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1. The problem with this community; they stuck in repeating generalities. This is just another example. A real plan is going to take the lay of the land in to account. First and most important; have an exit plan and route that hides you from the enemies. You will not win all fights. learn to run. If you engage in 3 gun fights, you will have died somewhere in the process (98% probability). The enemy has all the intelligence you have. They don’t have the valuables to protect (wife and children).

   Learn all the best vantage points for you, and even more importantly the attackers vantage points. If possible, give them the vantage points they may think are best. Then, they have entered your killing zone.
   Plan their attack. Plan it for experts. Plan it for semi-skilled. And, Plan it for amateurs.

   You should already have your ranges figured out. You should have already set out targets that allows you to confirm your shot in those locations (remove them when your setup).
   Hide (and I main hide) mirrors behind the vantage points that allows you to see how many people are there. Have traps or cross-fire set up for them.

   [Seasonally, for safety] When the wind is favorable, burn the brush and forest to reduce abilities to hide and sneak up on your site (Helps with ticks and other bugs).

   Set up Observation locations that allow you to target these approach zones and their retreat paths.

   Shoot with more than one caliber from each location to fool experienced fighters.

   This is just the tip of the iceberg for planning. I have created a plan for my home that has over 30 pages of planning. And yes, writing a plan is important. it promotes the thinking process to make you think it through. That’s why business plans exist. That’s why I have a trading plan. It structures our thinking and development of an objective.

2. I would add have patrols out to see what is going on around you before it gets to your property. Parimeter alarms are great but Listening Post/ observation Post (LP/OP) can provide even more warning. The last thing I would add is a good intelligence gathering system. You don’t need drones or satellites for a good SHTF Intel system. Having the ability to listen, thus gather information, to radio traffic from around the area. Is a gang hitting or taking over towns? Are they getting closer? How many? How are they armed? How do they travel? Patrols can also help gather this information. Knowing what is going on 100, 50, 20, 10, and 5 miles around your parameter will be priceless. Having that knowledge will give you options verse you only having one option when the bad guys are tripping your parimeter alarms.

3. flir breach is a good hand held or mountable nvg unit. in AFG we had a trailor mounted flir system it could see a birds heart glowing in in a tree in pitch black darkness. i agree with the author pony up add some nvg and or thermal to your armory as well as laser ir and suppression. there are cans such as poboy suppressor that are priced under 400$
   nvg units under 2400 and thermal around same. even flir scout for around 5-600$

   at a certain point u need to optimize your stash. stiener dbal i2 laser ir can be had for under $800.

4. Night vision and thermals with the proper accoutrements are a force multiplier. Totally agree with their purchase. I do like the white phosphorus for extended time under nods, they are a little more expensive.

5. In regards to Flashlights. I have found the Fenix Tk25ir 1000lumen Flashlight to be a great tool if you have NV.

   It is an LED flashlight with 4 levels of brightness and if you rotate the head 90 degrees it becomes an IR illuminator.

6. RE: Escape Route. Have at least one. Two is better. They should not look like escape routes and should have features to prevent vehicles from following (rocks, stumps, ditches, etc.) but the obstacles should not look manufactured. Trucks will be easy to stop, 4-wheelers less so, motorcycles difficult so different obstacles for different vehicles.

   RE: Terrain. Won’t work if you’re constantly moving, but for fixed positions a range card is valuable (“From foxhole A the deadfall tree is 165 yards at 140 degrees”).
   Terrain can be used to create “kill spots” for intruders – think short (natural-looking) wall that looks like it offers natural cover/concealment but is either easily put under fire by a perimeter position or has fougasses buried in the wall.

   Funnel movement into corridors by “creative terrain management” (building natural-looking access points by placing deadfalls, rocks, etc.) and equip them with trip wire devices. This can help ameloriate personnel shortages on your side.

   Fake IR sources can be used to attract enemy fire if your opponent has IR sensing devices. Buy/borrow your own IR device and examine how your people look with it in their positions. Tip: clothing insulates against IR, so faces, necks, hands, heads, will show brightest. A lightly-insulated container of hot water will stand out against a cold background and last for several hours depending on ambient temps.

   During an enemy assault suddenly turning on small hidden bright lights (small LED floodlights, 12 volt will work) will: 1) highlight the enemy; 2) ruin his night vision; 3) attract his fire (he’ll shoot at/beyond the lights assuming you’re behind him).

7. The three rules of Intitative based tactics: Eliminate ALL threats, Cover all immediate danger areas, COVER YOUR BUDDY. Working with a partner or Battle Buddy is essential to any hope of surviving an onslaught of you property, fortress, “hidey hole” etc. etc.

8. One suggestion is to place in ground lights at various places on your property. Each low voltage light controlled separately from inside the house. When the SHTF you could replace these lights with an IED type device.

   Another point is to landscape your property such that most of it is open fire spaces with no place to hide. Create natural looking places in the landscape that would appeal to someone attacking the house and that would be the natural place to locate these decorative lights.

   I realize this is a somewhat provocative suggestion and probably illegal. But until the day after the SHTF it would be nothing but a light and after the SHTF there is no law and this becomes 100% about self defense.

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