Again, when most people are thinking about self-defense the first things that come to mind are guns, ammo, pepper spray, and knives. In chapter 8 we'll discuss more on these types of weapons but first we'll go over some of the less conventional types of weapons you can use to defend yourself and your home. Be practical and creative in your thinking.
Practice thinking on the run. Go over different attack scenarios in your mind and then look around you and figure out the best way to react with what's right there in front of you. Opportunities and objects will suddenly jump out at you. These are excellent mind drills that can really pay off big time if a crisis should arise.
A Weapon in Each Room is Good Planning
There are a lot of objects laying around people's homes that can be potential weapons to use for self-defense. If you sit down and take a hard look around you can spot these objects and mentally mark them so you'll remember them in a pinch. Walk into each room looking for potential weapons.
If you see nothing that could function as a weapon then put something in there that could. It's like a lot of guys who drink long-neck beers because they can easily be grabbed by the neck and used as a weapon. Think in terms of survival and see what's in the garage that you could put inside a room to be used as a self-defense weapon if needed. In a crisis you never want to be out of options. When you choose to stay put during a crisis it means getting all your can from what resources you have. You need to be adaptable.
Make sure that in every room you have a weapon and strategy for fighting your way out. Good defense is being constantly in a state of readiness. Never wait for things to just 'unfold' around you. Finding yourself overtaken and without options is not an option - it's defeat.
Fully Functioning Furniture
Some of the newer preppers don't recognize the tactical and strategic value of their furniture and appliances. Home equipment can be used defensively in very effective ways.
When you look at your furniture with self-defense in mind you'll begin to see things you could use in a self-defense situation. Refrigerators, washers and dryers, dining room tables, and many other pieces of furniture can be used as objects of self-defense. You can place them in front of windows as barriers or disassemble them quickly to form a weapon.
They are good for blocking entry points. In the meantime you still get to use them as they were intended. Just being aware of how to quickly turn them into weapons of self-defense is very advantageous to you and your family. Thinking ahead is what it's all about.
Some of the most damage-causing items you have is in your kitchen, sheds, and garage. In your kitchen drawers and your cabinets you probably have plenty of knives, large pots and pans, mallets, rolling pins, and many other types of kitchen instruments that can double as a weapon.
In most garages there are axes, garden hoses, power tools, pics, hammers, and shovels. There is usually gasoline and other kinds of flammable liquids that could be used for creating diversions or potentially causing some serious damage to those who are invading your property.
The Kitchen Sink Defense Strategy
Knives are the usual choice of kitchen items when people think of self-defense. However, some of your best options are the things you keep underneath your sink. You have a multitude of offensive and defensive weapons located there. Some of these include
- 1. Detergents, Floor Cleaners, and Liquid Soaps - You can use these cleaners, especially the ones that are odorless and transparent, by pouring them onto your solid floors to create a slippery surface that will delay intruders.
2. Common Spray Cans - Any type of aerosol can has the potential to be as effective as pepper spray. The work very similarly. You can aim toxic chemicals at the eyes, mouth, and noses of intruders and believe me they'll think twice about advancing toward you. This buys you time and enables you to take the offensive posture you need. You can also throw these cans up and shoot them and they'll explode like bombs.
3. Additional Chemicals - Between your laundry room, kitchen, medicine cabinet, and garage, there is bound to be some highly flammable household chemicals. These make great diversions and offensive weapons. Make sure when you use them that you don't endanger your home or survival shelter.
A CREATIVE MIND SAVES MONEY
For those who can afford it there are also other security measures you can take advantage of. Naturally, not everybody can afford to put in professional security systems. That's why being creative and thinking out of the box is so important.
However, with a few hundred dollars you can visit a local home improvement store and pick up quite a few defensive equipment items and materials. Don't get me wrong, you don't have to turn the entire home into some kind of large booby trap. You want to keep everything functioning as it was intended. Your appliances, furniture, and electronics are for your enjoyment. You just want to keep it in your mind as to how you can quickly turn them into weapons should the moment arise.
Adaptability is the key. This is by no means meant to downplay the value of having guns, storage caches, solid perimeter security, or fallout shelters. Each one of these things are excellent and essential parts of surviving a truly bad disaster.
All I'm saying is that before you spend thousands of dollars on expensive defensive measures, go over everything in your home and explore the potential and defensive possibilities of what you already have.
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