by vision-master » Wed 13 May 2009, 14:39:12
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TWilliam', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'M')y Neighbor from Jordan gave me some survival tips yesterday when Mad Max comes to town. He lived in Jordan (in the city) during the civil unrest in the 70's.
1st off, he said water and power was cut off. He said you wanted to hang outside during the day next to your house with a (he had) fully auto AK-47 in your lap. When ppl would walk by in the street you be real friendly to them, but as soon as they start walking towards your house, you explain, no that is far enough. You let everyone know you are well armed. Also,He told me 'you don't want to be on your own out in the middle of nowwhere, as you will die'.
Also, you don't want to be hiding in your house, you want to be very visible during the day and very well armed. He said his AK-47 had 3 30 round clips taped togather. His dad had a fully auto M-16. At night, you want to sleep in the Kitchen, not in your bedrooms. The shotgun is your last line of defense.
They had to get water from tankers as they showed up. There is no police, everyone is on their own. His main point was, be very well armed and visible during the day. Everyone had a lot of food stocked and shared with each other. Your neighborhood must band togather.
Kool, I'll be talking again soon with this guy.
Only one problem I see with this basic strategy: snipers. An FAL or M1 will nail your @ss at 500 yds with standard NATO 7.62 ( more with custom loads; and the report is barely audible). The AK's effective range is about 15% less.
If there are no surrounding high points then of course that might not be much of an issue. Apart from that it's pretty good general advice...
Well, he survived and re-located to the USA - good Catholic ya know.