I have built no defensive barriers yet, and don't plan to unless SHTF. That said, my plan is to use 55 gallon drums and fill them with dirt. I have a farm tractor with a front end loader and even a barrel lifting device and I plan to line the barrels up in a row and start filling them with dirt.
They will be staggered so that there are no "thin spots" where bullets can sneak through between barrels.
I have hundreds of empty 55 gallon drums neatly stacked on their sides on racks.. (we're on a small farm so we can do these things). Should SHTF, it would probably take about 1 day's worth of effort to move all the drums in place where I want barriers and to use the tractor loader bucket to fill them with dirt.
One nice things about the drums is that they are kind of like sand bags in that they are very modular.. you can stand them up, stack them, or lay them down... and when they're filled with dirt, they weigh about 800 lbs so its not like a grenade or a person is going to easily move them or blow them apart.
Well.. that's the plan.. it looks good on paper anyhow. Opinions?
They will be staggered so that there are no "thin spots" where bullets can sneak through between barrels.
I have hundreds of empty 55 gallon drums neatly stacked on their sides on racks.. (we're on a small farm so we can do these things). Should SHTF, it would probably take about 1 day's worth of effort to move all the drums in place where I want barriers and to use the tractor loader bucket to fill them with dirt.
One nice things about the drums is that they are kind of like sand bags in that they are very modular.. you can stand them up, stack them, or lay them down... and when they're filled with dirt, they weigh about 800 lbs so its not like a grenade or a person is going to easily move them or blow them apart.
Well.. that's the plan.. it looks good on paper anyhow. Opinions?