Former CIA Officer: What Billionaires Are Doing to Prepare for a 'Grid Down'

Former CIA Officer Jason Hanson provides expert advice on preparing for a grid-down scenario, emphasizing the critical importance of staying within the United States. He details essential preparations including securing a two-year food supply, extensive water storage, and maintaining firearm proficiency, highlighting the unique rights afforded to US citizens. Hanson's insights are based on his extensive experience and work with high-net-worth individuals, offering a direct and cautionary perspective on survival.

This video from Warrior Poet Society, featuring John Lovell, discusses the concept of society being '9 Meals from Anarchy' and highlights current threats to food security. It offers practical preparedness advice, including transitioning to homesteading, utilizing container gardening and hydroponics, and stockpiling long-term emergency food like Ready Hour kits. The importance of security as the ultimate preparation is also emphasized.

This guide details how to establish a year's worth of emergency food storage within a compact 72 square foot space, as demonstrated by Alaska Prepper. It emphasizes strategic organization of bulk staples, various protein sources, fats, and oils, along with essential lighting and inventory management using tools like the Prepper Nerd system. The approach focuses on maximizing space and ensuring long-term food security for a family.

This video from Alaska Prepper provides expert advice on optimizing emergency food storage by focusing on cost-effective DIY packaging over expensive pre-packaged solutions. The speaker, an experienced prepper, details how to save significant money by buying bulk ingredients like beans, rice, and pancake mix, and repackaging them using Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers, contrasting this with the higher costs of brands like Augason Farms and Mountain House. Key takeaways include prioritizing dehydrated over freeze-dried vegetables for density and recommending pressure canning for meats as a more economical alternative to freeze-dried options.

This guide, presented by former CIA Officer Jason Hanson, outlines critical steps for disappearing without a trace. It emphasizes the importance of financial preparedness with cash reserves, strategic location selection in smaller, conservative cities, and avoiding electronic footprints. Hanson, a New York Times best-selling author with expertise in executive protection, stresses that discipline and habit changes are paramount for successful evasion.

This guide details a technique for escaping zip tie restraints, taught by former CIA Officer Jason Hanson. It emphasizes proper positioning of the zip tie lock, tightening it for easier breakage, and using explosive downward force with raised hands to snap the restraint. Hanson notes that adrenaline in a real-life situation provides the necessary strength.

This guide details the creation of a low-cost, improvised flail weapon using common hardware store items. As demonstrated by former CIA Officer Jason Hanson, this 'nut on a string' can be assembled for under $5 and is designed to be TSA-compliant when disassembled, making it a discreet self-defense option for travelers. The weapon's effectiveness is highlighted through impact demonstrations.

This guide, drawing on insights from former CIA Officer Jason Hanson, outlines techniques for deterring individuals with malicious intent. It emphasizes acknowledging potential threats with eye contact, avoiding escalation, and projecting confidence through body language. The use of a tactical pen as a subtle deterrent is also discussed.