Many years ago I had the privilege of meeting a fellow Backwoods Home contributor, Jeffrey Yago. I consider him a “thinking person’s survivalist instructor.”
Recognizing that most folks don’t carry guns, and those who do can’t all the time, AND that there are a whole lot of problems that a gun can’t solve, Yago wrote an outstanding article on a survival keychain back in 2009. I’m not “techie” enough to be able to tell you what should be updated in the fifteen years since that article came out, or even if anything should, but the general value of what he has to say is timeless.
For my part, I might add a little Kubotan™ or D-Jammer™ self-defense stick to that keychain, but that’s about all I can offer.
Read it here.
I would add that Olight makes a tiny rechargeable keychain light that produces 150 lumens. I also wouldn’t worry about having to see your outside car door lock while you put your key in it these days.
I am officially part of a vulnerable population (76) and can’t even run away unless I am attacked by someone using a walker. Going hands on with a makeshift weapon is not a real option. So I will stick with my pistol and OC.
M: your followers are aging and you may recall, “don’t mess with an old guy – he’ll just shoot you”. Old gals are much the same.
P.S. Am attempting to rear a puppy, so lock me up, I need the rest.