One of the ways I waste time is thinking about what gear I want/need to carry with me. Not just for goblins, but for dealing with the challenges in life. What I should have in the car, what in the house.
Training and skills are important, but if you NEED a fire extinguisher you need it (or shovel with dirt/snow, etc).
Here is a partial list of concerns:
1 Goblins
2 fire (building/vehicals)
3 weather: flood, snow storms
4 Natural disasters: earth quakes, volcanoes, forrest/grassland fires
5 Medical: injuries, heart attack/stroke, shock, diabetic problems, exposure
One can't carry everything you might need. But some tools are very flexable. I always carry a pocket knife or mini multi tool and a cig lighter, my watch has an electronic compass, and I have one of those bright LED mini lights on my key chain.
I keep a Bug out Bag (BOB) in my trunk. In addition to tools and etc for the car.
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I have noticed that many who seem concerned about self defense or survival get boggged down in one or two minor areas. They will focus on handguns or shooting or MA (ie empty hand) to the exclusion of all other skills & tools related to self defense/survival.
I am wondering what other TFL people think are some of the biggest or most common errors in preparing for self defense/survival? One of my favorite is taking a pistol to an expected gunfight (Miami-Dade shootout good example) when a long gun could be used as primary.
Training and skills are important, but if you NEED a fire extinguisher you need it (or shovel with dirt/snow, etc).
Here is a partial list of concerns:
1 Goblins
2 fire (building/vehicals)
3 weather: flood, snow storms
4 Natural disasters: earth quakes, volcanoes, forrest/grassland fires
5 Medical: injuries, heart attack/stroke, shock, diabetic problems, exposure
One can't carry everything you might need. But some tools are very flexable. I always carry a pocket knife or mini multi tool and a cig lighter, my watch has an electronic compass, and I have one of those bright LED mini lights on my key chain.
I keep a Bug out Bag (BOB) in my trunk. In addition to tools and etc for the car.
***
I have noticed that many who seem concerned about self defense or survival get boggged down in one or two minor areas. They will focus on handguns or shooting or MA (ie empty hand) to the exclusion of all other skills & tools related to self defense/survival.
I am wondering what other TFL people think are some of the biggest or most common errors in preparing for self defense/survival? One of my favorite is taking a pistol to an expected gunfight (Miami-Dade shootout good example) when a long gun could be used as primary.