You may have read SHTF articles in the past about how your best for survival post-collapse amidst the chaos is to become a “grey man.” This essentially means you want to do anything you can to avoid the notice of other survivors who may not have prepared as extensively.
The problem with this definition is that it doesn't do much to teach you how you're supposed to avoid detection. We're not talking donning a black jacket, plain baseball cap and giant sunglasses, as Hollywood would suggest. All that will do is immediately capture attention. Why? Because you look like someone about to rob a liquor store or snatch a child from the playground.
All that will do is immediately capture attention. Why? Because you look like someone about to rob a liquor store or snatch a child from the playground.
Being a grey man (or grey woman) is all about blending in, and the best way you can do that is learn the 5 key steps on the next page.
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Carl Kruger after reading “the road” you should follow this blog.
Love that book.
Justin Taylor The movies worth a look if you haven’t seen it
Traci
I plan on reading that book too heard it was good.
Nice
Why does your link continue to bring me to a spam page?
Interesting.
You can WEAR headphones, but that doesn’t mean you listen to music; you use them as a prop [no music playing] to make people think you aren’t listening to your surroundings but in reality you are keenly aware.
You never want to be a leader, you want to be a follower- someone who can fall away from the pack because no one is paying attention to you and instead are paying attention to the loudest voice (the lion) in the room or area…if you are tall, slouch a little bit so you don’t present yourself as someone who could challenge the leader of a group…
Follow the eyes of everyone. If they are all focused at one thing then you should be looking there too but also maintain situational awareness…the notion that you might feel that someone is looking at you (spider sense) should warn you but not make you get jumpy. If you had a primary course of action, go to your backup plan and if you have a partner, give a subtle signal for your partner to abandon your primary and go to their backup plan instead…Something as subtle as taking your coffee cup and flipping it over to signal your waitress you don’t want anymore coffee but also alerting your partner across the room that you might be compromised and to go to backup plan is necessary…
Situational awareness. Yes, do ocular ‘pat-downs.’ check everyone’s 5 and 7 o’clocks on their hips looking for imprints of concealed handguns. Check for clips on front pockets for possible folding knives…check for bulges down around the ankles for possible imprinting for concealed firearms as well…assess which people would be a problem and which ones would sound the alarm…
Wearing a hooded sweatshirt CAN blend in IF that is what is worn regularly by people that dwell in the area. Assess [from a distance] the indigenous citizens of the area that inhabit the area and try to wear your clothes the way they do. Consider listening more than speaking; your accent can be a dead giveaway that you aren’t around from these parts…
Lastly, if you do NOT assess yourself and your capabilities, then you are destined to fail and shouldn’t bother setting off on a failed adventure. If you have not conducted a SWOT analysis of yourself to be able to blend in, then as a last resort, belly up during the day and travel at night off the main lines of communication and avoid major areas/densely pack areas of civilization. Recommend traveling along the railroad lines instead of highways and byways…
Nobody pays attention to a plain white pickup truck like a contractor or utility worker drives, add a hard hat and a road worker vest and nobody will even look twice at you.
Unless your in the deep woods, leave the camp in your pack
I use a device called game ear, looks like I’m listening to music, but it amplifies and enhances sounds. Made for hunters but has other uses as well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifmRgQX82O4
Just so long as it doesn’t send out a radio signal that can be intercepted…I think that is prudent to have. Do you have a source where I can pick one up?
It does not transmit anything so I think I’m safe there. and I picked it up at Cabela’s a few years ago.
Thanks, I will check it out…Cheers!
Ask a Native, they will teach you to disappear in plain sight.
Sound advice, we taught that to young Marines as well.
Ok I stopped reading when you typed ‘clip’ it’s a magazine
David, show me in what context did I write ‘clip’…YES, I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. DO YOU KNOW CONTEXT???
#ReadingComprehensinFail
David, show me in what context did I write ‘clip’…YES, I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. DO YOU KNOW CONTEXT???
#ReadingComprehensionFail
I’m a fly on the wall
Hi
I appreciate that you liked my article but you cannot copy the whole thing and paste it into your website. It is protected under copyright and this usage does not fall under ‘fair use’. The correct way is to write an intro to it and then link to it. Please correct this.
Graywolf