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Colony
6 May 2012, 13:47,
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RE: Colony
OK , I'll do a bit of spin on this.

What makes you guys think that ex-forces types wont have at the least - a headstart on most preppers , and a total advantage over the sheeple ?

This will be interesting to see and debate.

What I will remind most of you ( the ex forces guys will know what I'm on about here ) is the very reason why our forces - army in particular will have a good advantage over most of you.

Training and Experience.

Trained to use bushcraft skills. Experienced enough to use them correctly.

Trained on basic shelters , building basic structures. Experienced enough to use them correctly , and using the ground to your best advantage.

Trained using a variety of different weapons. Experienced enough to use them correctly.

Trained to improvise where resources are scarce.
...example - someone on this forum had a few hundred metres of wire and was looking for ideas how to use it - any army signaller will tell you all about basic antenna construction , and how useful wire is at making a basic di-pole antenna.
...form a basic stretcher ?
Easy , the old combat jackets were brilliant for this.

Living off the land ? or using ration packs for at least a week or more ?
Forces - are experienced enough to do it and do it correctly.

Do not kid yourselves on - any army assault pioneer has all of these skills and more , including watercraft , demolitions , building and maintaining water supplies etc...and of course - skill at arms.

The Army doesnt go out in the field without the knowledge and experience , and certainly not without the training, to survive either in constant contact with the enemy or from being cutoff logistically.

Like Paul said - the mindset will be - hide all you want ,if I know you have supplies - I will find you and plan accordingly....

I am deadly serious when I say this - visitors/wanderers MUST be stopped and discouraged from coming anywhere near your colony area , and by that I am talking within an hours walk , at least until you have vetted them as being needed/useful.

Rugby teams ? , football teams ? eh ?? - it isn't all about team bonding , but I agree that those types will have a slight advantage.

Put a squaddie in an office , he'll be making mental notes on entrances/exits , fields of fire , arcs of fire , resources to use...
Put a rugby player in a survival situation....I fail to see the slightest advantage , even as a group.
Hells Angels / Biker gangs - wont be going far without fuel...granted there may be some experience of weapon handling...but not much else.

Many of the comparisons only make sense in a rural environment...ex-forces types are also trained in FIBUA too , or whatever its called now.
They might have a slight advantage in urban scenarios, but are miles in front in rural situations.

