Wanted to throw out a topic that I think is rarely used in the civilian world.
Do yall have a standardized set of threat levels to which you carry different gear for each level of threats?
Example :
Level 1: Basic CC (Concealed Carry) firearm, nothing fancy, limited alternative gear or protection.
Level 2: CC Firearm, extra mag(s), tourniquet, quikclot,
Level 3: Larger firearm, extra mags, several tourniquets, quikclots, IFAK, Rifle w/ extra mags, plate carrier.
**These are not my personal threat levels, just trying to give examples. Hope to see yalls opinions!!
Unfortunately the way things are right now. I have not been threat level 1 in about 6 months. frustrating yes, but safety vs convenience? I will choose safety and preparedness every time!
I would be Level 1, Basic CC my M&P 9mm Shield 2.0, an extra 2 magazines, my USCCA Kershaw knife, a small flashlight and a tactical pen. I am looking to order the USCCA pen with the emblem.
Well done and listed. I have trained for light duty and to train for several areas with medical first aid and etc. Something you have update and train repeatedly,with having 50 pounds of gear. Plus firearm and gear. Hope all of us do not have use it. Thank you!
Interesting question. Guess Iām somewhere between 2 & 3.
I have 2 EDC pistols (which includes wearing one inside and outside my vehicle. I have 2 dedicated home weapons; .357 magnum in the bedside stand plus a shotgun very nearby.
Having been an Army medic I have always maintained an extensive first aid kit, which also includes many types of sutures.
Iāll admit I have upped my game a bit in the past few months. My employer doesnāt have an issue with us carrying in the shop or the company vehicles, so I do. Iāve taken to toting a backpack into work to carry a spare shirt (itās hot) water and a light lunch (the cost of fast food was killing me) as well as my bang stick a couple mags and my Blow out kit (IFAK) Iāve started keeping my AR pistol in the truck on a regular basis as I got caught flat footed in the middle of a protest in VA Beach of a couple hundred college kids. Been thinking about acquiring a couple flash bangs, smoke and firecrackers/roman candles and the like for E&E distractions.
Level 1. Working from home, I hardly travel more than 25 miles one way.
Looting happened just outside 25 miles and I have no intention to go there anytime soon.
Iām somewhere between 2-3. One thing I try to do is consider where Iām carrying. If I have to get shopping done Iāll carry a lower velocity round in a heavily populated area to limit the possibility of an entry / exit then innocent bystander catching a hit.
I vary between 15-17 rounds between 2 separate mags. I do carry a backup mag to round out the totals given.
I keep a knife on me always, I smoke daily so I carry a zippo, have a fairly decent 1st aid kit in my vehicle along with a flashlight that has window breaker pins affixed to its bottom. I keep a tourniquet available in that kit.
With everything going on I carry concealed even though we have the OC option here.
My readiness doesnāt stop with just supplies on hand.
I avoid being to close behind anyone at a traffic stopping point, I avoid areas with congestion in places of businesses, I avoid stopping for anything that looks political or pandering to the public, I avoid parking in unlit spots at night, I avoid going out if my local media is reporting a potentially bad / expected risk assessment in my area, I avoid going out with my children with the pandemic and the uneasy issues we face with inner city violences.
We live in a small military community and itās been the exact opposite of what some of the major inner cities have reported. But stillā¦, as I learned serving overseasā¦, it only takes a second to pop off. Stay Alert / Stay Alive use common sense. Just self reminders I live with.
Well, you described readiness conditions, not threat conditions. Butā¦yesā¦we use them. We are retired military. The military runs on a continuum of threatcons and forcecons (readiness conditions) that dictate pre-planned equipment usage, force postures, and rules of engagement.
Iām a simple guy and this is all too complicated for me.
I have one pistol and a second pistol in case I canāt carry the first for some reason.
Any change in equipment is going to be predicated more on climate/clothing than a perceived threat level.
Threat levels change all the time, so Iāll prepare for the worse and pray for the best.
I like to think Iām ready to dress up, or down, as circumstance requires. Anything from beach attire to black tie formal.
Do I feel like I need a 300 blk SBR and all the kit to go with it in my truck? I honestly donāt, mostly because I go grocery shopping and to home depot, not on patrol. Iām not looking for a fight and I try to maintain an awareness of, and avoid, the hot spots. I wouldnāt be comfortable leaving a ātruck gunā in my vehicle if I had one with me. Do I stick with self defense rounds known to pass the barrier tests and a spare mag or two? You bet ya. Am I pretty much always equipped to stop a bleed, cut a rope, or change a flat in the dark? Sure.
This said, I reserve the right to change my opinion on the maximum level of readiness required as circumstances dictates.
Carry gun, pocket knive, full tang knife since watching video of woman in choke hold, car weapon with extra mag holstered on console with a pug clip & pepper spray just because. 1st aid bag with mora knive that goes between car & home.
Good question from JDaigle0227. My humblest of prep kits resembles Zavierās planning. As for me, it mostly depends on where Iām going to, and how Iām traveling. Staying legal. Including a good first aid kit at home, one at work, one in the car, and one in my range bag. My āEDCā kit perhaps more oriented to where Iāll be.
I guess 1+. My EDC is a Kimber Micro 9 with 1 xtra mag and I always have a tactical spring-assist folding knife. I live in a very rural area; 10 miles from groceries, 25+ miles from most everything else. If traveling 50+ miles I have my AR and xtra mags as a ātrunk gunā. For home defense, I have a 12 guage bullpup tactical semi beside night stand. No youngsters in house, so the 12 guage, extra mags and 1911 .45 are all within reach.