Hello all! A "newbie" prepper here...hoping to gain some insights regarding the establishment and maintenance of a perimeter during a disaster scenario.
The following question pertains to my ability to defend a single family home...in the middle of 5 wooded acres...in a suburban area that is a little less "cramped" than a typical suburban location. (We're not in a housing plan...most of the homes near us sit on multiple acres by themselves.)
I do have pretty extensive firearms experience...just nothing in the way of operational/tactical experience.
In a perfect world, in a SHTF scenario with transients and looters, I'd have a "team" around me to help with security.
Regular patrols would be done...a spotter would be utilized at all times...barriers would be "layered" in nature to include distant alarms, a fence, obstacles to "funnel" intruders where I'd want them, etc.
In short, I'd have at least a 100-yard (that's as far as I can clearly see in some directions) perimeter maintained and would have at least a reasonable amount of time to respond to intruders.
When you're a single family...with a spouse and non-combat-aged children...I would think that the rules probably change.
Is it reasonable, in this case, to attempt to establish and maintain a true "perimeter"? Or...am I "peeing in the wind", so to speak?
Remote motion detectors are fine...but costly to maintain battery-wise...and get set off by deer. Same with the IR ones since humans and deer are similar in terms of size and heat signature.
I'd need a 2nd and 3rd mortgage to put a fence all the way around my place.
Even in an emergency situation, you have to sleep and to interact with family members in some "normal" capacity.
It is unrealistic to be fretting about an exterior perimeter?
Should I basically consider my operational perimeter to be the outside walls of my home...and work on fortifying it and on my response to potential threats?
I'd really appreciate the insights/feedback of someone with operational experience...I'm not sure where to realistically allocate my time & resources at the moment...
Thanks!
The following question pertains to my ability to defend a single family home...in the middle of 5 wooded acres...in a suburban area that is a little less "cramped" than a typical suburban location. (We're not in a housing plan...most of the homes near us sit on multiple acres by themselves.)
I do have pretty extensive firearms experience...just nothing in the way of operational/tactical experience.
In a perfect world, in a SHTF scenario with transients and looters, I'd have a "team" around me to help with security.
Regular patrols would be done...a spotter would be utilized at all times...barriers would be "layered" in nature to include distant alarms, a fence, obstacles to "funnel" intruders where I'd want them, etc.
In short, I'd have at least a 100-yard (that's as far as I can clearly see in some directions) perimeter maintained and would have at least a reasonable amount of time to respond to intruders.
When you're a single family...with a spouse and non-combat-aged children...I would think that the rules probably change.
Is it reasonable, in this case, to attempt to establish and maintain a true "perimeter"? Or...am I "peeing in the wind", so to speak?
Remote motion detectors are fine...but costly to maintain battery-wise...and get set off by deer. Same with the IR ones since humans and deer are similar in terms of size and heat signature.
I'd need a 2nd and 3rd mortgage to put a fence all the way around my place.
Even in an emergency situation, you have to sleep and to interact with family members in some "normal" capacity.
It is unrealistic to be fretting about an exterior perimeter?
Should I basically consider my operational perimeter to be the outside walls of my home...and work on fortifying it and on my response to potential threats?
I'd really appreciate the insights/feedback of someone with operational experience...I'm not sure where to realistically allocate my time & resources at the moment...
Thanks!