Just my humble opinion.
Trying very hard not to be paranoid.....and it aint getting easier.
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Colony - by Skean Dhude - 17 April 2012, 19:53
RE: Colony - by Barneyboy - 17 April 2012, 19:59
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 17 April 2012, 20:04
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 17 April 2012, 20:22
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 17 April 2012, 20:11
RE: Colony - by Barneyboy - 17 April 2012, 20:16
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 17 April 2012, 20:22
RE: Colony - by Barneyboy - 17 April 2012, 20:29
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 17 April 2012, 20:40
RE: Colony - by Barneyboy - 17 April 2012, 20:42
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 17 April 2012, 21:05
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 17 April 2012, 22:28
RE: Colony - by Bucket - 17 April 2012, 23:47
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 18 April 2012, 00:43
RE: Colony - by Nemesis - 18 April 2012, 01:37
RE: Colony - by Weyoun - 18 April 2012, 05:10
RE: Colony - by 00111001 - 19 April 2012, 08:10
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 18 April 2012, 09:16
RE: Colony - by 00111001 - 18 April 2012, 09:24
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 18 April 2012, 09:38
RE: Colony - by uks - 18 April 2012, 09:19
RE: Colony - by uks - 18 April 2012, 09:35
RE: Colony - by 00111001 - 18 April 2012, 12:15
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 18 April 2012, 12:23
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 18 April 2012, 13:35
RE: Colony - by John - 18 April 2012, 14:05
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 18 April 2012, 15:04
RE: Colony - by Paul - 18 April 2012, 14:46
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 18 April 2012, 15:15
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 18 April 2012, 15:20
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 18 April 2012, 18:03
RE: Colony - by Reaper_of_sorrow - 18 April 2012, 22:06
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 18 April 2012, 22:44
RE: Colony - by Scythe13 - 19 April 2012, 00:13
RE: Colony - by grumpy old man - 19 April 2012, 00:29
RE: Colony - by Scythe13 - 19 April 2012, 00:44
RE: Colony - by grumpy old man - 19 April 2012, 00:54
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 19 April 2012, 12:34
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 19 April 2012, 12:48
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 19 April 2012, 12:58
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 19 April 2012, 13:47
RE: Colony - by Neuralsandwich - 19 April 2012, 14:57
RE: Colony - by Barneyboy - 19 April 2012, 17:07
RE: Colony - by bowdrill - 19 April 2012, 18:31
RE: Colony - by Scythe13 - 19 April 2012, 19:55
RE: Colony - by NorthernRaider - 19 April 2012, 20:45
RE: Colony - by Paul - 19 April 2012, 23:34
RE: Colony - by Weyoun - 20 April 2012, 05:52
RE: Colony - by NorthernRaider - 20 April 2012, 09:08
RE: Colony - by 00111001 - 20 April 2012, 09:11
RE: Colony - by uks - 20 April 2012, 07:12
RE: Colony - by 00111001 - 20 April 2012, 08:57
RE: Colony - by NorthernRaider - 20 April 2012, 09:25
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 20 April 2012, 10:16
Amish type living - by Paul - 20 April 2012, 11:41
RE: Colony - by NorthernRaider - 20 April 2012, 12:08
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 21 April 2012, 17:12
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 21 April 2012, 20:51
RE: Colony - by Tonka - 21 April 2012, 22:46
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 22 April 2012, 10:34
RE: Colony - by Scythe13 - 22 April 2012, 11:56
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 22 April 2012, 14:10
RE: Colony - by Tonka - 22 April 2012, 19:56
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 23 April 2012, 10:49
RE: Colony - by Reaper_of_sorrow - 23 April 2012, 17:35
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 23 April 2012, 17:55
RE: Colony - by Lightspeed - 13 September 2012, 09:16
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 13 September 2012, 15:03
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 23 April 2012, 17:57
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 24 April 2012, 08:50
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 24 April 2012, 12:05
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 24 April 2012, 13:27
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 24 April 2012, 13:50
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 24 April 2012, 14:29
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 24 April 2012, 15:39
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 24 April 2012, 15:46
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 24 April 2012, 20:03
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 25 April 2012, 19:05
RE: Colony - by Scythe13 - 25 April 2012, 19:15
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 25 April 2012, 21:31
RE: Colony - by Paul - 26 April 2012, 08:29
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 26 April 2012, 12:30
RE: Colony - by Paul - 26 April 2012, 13:35
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 26 April 2012, 13:48
RE: Colony - by 00111001 - 26 April 2012, 13:55
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 26 April 2012, 13:57
RE: Colony - by 00111001 - 26 April 2012, 13:59
RE: Colony - by Paul - 26 April 2012, 14:03
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 26 April 2012, 14:04
RE: Colony - by 00111001 - 26 April 2012, 14:11
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 26 April 2012, 14:12
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 6 May 2012, 13:47
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 6 May 2012, 14:11
RE: Colony - by Nemesis - 6 May 2012, 14:28
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 6 May 2012, 17:12
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 6 May 2012, 17:53
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 6 May 2012, 18:23
RE: Colony - by NorthernRaider - 6 May 2012, 22:24
RE: Colony - by Timelord - 6 May 2012, 23:13
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 6 May 2012, 23:52
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 7 May 2012, 08:53
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 31 July 2012, 21:36
RE: Colony - by Nemesis - 31 July 2012, 22:17
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 31 July 2012, 23:16
RE: Colony - by Bjm - 11 September 2012, 00:13
RE: Colony - by Skean Dhude - 11 September 2012, 08:25
RE: Colony - by NorthernRaider - 11 September 2012, 09:35
RE: Colony - by Straight Shooter - 11 September 2012, 19:39
RE: Colony - by IB1 - 11 September 2012, 20:02
RE: Colony - by NorthernRaider - 11 September 2012, 20:13
RE: Colony - by IB1 - 11 September 2012, 20:43
RE: Colony - by NorthernRaider - 11 September 2012, 20:48
RE: Colony - by Hrusai - 11 September 2012, 21:20
RE: Colony - by Bjm - 11 September 2012, 21:49
RE: Colony - by NorthernRaider - 11 September 2012, 22:12
RE: Colony - by Hrusai - 11 September 2012, 22:25
RE: Colony - by Straight Shooter - 12 September 2012, 21:49
RE: Colony - by NorthernRaider - 12 September 2012, 21:57
RE: Colony - by Straight Shooter - 12 September 2012, 22:06
RE: Colony - by NorthernRaider - 12 September 2012, 22:13
RE: Colony - by Straight Shooter - 12 September 2012, 22:26
RE: Colony - by Prepaday - 12 September 2012, 22:56
RE: Colony - by IB1 - 13 September 2012, 05:30
RE: Colony - by NorthernRaider - 13 September 2012, 08:50
RE: Colony - by Barneyboy - 17 November 2012, 21:55
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 13 September 2012, 15:08
RE: Colony - by Tibbs735 - 13 September 2012, 17:23
RE: Colony - by bigpaul - 13 September 2012, 17:53
RE: Colony - by Jan - 13 September 2012, 19:09
RE: Colony - by Destiny - 17 November 2012, 21:32
RE: Colony - by Scythe13 - 17 November 2012, 22:50
RE: Colony - by Paul - 18 November 2012, 10:49
RE: Colony - by Scythe13 - 18 November 2012, 10:55
RE: Colony - by Paul - 18 November 2012, 10:57
RE: Colony - by Scythe13 - 18 November 2012, 10:58
RE: Colony - by Paul - 18 November 2012, 11:27
RE: Colony - by The Local Ned - 18 November 2012, 12:18

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