SURVIVAL DEFENSE SAVVY Part IV

Protecting the outer limits of your own property as well as neighboring land and buildings that affect your own safety is essential. Each location will require different solutions. Listed below are some suggestions that could be considered.

A) Battery operated sensors that cover a distance of up to 1000' are available. A major problem with these units is that, on a continual operating mode in a peacetime environment they will pick up every movement (animals, wind-driven grass, etc.) that proves to be irritating and unnecessary. However, these sensors can be installed and kept turned off until the need is apparent.

B) Outside permanent spotlights that are switched from inside the home.

C) Handheld high powered spotlights that can be used if the home power is cut off....or to pinpoint any suspicious movements in more detail.

D) Metal roofing that provides fire resistance and improved water runoff that could more efficiently rid the roof of fallout particles than other types of material.

E) Construction of corner forts that provide 180 degree visibility and efficient fields of fire along both sides of the home.

F) Wrought iron window coverings and entrance doors that prevent access thru usual unprotected glass.

G) Curtains and window shades that provide the ability to block out interior lighting.

H) Solid core doors outfitted with quality hardware.

I) To provide protection from gunfire aimed at the portholes in your outer block walls....as well as another flexible means of creating improvised shooting stations....you can use what are called Oil Sand Sample Bags . These are cotton bags with drawstring tops, sized 10" x 17", that can be filled with sand. To improve the protective feature of this sand-filled bag I have lined them with ordinary window screening. This prevents the sand from running out of the bag where bullets have entered. These bags are sized so that they fill the portholes in the block walls.....or can be partially filled to give both protection from incoming fire as well as provide space for a gun barrel, plus the visibility to aim effectively. These bags were available from Hutchinson Bag Co., Hutchinson, Kansas.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

A) Body armor ...usually Kevlar

B) G.I. Kevlar helmets

C) Phaser spray. Contains oleo resin capsicum and CN in a very potent 30' spray.

D) Handguns carried in easily accessible holsters

E) Semi-auto rifles

F) Knives

G) Communication

I) FRS and GMRS personal handheld radios Available in ranges from 2 miles up to 18 .

2) 2-meter Ham radios... both base station and handheld.... Will be main method of long-range communication in post-attack environment.
(Should be left disconnected to avoid EMP)

3) Wireless intercoms.. Radio Shack... useful only if power is on.

4) Cell phone (May be affected by EMP or atmospheric turbulence caused by H-bomb)

END OF SECTION #4