🎃 Stay Alert This Halloween — Fortune Favors the Prepared
At Squatch Survival Gear, awareness is your first line of defense — no matter the situation. Halloween might be fun and games, but it’s also a night when darkness, distraction, and poor planning can turn bad fast. This isn’t fearmongering — it’s awareness. Fortune favors the prepared.
🦺 1. Safety in Movement
If you’re walking the neighborhood, carry a flashlight or wear reflective gear — especially with dark costumes. Reflective ruck straps or MOLLE tags make you visible from 1000 ft away
And don’t go it alone — travel in a group. No one goes alone. 2 PERSON TEAMS KEEP SOLDIERS ALIVE IN COMBAT ZONES, TURNS OUT IT WORKS HERE IN THE US FOR MOST THREATS. Kids should always have an adult or older teen watching them, and adults should walk in pairs when possible. Numbers mean visibility and accountability.
🧭 2. Route Awareness
Don’t leave and return the same way. It’s easy to fall into patterns, and predators — human or otherwise — notice those. Keep your head on a swivel; distraction can have lasting consequences. Change up your route, stay in well-lit areas, and move as a group when possible. If you see something that doesn’t feel right, trust your gut and reroute immediately.
👀 3. Situational Awareness
Distraction is dangerous. No earbuds. No scrolling. Watch your surroundings and read the crowd, especially with when you have small children. If something feels off, it probably is. Veterans know the rule: “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.” Awareness buys time, and time saves lives.
Never go inside someone’s house — even if invited for candy or a “quick look.” Stay at least an arm’s length away from doors and strangers. Teach your kids to extend the bag forward so the person must reach toward it.
If someone grabs the bag — let it go. Better a bag gets snatched than you. You are irreplaceable.
🍬 4. Candy Inspection
Before your kids dig in, check everything. Discard anything opened, resealed, or suspicious. In Miami this year, authorities reported fentanyl-laced gumballs disguised as treats.
👉 Read the Miami fentanyl gumball story here
You don’t need to panic — just inspect. Awareness beats fear every time.
This Halloween, carry light. Move together. Keep your distance. Inspect the haul.
🎯 Fortune favors the prepared.
Made for those who give a damn.