Standing Out
Whether the crisis has occurred or is yet to, your behavior and appearance need to match those of the people around you. This means that if everyone around you is wearing shorts, t-shirts and casual shoes, it isn’t wise to traipse around in your plethora of camo gear and your giant bug out bag. Neutral-colored, casual clothing is often best if you’re trying to be low-key. Just remember: less is more.
If people are all talking about similar topics, add to the conversation, but don’t try to show off your knowledge, skills, or abilities. The point is that if you look out of place (or sound like you know too much), you won’t blend in; if you don’t blend in, you are likely to arouse suspicion.

Posting To Social Media
Whether you’re in a SHTF situation or not, it is crucial that you do not post to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. about your location. Do not say anything mentioning you’re going out of town, or where your bug out location is, and don’t “check in” anywhere.
Doing any of these things can allow an enemy to know in an instant where your location is. It also lets them know when you’re not at home – therefore allowing them the opportunity to go to your house and steal your preps.

Doing Tasks In Broad Daylight
When preparing for a crisis (or when you’re already in one), you may find yourself needing to do various tasks, such as emptying out your car, cooking survival food, or driving to your bug out shelter or another location.
These are all seemingly harmless tasks, but you need to keep in mind the time of day you’re doing them in, and the amount of attention you’re attracting because of it.
For example, it’s often best to do these tasks in the dead of night (or in the rain), while most people are inside and/or asleep. Darkness will also help hide the food you’re eating or preps you’re taking out from the car, thus helping to prevent theft.
It’s also important to get the task done as quickly and efficiently as possible. The more distractions you allow yourself to have along the way, the more likely people are to take notice of you. Subtlety is key.
When traveling to/from your bug out location, it’s also important to take a different route every time you travel. After all, if you take the same route every single day, an enemy could very easily catch on and immediately know where your location is.

Traveling In The Daytime
Like I said in #5, it’s crucial that you time out your actions so that you can be under the cover of darkness, and thus be less likely to be seen by others.
However, many preppers would ask, “What about carrying a flashlight or headlamp? Won’t people see you walking around in the middle of the night?”
They’re absolutely right – subtlety and invisibility should be your main prerogatives, and therefore these concerns are absolutely valid. As such, it’s crucial to be able to travel comfortably at night without the use of light.
The best way to get around easily in darkness without being seen is with the Aura Plus Digital Night Vision Monocular.
This is one of the coolest survival tools we have; the monocular uses digital night vision – so rather than the blurry green screen and intensifier tubes that come with traditional night vision, this up-to-date technology allows you to see crystal clear in pitch black darkness thanks to its sharp black and white LCD display.

Eventually, when you understand your position, bartering can take place. But never let those you are dealing with know just how much food or supplies you have stored away – and don’t give away your location. Meet them at a neutral locale and, if possible, only deal with people you know. How you go about this is something for another article but please be careful!

For more information, including where to purchase an Aura Plus, go to Survival Frog. It would be grand to think that a mob society won’t occur when the SHTF but, until we are certain it is safe, keep what is yours close – and quiet!