/using them? Zero. You may see a officer that has to provide his own using a PSA. But that's about it. How many PSA AKM rifles do you see being used professionally in the US? F*ckin' nobody. Read Pat Rogers, Filthy 14. And the training envelope that BCM rifles were being put through at EAG. Or the fact that probably 80% of departments are using a variation of Colt 6920's. And the fact that for almost 60 years they were the general issue to the .gov .mil. Back when Gunsite was using Colts as training guns and round counts were being logged. It was not uncommon to see tags on rifles with 12k+ round counts. Proven commodities. Sionics Weapons Systems has 90 police contracts. And SOLGW has a ton. And data points to back up their claims. Along with BCM. The new Sabre line from PSA...I've seen a few videos saying PSA doesnt dimple the barrel for a set screw or thread lock the screw. On this supposed, "Duty grade" crap they are peddling. I've seen PSA rifles brought to Will Larsons Semper Parratus armorers course. That couldn't pass a go/no go gauge. And when the chamber reamer was brought out material was being removed. PSA is for gun enthusiasts that have never had to rely on this stuff as their life line. PSA wraps their marketing up in the flag by saying they want, "🇺🇸 Every Merican' armed with a rifle. Cause Jesus🇺🇸...Merica!!!" GunToobers that are getting gratuities champion this sh*t. And the masses buy it up. But somehow you put stock in some YouTard doing pushups on a rifle?
@thedude828-ed2nn
9 ай бұрын
@@DutchK75damn bro can ya slim down your answer a little bit we get it you don't like PSA.
@tso115
9 ай бұрын
In a real world environment people will never fire 5000 rounds, every firearm will go down
@jayteefishing1543
9 ай бұрын
Congratulations on 10k brother
@spencer7197
9 ай бұрын
Physical fitness, skills and knowledge are where its at. Gear and guns are cool and can be invaluable tools that will only augment and enhance you. But, without the fitness, skills and knowledge you just become a juicy loot drop. And one thing he brought up about cheaper guns and gear. If you cant afford what you really want there is nothing wrong with getting something more affordable and then saving up for what you really want. But for some reason I see people basically stockpiling that sh*t. I had a buddy that couldnt afford a glock and he wanted to start carrying asap. He got a compact sized Taurus. Nothing wrong that. Better to have something right. Its about 3 years later...he still doesnt have a glock. He has 5+ cheap handguns though and a bunch of other cheap tactical accessories (cheap holsters, condor nylon products, etc). Basically an entire closet full of this bs. Please dont be like him. Save your money and spend it wisely
@sa1911a1
9 ай бұрын
I got news for ya, steel plates, poly plates, or ceramic plates....you take a hit and you're getting vibe checked regardless. Poly and ceramic plates suffer from backface deformation which can kill or make you combat ineffective just like catching a round without armor. The armor doesn't make you invincible. Just food for thought.
@woodsghost9088
9 ай бұрын
To add to this, you have to hope you will get hit in the armor, which probably only covers 20% of your body. But on the flip side, a lot of guys are still with the living because of Armor. So don't discount it. Don't ignore it. But it's not magic either.
@sa1911a1
9 ай бұрын
@@woodsghost9088 correct, I know for a fact if I see armor on a threat, I'm not shooting the armor
@unclefreedom213
9 ай бұрын
I cover this point in volume 1
@unclefreedom213
9 ай бұрын
I have smashed sternal cartilage that agrees with this statement. I also talk about armor more in the vol 1
@sa1911a1
9 ай бұрын
@@unclefreedom213 Pepperidge farm remembers, just preemptively putting it out there for the armor arguments lol
@zplitterz
6 ай бұрын
#4.5 you won't have your T.R.T. supplements. The amount of former pipe hitters who openly admit they take testosterone, for good reason. Makes me wonder how that factor will shake out.
@christianprepper6186
9 ай бұрын
Something I don’t hear anyone in the prepping community is body language picking up on peoples lies that could save peoples lives to not take in people who come at you with a tragic story to find sympathy then stab us in our sleep if you don’t mind touching on betraying cause I bet it happened a lot in Afghanistan aswell. Lessons learned through others 👍
@jackieow
9 ай бұрын
Little random orphans who have no mommy or daddy (boo hoo) can get up in the middle of the night and let in the Hell's Angels types they are in cahoots with. Study up on the Thuggees of India from the 1700's and how they befriended people so they could murder them in the night as they slept.
@WillieMakeit
9 ай бұрын
This is what I say. Listen to what they are saying. And call them on it when it doesn't make sense. Good point I stress this point to others
@tomday5830
8 ай бұрын
@@WillieMakeit Look at what they DO...not say.
@WANDERER0070
9 ай бұрын
Last time I got scared of war was during Cuban misile crisis,and yet here we are still 😂 stop worying and start living btw Traveling with Russell chanel and LIVING in China is quite an eye opener
@harrisonpeck130
9 ай бұрын
Although I stand by my previous comment, I will say that I have put my PSA Dagger through the same strenuous use that I have put my own Glocks as well as my unit issued Glocks through and it has worked flawlessly right alongside of them. Oddly enough and as anecdotal as it is, my Aero build has given me the most problems out of my firearms. The PSA Dagger and the Holosun 507c are two “cheap” options that I have full faith and confidence in.
