Baling wire, 162
Ball-peen hammer as weapon, 347
Cable cutters, 224
Barbed wire, 162
Caches, 125, 131, 133, 253–54, 302, 304
Barter Faire, 209–17
Caltrop devices, 206
Bartering, 60, 65, 171, 183, 184
Camcorders, 301
Bathing, 152
Camouflage: clothing, 42, 44; of firearms, 32; ghillie suits/capes, 93–94, 376; net, 62; in snow, 345; of spider holes, 112; of vehicles, 62
Batteries, 54, 65, 110, 174, 207–208, 361
BDUs (Battle Dress Uniforms) camouflage, 44
Bible, packing in gear, 133
Canning food, 183
Bicycle generators, 144
Case lot purchases, 65
Bicycles, 139–40, 302; motorized, 140
Casualty statistics, 353
Birds in garden, 182–83
Cauterization of wounds, 185, 186
Birth, 176–79
CB (Citizens’ Band) radios, 17, 48, 174–75, 295, 363–64
Birth control, 145
CEP (circular error probability), 367
Diesel vehicles, 122–23
Cervical caps, 145
Doghouses, 105
Charity, 102, 137, 164, 171, 173, 275
Dogs, 59, 61, 104–105; breeds, 104
Childbirth, 176–79
Doors and doorframes, armoring upgrades, 105–107
Cigarette smoking, 138
Ciphers and codes, 365–66
“Doubling up” concept, 14
Cisterns, 109
DPM (Disruptive Pattern, Marine), 44
Clackers (firing devices), 161
Dry-ice packing method, 254
Claymore mines, 191–92, 197, 205; firing devices, 161
Duty schedules, 61–62
Dynamite, 51, 158–60
Clothing, 21. See also Camouflage
Codes and ciphers, 365–66
Echinacea, 181
Coffee, 97
Electrical power, 53–54
Cold frames, 181
Encryption, 365–66
Comint (communications intelligence), 180
Encyclopedia of Country Living (Emery), 360
Communication equipment, 48–49, 147, 360–68. See also phones; etc.
CB radios; Field tele-Explosives, 50–51, 158–62; storage, 51
Entertainment, 149–50
The Complete Medicinal Herbal (Ody), 181
Fences and gates, 58–59, 112, 157–58, 181–82
Concertina wire, 162
Condoms, 145
FFL (Federal Firearms License), 65, 69
“Conserver” lifestyle, 57
Field telephones, 49, 147
CP (Command Post), 299
Field training exercises, 41–42
C.Q. (“Charge of Quarters”) desk, 25; and staffing, 56, 61–62
Field uniforms, 44
Fire prevention, 110
Crossbows, 38, 182
Fire starting, 128
Cross-training and specialization, 46
Firearms, 40, 43, 44–46, 99, 102–103, 135, 142, 143, 147, 218; and auto-sears, 63–65; camouflaging, 32; purchasing, 65; stainless-steel, 45–46; training, 46, 143–44
The Crunch, 4–15
Crystals, radio, 48
The Cure For All Diseases (Clarke), 181
Currency, gold, 216
Custom Concealment (company), 94
Firewood, 59, 104, 112–13
Cyalume chemical light sticks, 254
First aid, 27–28, 184–87, 332–33
Fishing equipment, 132
DC power system, 110
Flame retardant, 94
Dead bolts: for doors, 106–107; for windows, 107
Flare igniter, 268
Flash hiders, 315–16
Deer, 58, 128–29, 181–82
Flossing of teeth, 63
Dehydrators and dehydrating, 183
Fluorescent bulbs, 53
“Denial operations” concept, 371, 372
Food, 58–59, 179–80; storage, 66
Dental care, 63, 132, 133, 255
Fougasse mines, 158–62
DFing (direction finding), 295, 360–61, 362, 363
Friendly fire incidents, reducing, 376
Front Sight firearms training school, 46
Diesel fuel, 59, 60, 122–23; storage, 123
Fruit trees, 183
Fuel, 59–60, 122–23; additives, 59–60; storage, 59–60, 123, 223–24. See also Diesel fuel; Firewood; Gasoline; Kerosene; etc.
Hand and arm signals, 150
Hand crank generators, 56
Handguns, 45–46. See also Firearms
Haskins Steel Company, 105–106
Health issues, 152
Gaiters, 133
Heart and Hands (Davis), 176
Gardening, 58–59, 179, 180–83
Helmets, 49–50
Gasoline, 60, 93, 287; explosive power, 310; in Molotov cocktails, 266, 267; storage, 59, 60
Hemming’s Auto News, 47
Herbs, 181
Hoboing on freight trains, 124, 125–26
Gates and fences, 58–59, 112, 157–58, 181–82
Holland’s of Oregon (company), 315–16
Home birth, 176–79
GCA (Gun Control Act of 1968), 69–72
“How Can I Keep From Singing?” (lyrics), 313
Gear, 43–51, 225, 302–303; packing, 16–17. See also specific items
How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years (Ruff), 33
Generators: bicycle, 144; hand crank, 56; wind, 110–11
Hunting, 128–29, 182
Ghillie suits/capes, 93–94, 376
Goggles, 207–208
Identity, adopting new, 88–89
Gold coins, 216
IFVs (Infantry FightingVehicles), 293, 294
G.O.O.D (“Get Out of Dodge”) concept, 13
Ignition keys, hiding, 304
Infrastructure rebuilding, 270–76
Grain mills, 150
Interrogations, 339–40
Grainger Supply (company), 223
Inverters, 53, 110
Grenade sumps, 112
Iron oxide powder, 267–68
Grenades, 99, 266, 267–69, 328, 349;
rocket propelled, 112
Kerosene, 60; storage, 59, 60
Group decisions, 54, 56, 63
Kevlar helmets, 49–50
Group purchases, 49
Keys, ignition, hiding, 304
Group rules, 57
Knives and knife fighting, 34, 115
Group specialties, 46
“Krazy Glue” cyanoacrylate epoxy, 379
Group standards, 43–46; communication equipment, 48–49; field uniforms, 44; vehicles, 47, 275; weapons, 43–46, 214–15
Laundry, 152
LC-1 (load carrying) “web gear” harnesses, 43
Group walking technique, 41, 243, 281–82
“Leaderless resistance” approach, 265
Guerilla warfare, 266–69
Life After Doomsday (Clayton), 241
Gun mounting on airplanes, 298, 299–301
Light experimental airplanes, 278–81, 284
The Gun Parts Company, 94
Light sticks, 254
Gunnplexer Cookbook (Richardson), 368
Light-bulb adaptors, 53
Guns. See Firearms
Livestock, 184
Gunshot wounds, 26, 27–31
Loading-up and packing, 16–17
LOB (line of bearing), 362, 366–67
Haircutting, 144–45
Locks and locksets, 106, 158, 223, 379
Ham radios, 364
Looters, 98–103, 138, 153–57
Lord’s Prayer, direct translation, 252–53
Omni Instruments (company), 140
LPI (Low Probability of Intercept), 362
One-time (cipher) pads, 366
LP/OP (listening post/observation post), 146–47; gear, 147; staffing, 56, 61–62
ORP (objective rally point), 345
Outhouses, 151
LRRPs (long-range reconnaissance patrols), 188
The Outlaw Josey Wales (movie), 107
Packing and loading-up, 16–17
M1A1 Abrams tank, 324–28
Padlocks, 223. See also Locks and locksets Machineguns, 63–65