"Shoot me now" preppers

[BeardyMan]

I have a lot of the gear you've mentioned. Will I be strutting my funky stuff when I should be keeping my head down? No. BUT, you do have a point. Should your neighbours see that you have all this gear (I know we all pay due diligence to our opsec, but to think that people don't notice things like this is wrong) then the flag goes up and you suddenly look like a tramp, well that's also going to draw attention. Not widespread, like walking down the high street all geared up, but people who have seen you as you go about your daily routine will notice a change.

Evidently you don't want to go buying all the latest gear and not use it until the time comes, cause how do you know it's any good? But it does pose a question that's tricky to answer.

The answer, well I'd probably still keep all the tactical gear on, but an old woollen blanket or poncho will go far in hiding your goodies and making you look like less of a target and more of a refugee.