@unclefreedom213
9 ай бұрын
This my friend is objectivity you made it earn your faith in it vs not running it hard and claiming it to be good I've seen more than my share of supposedly reliable guns go down when you push them hard. That's not to say guns like BCM, SOLGW or Larue don't have failures they do just far less frequently. It goes back to that I don't care how good your warranty is, I care about how much it gets used
@harrisonpeck130
9 ай бұрын
@@unclefreedom213 I couldn’t agree more with that philosophy. If someone is going to wager their livelihood on something, they need to find the limits of whatever that is during practice and not when it’s for real. And I hope it didn’t come off as me trying to disparage or downplay the other big name manufacturers as if they aren’t worth the price that comes with them. That wasn’t my intent at all.
@zuke5432
9 ай бұрын
great channel. from canada
@itsamk18-ish
9 ай бұрын
Have you ever heard of joex here on YT? He does knife destruction… some of the quickest knives to fail have been tops, i think the Tom brown tracker is the only one to do really well.
@KylerLikesGuns
9 ай бұрын
The Gerber strongarm did really well
@woodsghost9088
9 ай бұрын
On rifles, the advice I was given and follow: Buy the best quality you can. Build it out. Buy a second and clone it. 2x all the stuff. Second piece of advice I .... basically... followed. Get something made by people who have military contracts. Good value is BCM, Colt, & FN. There are other good people too. Get something assembled by an armorer. Most people don't build right. If you built your gun already and put it through 10,000 rounds without failure in multiple environments, then cool. Feel free to disregard. For everyone else, get a gun built by a professional armorer. For every 1 guy who successfully built his rifle, there are 5+ guys who built a POS. Just the way it is. I started my journey with a PSA. Then I cloned it. Irons only. Used cheap RDS but the astigmatism eventually killed those. And experience has taught me that irons are more reliable, even if slower, due to environmental issues. I also got a minor armorers education fixing my issues with my PSAs. Which are unique to each rifle so don't bother asking me what the issues were. Learn your own rifles. Then I got some better stuff. And I'm still in the process of deciding how to set them up. I'm still testing gear. My "better stuff" has not been issue free. But smaller issues and fewer issues.
@woodsghost9088
9 ай бұрын
My "accessories" Loadout has changed dramatically from when I was living in an urban area to leaving in 2020 and transitioning to the homestead life. Toolsets are different.
@unclefreedom213
9 ай бұрын
This 💯 times this Ineill never shit on someone for getting what they can afford and training but if you own 5 or more rifles they aren't used by military contact or pds sell some and build a go to hell gun and then build another with slightly different specs in optics. I agree I'm an armorer but I have seen more guns than I ever thought go down when pushed hard because of small mistakes an armorer would have caught
@unclefreedom213
9 ай бұрын
I agree here too my loadout rigs for working in a cityscape are far different than my loadouts for the rural world
@randelldarky3920
9 ай бұрын
I have solar charger stations and lots of rechargable items in Faraday bags and cages. I'm good on food and water for past the first year. If I can stop all the looters. Life is going to really suck! I have good back ups for My great backups.
@tomday5830
8 ай бұрын
Lol, give em hell dude. I hope you work through it.....i know i wont but hey, good times. 👍
@bettinanstevens9259
9 ай бұрын
You went full wranglerstar. Never go full wranglerstar.
@wildweasel6898
9 ай бұрын
I don't hate the idea of having a top end rifle, knife etc...but I have to disagree with you on the premise that one high end item beats 7 lower end items. I mean I guess if it's just a garbage 300$ AR you buy that makes sense but buying 7 500 to 600 dollar guns with holosuns beats the dog water out of a 3000 dollar rifle with night force glass any day of the week. I love your channel and think u have a good head on your shoulders I just happen to disagree with you on this point. I've run my SW MP sport 2 like mad and I can't get the thing to break. Another 500 rds or so and the Barrel will need replacement but other than that it's a gem. IDK about PSA AR15s but their AK47s don't look well made to me. They don't use the correct rivets and it looks suspect to me.
@wildweasel6898
9 ай бұрын
Oh and my mora knivs are great. They do rust a bit if you don't take care of them but buying 15 of them for the price of an essee made sense to me. I use them daily and keep one in all my vehicles. I have a higher end knife but it didn't cost 250 bucks and I like to keep beaters around. I doubt that would change in SHTF. Sometimes best for the money is the way to go.
@texasviking1
9 ай бұрын
Raise your own meat.
@WANDERER0070
9 ай бұрын
Im in the midle of the city bro,,😂 good thing theres farmers Meat market
@texasviking1
9 ай бұрын
@@WANDERER0070 that’s your problem right there.
@thesixpkamerican1
9 ай бұрын
How about.. nothing will happen
@thesixpkamerican1
9 ай бұрын
@@ggrmc764 agreed...
@woodsghost9088
9 ай бұрын
Yeah. If I could go through life without medical insurance, car insurance, and house insurance, that would be cool too. If I never needed any of it. But.....I've needed my preps, my medical insurance, and my car insurance. Multiple times with each of those. I've never used home insurance.
@ES-so5oc
9 ай бұрын
Glock
@Darthdoodoo
9 ай бұрын
Wow what a good point i never thought of it that way before. Good thinking 😂😂😂
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