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    I read a lot about "oh I'm prepped." or "I have the gear necessary and the mindset." But the thing people always forget is YOU are the most important piece of your gear. A lot of armchair super soldiers out there.. But the real challenge is ... if you can't do this you should sell all your crap because it's worthless anyway.


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    At the same time there are a lot of people who do the training and haven't the mind for the chaos that will ensue. You can be in the best shape of your life but if you don't have the mental wherewithall to live through some dark times, you are probably going to be smoked by a fat guy who does.
    While I agree PT should be part of one's prep, to say if you can't do this or that you may as well just give up seems a bit off base.
     

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    My "gear" is better suited for staying put.
    Just for grins, I think I'll "run" (they used the term rather loosely) soon.
    Not down a road either.
    Shoot 200yds, run to that target. Shoot 200 again, run to that target.
    Shoot 300, run to that target. Then run 700 yds back to the starting point.
    Some of y'all have seen my range and understand the terrain.
    I may need more than 40 minutes.
     

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    At the same time there are a lot of people who do the training and haven't the mind for the chaos that will ensue. You can be in the best shape of your life but if you don't have the mental wherewithall to live through some dark times, you are probably going to be smoked by a fat guy who does.
    While I agree PT should be part of one's prep, to say if you can't do this or that you may as well just give up seems a bit off base.

    Well stated.
     

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    I'm old. Nearly constantly in pain somewhere and I smoke. Running is not an option.
    But I live in the country. There are woods 75 yards from the door.

    If I get there, would you want to follow me?


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    I promise you that you do not want to follow him into the woods. Might be a better bet to just set the woods on fire and be done with it. Lol.
     

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    The mile in the video wasn't 40 minutes....2 people ran the course, separately, and there was lots of talking.

    Also, running on the road has its advantages. Prepares you for that long march as a prisoner of war
     

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    And makes you visible to anyone that's interested in helping to carry some of your stuff.


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    I could never figure out why people in the movies always ran down the road to get away when they are being chased by someone in a car.

    A tactic most often used & best performed originally (to the best of my memory - ha!) by a detective named Mannix.
     

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    You run on a road because it's a mostly flat surface and you wont break your ankle if you hit a snake hole. Moving in broken ground is a lot slower, but at least it's something here. I give Nutn his props, most people talk shit, he puts his money where his mouth is. Dood was 47 years old when he did this run.. I timed it on his B channel and the 1 mile run in tac gear took him 13 minutes and some seconds... My mile on the treadmill is 9 minutes..


    Also the shots in my post aren't aimed at those folks over 55. It's aimed at these online super soldiers. You know the types. people 20 to 45 who have all this prepper gear and 10,000 bucks worth of guns but if they had to more than stroll down the road they'd be on the ground gasping for air.


    IF you're 75 and you can walk the woods that's good enough for me.. If you're my age (35) and you can't do a mile with your tac gear, unless you have a serious terminal illness I am not going to take you seriously. Americans get the fatass stereotype for good reason..


    Also I believe that mindset and body set are important factors, I never said you SHOULDN'T have the mental preparation and skills, I just said if you don't have the physical preparation it's useless stuff to have. If you're forced to be static because of your physical fitness and you need to be mobile you're dead weight.


    I know my limitations. I'm 5'4 and 140 (I need to lose some weigh I eat the wrong stuff) but I can run a mile and I give 110% when most people give 80%.. I'm not the strongest or the fastest but I try the hardest and I expect from others as much as I give.


    This thread wasn't necessarily a shot at our forum members specifically, moreso a commentary about what I see a lot of online.
     
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    You run on a road because it's a mostly flat surface and you wont break your ankle if you hit a snake hole. Moving in broken ground is a lot slower, but at least it's something here. I give Nutn his props, most people talk shit, he puts his money where his mouth is. Dood was 47 years old when he did this run.. I timed it on his B channel and the 1 mile run in tac gear took him 13 minutes and some seconds... My mile on the treadmill is 9 minutes..


    Also the shots in my post aren't aimed at those folks over 55. It's aimed at these online super soldiers. You know the types. people 20 to 45 who have all this prepper gear and 10,000 bucks worth of guns but if they had to more than stroll down the road they'd be on the ground gasping for air.


    IF you're 75 and you can walk the woods that's good enough for me.. If you're my age (35) and you can't do a mile with your tac gear, unless you have a serious terminal illness I am not going to take you seriously. Americans get the fatass stereotype for good reason..


    Also I believe that mindset and body set are important factors, I never said you SHOULDN'T have the mental preparation and skills, I just said if you don't have the physical preparation it's useless stuff to have. If you're forced to be static because of your physical fitness and you need to be mobile you're dead weight.


    I know my limitations. I'm 5'4 and 140 (I need to lose some weigh I eat the wrong stuff) but I can run a mile and I give 110% when most people give 80%.. I'm not the strongest or the fastest but I try the hardest and I expect from others as much as I give.


    This thread wasn't necessarily a shot at our forum members specifically, moreso a commentary about what I see a lot of online.

    If SHtF run past my house so I can get your gear :p


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