Every Citizen a Soldier

 The best way to contact me “currahee(at)live.com"  I'd like to recommend a couple of videos that cover “CQB” and home security for the civilian. It's always good to think about tactics. It takes a lot for me to recommend a YouTube video (these guys should be on Rumble) but last night I watched a couple of vids with Drew Estell of Baer Solutions . The first vid is “ 3 Ways To Secure Your Home ." The video is broken down into 4 points, simple things to think about for home defense.  I'll share them, but after reading you should definitely check out the video. 1) Use the Outside (vs) Inside Lighting of Your Home: If you have inside lights on in your house, people can look inside your home and you are seriously hindered looking out. And visa versa. If you keep your porch light on anyone that comes to that part of your house will be illuminated and if you turn the lights off inside your house they will not be able to see in, for several reasons. Obviously if yo

  Video:  Budget Night Vision Helmets Helmets and Set Up You can use your NOD as a handheld, glancing though it occasional, or even mount it to a weapon. But the best way to use a GEN3 NOD, the way to “own the night,” is to have a good helmet set-up. This allows hands free activities, weapon manipulation and navigation. IN this article I am going to describe all the parts that you need for a helmet set-up. It is way more complicated than it seems. This article is describing the components as simply as possible. In this article I will to refer to the NOD as in the image intensification tubes talked about in part 1. I'm also going to be referring to a couple of companies as I introduce parts to your helmet. Norotos (norotos.com) and Wilcox (wilcoxind.com) are both quality manufacturers of night vision accessories, especially mounts. Ops-Core and Pro-Tech are both manufacturers of helmets. The Tactical Night Vision Company (TNVC.com) is a large retailer of night vision eq

I can think of no word more overused in the past decades than “tactical.” I just got done reading a bit on the internet with a person asking advice on which “tactical pants” to get. Most of the time this is used the word “fighting” should replace tactical. My fighting gear etc. Because gear, or other items are not “tactical.” People and groups are tactical. Don't worry about having tactical stuff, worry about having smart tactics. How do we become "tactical?" There are several time tested principles of tactics that are so universal they apply to all fighting situations. Whether defending yourself from a home invasion at 3AM or ambushing an enemy column in Red Dawn (classic.) I am going to follow this article up with a series of articles and videos on tactics, but before you begin reading about the nuts and bolts of tactics you need to learn and live this mantra. Surprise: It does not matter how awesome you are at doing something- if the bad-guys know you are going

  I. Canned Goods  Canned Goods Video As long as they are stored properly, most canned goods can be stored over the 2-3 years that their expiration dates suggest. And, other than bulk rice and beans are probably the least expensive way to up your family’s food storage. I would suggest to anyone that they combine the bulk, Mylar stored foods, and canned goods to add variety and nutrients to your diet. You should concentrate on storing a lot of the foods you already eat, with large amounts of vegetables and fruits that won’t be available fresh. I also suggest a supply of meat oriented dishes that you might not typically use every day, such as canned stews or spam. These will also be handy at extending and adding variety to your bulk preps. It is difficult to store enough canned goods for a long term situation. This is due to their bulk, once you get a system of canned goods going you probably want to begin looking at other food storage methods. There are basically two different strategie

VIDEO: NIGHT VISION HELMETS VIDEO: INTRODUCTION TO NIGHT VISION I used night vision while I was in the military, and about ten years ago began dipping my toes into the civilian night vision world. In that time both night vision and thermal have become much more common. Ten years ago, while I wrote about being a citizen soldier, I considered it a luxury. Now it has become a near necessity. It is easy to get lost in looking at this stuff, and can be cost prohibitive. If I could I would spend $15,000 on night vision and thermal equipment. But with about three grand you can start taking back the night. Generations There are many aspects to this. I am going to break this information down in to three parts. The starting point IMO is getting a NOD. Many hunters today use thermal, and if you know where you are going to hunt from, stay in a relatively fixed position, and aren't worried about someone hunting you, a thermal weapon sight only is fine. If you want to own the night yo

It is easy to deplore the degeneration of our social order, difficult as it may be to explain it. But it is not impossible to do something about it. Before doing so, however, one must admit that it exists. The news tells us that we live in a savage society in which subhumans prey with relative impunity upon the innocent and the decent; but, as with death, these facts are hard to accept. Since most people respond to hypothetical peril with the assumption that it will not come to them, the first step in adjusting to our present social situation is the hard, clear, unflinching understanding that it can indeed come to us—personally. It is amazing to read of people who did not choose to believe this until after they had been victimized. They all knew that burglary, robbery, assault, and murder were not only possible but frequent, but they took no precautions because they simply would not admit that they, themselves, could be the victims. Once you accept the fact that you actually may be the