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Bug Out Bags
I hired a freelancer for a few days and we got talking about stuff which included him telling me about his bug-out bag that he keeps in his car. I had never heard this term. I looked it up on the internet and you could spend days reading about all the stuff people have in their bug-out bags. I find the idea really interesting and learned a lot about preparedness or in my case the lack thereof. While I personally think there is a lot of paranoia involved in the prepper/survivalist sub culture, I did find some info useful and will now carry a few more essentials in my car from now on. I found it all fascinating.
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Slackerous Maximus
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Columbus, OH
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My bug out bag is a plane ticket.
If the S hits the fan, my wife and I will likely have already been gone for a year. Things don't happen overnight.
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08-30-2013, 07:28 PM
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Iff oddjobuno looks in and sees this, he might give you a compleat rundown on various B.O.B's.
He's into this type of stuff big time, (on a practical level - the guy is a real-life adventurer) and he has the means to experiment with gear to figure out what works. Calling Odd Job!
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08-30-2013, 07:45 PM
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Gathering information in case a Collapse reddit
SHTF School - Real Life Survival Experiences yugoslav memories |
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08-30-2013, 08:08 PM
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I haven't done any research, and I am not prepared, but I also find it a bit interesting.
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08-30-2013, 09:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Napa, Ca
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99% of people reply on their cash being able to buy what they need.
How long do you think the store shelves are going to be stocked if the power is out for several weeks ( indefinitely ) and no trucks are bringing goods? OK, so you have your bag. Where do you think you are going and far can you get on one tank of fuel? Zombies are drawn to gun fire, smell of food cooking and generators running... KT
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08-30-2013, 09:22 PM
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I used to think the survivalist types were cool. if nukes fly or zombies roam the streets, I hope I am at ground zero. Just poof and gone. No desire to see it all fall apart.
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08-31-2013, 03:46 AM
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"O"man(are we in trouble)
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: On the edge
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I sort of have one in the plane in case of engine failure in the middle of nowhere up here.
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08-31-2013, 03:49 AM
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I'm with Bill
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Scottsville Va
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Just think camping in the wild, because that is about what it would be like if it happens. When they call for hurricanes or stuff like that here, we just make sure we can live without power for a week. Canned food, water, and a full tank in the truck. Of course ammo but that is just part of a hobby.
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08-31-2013, 03:54 AM
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Location: Tioga Co.
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My BOB is my house. If I can't make it there, I don't want to make it.
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08-31-2013, 04:13 AM
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If its something like an earthquake or flooding, I think a BOB would be a great idea. But in the case of like World War III with cities getting nuked and whatnot.. Yeah, put me at ground zero.
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08-31-2013, 04:42 AM
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Wow. that shtfschool link is pretty damned disturbing.
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08-31-2013, 06:35 AM
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The only bug out bag I ever had was full of lady bugs. When I opened the bag in my front yard a couple hundred bugged out.
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08-31-2013, 06:57 AM
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08-31-2013, 07:46 AM
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no worries. i dont have a BOB.
i have a BOB(box). i keep all my hunting gear and backpack gear in a big box. SHTF, and i am packing a hunting pack up. but i am staying put. where i live, i aint going anywhere. roads would gridlock. i'll take my chances in my home. if i outlast anyone, then i move into the wilderness.
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08-31-2013, 08:21 AM
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08-31-2013, 08:30 AM
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Back in the saddle again
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