TIP Looking For DFW Distrobution Centers

[RCSAR]

Like the topic says Looking For DWF Distrobution Centers.

Interested in Food, Medical Supplies, Drugs, Auto Parts, Water, Guns and or Ammo.

If anyone has a map or address of one or the other or all please share.

Anything within 200 mile drive of DFW would be great.

 

[night driver]

Honest, what are you ACTUALLY looking for?
The Walmart Distribution center?
Or one of the drug stores or???

Are you looking for warehouse distribution centers?

 

[RCSAR]

Honest, what are you ACTUALLY looking for?
The Walmart Distribution center?
Or one of the drug stores or?
Are you looking for warehouse distribution centers?

I am being honest. I want the locations of many warehouse distribution centers of all items.

In case of any number of situations where nationwide 50% or more of the population is dead I want access to items to carry on.

 

[sunny225]

I am being honest. I want the locations of many warehouse distribution centers of all items.

In case of any number of situations where nationwide 50% or more of the population is dead I want access to items to carry on.

very good thinking man! I have no idea where those things are or how you would go about finding that info.
I'm thinking this would be a good thing for all of us here to know for our area. Thanks for bringing this up.

 

[Mysty]

I think I would start my search with jobs. something like this link and type in your area, and warehouse. A large list pops up with addresses, and many times warehouses are in the same area grouped together.

http://warehouse.jobs.net/q/search.aspx?k=warehouse&l=tacoma,+wa

 

[Hansa44]

Did you try google?

 

[RCSAR]

Yes I tried a search engine and a phone book.

My UPS friends were a big help so were folks who worked as pharma detail people. The pharma and other word of mouth locations have to be physicaly checked. You would be amazed what locations UPS guys know.

If you can not physicaly check then magnetic GPS/phone units with extended batteries is a massive help.Have a plan to retrive them ASAP when the job is done.

Also Fire Marshalls and firemen are a great source.

If you do not have a detailed bound street map that you can put a sticky star and a code number. You do not really want the police asking you detailed questions as to what these stars are. I know because I ended up in that situation once and explained I got this cool bound map at a garage sale for 40 cents and it was more detailed than a mapsco. It was a DeLorme map. I told him I was looking for a silkscreen ink supplier. Which I was!

I suggest you check out http://www.delorme.com/default.aspx as they also offer a handheld GPS units. They cover topo info and much other good things.

We buy up MAPSCO map books also just before the new ones come out at a big discount and info gathered its transferred to all books.

Once you start doing it you will find yourself flagging odd things like barrel suppliers (plastic, cardboard and big plastic square ones in stainless cages). Grain storage locations that ship to feed stores to be blended to feed for chicken meal to bird seed. Also (in Texas) flag feed stores as they are a source for injectable meds. Generator repair parts warehouse can be priceless. What if your 48 volt well pump went out? What would you give to find out where the nearest supplier is?

You would be amazed at how your catagories will grow. Info has power, you may be able to swap a pig feed location for 5 piglets...you never know!

If you have a hacker in your group you can find ammo distro centers PLUS where big orders are delivered. You get the idea. This may be a goldmine for bad guys but we are not bad guys, just families that wish to do more than maby survive. The Lord helps those that help themselves.

This is just a last resort thing in case the worst happens! Our SOP ALWAYS demands we never will go to a place without something to barter with. Now in 95% of the people are dead barter will not be needed except for roadblock bribes.

Another thing thats nice about Delorme maps is trails and used and abandoned dirt roads are listed along with a topo version.

Also make notes as to if it has heavy guards and if it is setup for solar power or has a big generator. Many hands make light work. All copies should be kept with a select few at all 4 compass points in your area of operation. NEVER keep your code key anywhere near the maps.

Sorry did not mean to make such a long reply.

ps. our radio geeks are working on a way to update over the radio net the GPS location of roadblocks and dangerous roads in real time to get out to the drivers. With alternative routes on a on screen display or paper printout. When you put your groups together do a background check and make a list of skillsets of each person, don't send all your electricians in one vehicle on a run. Learn convoy operations!

