[Kartographer]

When Selco speaks wise preppars listin.

[Kartographer]

Prepper’s PING!!

[Secret Agent Man]

Not having an armored vehicle.

[bobby.223]

I’m already ‘up and out’ but Selco’s words are spot on.

[Jack Hydrazine]

[2banana]

1. Bugging out means you got somewhere to go...

[Scrambler Bob]

M4L

[G Larry]

Here’s my bugout plan C:

We have 2 miles of open country between our place and:

Cabela’s
Hospital
Water Storage Facility

[LucyT]

Don’t attract attention by wearing brightly colored clothing.

[Romans Nine]

I live in a bug out location.

I will bug out to home.

Our theme song was sung by Hank Williams Jr.

The preacher man says it’s the end of time
And the Mississippi River she’s a goin’ dry
The interest is up and the Stock Markets down
And you only get mugged
If you go down town

I live back in the woods, you see
A woman and the kids, and the dogs and me
I got a shotgun rifle and a 4-wheel drive
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

I can plow a field all day long
I can catch catfish from dusk till dawn
We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too
Ain’t too many things these ole boys can’t do
We grow good ole tomatoes and homemade wine
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

Because you can’t starve us out
And you cant makes us run
Cuz we’re them old boys raised on shotgun
And we say grace and we say Ma’am
And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn

We came from the West Virginia coalmines
And the Rocky Mountains and the and the western skies
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trout line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

I had a good friend in New York City
He never called me by my name, just hillbilly
My grandpa taught me how to live off the land
And his taught him to be a businessman
He used to send me pictures of the Broadway nights
And I’d send him some homemade wine

But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife
For 43 dollars my friend lost his life
Id love to spit some beechnut in that dudes eyes
And shoot him with my old 45
Cause a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

Cause you can’t starve us out and you can’t make us run
Cuz we’re them old boys raised on shotgun
And we say grace and we say Ma’am
And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn

We’re from North California and south Alabam
And little towns all around this land
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

[maine-iac7]

If you’re still living in a city - or, even if in the country and do not have your own well water, established gardens, cold cellar and canning jars full, laying hens, etc., a wood stove and secure source of wood - and means of protection - you’re too late.

Remember the parable of the bridesmaids - trim your wicks and carry extra oil.

[9thLife]

I was born bugged out. But somewhere along the way I bought in.

Anyway, this is my first SHTF meeting. Is this the sort of place where people discuss strategies for confusing/defeating the surveillance state, or is that another group?

[trebb]

Unless it’s a strictly local event/situation, we wouldn’t have reason to bug out. That doesn’t stop us from having emergency bug-out bags and supplies and packing plans though. Never can tell when reality will take an unforeseen twist and trash all your other plans - just like the best battle plan becomes useless paper once the first shot is fired....

[CodeToad]

1. Not leaving early enough. Waiting until the last minute.
2. Never having practiced doing a bug out so many things get lost, missed, or too much is taken.
3. Being so obvious that bad guys will rob you.
4. Showing up to a location without anything but a small bag of stuff and becoming unwelcomed.
5. Not having permission of those you show up to.
6. Not being mentally or physically prepared for the level of violence to be encountered.
7. Not being prepared for travelling on foot or other means such as a bicycle as your vehicle or roadways are no longer viable. Motorcycles are a good alternative.
8. Using the same freeways and highways everyone else uses and not being comfortable using county dirt roads instead. Not knowing how to get around.
9. Not having your preps at your bugout location and trying to get them there in this one bugout sprint.
10. Not being prepared to bugout at all.

[Lazamataz]

Selco? That poseur? Go survive a civil war in Serbia and get back to me, pal.