Civil War Preparations

You said yourself "all you x's would show up", so you've already admitted to blowing opsec before your plans began.

A "metro park"? But you're secluded? An 1/8th mile? A list of all known accomplices, their backgrounds, their specialities and your arrogance. You won't be hard to find. Seal my ass, co1ntel..

You said yourself "all you x's would show up", so you've already admitted to blowing opsec before your plans began.

A "metro park"? But you're secluded? An 1/8th mile? A list of all known accomplices, their backgrounds, their specialities and your arrogance. You won't be hard to find. Seal my ass, co1ntel..

Who's the cook? What kind of food preps do you have?

You can't fight on empty stomachs

how many sources of water do you have? what if the water well was compromise such as it getting contaminated?

Well water is the only sustainable source of water at the moment. There are lots of ponds around but very few streams or anything like that. I have about 40 gallons of city water in gallon jugs but that won't last long if well water is contaminated. Wish we had a stream in the back yard. Rain water collection barrels would probably be the best option, what do you guys think?

what do u recommend as far as night vision goes?

I would like to start by saying this is intended to be a serious discussion about how to prepare for a civil war / martial law scenario, not a debate about if / when that scenario will happen.

As a former Navy SEAL, I feel that I am more prepared than most for this type of situation. However, you can never be over prepared for something of this magnitude. I have put together a small team of people that I feel would be well suited to SHTF scenario. Here's the list of people and qualifications.
1 - former SEAL, current automotive master technician - I can fix just about any car or gun currently in use.
2 - former combat engineer - built a house from the foundation up, knows about plumbing, electrical work and HVAC.
3 - former Army Ranger, current RN - handy with a gun and a great medic
4 - 3 time felon - 160+ IQ, has experience making fake checks, knows how to manufacture/distribute drugs. Also handy with a gun and great at reading people and psychology
5 - welder - gun enthusiast, great welder and mechanic, also knows HVAC
6 - Army infantry - 2 trips to the sand box, field survival skills but otherwise no special skills

I feel like I have almost everything covered with this group. We can fix just about anything, have a nurse on hand, can build shelter if we're forced to and sustain our own farm. The biggest hole I see is an IT specialist but I'm guessing in this situation Internet and cell phone use wouldn't be available to the general population any more.

Now to the HQ. We have a house in the country, 20+ miles from the nearest big city. It has well water, a large woods full of game, and a metro park FULL of deer across the street. It is not in a residential neighborhood and the street dead ends 1/8 mile past the house so the road could be easily blocked to create a perimeter. The basement is over 2000 sq feet and could be used as an indoor garden to keep crops away from looters.

Now to the stockpile. We have slightly under 10k rounds of 5.56 77 grain boat tail JHPs. We have the same number of .45ACP TAP rounds (230 grain HPs). Each man has night vision monocular or binocular, body armor, and gas mask. We have both standard AR-15s and 24" bull barrels for long range. We have a mix of Glocks and 1911s. We also have grow lights, tons of MREs, rechargable stinger lights, walkies, HAM radio, and 40-50 other miscellaneous firearms with varying amounts of ammo. We have enough soap, toothpaste, deodorant, etc to last a life time. We have a deep freezer stocked full of meat and a giant stash of canned goods.

In summary I feel like we could take on a small third world country and win, but we are talking about the US Government and public at large here, that's a much larger task. I figured getting some civilians to take a look at what I've got and give me some feedback might be beneficial. We're all looking at it from a military engagement point of view. What do you guys see as essential for day to day life that I'm missing?

What do you guys see as essential for day to day life that I'm missing?

You are missing a grip on reality. IF you were a SEAL you would know that going firm is not a good option, anytime, anywhere.

The giveaway is guns, guns, guns for defence. If Sasquatch built permanent 'residences' they would have been found long time ago. Maybe they are so elusive due to their nomadic (maybe territorial?) lifestyle?

Small teams, mobile, light. Eyes and ears 24/7. Give it four months, take sneekie-peekies every week or so - then go firm. If your 'base' has not been rumbled, you make a judgement call then, based on your local intel.

Only a fool fights in a burning house. Camouflage and concealment, see and not be seen. A SEAL has these skills in abundance has a hyper advantage over Mr Burger Belly and Miss Botox, no matter how big their guns and fortress.

Yep seems like the best option. Just worried about your guys water. Where there's a will there's a way.

What do you guys see as essential for day to day life that I'm missing?

You are missing a grip on reality. IF you were a SEAL you would know that going firm is not a good option, anytime, anywhere.

The giveaway is guns, guns, guns for defence. If Sasquatch built permanent 'residences' they would have been found long time ago. Maybe they are so elusive due to their nomadic (maybe territorial?) lifestyle?

Small teams, mobile, light. Eyes and ears 24/7. Give it four months, take sneekie-peekies every week or so - then go firm. If your 'base' has not been rumbled, you make a judgement call then, based on your local intel.

Only a fool fights in a burning house. Camouflage and concealment, see and not be seen. A SEAL has these skills in abundance has a hyper advantage over Mr Burger Belly and Miss Botox, no matter how big their guns and fortress.

your problem is you want that band of brothers to sit around and defend. sorry six guys are not enough. your group is small stealth is your friend. move around and live off the land. your small place in the wood is a death trap. btw if your truly are waiting for a civil war or something like that, your best preps would be more friends.