The Longhouse

ASOG operator assigned to the North American detachment during a training event

New ASOG lore releasing soon

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1h8FGLtFYfbdugJ1XaqrPc?si=a1tieqyVR9mPEkUZSe1J2g

𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥

2025

Resolutions for a new year are a common occurrence, and recently at church our priest had a homily regarding these and he said that for resolutions there should be 3 main qualities:

- attainable
- few in number
- goal in mind

This is a good guideline for creating resolutions, and I’ll add that they should focus on the three main categories of physical, mental, and spiritual.

They should be attainable meaning that you don’t set impossible tasks. Pretty self explanatory.

They should be few in number meaning set 2-4 good resolutions. Not 50. When you set too many at once, you will end up doing none of them as they fall apart when you’re unable to keep up with them.

When setting resolutions with a goal in mind, you have an idea of what “success” looks like. If you want to simply become better at X, but you don’t set what that metric looks like, it’s easy to not improve and grasp at straws saying you met your goal, or you get discouraged and don’t improve because you don’t know what to improve.

Still counts if it’s on the line

Multicam black is still the coolest

Some chest rig setups

First one is a Wet Wrx Pathfinder 5 cell with a Ferro Concepts SEAR pouch, Spiritus Systems CCS and spud. The pathfinder is nice because it’s slim on its own and each elastic cell has two columns of molle vs one which is common with other brands.

Second is a Ferro DOPE on a chesty with strange times supply expander wings, ferro GP, and Crye 7.62 pouch.

Third is a Spiritus MK4 on a thing 1

Last pic are some accessories that can be added to beef up rigs. Knives, expander wings, chest panels, danglers, etc.

All in all the main things I try to achieve are:
- be able to be used over a slick rig comfortably
- be able to work with a belt
- carry 5 mags and comms at a minimum
- Carry notebooks, maps, land nav gear, etc.

Accessories like danglers or the ferro chesty ATAK allow you to bring your storage up and down vs out.

Roll 1 is the only IFAK I own anymore. Works on a belt or chest rig without issue. Chest rig on the front is nice if you’re carrying a ruck with an internal frame.

Merry Christmas!

December 12th ~ OUR LADY of GUADALUPE
Empress of the Americas

A Brief History of
OUR LADY of GUADALUPE - 4
Being an account of the many layers of miracles associated with her miraculous appearance in 1531.

More Miracles ~ Our Lady’s Eyes
• In the image, Mary's eyes refract as would normal human eyes.
• When examined at 2,500 times magnification, thirteen individuals appear within her eyes at different proportions, just as a human eye would reflect an image; there is a different scene in each eye.
• It appears that her eyes reflect the very moment when Juan Diego unfurled the tilma before Bishop Zumárraga.
• Small veins have been detected on both of the eyelids of the image.
• When Our Lady’s eyes are exposed to light, the pupils contract; when the light is withdrawn, they return to a dilated state.
• One source mentioned, that in the 1970s a Japanese optician who was examining the eyes fainted and upon recovering stated that the eyes were alive and looking at him.

To be continued.

The final boss of “if you don’t have X you’re going to die” is unrestricted close air support

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙚𝙨 1/4: 𝙋𝙧𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚

Prudence is called the “mother of all virtues” and is the ability to discern the right course of action in any situation while considering potential consequences.

Prudence isn’t just understanding what things are but knowing how to act. It also isn’t just the general understanding of proper procedure.

We can apply prudence to small-scale matters like gear selection or family decisions, as well as larger concepts in warfare like proportionality or just war.

Prudence is used in material decisions, like purchasing or making tools, and in spiritual decisions regarding morality and ethics.

While prudence is in us naturally to some degree, it can be honed through experience and understanding others’ experiences. Studying warfare and the lives of saints hones this virtue and helps one understand the second- and third-order effects of decisions.

People always act like going prone with double stacked mags up front is impossible or difficult but it really isn’t.

“You’ll want to get as low to the ground as possible”

Yeah I also want what I need most (mags and job specific gear) to be easily accessible.

Belt kits suck too.

While I don’t like putting too much up front on my stomach area and I especially don’t like mounting a phone there, any placard that’s the thickness of a double stack mag pouch will be fine. Even now I use a Ferro wide GP on their kangaroo pocket. I can go prone without issue and a rifle is going to make my head stick up higher than a double mag pouch on my front will

“The household of God which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of truth,” - 1 Timothy 3:15

ASOG Edmund Fitzgerald story has been posted publicly for anyone to see

https://www.patreon.com/posts/115758908

Happy 249th birthday Marines!

Don't settle for McBedrooms for yourself, but especially for your children. Your children don't need Paw Patrol and Marvel posters. They don't need a fast food childhood. They don't need "Live Laugh Love" cutesy decor on their otherwise bland home walls. Their little hearts yearn for an environment that cultivates higher culture and interests and adventure. They want to dream of sea voyage, of fighting dragons, mapping uncharted lands, discovering fossils and crystals, and peering at the stars. The reason you are fine with McBedrooms is probably because you aren't super interesting or adventurous yourself, and perhaps you're even lazy and have no desire to fill a child's book shelf, let alone help them pursue adventure and learning. This is something you need to work on. Ipad babies are the logical conclusion of the McBedroom. Your home is your kingdom. Don't let your idleness and disinterest result in a poor and sloppy kingdom.