Always have at least 3 open extrication routs planned in real time. Crosstrain EVERYONE esp in shooting, management and medical! Always transmit (if a base station) from a remote location from your headquarters in use. (there is a good youtube video by https://www.youtube.com/user/GUERRILLAGEEK/videos AKA
GUERRILLACOMM

Well worth diggin around his site, he DOES have a detailed how to on setting yo a remote transmitter with a old army fueld phone!

With DownloadHelper and FireFox download and save/share the videos.

 

[Dennis Olson]

I am being honest. I want the locations of many warehouse distribution centers of all items.

In case of any number of situations where nationwide 50% or more of the population is dead I want access to items to carry on.

First, if you don't ale ready have pretty much everything you need, you not much of a prepper.

Second, the tone of your recent posts are starting to unnerve me a bit. You seem a lot for "tinfoilish" than in years past. Not trying to judge; just pointing out what I'm reading from you.

 

[Illini Warrior]

Honest, what are you ACTUALLY looking for?
The Walmart Distribution center?
Or one of the drug stores or???

Are you looking for warehouse distribution centers?

you know what and the why .... he talks about a massive die off before his re-distribution kicks in .... who and how is that determined? ..... then what? .... his raider force goes in and kills the security staff? .... kills the employee & families that took shelter there? .... battles the locals - including LEOs that have secured the warehouse for equal
distribution? .....

I'm sure the answer will be along the lines of the typical TEOTWAWKI fictional movie - nobody will be there - I'm the only survivor

 

[WalknTrot]

Sounds like looting/burglary to me.

Excuse me if I misunderstand.

 

[Terrwyn]

I read that same book. A major Teotwaki situation where anything goes. If it ever comes to that it will be the survival of the fittest. At least survival of the one with the best skills and firepower.
As far as those kinds of distribution centers that are portrayed in the book. Maybe. All the business owners I know are shipping direct from the manufacturers right now and not keeping much inventory. Amazon is building them all over the place though. They just built one down in San Bernardino and hired 1000 people to work in it.

 

[RCSAR]

I guess to some it sounded "tinfoilish" but I knew no other way to express it.

No, I do not plan on being a "raider party" out to kill everyone who has stuff I want. That is just stupid and a good way not to live long.

Things break, wearout get stolen or whatever. I don't want to have a well pump stolen and the backup fail and not have a clue as to where to find another one. If there is a manned plumbing warehouse with 30 pumps on hand I will find out what they need and strike a bargan. You live longer and have a better chance of survival as you increase your trading partners and try and bring a somewhat functioning society out there for support. They may have a ton of water but no soap and eggs. Hey, I can fix that!

A big part of surviving is forming community for support and security. I do not need any enemies! I will build what I need by getting others to support me. The plumbing supply may need coffee and honey and if I know live suppliers I will bring them together. I in no way plan to go mad max and drive through with my 30 friends armed with BFG9000s and killing the guys that will fix my plumbing and help me raise a barn or a radio tower.

Geez you guys must think the worst of me? Do I really need or want 70 people with revenge in thier heart rolling up to me and burning me to the ground and feeding whats left to the fire ants? Uhhhhh NO!

Part of living longer is not having people shooting at you and/or hunting you down.

Sorry the question came off wrong.
Not sure how to rephrase it though.

 

[Adino]

no offense but this is a waste of time

uncle sugar knows what's where and has eo's to secure all vital food/medicine etc distribution systems

that includes warehouses

several hours into shtf you'd be tardy to the party

and trying to secure supplies from hubs would be considered hoarding and you'd be shot on sight if anyone stuck around after the goods were gone

 

[okie-carbine]

you must have watched that national geographic show about that family in california trying to survive after tshtf

 

[RCSAR]

Okie: Nope I don't have cable or over the air TV.

 

[Dennis Olson]

I actually have to agree with Adino here. If, as I said above, you don't already have all the spares and supplies you need BEFORE TSHTF, you wont be able to get them AFTER....

 

[tanstaafl]

It seems to me there are at least two major issues with this idea. One is that you'll even be able to freely and safely travel relatively long distances with presumably at least a large pickup and/or trailer after TEOTWAWKI (you might as well save time later and paint big targets on all sides of your vehicles now ... if there aren't many vehicles on the road, engine noise will be VERY noticeable), and the other is that anyone can actually store those amounts of materials (you're talking PALLET LOAD quantities here, not a few extra rolls of toilet paper or a few extra cases of ravioli). Wouldn't you be better off taking notes of the nearest Wal-Marts, Costcos, Rite Aids, Advance Autos, etc.? After the initial confusion (possibly measured in single digit weeks), I imagine there won't be very many undiscovered and undefended caches of stuff, no matter HOW unnoticed they were before the end of civilization.

