Skills to help survival

Shellie · 10-21-2008, 11:19 PM

Are you referring to urban survival or wilderness survival? There is a lot of wilderness survival information in the section "Preparations and Advice", most of it in the thread "For survivor eyes only".

If anyone has any urban survival advice, please share!

Myplanet2 · 10-23-2008, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Shellie

Are you referring to urban survival or wilderness survival? There is a lot of wilderness survival information in the section "Preparations and Advice", most of it in the thread "For survivor eyes only".

If anyone has any urban survival advice, please share!

Umm, how about get out of town?

Waterman · 10-23-2008, 01:59 AM

Shellie, don't wear camo lolol. Ok Ok really.... Just jeans and a sweat shirt will do. Wear full rim hats (hoods are better), to avoid camera detection (good for satelites too). And change the gate of your walk from block to block, especially after having turned the corner, even to the point of developing a limp.

Actually, finding a hiding place in the urban setting is easier than the country setting but it is a 2 way street. The worst place to be is in the burbs, with nosey neighbors. Begin do develop caches of clothes and food away from the house. And make sure to include a complete change of outer clothes of a different color. This avoids using your clothing to describe your looks.

Watch the movie "Conspiracy Theory" with Mel Gibson from 1997, and laugh a little but keep your eyes open for pointers. Same could be said for the movie "Enemy of the State".

Aren't these movie assignments fun!

Shellie · 10-23-2008, 02:22 AM

Hah hah!

Really, Hollywood has given us many ideas in the past. These are good ways to avoid attention or detection, but I am also asking how many people know they can open their hot water tanks and get fresh water if the water turns bad or gets turned off? How do you keep your neighbors from siphoning the gas out of your car if you do not have a garage? How do you keep people from raiding your garden? There will be a host of potential problems that will have to be solved, besides the obvious ones of hiding food and staying in so the neighbors don't see how plump you are.

Hey! I wonder if they have anything on this topic at Brave New Books downtown?

Ok, here's a movie assignment for you Waterman: Cabaret Balkan. It's a little blown out of proportion, but still very real.

10-21-2008, 11:19 PM	#1
Shellie Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 267	Re: Skills to help survival Are you referring to urban survival or wilderness survival? There is a lot of wilderness survival information in the section "Preparations and Advice", most of it in the thread "For survivor eyes only". If anyone has any urban survival advice, please share!

10-23-2008, 01:59 AM	#3
Waterman Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 345	Re: Skills to help survival Shellie, don't wear camo lolol. Ok Ok really.... Just jeans and a sweat shirt will do. Wear full rim hats (hoods are better), to avoid camera detection (good for satelites too). And change the gate of your walk from block to block, especially after having turned the corner, even to the point of developing a limp. Actually, finding a hiding place in the urban setting is easier than the country setting but it is a 2 way street. The worst place to be is in the burbs, with nosey neighbors. Begin do develop caches of clothes and food away from the house. And make sure to include a complete change of outer clothes of a different color. This avoids using your clothing to describe your looks. Watch the movie "Conspiracy Theory" with Mel Gibson from 1997, and laugh a little but keep your eyes open for pointers. Same could be said for the movie "Enemy of the State". Aren't these movie assignments fun! Last edited by Waterman; 10-23-2008 at 02:03 AM.

10-23-2008, 02:22 AM	#4
Shellie Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 267	Re: Skills to help survival Hah hah! Really, Hollywood has given us many ideas in the past. These are good ways to avoid attention or detection, but I am also asking how many people know they can open their hot water tanks and get fresh water if the water turns bad or gets turned off? How do you keep your neighbors from siphoning the gas out of your car if you do not have a garage? How do you keep people from raiding your garden? There will be a host of potential problems that will have to be solved, besides the obvious ones of hiding food and staying in so the neighbors don't see how plump you are. Hey! I wonder if they have anything on this topic at Brave New Books downtown? Ok, here's a movie assignment for you Waterman: Cabaret Balkan. It's a little blown out of proportion, but still very real.