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ultimate bug out trucks. They’re big — 18-1/2' long — 5-1/2' wide — seat nine people — or carry a full 4x8' sheet of plywood. Their interior loading space is equal to an 8' pick-up bed, and in the Suburban, that space is heated and cooled. If I need to get out of Dodge in a hurry, I can load up my family, dogs and a few prized items and
E 76 Security around the old homestead
is a study in layering. It begins with a gate and ends with touch of Crimson Trace or OO-Buck. In between, there are lots of obstacles that change from time to time. Here are just a few ideas that have helped a lot of folks sleep
LAYERS HOMESTEAD
and really angry bass has its appeal, it might not fly with the county code where you reside. Fortifying your home is something you can and should do even without the 40' wall, moat and boiling tar.
sounder over the years.
The Gate Although any gate or fence can
be defeated, they serve two purpos- es. First they send a visual and psy- chological signal that you’re serious
our home is your castle, but I’ll bet you don’t want it to look like a medieval fortress. Though, the idea of a moat filled with sharks with laser beams
about taking care of your property and your privacy, and second should someone decide to cross the barrier uninvited, there might be some seri- ous consequences. The gate doesn’t need to be expensive, but it should fit in with the neighborhood. It does need to stretch across the width of the driveway to your home. The 12' gate shown is a $119 HW Brand farm gate. It’s not elegant; but it’s not atro- cious in a country setting either, and it’s wide enough to grant access to fire department vehicles. A gate, connect- ing to a fence or not dependent upon the terrain, is a good first layer.
Driveway Alarm Driveway alarms are worth their
weight in gold. Since they are typically There’s Nothing Like A Suburban
ver wonder why our politicians, diplomats and Secret Service ride around in big, black, Chevy Suburbans? It’s because Suburbans are the
I’m gone. Equipped with the proper all-terrain tires, kick it into 4-wheel drive and it’s transformed into a tough, king-size Jeep that will get you in and out of places like you can’t believe. The half-ton, with its 5.3L V8 engine cruises along with a mileage rating of 20 mpg, and with its 32-gallon gas tank, it could get you 640 miles between fill-ups. Boy, does it cruise! The suspension is so good in a Suburban it feels like a luxury sedan driving down the road. It’s not a Prius, but I can get out with more than a yorkie and a backpack. For my crew, the Chevy Suburban is THE CHAMP. *
PERSONAL DEFENSE • FALL 2011 SPECIAL EDITION
Holt Bodinson
Layer one: a simple gate.
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