How do you define "Prepared" ?

fitfighter81 · October 18, 2008, 11:19 AM

We've all heard the sayings of " One is none and Two is one" or the boyscout motto to be prepared for anything, or even my grandfather's and possibly your's phylosophy of " A gun and bullits were all I needed!". Everyone has their own personal tools of the trade. So what is yours? When you walk out the front door as a professional or just the husband going to get milk, What do you reach for?

heyduke · October 18, 2008, 12:15 PM

common sense

bikerbill · October 18, 2008, 12:41 PM

Focusing on my surroundings, who's where, what's going on (condition yellow); carrying every time I leave home, PM9 or Ultra Carry II, folding knife, cell phone ... behaving myself on the road, watching for crazy drivers ... basically, armed and paying attention ...

Japle · October 18, 2008, 01:51 PM

Look around. Actually check out your surroundings.
BGs are looking for oblivious sheep, not possible wolves that seem to be alert and ready.

Hardware:
Glock 19 + 9PBLE
Glock 17+2 mag as spare – this gives me 35 rounds with one reload.
P3AT + Corbon
Boker Automat Kalashnikov 74 reverse Tanto knife
G3 light

ChewToy · October 18, 2008, 02:04 PM

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common sense

+1

It's worked thus far, Lol! I also have emergency blankets, road flares, first aid kit, jumper cables and an MRE. I don't find the need to carry a gun with me every where I go. Unless I'm out camping, four wheeling, etc., I leave it at home.

12GaugeShuggoth · October 18, 2008, 03:15 PM

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... basically, armed and paying attention ...

+1, though not personally in that order.

salvadore · October 18, 2008, 10:37 PM

If you're looking for adventure of a new and different kind
and you come across a girl scout who is similarly inclined
don't be frightened don't be flustered don't be scared

BE PREPARED.

LightningJoe · October 19, 2008, 12:56 AM

Take your keys. Your wife may lock the door and then leave.

Swampghost · October 19, 2008, 01:06 AM

My first wife had the locks changed while I was at work. So much for having a key!

I usually have something on me even if it's a little .25 pocket pistol and my truck (van) has all kinds of weapons in a bucket between the seats, fillet knives, hammers, screwdrivers, Tabasco sauce. Even a bottle of water will throw off a BG for a split second and allow you to grab something else.

raimius · October 19, 2008, 01:14 AM

Common sense is the most valuable.
Situational awareness
Basic outdoor skills
Moderate first aid skills
Conflict avoidance knowledge (saved me trouble more than once!)

EDC:
Wallet (money, contact info, ID, spare key to the car, etc)
Cell phone
Pocket knife
(car keys)
[no firearm, as I am nearly always in a "gun-free" zone]

Car Kit:
Auto fluids
Jumper cables
first aid kit
flashlight
2 chem. lights
ponchos
emergency "space" blankets
fleece blanket
Pocket knife
a small amount of cash
spare set of clothes
3 energy bars
matches
shovel
tire gauge
1 gallon of water
shop towels
(I think that's it)

In the works:
Camping equipment in the car, along with 3 days worth of food/water. At least 3 ways to provide for essentials (shelter, fire, water, cutting tools) . CCW when legally permitted.

B.N.Real · October 19, 2008, 10:37 AM

Bikerbill nailed it.

+1.

Keltyke · October 19, 2008, 11:14 AM

Common sense - THINK
Situational awareness - BE ALERT
Willingness - YES, I WILL SHOOT
Ability - I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOOT WITH

October 18, 2008, 11:19 AM	#1
fitfighter81 Member Join Date: April 28, 2008 Posts: 66	How do you define "Prepared" ? We've all heard the sayings of " One is none and Two is one" or the boyscout motto to be prepared for anything, or even my grandfather's and possibly your's phylosophy of " A gun and bullits were all I needed!". Everyone has their own personal tools of the trade. So what is yours? When you walk out the front door as a professional or just the husband going to get milk, What do you reach for? __________________ "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm." ---George Orwell on a BBC broadcast, April 4, 1942.

October 18, 2008, 12:15 PM	#2
heyduke Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2000 Location: Tarheel Posts: 199	common sense __________________ slow is fast

October 18, 2008, 12:41 PM	#3
bikerbill Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2007 Location: Lago Vista TX Posts: 2,159	Focusing on my surroundings, who's where, what's going on (condition yellow); carrying every time I leave home, PM9 or Ultra Carry II, folding knife, cell phone ... behaving myself on the road, watching for crazy drivers ... basically, armed and paying attention ... __________________ "The gun has been called the great equalizer ... It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." --Ronald Reagan

October 19, 2008, 12:56 AM	#8
LightningJoe Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2007 Location: DFW Metroplex (well, McKinney) Posts: 858	Take your keys. Your wife may lock the door and then leave. __________________ I believe in a world which consists of America, her friends, and her dead enemies.

October 19, 2008, 01:06 AM	#9
Swampghost Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: Florida, east coast Posts: 2,106	My first wife had the locks changed while I was at work. So much for having a key! I usually have something on me even if it's a little .25 pocket pistol and my truck (van) has all kinds of weapons in a bucket between the seats, fillet knives, hammers, screwdrivers, Tabasco sauce. Even a bottle of water will throw off a BG for a split second and allow you to grab something else. __________________ NRA Patron Member

October 18, 2008, 01:51 PM	#4
Japle Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2004 Location: Viera, Florida Posts: 1,128	Look around. Actually check out your surroundings. BGs are looking for oblivious sheep, not possible wolves that seem to be alert and ready. Hardware: Glock 19 + 9PBLE Glock 17+2 mag as spare – this gives me 35 rounds with one reload. P3AT + Corbon Boker Automat Kalashnikov 74 reverse Tanto knife G3 light

October 18, 2008, 10:37 PM	#7
salvadore Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 1,374	If you're looking for adventure of a new and different kind and you come across a girl scout who is similarly inclined don't be frightened don't be flustered don't be scared BE PREPARED.

October 19, 2008, 01:14 AM	#10
raimius Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2008 Posts: 1,161	Common sense is the most valuable. Situational awareness Basic outdoor skills Moderate first aid skills Conflict avoidance knowledge (saved me trouble more than once!) EDC: Wallet (money, contact info, ID, spare key to the car, etc) Cell phone Pocket knife (car keys) [no firearm, as I am nearly always in a "gun-free" zone] Car Kit: Auto fluids Jumper cables first aid kit flashlight 2 chem. lights ponchos emergency "space" blankets fleece blanket Pocket knife a small amount of cash spare set of clothes 3 energy bars matches shovel tire gauge 1 gallon of water shop towels (I think that's it) In the works: Camping equipment in the car, along with 3 days worth of food/water. At least 3 ways to provide for essentials (shelter, fire, water, cutting tools) . CCW when legally permitted.

October 19, 2008, 10:37 AM	#11
B.N.Real Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Posts: 4,027	Bikerbill nailed it. +1.

October 19, 2008, 11:14 AM	#12
Keltyke Junior member Join Date: April 6, 2008 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 2,933	Common sense - THINK Situational awareness - BE ALERT Willingness - YES, I WILL SHOOT Ability - I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOOT WITH