Rabu, 02 Januari 2013

Is Jason Charles on Doomsday Preppers Right?

By Terrance Franklin


Jason Charles is yet another great instance of the urban doomsday preppers. Living in the largest city in the USA has a few severe implications and he has an interesting approach to them.

1. Yellowstone national park

We presently know how preppers must feel about volcanoes. But is the Yellowstone Caldera a risk? I recently read through a motivating article by a geologist about the likelihood of a disaster level event from Yellowstone.

Yellowstone is in fact a sequence of three different calderas, with fault line and water driven forms of eruptions. One more significant thing to remember is that there were a couple of smaller eruptions since the last super eruption that took place 640,000 years ago. The writer also doubts that even a super eruption would produce adequate ash to reach NYC. The last super eruption went as far as Nebraska (one thousand miles) which won't disrupt the east coast directly but it might certainly affect domestic food production.

2. Urban prepping in the Big Apple

New York city is probably the one of the most populated cities on earth. It is a terrible location to live in should a global food crisis. Jason is wise to concentrate on security first. New York is probably one of the toughest states to get a gun license in and it doesn't issue concealed carry permits. However,, if I lived there I would certainly push the paperwork just before I began paying Israeli people for Krav Maga lessons.

There might be a point when it comes to needing to hide and needing to battle indoors. A gunshot might destroy any secrecy if trying to hide resources. Additionally, there is no telling where a stray bullet may go in an apartment building, which is particularly necessary to think about with family around.

3. Fight preparation

Although he didn't actually go into it too much, Jason was noticed strapping on a katana at the beginning and brandishing a knife with a bladed pommel which seemed like it came out of star trek. For self-defense and dependability it is better to stick with a full tang blade or else your knife can end up splitting in two at first contact.

Krav maga is undoubtedly a good option for functional self-defense. It's very well regarded in the private defense world. Ex-Israeli bodyguards with Krav experience are considered to be some of the best in the entire world. There is something to said for the teaching technique however. Doing drills is great for developing form but without live sparring there isn't any telling how suitable such techniques would be.

Krav maga generally has live sparring sessions which weren't described in the show, however anybody trying to join a krav maga school (or any martial art for example) certainly has to find a place that does sparring. Without it, you can also be taking choreographed dance training.

4. The bug in plan

The problem with Jason's bug in plan is that it is neither a great stocking program nor a great bug out program. With 100 gallons of water and 4 people in the family he can survive for about 25 days. His defense is fantastic within the home however it leaves a lot to be desired against an organized group. Exactly what would happen if a gang chose to go door-to-door? What someone lit up a fire to smoke him out? There are lots of factors in the city similar to this which don't permit me to relax.




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