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01-10-2015, 10:34 AM
1. Head to Basque section of France near the French-Spanish border.
2. Impregnate a girl from a small local town.
3. Work as a farmer in the back country.
4. Come back when you are less paranoid.
5. Repeat 1-5.
6. ???
7. Profit
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01-10-2015, 01:25 PM
This is in Paris right?
I haven't been to France, so maybe my perception is wrong, but shouldn't there be a significant amount of infrastructure in place to keep you from resorting to living like it's the goddamn end of the world?
Instead of prepping for the zombie apocalypse, being prepared for real life helps more.
Grab a copy of Robert Young Pelton's "World's Most Dangerous Places"
Take an Urban Escape and Evasion course
Learn a martial art
Stay fit
Learn a language that might come in handy
Maintain your frame
Acquire more wealth
Learn useful skills that would keep you in demand regardless of the situation
Basically every social tool advocated on this forum is more useful than stockpiling MREs and investing in cardboard emergency toilets unless you're seeing direct evidence that the sky is truly falling.
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01-10-2015, 02:25 PM
Buying a big enough car to sleep in (estate,wagon) might come in handy for emergency...
If shit really hits the fan you are better of just leaving. There always be areas which are unaffected
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01-10-2015, 06:53 PM
Buy a handgun.
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01-10-2015, 07:33 PM
Buy a set of Kitchen knives. A set that has various sizes and have them placed in several strategic areas of your apt. Barricade your door at night and prop something against it that will make a lot of noise if moved so it will wake you up.
Maybe a loud barking dog type of noise that you can turn on. Probably an iPad app for that. People don't like to mess with a loud German Shepard.
Plan an escape route that is something other than your front door. Windows? How will you get out of the window, and where will you go once your out. Have a plan. Maybe have your shoes near the window ready to put on, need some rope?, etc.
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01-11-2015, 06:40 AM
Go watch the movie Home Alone.
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01-11-2015, 08:06 AM
Quote: (01-10-2015 07:53 PM)El Chinito loco Wrote:
Here's my nerd speculation:
In a situation where you would need to draw and release quickly i'd say a regular recurve bow with a low draw weight would be superior to any other ranged option outside of a firearm. The reason why it's better than a crossbow is speed. Crossbows are traditionally used for static defense.
Plus a plain old modern recurve will have plenty of power and a modern crossbow or bow will overpenetrate anyways. It's not like on TV/movies.. that arrow will easily blow through a person in most cases.
You also get historical bonus points for firing an arrow at a rampaging muslim from a recurve bow.
Triple bonus points if you do it on horseback.
Having a bit of knowledge of both, I would say that a recurve bow of around 60-70lbs draw weight would be ideal- we RVFrs all lift, so that kind of draw weight should be fairly easy. A recurve bow certainly scores in repeatability stakes, plus you can get take-down versions for easy concealment.
However a crossbow would also be very useful. Firstly, they are a damn sight more accurate in the hands of most people. You can sight a crossbow- with a recurve bow it's all in the consistency of your stance, draw and release. I shoot a fair bit and if I had to rely upon the bow to feed me I think I'd be pretty hungry.
Secondly, a crossbow 'looks' more threatening than a bow. Think Mad Max.
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01-11-2015, 09:30 AM
The paranoia is strong in this thread.
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01-11-2015, 09:35 AM
A pack of well trained, large dogs would be handy in this post apocalyptic fantasy world.
I would also suggest a pair of shire horses and some armour.
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01-11-2015, 10:31 AM
I bought a coup de point americain when I was in Paris last year. I often have it in my backpocket if I might expect trouble.
The thing is supposed to pack a punch on top of my punch
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01-11-2015, 10:39 AM
Quote: (01-11-2015 09:55 AM)mikado Wrote:
Quote: (01-11-2015 09:35 AM)CrashBangWallop Wrote:
A pack of well trained, large dogs would be handy in this post apocalyptic fantasy world.
I would also suggest a pair of shire horses and some armour.
If that armour is white, would he be called a white knight?
Why not.
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01-11-2015, 03:58 PM
Quote: (01-11-2015 11:02 AM)Aliblahba Wrote:
Don't panic. When it gets bad enough we'll be back over there. Won't be the first time. Your people always seem to be happy to see us at least. I see a pattern too but can't put my finger on it.
Better late than never Boss....
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01-11-2015, 04:10 PM
Europe is fucked if they can't deal with a few jihadis armed with AKs.
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01-11-2015, 04:12 PM
Build a Killdozer
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01-11-2015, 04:17 PM
Quote: (01-11-2015 09:30 AM)mikado Wrote:
The paranoia is strong in this thread.
I agree that this is something of an overreaction to the recent events (and I've already voiced my opinion that the French overreacted given the scale of the threat)
However, I have always worked on the principle that 'it's better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it'.
'Prepping' doesn't make you crazy, you're only crazy if you prep and then go on the Discovery channel to show other preppers with bigger guns where you keep all your guns and food
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01-11-2015, 04:55 PM
Guys for anything related to the French incident, go to that thread. This one has been a hell of a good laugh so far, please don't ruin it.
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