20 Things The Paranoid Dad learned from the book “One Second After”
This is also usable information if a RED DAWN scenario ever happened.
You cannot totally prepare for every possible situation. There are too many variables: weather, where you are at the time it occurs, who you are with. You never know how those around you have prepared or how they will react – where will they be mentally, emotionally, and physically. Being prepared, at whatever level, just gives you better odds of survival.
1. Eventually you will have to kill somebody.
2. Eventually someone will find you no matter where you are. All you can do is pick the most strategic location possible.
3. Disease will become a part of life.
4. You’re going to run out of bullets, eventually.
5. If or when the government comes to help, they may not be very helpful, and you won’t be anywhere near their top priority.
6. Any gun is better than no gun as long as you have ammo.
7. Having an understanding of military battle tactics would be a good idea.
8. Children need to learn how to shoot and defend themselves early on.
9. Some medical training and knowledge would be beneficial, even if it’s just first aid.
10. Big cities will become kill zones.
11. Build a privy in your yard and use it for a week. See how bad it can get!
12. Buy an extra dose of medication whenever you can.
13. Evil people without any fear of authority or restraint will become more evil.
14. If you have more food than everyone else, stay on near-starvation rations so you don’t appear to be more healthy and become a target.
15. Be one of the first ‘looters’, but pay for what you can, however you can.
(Being a honest person by nature – I don’t like #15, but if the SHTF this may be a matter of life & death for you and your family)
16. Having to move from one safe location to another safe location, remember you’ll be in danger the entire way. Movement is dangerous.
17. White collar skills will be worthless. Blue collar skills will be more valuable.
18. People who rarely or never do any strenuous work will be in big trouble.
19. Survival will become a fulltime job.
20. 22LR ammo is future Gold. You can buy years worth now with very little money. A good 22LR rifle is very accurate, can bring down small animals not destroying the meat, and if needed can keep away unwanted animals and bad guys. And the sound does not carry far when you need to stay hidden, and homemade silencers can be built.
This is also usable information if a RED DAWN scenario ever happened.
You cannot totally prepare for every possible situation. There are too many variables: weather, where you are at the time it occurs, who you are with. You never know how those around you have prepared or how they will react – where will they be mentally, emotionally, and physically. Being prepared, at whatever level, just gives you better odds of survival.
1. Eventually you will have to kill somebody.
2. Eventually someone will find you no matter where you are. All you can do is pick the most strategic location possible.
3. Disease will become a part of life.
4. You’re going to run out of bullets, eventually.
5. If or when the government comes to help, they may not be very helpful, and you won’t be anywhere near their top priority.
6. Any gun is better than no gun as long as you have ammo.
7. Having an understanding of military battle tactics would be a good idea.
8. Children need to learn how to shoot and defend themselves early on.
9. Some medical training and knowledge would be beneficial, even if it’s just first aid.
10. Big cities will become kill zones.
11. Build a privy in your yard and use it for a week. See how bad it can get!
12. Buy an extra dose of medication whenever you can.
13. Evil people without any fear of authority or restraint will become more evil.
14. If you have more food than everyone else, stay on near-starvation rations so you don’t appear to be more healthy and become a target.
15. Be one of the first ‘looters’, but pay for what you can, however you can.
(Being a honest person by nature – I don’t like #15, but if the SHTF this may be a matter of life & death for you and your family)
16. Having to move from one safe location to another safe location, remember you’ll be in danger the entire way. Movement is dangerous.
17. White collar skills will be worthless. Blue collar skills will be more valuable.
18. People who rarely or never do any strenuous work will be in big trouble.
19. Survival will become a fulltime job.
20. 22LR ammo is future Gold. You can buy years worth now with very little money. A good 22LR rifle is very accurate, can bring down small animals not destroying the meat, and if needed can keep away unwanted animals and bad guys. And the sound does not carry far when you need to stay hidden, and homemade silencers can be built.
