49.
Routes:
You
will need to document a collection of G.O.O.D. Maps. They start at
your home and lead in all possible directions. The nature of the
threat that is forcing you to evacuate your home will determine the
direction of egress. If, it is a chemical spill or sour gas release,
near your home; you will want to head uphill and cross wind from the
spill or release. If, it is a nuclear melt-down or dirty bomb you do
not want to evacuate down wind, as the fallout will be chasing
you.
Start
small. What is the best route out of town from your home? The
quickest? The shortest? The least used? Which route has the widest
roads? Are there bridges? Do you need to cross railway tracks? Where
is the closest major airport? Seaport? Major rail yard? Military
Base? Or city?
Your
route will try to avoid major targets. Your route will try to avoid
known choke points. You will try to avoid the crowds.
If, you
have time on your side take the shortest route, so, you can be the
farthest away at zero hour.
If, you
waited a little too long, take the route with the least amount of
traffic to compete with. Once a safe distance from the threat correct
your course and make haste to your safe zone.
If, you
are in gridlock and want to escape, especially on freeways, get into
the empty lanes of traffic and travel in the wrong direction. Get
back on your side at the earliest safe re-entry point. Be very
careful if you choose to use this technique – if you are not paying
100% attention to the road conditions you could be killed by oncoming
traffic. Be aware this behaviour is not for day-to-day commuting, and
is only recommended in the most dire of times. Emergency evacuations
qualify – such as trying to out drive an approaching hurricane.
50.
You
should have at least three routes to each safe zone. A primary
evacuation route and two alternate routes in the event that a road or
bridge is out. Try to have detailed road maps of your routes that
include rural roads. The Backroad Mapbooks
by Mussio Ventures Ltd. (www.backroadmapbooks.com)
are an excellent example of the detail required for mapping out your
evacuation route. Although, your navigator will have to flip pages
from time to time, if you are forced to be on foot – these maps are
detailed enough to set a course into your GPS unit or plot a bearing
on your compass to get safely away from the highway.
Keep
your G.O.O.D. Maps together in a package. A laminated copy is not a
bad idea, either. It is not
a good idea to photocopy topographic or road maps that use colour to
indicate features. Buy extra full colour maps. You should have a copy
of your G.O.O.D. Maps in your escape pack. Another copy in your
vehicle. To limit a family security breach , you may want to use
coded symbols to mark caches, safe zones and alternate safe zones.
Convoy
Driving:
When
possible travel in convoy. Have frs/gmrs radios so all vehicles can
communicate while traveling at speed. Convoy driving is different
than day-to-day commuting. First, all vehicles move as a single
packet/group. Keep vehicle spacing tight. Leave no extra space for
passing vehicles to squeeze in. Put your strongest drivers and their
navigators in the first two vehicles and the last vehicle. Protect
your heavier, slower vehicles by keeping them in the middle of the
convoy.
Have
the driver & navigator in the lead vehicle pick the best route
with the information they have at the time. If, it becomes necessary
to change routes as you progress, the navigator becomes even more
important. If, you have a long route to your Safe Zone it will be
necessary to rotate the lead vehicle position. The lead vehicle pulls
to the right lane & slows slightly, as the convoys speeds pass.
The second vehicle become the lead. Once the old lead vehicle has
fallen to the
51.
back
into the follow-up position, the follow-up vehicle will proceed up
the outside to the second position and insert themselves behind the
lead vehicle. Since every vehicle has a radio to communicate with,
these position changes should be smooth. The alternate method is to
switch lead position after each refuel stop.
Further,
convoy tactics and techniques will be covered in Appendix F.
One
last point on G.O.O.D. Routes, remember to drive them at least once
before needing to use them for real. Not necessarily, the whole
length, maybe just the first thirty minutes from your home. We will
review this a bit further in the Practice & Drills section.
Modes
of Travel:
Summer:
- Motor Vehicle – car, truck, suv, motorhome, motorcycle
- ATV – quad, side-by-side, motorcross, enduro, dune buggy
- Bike – mountain bike, road bike, BMX
- Boat – motor boat, sail boat, canoe, kayak, raft, rowboat
- train – passenger, LRT, Cargo (hobo-style)
- Air – plane, helicopter, balloon
- Horse – with or without wagon, cart, buggy
- Foot – hiking, walking, running
Winter:
- Motor Vehicle – car, truck, suv, motorhome, 4x4
- ATV – quad, snowmobile, track-vehicle
- Train – passenger, lrt, cargo (hobo-style)
- Air – plane, helicopter, balloon
- horse – with or without sleigh
- Dog Sled – skijoring
- Foot – skis, snowshoes, hike
- Boat – motor boat, sail boat, kayak (in coastal areas)
52.
Safe Zones:
A Safe
Zone is a defendable location that favours the defender and
challenges or restricts the assualter. Natural terrain features such
as:
- High ground with clear view of approaches.
- Water source (river, creek, spring, lake)
- Natural Source of fuel (trees, coal, other)
- Escape route – covered or in dead ground
- Ground soft enough to dig trenches or bunkers
- Natural food supply near by – hunting or ground to farm vegetables
In
addition to natural terrain features, your Safe Zone will want to
incorporate the following defensive structures and features:
- A layered defence
- Command bunker in the centre
- Observation tower in the trees
- Sleeping area near the command bunker
- Cooking & eating area near the command bunker
- Latrine – down hill and/or down stream of the cooking area
- Sump Pits to filter gray water
- P.O.L. Point – away from the sleeping area
- Fire points around camp – shovels, axes, pails of sand or water, and fire extinguishers
- Observation Posts on the perimeter
- Listening Posts on the perimeter
- Slit trenches, foxholes & spider holes encircle the outer ring of the camp
- Continous trench system encircle the inner camp outside the command bunker
(See
Diagram on page 53.)
58.
Survival
Psychology:
The
Will to Fight
If you
do not own firearms, if you do not have military training, if you do
not believe in violence and the thought of such lawlessness scares
the shit out of you. NOW, is the time to befriend soldiers and
veterans. You may need their help in the future.
Show
your respect to those who risk their lives for your freedom. Be a
good citizen, go to Remembrance Day ceremonies. Teach your children
to value the brave men and women who defend your country. Put a
“Support the Troops” sticker on your VW Jetta. Wear a red shirt
on Fridays to show the troops you support them. You may not agree
with the mission, but by God, you best support the troops doing the
mission.
If the
dark days return and you still refuse to use force to repel force.
Keep this in mind, when the bad guys come and find you... Before they
make you their slave, you will be forced to watch your wife and your
children be gang-raped. You will see the terror in the eyes of your
loved ones. Their screams will haunt you til the day you cower into
deaths embrace. You will never see your family again. You will not
know much they were forced to endure. You will not know how their
lives end, nor where they are buried (if they were even buried at
all.)
Your
enemy knows more about terror than you can imagine. Living in a
peaceful, arrogant, bliss is fine during peace time. But during,
periods of lawless terror, you best be ready to fight tooth and nail
to get peaceful times back.
Your
enemy is very willing to fight to his last drop of blood to take away
everything you value and cherish.
This
ends my sermon.
Enough
said.
Amen.
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