𝘼𝙎𝙊𝙂 𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝘽𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙄𝙄

Part 2 posted on X. Full story still on patreon

https://x.com/longhouseprep/status/1853796388632490119?s=46

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7a50zb2nl6UKlYG0mrcVBF?si=o2AeSZxvTvCYw4D6VINK1g

New episode posted with Keystone Dynamic Solutions, Monke Meals, and Overbore Systems regarding their recent assistance down in North Carolina

Patches are almost sold out

https://the-longhouse-preparedness.myshopify.com/products/asog-north-american-detachment-operational-patch

Patches and new T shirt up on the site

https://the-longhouse-preparedness.myshopify.com/

ASOG North America Detachment patches going live Monday, currently are live for Patreon members

Instagram banned me again. I can only assume some faggot keeps reporting me.

https://x.com/longhouseprep?s=21

Go follow the Twitter I suppose

𝙍𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙢

150kg is 330 pounds…

ASOG - North America Detachment Operational Patches will be up in the beginning of November.

YOU DONT TRAIN, YOU WILL BE HELPLESS WHEN THAT ACORN DROPS ‼️ MEANWHILE IM SQUEEZING MY BUDDIES ASSCHEEKS FOR THE LOW AND SLOW ROOM ENTRY, YOU HAVE TO KNOW YOUR TEAM AND TRAIN WITH YOUR TEAM INSIDE AND OUT AND EXPLORE EACH OTHERS BODIES OR YOU WILL NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE HYDRA MOUNT CHINESE SWEATSHOP ALIVE ‼️
-DJ "HARD-R" SHIPLEY
Sent from TOYOTA Rooftop Tent

I generally prefer to have an overt and covert carrier setup. Overt is an FCPC and for covert I snagged one of the new Tracer Tactical TAC carriers.

This PC is a modernized LV MBAV, ideal for travel, low-visibility, and when low capacity is required. It’s built with better materials than the LV MBAV, offers better color options, Velcro for ID, and better PTT attachment.

The TAC/TOW cummerbund is great and could also work well for overt use. Its front cell holds tools, TQs, mags, det cord, and places mags in an optimal position half a cell back vs a full cell back. The rear cell is 1/4 width which is perfect for chemlights or markers, useful for night ID or marking areas.

The PC includes internal wings in front and back with laser-cut MOLLE for extra pouches, adding versatility. With additions like the Axl Advanced AVP (pending fit), it could be even more adaptable. Perfect for wearing under a ruck, jacket, or in vehicles without needing a full overt setup.

A METT-TC example is rucking with or without armor.

• Mission: setting up an OP to monitor enemy activity.
• Enemy: assume there is an enemy to observe.

This implies “there’s an enemy, let’s use armor.” Since it’s a 24-hour+ mission with 30° nights, pack for overnight. This becomes an armored ruck movement. To avoid detection, you might park 6-10 miles away, making it an offset infil with rucks and armor.

Assess terrain to weigh risks of injury or heat casualties without armor. If lacking troops or needing specialized gear, skipping armor to reduce load may be viable.

Time matters too: if breaks are possible, a slower pace with armor increases survivability if compromised. Generally, armor is preferable; plan around safety, time, and conditioning for success.

Banned on IG, go follow the new account

https://www.instagram.com/thelonghousepreparedness/

Reminder that St. Thomas Aquinas was great

Bogatyr (Богатырь), the Russian equivalent to ASOG, was founded in the 1960s under the GRU. Their mission was to investigate anomalous phenomena, supernatural events, and unexplained occurrences across the USSR and Eastern Europe. Posing as scientific expeditions, they covertly collaborated with the KGB and GRU, focusing on Western research into similar phenomena, particularly targeting ASOG’s operations.

Though they occasionally collaborate, Bogatyr and ASOG maintain separate, nationalistic agendas, with Bogatyr continuing to handle Russia’s most classified paranormal threats.

Sorry fags but you can keep your gay varastuleka bs‼️‼️

This setup allows me to go between mil and civ side stuff pretty easily since there’s overlap but a lot of differences. One example is that I’m not issued a handgun but I’m issued an M320 grenade launcher.

JSTA lets me carry admin or GP without wasted space (currently has some chem lights, cana water filtration kit, and a 6x rangefinder). Can store 40mm grenades inside of it or 2x throwables

Crye mag pouch lets me carry 2x 5.56 mags/water bottle/throwable/radio

Haley SAW pouch lets me carry the world. Honestly, it sits flat when not in use and I can add mags, throwables, maps, bug spray, land nav gear, nods, you name it. Open top is better than a zipper for this purpose imo

The true north MHA has a QLS fork so I can add an M320 GL on it or remove it completely since it’s on a bladetech teklok thing. I generally remove this for mil unless I’m going to be drawing the M320

TQ for obvious reasons. Takes up dead space and sits flat.

Backside stays clear for vehicle stuff, but I can add my ferro concepts roll 1 if I’m not using my carrier or using a chest rig.

This setup overall is not obtrusive with a ruck or with other kit, lets me sit in vehicles comfortably, and is pretty scalable

𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙂𝙪𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙩

- aws gear SMU belt
- shaw concepts pistol pouch
- spiritus systems JSTA with unobtainium gear insert
- cryeofficial 7.62/MBITR pouch
- haley strategic SAW pouch
- Midwest tactical solutions Enforcer II on true north concepts MHA
- TQ on ciguera gear mag sleeve. They also make the glove hook and leg strap

Credit: variable.knife on socials

St Michael the Archangel tee is up

https://the-longhouse-preparedness.myshopify.com/products/sancte-michael-tee

Gear up for Iran with the ASOG Skivvy Shirt

Currently unreleased