I think it's a serious mistake to take someone's knowledge base today (all those DGIs that most smug preppers like to sneer at) and assume that at least some (probably large) percentage of them won't very rapidly learn what they need to know to survive. People do learn what they need to know and they learn probably much faster than what some preppers give them credit for. For example, the dismissals that most people afterwards won't be able to understand what a silver dime means because they don't understand it now -- if that were true, every monetary reform in history would have failed and they obviously didn't. Not to mention that I also suspect people will become VERY territorial about THEIR distribution centers -- they'll treat it the same as if you're stealing right from their houses or fields.

 

[PyratePrincess]

I'd have to agree with some of the sentiments here that once the curtain rises, you're not going to be able to do much bartering, buying, etc. THAT said...being a fellow resident of the metroplex there are tons of resources. Besides the LDS cannery in Carrollton, There's a large Wally world distribution center on south 35 (between Red Oak and Carl's Corner)...To the east, past Mesquite there's another Wallyworld, center and Ocean Spray I believe...Denton has the Aldi's distribution center...those are just a few off the top of my head.

Maybe you'd go farther focusing on skill sets to barter with than actual items...? Just an idea.

 

[Dennis Olson]

Remember Joseph Almond? He filled a warehouse full of stuff in the runup to Y2K. Musta cost him a fortune.

 

[tanstaafl]

Don't forget that depending on where you live, secrets aren't necessarily as secure as you might think. Even assuming everyone involved (including children) manage to keep their lips from flapping, someone is going to notice frequent trips hauling cargo or lots of trips as you try to sneak it by in small concealed loads and you unloading lots of stuff (even, or maybe ESPECIALLY, in the dead of night), or suddenly all your farm equipment is parked outside and shiny new locks are on all your outbuildings or barns (or, God forbid, the abrupt appearance of several shipping containers). It's been said before, but the neighbors you thought were your allies might seriously consider cutting your throat when their own children are suffering. It almost ALWAYS sucks to be the banker not lending or the store owner not extending credit in a community going through seriously hard times!

 

[Wildweasel]

I have to think that in a collapse after a 50% level population die-off, things will go to a "foraging for supplies" type situation in many locations around the country. I think the DFW area and other major metropolitan population centers would be those sorts of locations.

That said, the poster should look into a business directory for his locale. Either the business white pages or yellow pages should show what he seeks.

However he needs to realize that he won't be the first with such ideas and many of those sorts of warehouses will certainly have been looted and/or burned in the initial phases of a societal collapse, likely by people who will be victims of the die-off later on. Face it, after 3 or 4 days when grocery store shelves go empty it won't be long before the more aggressive members of the population will start looting every warehouse they can find. And they might manage to take enough supplies to last another month.

Once they go through those supplies they will join the die off while those who have prepared for a long term situation should have enough supplies to last a year or more. When they go out foraging it won't be for big-screen TVs, expensive sneakers, Cheetos and beer like the mobs that preceded them. They'll be looking for things like swimming pool chlorine for water purification and gardening tools they need spares of for long term post collapse and die-off survival.

I hope that's the sort of thing the original post is about, because if someone is planning some "survival shopping" as a collapse is taking place, he will probably find himself woefully outnumbered by mobs intent on taking whatever he has, along with anything else they can lay hands on.

WW

 

[RCSAR]

I have no idea why folks had problems with my original post. We have been working on this project for 2 years and the participants had no problem with it. None of us are raiders or bad guys. We just want to prepare for what MIGHT come.

I thought the people here were preppers and had that mindset. We plan for the worst case, train, learn new skills and pass them on to others. We have families children and relatives we need to care for. We work train and educate each other. Our biggest operation will be bringing the community together. No one fight and lives alone and survives.

We screen out the lone wolf, sick mindset types and if it surfaces later in training they are ask to leave.

Shame on those that thought I was a mad max type with evil designes.

Shame on those that came to other conclusions. I never gave any indication I was a nut job and have done nothing here but be helpful and contribute.