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Category Archives: Retreat

Active Defense Concepts for Homesteads

Active Defense Concepts for Homesteads

(This is part three of a three part series by Max Velocity of Max Velocity Tactical.  If you haven’t read the first two parts, here’s a link to the first one, and here’s a link to the second one.) For this kind of defensive situation you will be well served by the ability to detect,Continue Reading

Further Homestead Defense Considerations

Further Homestead Defense Considerations

(This is part two of a three part series written by Max Velocity.  You can find his bio and the first part of the series here. Don’t forget to visit his website, Max Velocity Tactical to read more of his quality work!) From the principles of defense it is clear that we need to establishContinue Reading

Considerations For Long Term Retreat or Homestead Security

Considerations For Long Term Retreat or Homestead Security

Today’s post is the first of a three part guest post by Max Velocity. Max has an extensive military background, having served in both the British and the U.S. armies and also as a high threat security contractor. He has served on six military operational deployments, including to Afghanistan immediately post-9/11, and additionally he spentContinue Reading

Summer Update:  The Farm / Bug Out Location

Summer Update: The Farm / Bug Out Location

So as you probably know, we have property in Eastern Washington, affectionately known as The Farm, The Property, or The Bug Out Location. This is a bunch of land (well in excess of 100 acres) that is a mix of forest of varying density and meadows. Some Background We have a campsite there, and myContinue Reading

Rudy, Why On Earth Did You Buy So Much Land?

So if you’re following the story, you know that my family … well, extended family … has ended up with a slew of land. Honestly speaking it’s more land than we need. So what is the point of all of this, and why did we buy as much as we did? The obvious reasons Well,Continue Reading

How We Found Our Perfect Place

If you recall, I was writing the other day about how we started looking for land to park our extended family on.  We were looking high and low, and as you probably know if you’ve done this before, it’s tough to find just the right spot for just the right price. We looked in fourContinue Reading

How My Family Decided To Band Together

When I was growing up my family lived on a small farm in the woods. This was a larger plot of land that had been subdivided between our family, my aunt and uncle’s family, and a third family we all were close to. It was a fantastic way to grow up, and even though weContinue Reading

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