Those are excellent points. Thanks for the input!

The Gray Man, in my mind, is "you will see me as i want you to see me, now. Then you will forget me immediately." When i go out into their society, i look like a bit of an eccentric man, a patterened shirt, a green vest, jeans, simple walking shoes, a hat. i mutter a bit to myself, or my dog, and just glance at the phone in the cart. Totally harmless, totally forgettable. good.

Interesting take on it. Thanks for sharing that.

For sure. Simple things like not constantly touching your holster and not being obvious about trying not to be obvious.

This advice is spot on !! I've developed this "shapeshifting" as part of my situational awareness protocol. I call it my Chameleon Posture. If my-feet are on the floor in Walmart, my Chameleon Posture is in Walmart. If my-feet are on an urban sidewalk, my Chameleon Posture is on a city street, If my-feet are in a corporate board room, my Chameleon Posture is in a corporate meeting. Now, while my Chameleon Posture changes to better fit my surroundings, my survival posture never changes. The Protocol that runs on top of ( governs ) my Chameleon Posture is my survive-at-all-cost routine, that never changes..... For me, this all started the split second I held my firstborn child.... I have developed and taught this to everyone I love !! @mrd6869 To Your Point on how you can spot troublemakers: As I became aware of your "shapeshifting " my "Chameleon Posture" I was blown away by how I could see into other people's intentions. I'll never have the type of training and practical application you must have, but, over the years, the more I practiced my "Chameleon Posture", the better "Read' I would get from others.... I've gotten almost good at this, so much so that I've been amazed how low-level-thought-process some people can be, as well as how horrifically dangerous some people can be.... Very Powerful Gray Man Tool.

Well done. If you can get family on board you have accomplished something.

Thank you. So cool to hear from someone who proves the point!

@@dadbudgetadventures yeah, I was like a target... people I didn't even know, started approaching me with questions "where did you buy this and this..." I went with collegues from work to vacation and they comment my "readyness"... Finally I said "ok, this is not what I want... if I am that visible now, what would it look like in SHTF?"... Ditched my MOLLE backpack, MOLLE vest, TACTICAL pants... I wear what normal guys wear when they go to the gym: tracksuit, avarage backpack... nothing fancy, just REGULAR... It's interesting that when I see guy with molle tactical backpack, first thought that comes to my mind is: "he is a prepper... he must have some cool stuff in that backpack" 😆 If anything, he has a paracord 😆😆😆 and a knife 😆😆😆

That’s a valid point. Anything you do can draw attention. I’m top of everything else, situational awareness and readiness is paramount.

Absolutely. And they love you at the same time so it’s a win win.

Yep. The world is full of perpetual victims unfortunately. Thanks for the support!

Np. I will teach more if u need more advice

I'm constantly astounded by the amount of people who just don't notice me or pay me any mind when I'm out and about lol

Thank you. Good luck keeping the zombies at bay. They can be pretty sneaky.

It certainly can shorten negotiations

How about a rifle? Or are you throwing ammo ?

Good suggestion. Always break in your boots before you have to rely on them.

That’s a great plan. Look like everyone else and nobody notices.

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

Yep. I knew a lot of those guys. They usually end up on strike teams or SWAT and don’t last very long undercover because they can’t NOT broadcast who they are.

That’s pretty cool

Always glad to offer anything that helps.

Glad you enjoyed it.

For sure. But the farther you are away from it the less they notice. There’s definitely a tipping point to the scale.

@@dadbudgetadventures I was close up, far away and somewhere in between. I took public transportation because I didn't have a car, and nobody really cared. Other people were also rocking MOLLE packs (Chinese knockoffs.) I ran with a Condor sling pack, a Maxpedition Falcon II, and a LA Police gear old version 72 hour pack. Being a gray man is more than appearance. It's keeping your head on a swivel, without looking like your keeping your head on a swivel. It's about being subtle. For example I would get hit up by a drug dealing wanting to sell drugs to me. Instead of blowing up, and going off on them, I'd say "nah I'm good," and kept it moving. Being gray and blending is much more, than the color or pattern of your backpack, clothing etc.

I’ll have to go look for that. Thanks for the tip!

Thank you. Always great to hear people are getting something out of it!

I think age is only a factor in as much as one acts like they are old and fragile. Confidence and presence goes a long way. But it certainly can be part of a profile if one looks old and acts weak as well.

@@dadbudgetadventures beacon white hair is my main indicator, I have a 5 acre food forest on the side of a mountain for exercise every day, and at 69, no meds or wrinkles. Still, I toned down that brilliant snowtop and no more helpers, it was the culprit :)

Thank you for watching. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you

Thank you. I’m so glad you found the channel!

Thank you

Thank you and welcome. Always great to hear from overseas viewers!

Hello to any of my friends in Shrewsberry, I miss you.

Thank you. Much appreciated.

Thank you so much!

Thank you very much

Thank you!

Pretty much that in a nutshell

Great practice. Thanks for commenting!

That’s the idea, at least

That’s great information and definitely warrants more education on the matter. We can all stand to study the art of body language interpretation. Thanks for the input!

Thank you. So glad to have you along for the ride.

OGB! I like it.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting!

That’s a great observation. Lack of effort translates to lack of notice.

Yes. I feel that is a true identity for me anymore

But normal is relative. Every situation is going to have a different version of normal.

Yep. Personal expression and style go out the window when times get tough. Until the, though, I think I’ll keep it 😀

@@dadbudgetadventures I hear ya, but I have already toned down my style. Even pure white hair instead of pale brown gets comments. It was pretty though, like my grandfather's white hair and gleams in the sun. Coffee hair is pretty and soft. My Yerba de la Negrita make light brown curly locks, but ran out this year. Time to harvest and dry next year's crop this week.

The one in the video is from Bondka. It was a gift from one of my kids and was really the only one like it I had at the time. It’s not an ideal choice because it is a bit on the outdoorsman side but it worked for this application.

Probably. But not very aspect has to be about an apocalypse. If that happens it’s spiked codpieces and shoulder pads for all.

That's why it's important to have situational awareness down to a science

Sure. Why not

@@dadbudgetadventures Sweet. LOL Keep up the videos. Thanks.

People do change in extreme circumstances but human nature still works the same to a degree. This is a baseline plan and you have to adapt your baseline to match.

Yeah we are getting there. Hopefully it will continue to grow.

Well, I’m hoping I’ll never have to worry about it 😀

For some, probably.

Nope, women should wear a fake mustache to blend in 🤪

I think, as with most concepts like this, you have to look at it as a starting point to be built upon. There is definitely a spectrum of application.

@dadbudgetadventures I don't disagree with you there, but I am also award of where the term originated in the survival community. It was the first put forth in Invisible Resistance to Tyranny and to he honest the idea was to resist tyranny by cowardice. Which is in part where I hate the term from, the issue is people relying on a tactic (camouflage) as being a whole strategy. That's not to say the tactic is bad, but that not knowing the difference between a tactic and strategy is going to get a lot of people in trouble in a crisis situation. That said, I think your video has some great information that will help a lot of people. And, I would love to see a video on transitioning from the Gray Man and why having the flexibility to be both Invisible when you need to and stand out as a hard target when you need to is or might ne valuable in a survival situation.