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So here’s an interesting topic that I almost never hear preppers discussing: How do you deal with unwanted traffic to your street or neighborhood during a long-term grid-down scenario?
Imagine you and some neighbors live in a cul-de-sac and are all hunkering down, trying to ride out the disaster until help arrives or things return to normal. You want to make sure that gangs of looters don’t come driving down your street, looking for houses to rob.
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To do this, you have to make it difficult–if not impossible–for vehicles to drive down your road. And for that, you’ll need some kind of roadblock or barricade.
Now, to be honest, a barricade could make some looters wonder if you are hiding some very valuable supplies, and it could tempt them into approaching on foot. However, the vast majority of the time, looters are just ordinary people who want to go after the low-hanging fruit, so they will probably move on to a street with few or new barriers.
Besides, even if they approach on foot, that gives you more time to prepare for their arrival (assuming someone is standing guard).
So how exactly do you block vehicles from driving down your road or driveway? That’s the topic of this video by Reality Survival. Here’s what he came up with:
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- Cut down some trees.
- Cut down telephone poles.
- Put up construction signs.
- Lay down nails, spikes, caltrops, etc.
- Block the road with old cars.
- Dig some trenches.
- Place large heavy objects in the road.
- Make some hesco barriers.
- Put up cables, chains, etc.
Watch the video below for a more detailed discussion of these methods.
Not a good idea to cut down power poles take a lot longer to get your power back just a fyi
Some real good info. I do like some of the ideas in the comments section as well.
After you kill the first looter tie him on a tree on the side of the road with a sign around
his neck “LOOTER”.
That will make he rest think twice.
I know it is hard but if you are protecting your family you will have to do some bad things.
String up the looter between 2 trees with a sign that gets the point across.
It may deter the cowardly, but with a more determined person with nothing to loose well….
I won’t enjoy doing that, but when it comes to my life or his, well I did warn him to not come onto my property
permanently blocking off the majority of your town/neighborhood/subdivision egress points – allowing a few designated blockade guarded – is strategic for stopping the looter/arsonists …
as the article mentioned – this scum is both lazy and cowardly – show the least little resistance and they move on to a softer nut to crack >>> God forbid they dismount and move out on foot …
Just as well use all the neighborhood trash cans that ain’t gonna get service anymore. Fill them up, screw down the lids, roll them in upright then lay them down sideways. Drop a few caltrops or nail boards on the enemy side to keep them from being used as cover in case they get in that close and you fall back.
Great suggestion!
Liked the video will check out the neighborhood material for future