Well now, that makes total sense.
I have also thought of, why am i bugging out. I don't have a underground shelter to bug out to, where the heck am i going.
everything i have is in my home or car.
I get bugging out if i lived in a city and there was a epidemic. and i had to go somewhere, but would me walking 10 km a day with my 3 days of food and water on me be the solution?
just wondering
hoss
but would me walking 10 km a day with my 3 days of food and water on me be the solution?
just wondering
hoss
Hoss do this if your intent is to bug out.. 3 days rations. figure three days at 10 km a day.. How far out would that put you? Are there any parks there to set up a place to hide out till everything weathered over or to stay for long term.
I plan to bug in. I need to get home and thats priority one. Never ever underestimate the determination of a redneck in his truck and the ability to get home...
The whole bug out deal.. This is why i have been trying to meet folks in the edmonton area.. IF something bad happens and people are traveling or people need to get out of the city then it would help them (or me) to have a place to stop in and if nothing else know the driveway your pulling up.
Livingpower I agree 100% Im stopping right here cause i deleted soooo much that shouldnt be posted! LOL
Think basic and simple!
Whatever tomorrow brings,… I will be there! 😉
Livingpower, I'm trying to broaden my horizons here in asking " and then what?" So you go to the wilderness if the town was to go in chaos. What next? Do you build yourself a homestead and start from scratch? Plan to 'wait it out'? And if so, what do you expect to see whe you come back? Surely if you left because the city was being invaded by the proverbial zombies, then all your other preps, house, etc will most likely have been taken away.
Understanding your plan a little, despite not having a ready retreat, shouldn't you already have pre-identified locations and then bury or cache some stuff?
Respectfully,
I am certainly working on all of that, one step at a time. Let's start from the beginning. First, I won't be leaving my home in the city unless I have to. Bugging-in is the first option and the preferred one. The BOB is for the second option, the backup should we have to bug-out. I figure if it's bad enough to bug-out, then it is very likely we won't be coming back, so no need to worry about what we'd be coming back to.
After that, we do what we have to. Obviously if things were bad enough to bug-out, then no matter how you look at it, things will be difficult for everyone. I am early in my planning, but I have been looking at possible routes out of town, how we would get out of town (foot, bike, etc.), and where we would go, the types of locations we would like to hunker down in. To me, this is what the BOB is for. If we have to bug-out, then we are surviving out there. That means building the skills for foraging, fishing, and hunting, building fires and shelters, etc. It means filling the BOB with the things needed for survival, which means ways to purify water, hunt and catch food, keep warm, and find our way. Maps, snare wire, sling shot, waterproof matches, water purifiers, seeds that are protected from moisture, warm clothes, rope, knife, and various other things will be in my pack when I have completed it. My kids will also have packs. Then, my crossbow, which I will be getting and learning how to use this fall, will be slung on my back with a quiver of arrows.
I certainly have more planning and thinking things through to do, but I have made a start. It's a worst case scenario to bug-out, but I will be prepared to make the best of it. Hope this makes sense and I welcome any suggestions and feedback.
I certainly have more planning and thinking things through to do, but I have made a start. It's a worst case scenario to bug-out, but I will be prepared to make the best of it. Hope this makes sense and I welcome any suggestions and feedback.
Not sure if you've ever read the James Rawles' "instructional novels", but you may be able to pick up some good tips. In the Patriot, there's the story of a university kid bugging out and then later, a whole family bugging out. Rawles describes their bug out plans as well as the gear those guys carry. Maybe something worth reading to give you some suggestions.
Not sure if you've ever read the James Rawles' "instructional novels", but you may be able to pick up some good tips. In the Patriot, there's the story of a university kid bugging out and then later, a whole family bugging out. Rawles describes their bug out plans as well as the gear those guys carry. Maybe something worth reading to give you some suggestions.
Thanks, helicopilot! I'll check out these books.
You keep a bug out bag in the event you simply cannot stay where you are. For example, in 1979 a train derailment in Mississauga Ontario led authorities to evacuate (and no, you didn't get a choice, you HAD to go under threat of arrest) roughly 200,000 people because of the threat of a chlorine gas leak. Another example is the Quebec ice storm, where power was out from anywhere from one day, to a month in outlying areas. Your BOB is your emergency kit in the event the authorities show up at your door and yell "OUT! NOW!" I'd rather have a few things to support me than rely on a Government supply system stretched by a demand of refugees. Look at hurricane Katrina. According to what I read, the people being instructed to go to the Superdome were told to bring water, food, toilet paper and other personal supplies. Most didn't, though, and suffered for it.
Look at the Public Safety Canada website for ideas on what to have in your bag. I don't know if they still do it, but if you asked they used to send you all sorts of information pamphlets on the dangers in your area and what you should have in your bag. Plan for 72 hours worth of supplies, which is the time the authorities normally require to marshal their resources and get help to the affected area.
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