Grayman funny you mention that. At the 3rd meeting we briefly discussed this afterwards as we look at the larger group and how it has started to evolve. What if we "linked" locations somehow? What if a few people spent time and effort developing a small BOL in one spot and we continued this with a few other spots and groups based on where people live and/or connect. Then if an event happens we all head to our respective BOL's but if one of the groups in compromised or destroyed then they head to join ours or another. An example isa huge forest fire is seen to the NW of Calgary or even as far as the Sundre area due to what ever the "event" was and wipes out that BOL.

Now many people will not want to risk their opsec and that is understandable. However it will be the responsibility of those who do survive to help us reestablish society and to put us on a constructive path rather than a "mad max" type of path. That will be rather hard if everyone is locked up trying to not to be noticed due to opsec.

Hi Folks,

AS I look through all the various interesting threads, and read all about the individual setups folk have for their BOL's, a glaring gap strikes me.

Although everyone here is sharing prepping info on every topic imaginable, while discussing community after SHTF, I'm repeatedly seeing BOL's being described as "my". I admit that I do the same thing as I prepare to protect my family.

However, this "greater" community I'm seeing discussed seems more like numerous isolated pockets of preparedness, rather than a community.

I realized that I'm less than a week new to the site so am very likely out of sync/tune with what you all have been perhaps planning for sometime; but it seems to me that a viable community should be contiguous, with knowledge of each others locations so as to provide support to other groups, as well as a method of comms between the groups. ie: A doctor is located at one BOL, but not at the other 4 (arbitrary # I pulled out of the air)... How do folks with an emergency access that doctor if; a)they don't know where he is; or b)can't communicate with him/her in an emergency even if they do know where the doctor is located?

I do realize that smaller numbers are far easier to conceal, but with all these groups or pockets of prepared people seemingly scattered all over the place (and harder to defend from attack should the need arise), and I'm specifically speaking to the Southern AB region folks in this case, it would seem beneficial to have a more coordinated effort in this area, so as to be able to draw in resources from, or to provide support to other groups, as being easier to accomplish when necessary.

Perhaps you've already got this contingency covered?

Just throwing that observation as a newbie out there 🙂

Who do you work for

... Who do you work for

... an IT company as a project manager. Forced on a daily basis to think about all the contingencies of any plan I come up with, and point out what i see as gaps in existing plans 🙂 hazard of the trade 😀