Stash It
Much of a survivalist's gear is valuable, plus most of us have many other things around the place that we consider valuable. I spent most of the eighties living in and near Chicago. Living fairly close to gangs, scum and other criminal types got me started think seriously about security. I started doing things to secrete anything that I felt was tempting to the low life element. At the time I was also doing some photography work for other people. I was taking pictures of their valuables for insurance purposes. I helped several of these people to set up storage for some of these. I also personally needed to secrete my own things such as: cameras, guns, survival food, ammo, etc. No storage system is totally one hundred percent foolproof. the best we can do is to make our equipment as hard to find and as difficult to abscond with as possible. This is what I hope to be able to help you with.
There is no way for me to know any other person's reason for wanting to store things in hidden locations. You my not want your neighbors to know what you own, you might have a very real fear of being robbed by some of the scum that roams the streets in today's world, you may even have a fear of government agents coming snooping. the constitution of this great country guarantees each of us the right to privacy. I do not believe that any government agency, be it the BATFE, IRS or any other alphabet agency has the right to snoop into my personal belongings. As long as the items are constitutionally legal, and I came by them legally, it is no one else's business what I own or where or how I store it. some people my call this paranoid, and if it is, so be it. All I know is that I will probably have more left after a robbery or any other type of home invasion, than the people that are laughing at me now. I do not feel that we can any longer trust anyone: neighbors, acquaintances or anyone else except our closest family and friends. After many of the horror stories that I have read, I especially do not feel that we can trust many, (if any) of our government agencies. The thins that I will be describing in the next few weeks will suffice for storage of most valuables that most of us own. I am personally using some of these ideas at this time. Others I have used in the past while still others were designed for people other than myself. Some of these Ideas you may have heard of elsewhere and some may be new to you. A couple of these ideas were published in a newsletter that I published from 1989 to 1991. All of them will definitely help the average person, without unlimited resources, to protect their valuables. Not too many people that I know can afford a safe for their small valuables, a gun safe for their firearms and possibly another large safe type unit for cameras, electronic equipment, etc. Besides, if you bought all of those large safes, where would you keep them that would not be conspicuous? I try to come up with solutions that will eliminate that problem. First, let us go through a house as a burglar, or anyone else that is trying to find out what you have, without tearing up the entire interior, would. This type of person has a pretty definite idea of where to look for certain things. It seem that most people in the world follow a pattern about where they store things. Take things like jewelry and coins; the first place one would look would be in the bedroom, followed by a den of office with dining and living rooms coming after that. If the believe that you may have a safe they may try the den or office first and then the bedrooms. Speaking of safes, behind pictures and behind books in a built-in bookcase are two of the first spots that are checked. Checking for a floor safe comes next. Cameras and certain other valuables follow about the same path as do firearms. With electronic equipment it depends on what they are looking for. Living rooms, dens, family rooms, then dining rooms with bedrooms coming in last is the rule. However, if they are aware someone has ham radio equipment or some such other valuable electronic equipment, they may look to the den or office first. You will notice that nowhere in this list is the kitchen mentioned. That is because people rarely store any valuable items in the kitchen. Keep this in mind when planning your storage. One of my methods is to store things in unexpected places.
Until next time: SURVIVE!!
posted by Knifeman | 8:59 PM
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