Top 10 Things You Can Do to Spread the Word about 299 Days

Posted by Glen Tate on December 3, 2013

People always ask me what they can do spread the word about the books. With Book Seven coming out in mid December, you can do some little things to really help. So, much like a David Letterman Top 10 list, here are some things you can do:

10. Do an Amazon review of Book Seven – heck, do one for each of the first six books. You have no idea how spectacularly helpful Amazon reviews are. The Amazon computers pay huge attention to them to decide if a book is legit and whether Amazon should suggest it to readers who have purchased similar ones.

9. Post something about the books on the forums you’re on. If there is already a 299 Days thread, comment on it. If there isn’t a thread on Book Seven, you can start one. You can start one now, before the book is out, and speculate about what happens in Book Seven.

8. Get some bookmarks from me and hand them out if you have a booth at a gun show or something similar.

7. Similarly, you could ask your local gun store if they would put out the bookmarks at the front counter (I will send you the bookmarks to give them).

6. Facebook is an amazing tool. You can invite your friends to “like” the 299 Days (the book) page.

5. You can “share” 299 Days (the book) Facebook posts with your Facebook friends.

4. Sign up for the emails with links to the free bonus chapters on the home page of 299days.com. (There is some good stuff in those bonus chapters!) These emails also tell you when the latest book is out and give you links to them. You can also resend these emails to your friends.

3. Make a list of people you know who would like the books – especially people who need to think about the topic of prepping – and think about how to get the books to them.

2. Use your list to send out an email or Facebook personal message with a link to the book’s web site (299days.com) Maybe you loan them out (warning! Your friends will hold onto the books) or give the books as gifts. Maybe you start them off with Book One and let them get the remaining ones on their own.

1. Tell people about the books. “Hey, you might be interested in this” – that kind of thing. Lots of people will nod and say, “Sure” but you need to follow up with them.

“I’ll come to your place when SHTF” – no you won’t

Posted by Glen Tate on October 22, 2013

(This post is something you can send to your friends or print out and hand to them when SHTF.)

Dear Friend:

I love my friends, but I will shoot you if I have to. I’m serious. Here’s why.

I tried to persuade you to prepare for what’s coming and, in the process, revealed that to you that I’m preparing. You realized that I have food, guns, etc., and ended up saying, half kidding but half serious, “I’ll come to your place when SHTF.”

No you won’t. I will shoot you. If you threaten me and my family, I will use force to defend against any threat. And showing up at my place hungry and unprepared is a threat to me. You will eat my food and use up my medical supplies, generator, firewood, etc. That’s less of these life-saving things for me and my family. That’s a threat.

Is this greed on my part? No. I will take care of the truly needy – those who cannot take care of themselves. But you are different. Very different. You had plenty of chances to prepare for yourself.

But what did you do? You spent the weekends watching football, went on expensive vacations, and never made your spouse mad at you with your “crazy” ideas that something bad was happening. You didn’t do shit because… you would just come to my place. Problem solved, right? You didn’t need to spend time, money, and create domestic strife because I did that all for you.

Not. Why should I spend my time, money, and stress just so you can waltz into my place and live happily ever after? I’m a nice guy, but – really? – I’m going to spend my (very limited) free time, disposable income, and domestic tranquility just so you can have a leisurely life and more material comforts pre-Collapse while I don’t?

Why do you think I will sacrifice enormous amounts of my time and money so you can enjoy yourself while I’m slaving away? Would you assume you could come over and leave your broken car at my house? That I would just spend thousands of dollars on parts and several weekends fixing it and then hand it over to you with a smile – just because I’m a “good guy”? Would anyone expect that?

You do, apparently. You actually expect to waltz over to my cabin and receive – with a smile – thousands of dollars of food and other supplies that took me all my weekends to acquire and store.

So, my grasshopper friend (as in the story of the grasshopper and the ant), here is your official warning: if your “plan” for your and your family’s safety is to come to my place, you’re wrong. When you show up, I’ll ask you to leave. When you don’t, I’ll point a gun in your face. If you refuse to leave, I will shoot you. You are a threat to me.

You had years of time and very clear warnings to get ready. But you didn’t. Hey, I love football but haven’t been able to watch a game in a few years; I’ve been fixing up the cabin, buying supplies, and training with the Team. I spent a lot of money doing all these things so I haven’t gone on a long vacation in… forever. I have had several difficult times with my wife because of all the prepping I’m doing; I could have easily done what you did, which is just say “Yes, dear” and not prepare because she didn’t want you to.

I hope this message jolted you. There’s still some time. Go prep. Please understand that your plan cannot be “I’ll come to your place.” I don’t want to shoot you.

Juggernaut Media produces Youtube interview series with… me

Posted by Glen Tate on October 3, 2013

Juggernaut Media, which does some really cool gun and gear video production, is filming some interviews with me and putting them up on their Youtube channel. They’ll be released a few at a time. Each video is pretty short (about 15 minutes) so check them out.

PS: I look like Hank Jr. with my fake beard and sunglasses. Maybe Kid Rock will drop by my house thinking I’m Hank Jr. I wonder if Dr. Foxy and Kid Rock would get along. Guess I’ll have to wait and see.

Get your head in the game: SHTF scenario videos

Posted by Glen Tate on August 27, 2013

SouthernPrepper1 has an awesome Youtube channel. He put out several short videos of SHTF scenarios. I think they’re great for getting you mentally prepared – getting your head in the game – for what’s coming.

They’re short and interesting, and you’ll really benefit from watching them.