The Art of Caching and Retreat to Avoid Becoming a Target
George Ure and Gaye Levy Contributors
Activist Post.com
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Both George and Gaye get a lot of email from people who seem to understand that one of the downsides to prepping is that you can become a target for all kinds of problems if – or when – times get bad. Recently, George wrote a column based on some reader comments which were very much on point. We thought it would be worth your time to review.
Today George shares his thoughts on caching your stuff – and avoiding becoming a target.
Readers frequently ask – in these periods of “calm before the storm” things like “Where should I hide my food, money, or medicines in order to ensure that I will not be ‘caught out’ (to use a sailing term) should the winds of change suddenly blow up?”
Here’s what a reader sent in, very much on point:
I have been preparing for a financial crisis for sometime now (not very well, sometimes) and have some ideas I thought I would share for hiding cash and that one gold coin of yours at home.
I am in the process of making more room in the bedroom and decided to build a couple of bookcases between the studs along one wall. The bottom shelf looks solid but is actually sitting on two blocks of wood screwed to the studs. In between is plenty of room for cash and coins. Also, I have an unfinished (as yet) basement, and will be taking a length of PVC pipe and some fittings and attaching them under the main floor to look as if they are part of the plumbing system.
They probably won’t hold a lot of weight, but would be good for cash and a few coins. I also have a craft table down there that needs a center support leg. I want to use a length of steel pipe in a large enough diameter that I could stuff it with coins. Mounted under the table, most thieves are going to walk right by.
Our garage is unfinished also, and I plan to include a few hidey holes out there as we put up the sheet rock. Perhaps a fire safe that could be hidden behind the camping gear on the outer wall. That way, if there is ever a fire, it would be easy to recover, being on the outermost wall of the house.
I know you’ve done some modifications to your home already, and I’m sure you have your own ideas, I just wanted to share a few of mine.
Good ones they are, too. Especially for “normal” times when police still come when called and what you’re up against is routine burglary. It’s amazing what a picture on a wall can hide, although that kind of thing may be rapidly found – depending on the level of experience of home invaders.
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