The Art of Blending In: 5 Tips From a Counterintelligence Special Agent

One of the main differences between wilderness survival and city survival is that in the city there are far more people to deal with. I’ve written a little about home security and self defense, but there’s something else urban survivalists need to learn about: blending in.

There are many reasons blending in could be a useful skill: a disaster hits and you need to travel through a dangerous area, you need to go to the bad part of town to get something you need, crime and kidnappings are high (this happens when economies collapse) and you’re in a crowded area, etc. But how exactly does one blend in?

Scott Kelley was a senior counterintelligence special agent for over a decade, so he knows a little about this topic, and he recently wrote an article with 5 tips that could very well save your life.